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![Dufferin awarded Highway 400 to Bradford Bypass connection contract](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/DCN-AG-bradford-bypass-contractMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Dufferin awarded Highway 400 to Bradford Bypass connection contract
BRADFORD, ONT. — Dufferin Construction Company has been awarded a contract to bu...
Infrastructure
![Clean-up continues across the GTA following flooding and power outages due to storm](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/03/pexels-photo-133682-e1552335380768-300x169.jpeg)
Clean-up continues across the GTA following flooding and power outages due to storm
TORONTO — The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority says water levels in the...
Resource
![New York City ‘major building’ code changes aim to reduce construction fatalities](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/USSpotlight_NYCBuildingCodeMainWEB-US-300x169.png)
New York City ‘major building’ code changes aim to reduce construction fatalities
Changes to the definition of a “major building” in the New York City building co...
US News
![Carbon tax revenues reallocated to new St. Marys kiln](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/shutterstock_2271864077mw-300x169.jpg)
Carbon tax revenues reallocated to new St. Marys kiln
ST. MARYS, ONT. — The federal government has announced funding of $2.2 million t...
Government , Resource
![Feds invest $70 million for small craft harbour repairs in New Brunswick](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/OHS_04-768x432.jpg)
Feds invest $70 million for small craft harbour repairs in New Brunswick
CAISSIE CAPE, N.B. — The federal government is providing a $70-million investmen...
Uncategorized
![Major transit facility upgrades coming to Windsor](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/shutterstock_561828169-e1565814679103-300x169.jpg)
Major transit facility upgrades coming to Windsor
WINDSOR, ONT. — The City of Windsor is upgrading its transit system after a join...
Government , Infrastructure
![Climate and Construction: Ontario Building Code begins 2020 NBC harmonization on Jan. 1](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/Bleasby_Climate6-01-300x169.png)
Climate and Construction: Ontario Building Code begins 2020 NBC harmonization on Jan. 1
Big changes are coming on Jan. 1, 2025 to Ontario’s Building Code as part of the...
Resource
![Vaughan, QuadReal partner on performing arts centre](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-AG-Vaughan-performing-arts-centreMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Vaughan, QuadReal partner on performing arts centre
A new performing and cultural arts centre being built in Vaughan, Ont.’s emergin...
Projects
![Toronto construction costs remain stubbornly high: RLB](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DW-RLB-costsMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Toronto construction costs remain stubbornly high: RLB
The latest North American Quarterly Cost Report from Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB)...
Economic
![Liberal energy minister promises ban on oil furnaces for new builds as soon as 2028](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_02-768x432.jpg)
Liberal energy minister promises ban on oil furnaces for new builds as soon as 2028
OTTAWA - Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced an intention to ban th...
Government
![Flooding on DVP in Toronto as torrential rain hits city, GTA](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/city-cityscape-amarpreet-kaur-e1551468301758-300x169.jpg)
Flooding on DVP in Toronto as torrential rain hits city, GTA
TORONTO - A major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub were floo...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
![Ground broken at future Pape Station on Ontario Line](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/DCN-AG-Ground-broken-on-future-Pape-StationMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Ground broken at future Pape Station on Ontario Line
TORONTO — Construction has officially begun on the future Pape Station, part of...
Infrastructure , Projects
![Global Market Scan: Smart power grids – Transforming global energy infrastructure](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/shutterstock_2445953859mw-300x169.jpg)
Global Market Scan: Smart power grids – Transforming global energy infrastructure
As the global transition to renewable energy continues, capacity rebalancing sol...
Economic
![Rebuilding coastal communities after hurricanes is complex, and can change the character of a place](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/shutterstock_494660788mainwEB-300x169.jpg)
Rebuilding coastal communities after hurricanes is complex, and can change the character of a place
HORSESHOE BEACH, FLA. — Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing vil...
US News
![AtkinsRealis inks framework deal for SMRs in Poland](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_1037107573MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
AtkinsRealis inks framework deal for SMRs in Poland
MONTREAL — Candu Energy Inc. has signed an agreement to support the planned inst...
