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Alberta government consults with industry on emission reduction system
EDMONTON, ALTA. - The government of Alberta is consulting with industries in the...
Government , Resource
SAFETY SPOTLIGHT: WorkSafeBC delivers audio-visual safety experience
One sunny summer morning a young man looking for work drives up to a suburban co...
OH&S
U.S. Industry Snapshot – Nonresidential Construction Starts Land Softly in June after Soaring in May
ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of constr...
Economic
Kefalas reappointed JCCBI chair
MONTREAL — The federal government has announced the reappointment of Paul T. Kef...
Government
BUC, BACU vie for certification of tile, terrazzo workers
Sources have confirmed the Building Union of Canada (BUC) is battling with the B...
Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-ed: Toronto’s Bill 66 decision a ‘clearheaded and courageous’ one
On June 19 Toronto city council made the clearheaded and courageous decision to...
Government , Labour
Kenney tells premiers national unity threatened by resource and equalization payment policies
SASKATOON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he still believes national unity i...
Government , Resource
Western Forest Products, union disagree over mediator as strike drags on
VANCOUVER - Western Forests Products and the union representing about 2,600 stri...
Labour , Resource
Ottawa firm convicted for role in Oakville townhouse fall mishap
BURLINGTON, ONT. — An Ottawa construction firm has been convicted and fined for...
OH&S
PHOTO: Canary Block Balconies
Balcony work is underway at the Canary Block Condos on Front Street in Toronto....
Projects
CCA prepares multi-faceted election plan
The Canadian Construction Association is making what its president Mary Van Bure...
Associations
ENGINEERING SPOTLIGHT: A2A Rail aims to carve out railway corridor between Alberta, Alaska
As Alberta faces challenges to move oil by pipeline to Canada’s west coast, the...
Infrastructure , Projects
Chilliwack toasts brewery waste facility commissioning
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - When Molson Coors decided to relocate its brewing facility to...
Infrastructure , Projects
City of Vancouver turns infrastructure into art canvas
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is mixing art with infrastructure. The city’s...
Government , Projects
Feds help fund Métis heritage centre
WINNIPEG, MAN. - The federal government announced $3.4 million to help fund the...
Government
Approved controversial Chateau Laurier expansion not good enough: McKenna
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna wants the owners of the iconic C...
Projects
Your Top JOC Headlines: July 8 to July 12
This week’s top JOC headlines include continued investigation into damage at Ric...
Economic , Projects , Resource
Province invests $9M into Ottawa hospital
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus is receiving up to an additional $9 mi...
Infrastructure
Luxury real estate sales rise in Toronto, Montreal; fall in Vancouver, says report
TORONTO — A new report says luxury real estate sales in Canada’s top-tier housin...
Economic
U.S. construction job openings continue spike
ARLINGTON, VA. — Construction employment in the United States increased by 21,00...
Economic
PHOTO: Robarts Common Construction
Work is progressing for Robarts Common, an addition to the University of Toronto...
Projects
P.E.I. tackles need for workers head on with recruitment video
As construction continues to flourish in Prince Edward Island — building permits...
Associations , Labour
WSIB’s Practice Safe Work campaign will focus on living with workplace injuries
With many students starting their summer jobs this month, the Workplace Safety a...
OH&S
Permit approval by City of Winnipeg still needs improvement: WCA
The Winnipeg Construction Association (WCA) submitted a brief to the city recent...
Associations , Government
The ‘who’ and ‘why’ factors of the Winnipeg General Strike
This story is the last in a two-part retrospective series on the Winnip...
Labour
Speculation tax funnels $115 million into affordable housing: B.C. government
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says its new speculation and vacancy...
Economic , Government
Cenovus produces one billionth barrel from thermal oilsands operations
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy Inc. says its thermal oilsands operations in northern A...
Economic , Resource
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Ontario skilled worker shortage daunting but inroads are being made
It’s hard not to be inspired about the future of Canada’s workforce after watchi...
Labour
PHOTO: Sealing the Scoop
Waterproofing work continues at the Scoop Condos on St. Clair Avenue West in Tor...
Projects
PHOTO: Rising of the Empire
Work is moving up on the Empire Midtown mixed-use development on Eglinton Avenue...
Projects
Hamilton International Airport gets granted clearance for four-stage, $40-million upgrade
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (HIA) is in the initial phase of a...
Infrastructure
Waterloo changes King-Victoria Transit Hub approach
The Region of Waterloo is moving forward with a phased integration approach to d...