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Todorova named chair of Construction & Design Alliance of Ontario
VAUGHAN, ONT. - Nadia Todorova, executive director of the Residential and Civil...
Associations
Liberals announce expansion to mortgage eligibility, draft rights for renters, buyers
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced changes to mortgage ru...
Economic , Government
Toronto ICI stakeholders call for major procurement reform
TORONTO - Three major Toronto ICI construction associations are calling on the C...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
U.S. Spotlight: The presidential debate; Softwood lumber duties; Texas defies office development slump
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Housing crisis can be fixed says new federal adviser Keesmaat
Toronto developer and urban planner Jennifer Keesmaat says Canada’s housing cris...
Government
DPI Construction Management, TMU collaborate on architecture scholarship
TORONTO—DPI Construction Management and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) ar...
Economic
Righting the ship: City of Toronto looks at regulating ‘iceberg homes’
Planning division staff at the City of Toronto will report back this fall on how...
Associations
The bells are back at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
PARIS—Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting its bells back, just in time for...
Projects
Royalmount opens in Montreal’s new ‘Midtown’
The first phase of developer and retailer Andrew Lutfy’s 10-year dream to build...
Infrastructure
Winter Stations design competition deadline Nov. 1
TORONTO—Designs for the 2025 Winter Stations competition will be accepted starti...
Projects
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 364: Bill Black on the Calgary Green Line
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, Calgary Construction Associa...
Greenbelt issue a barrier to support for speeding up infrastructure: government poll
TORONTO - One of the largest factors standing in the way of Ontario being able t...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
HCRA lays 124 charges against Albion
TORONTO - The Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) has laid 124 charges...
Associations , Government , Projects
Hydro One hosts community open houses for North Shore Link transmission line
SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. - Hydro One Inc. is hosting three open houses in Sault St...
Infrastructure , Projects
Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 9 to 13
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news Transport Futures panellists are war...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
High borrowing costs, record condo completions lead to oversupply in Greater Toronto
TORONTO—Greater Toronto Area-real estate watchers say the combination of high in...
Economic , Projects
Rent increases in smaller markets outweigh declines in big cities in August: report
TORONTO —A new report says August rental rates fell in some of Canada's largest...
Economic
Niagara Region watermain work a joint effort to make much-needed improvements
Located in the heart of Ontario’s wine country, the picturesque Niagara Region c...
Infrastructure
Construction industry needs government support to weather climate change challenges: CCA report
A new report finds although the construction industry has made progress in reduc...
Government
Bird named among the top 30 companies on the TSX in 2024
MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Bird Construction Inc. has been recognized as a 2024 TSX30 win...
Economic
TODs, Ontario Line highlighted during transit innovation session
Over the past 10 years the concept of transit-oriented developments (TODs) has g...
Infrastructure
Atria appoints new VP of business development and labour relations
TORONTO—Atria Development Corporation has appointed Durval Terceira as vice-pres...
Labour
As for the economy, there’s an elephant and a donkey in the room
As summer ends and fall approaches, when it comes to the economy, there’s not on...
Economic
Ontario invests $26M to build new training centre at LiUNA 183 campus
VAUGHAN, ONT. - A new training centre at LiUNA 183’s skilled trades training cam...
Associations , Government , Projects
Construction underway on New Brunswick Museum revitalization
SAINT JOHN, N.B.—The construction phase has begun on the New Brunswick Museum (N...
Projects
Investors continue to demonstrate confidence in multi-suite residential and industrial sectors
MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—According to Morguard's 2024 Economic Outlook and Market Funda...
Economic
Specialized Amazon fulfillment centre to open in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, ONT.—Amazon’s newest fulfilment centre, YHM2, will open in Cambridge,...
Projects
OAA seeks speakers for 2025 conference and webinar presenters
TORONTO—The OAA has issued a call for speakers for the 2025 Conference in Ottawa...
Associations
Legal Notes: Grenfell Fire report hammers U.K. construction
Seven years after the death of 72 residents in the horrific Grenfell Tower apart...
Government
Indigenous women take the lead on Kirkland Lake prefabricated housing factory project
An initiative to build a factory in Kirkland Lake to make prefabricated housing...
Infrastructure , Labour
Advocacy initiative aims to strengthen protection for roadside workers
A new advocacy initiative by the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) is a...
OH&S
Labour shortage in construction among obstacles facing Ottawa’s housing plan: report
OTTAWA - A new report by Desjardins warns Ottawa's efforts to kickstart new hous...