Projects , Resource
![Parrish launches housing task force in Mississauga](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Associations_04-768x432.jpg)
Parrish launches housing task force in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — As one of her first acts as the new mayor of Mississauga, On...
Government
![Procurement Perspectives: Implementing a formal procurement structure](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/BauldNewSite-300x169.jpg)
Procurement Perspectives: Implementing a formal procurement structure
The extent of success enjoyed in implementing a formal structure to ensure munic...
Government
![Six existing shopping mall sites in Mississauga undergo review to plan for brand new future](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_530915839WEB-300x169.jpg)
Six existing shopping mall sites in Mississauga undergo review to plan for brand new future
A City of Mississauga, Ont. project looked into what some of the malls in the ci...
Projects
![Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DO-20231211_110220MainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Kitchener’s 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase
Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...
Projects , Technology
![Hamilton steel maker Stelco Holdings sold to Cleveland-Cliffs for $3.4 billion](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_2166900137MainwEB-300x169.png)
Hamilton steel maker Stelco Holdings sold to Cleveland-Cliffs for $3.4 billion
HAMILTON, ONT.— Hamilton, Ont.-based steel maker Stelco Holdings Inc. is set to...
Economic
![Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_478583557-300x169.jpg)
Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon
MONTREAl, QC. - Five Quebec municipalities located by a proposed site for a grap...
Government , Resource
![Canada’s 13 premiers set to begin days of meetings in Halifax](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/people-3152585_1280-e1533227039326-300x169.jpg)
Canada’s 13 premiers set to begin days of meetings in Halifax
HALIFAX - Canada's premiers will be in Halifax today to begin three days of sche...
Government , Infrastructure
![Massive Texas LNG facility moves ahead despite court ruling](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Port-Arthur-Port-Arthur-LNG-LLCMainWEB-US-300x169.png)
Massive Texas LNG facility moves ahead despite court ruling
Preliminary construction is moving ahead on the massive new liquefied natural ga...
US News
![RHI funds support three projects in the Sault](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1370MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
RHI funds support three projects in the Sault
SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. — The federal government has announced spending of $4 mil...
Government , Projects
![MOL funds new training platform for insulators](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Labour_11-768x432.jpg)
MOL funds new training platform for insulators
RICHMOND HILL, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is allocating $700...
Government , Labour
![U.S. Spotlight: Spelman College innovation center; Baltimore bridge collapse survivor speaks; U.S. job numbers](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/USSpotlightCompilation_07-15-300x169.png)
U.S. Spotlight: Spelman College innovation center; Baltimore bridge collapse survivor speaks; U.S. job numbers
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
US News
![New IHSA videos to highlight family impact of workplace tragedies](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DW-ihsa-threads-videos1-MainWeb-300x169.jpg)
New IHSA videos to highlight family impact of workplace tragedies
Ontario’s Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) is producing five...
OH&S
![Work halted at Ontario Place site until court hearing July 19](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_5809084MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Work halted at Ontario Place site until court hearing July 19
TORONTO — Ontario Place Protectors (OPP) has successfully stopped further demoli...
Government
![Your top DCN headlines: July 8 to 12](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Collage_07_12DCN-300x169.jpg)
Your top DCN headlines: July 8 to 12
Your top DCN headlines this week feature some “wild” news stemming from a Toront...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
![$500M White Oaks resort and spa mixed-use project approved](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/DF-OISO__GPA_WHITE-OAKS_V4-1-cropped-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$500M White Oaks resort and spa mixed-use project approved
Niagara-on-the Lake (NOTL) council has approved a four-tower mixed-use developme...
Projects
![Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: More working-class voters support Pierre Poilievre — can he keep them?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3_OP-Ed_PoillievreMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: More working-class voters support Pierre Poilievre — can he keep them?
Under Premier Doug Ford, Labour Minister David Piccini, and former labour minist...