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Legal Notes: Duty of care can extend beyond direct contracts and liability provisions
How far down the project pyramid does duty of care extend? It’s a critical quest...
Government
Garden suites beginning to bloom in Mississauga as one way to tackle housing crisis
There has been a lot of movement in housing policies and initiatives in the last...
Projects
OSWCA members begin work on battery cell gigafactory site in St. Thomas
Representatives from the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (O...
Associations , Projects
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
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
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
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
CAISSIE CAPE, N.B. — The federal government is providing a $70-million investmen...
Uncategorized
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
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
A new performing and cultural arts centre being built in Vaughan, Ont.’s emergin...
Projects
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
OTTAWA - Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced an intention to ban th...
Government
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
TORONTO — Construction has officially begun on the future Pape Station, part of...
Infrastructure , Projects
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
HORSESHOE BEACH, FLA. — Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing vil...
US News
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
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — As one of her first acts as the new mayor of Mississauga, On...
Government
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
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
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
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
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
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
Preliminary construction is moving ahead on the massive new liquefied natural ga...
US News
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
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
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
Ontario’s Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) is producing five...
OH&S
Work halted at Ontario Place site until court hearing July 19
TORONTO — Ontario Place Protectors (OPP) has successfully stopped further demoli...