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A vision takes off: Osprey facility project becomes a ‘golf destination’
Crozier Consulting Engineers played an instrumental role in the 305-hectare rede...
Projects
Climate and Construction: Canada joins global drive towards green steel
There’s no avoiding steel. It’s not only a staple in construction but also a cri...
Government
Haider blasts political expediency at transit summit
The billing for the recent keynote speech by Toronto Metropolitan University (TM...
Associations
Temporary LaSalle Causeway bridge to be installed by end of September
KINGSTON, ONT. - A temporary modular bridge for the troubled LaSalle Causeway p...
Infrastructure
Hard hat inventor honoured during National Construction Appreciation Week
NORTH CANTON, OHIO - The third week of September is National Construction Apprec...
US News
As some Ontario plants hit the brakes, are Canada’s EV ambitions under threat?
LOYALIST TOWNSDHIP, ONT. - The plant was expected to produce batteries for a mil...
Government , Technology
Ontario announces skills training funding for Windsor electricians
WINDSOR, ONT. - The Ontario government has announced it will spend $9 million to...
Government , Labour
CIMA+ wins award for Reseau express metropolitain
MONTREAL - CIMA+ has won an award for its contribution to the South Shore segmen...
Projects
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 365: Hard Hat History with Vince Versace
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren...
UPDATE: Worker killed by construction equipment at Ontario Place
TORONTO—A worker has died following an incident at Ontario Place. Toronto Polic...
OH&S
Indwell and Peel Region mark grand opening of Cornerstone Suites
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Cornerstone Suites, a new development bringing 40 supportive...
Government , Projects
Bird to release 2025-2027 strategic plan
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Bird Construction has announced it will be releasing a new s...
Economic , Projects
NFP appoints Strong to Construction and Infrastructure Group
TORONTO - Property and benefits consultant NFP has announced the hiring of Thoma...
Economic , Projects
Irish company planning to produce jet fuel in Goldboro, N.S., at former LNG site
HALIFAX - An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce aviatio...
Projects , Resource
Gardiner will close for 35 hours this weekend for repair work
TORONTO - The Gardiner Expressway will be closed for maintenance and repairs thi...
Infrastructure , Projects
Twelfth First Nation connects to Watay Power line
SACHIGO LAKE FIRST NATION, ONT. - Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power, a First Nations-...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Federal $500M bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in check
HALIFAX - Ottawa is negotiating a $500-million bailout for Nova Scotia's private...
Government , Projects , Resource
Procurement Perspectives: The rationale for contracting out municipal services
The rationale for contracting out municipal services is to be found in public ch...
Government
PHOTO: King’s Landing
Work progresses on King’s Landing at Concord Park Place in Toronto. The owner/c...
Projects
Public transit boosts for Cornwall, Kingston, Peterborough and Trent Hills
KINGSTON, ONT. - Four communities in eastern Ontario have received tripartite fu...
Economic
Niagara highway projects include safety upgrades to support increased speed limit
A highway project to support a speed limit increase is among the projects underw...
Infrastructure
RESCON housing summit to examine why Ontario’s housing crisis is going ‘in the wrong direction’: Lyall
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is hosting its fourth a...
Associations
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...