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![Alberta invests $44 million in 21 cleantech companies](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/03/shutterstock_1178107312-300x169.jpg)
Alberta invests $44 million in 21 cleantech companies
CALGARY – The Government of Alberta is investing $44 million through Emissions R...
Government , Technology
![SFU announces 445-bed student housing project on Burnaby campus](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/JOC-WF-SFU-student-housingMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
SFU announces 445-bed student housing project on Burnaby campus
BURNABY, B.C. – Simon Fraser University has announced it will build a new 445-be...
Projects
![Pembina report advocates for holistic retrofit approach to tackle climate change](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/WF-pembina-reportMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Pembina report advocates for holistic retrofit approach to tackle climate change
The Pembina Institute, a Calgary-based energy think-tank, has released a report...
Economic , Resource
![Canada’s infrastructure deficit: Where it comes from, how to fix it](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PC-Canadas-infrastructureMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Canada’s infrastructure deficit: Where it comes from, how to fix it
According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Canada has...
Economic , Infrastructure
![$14M T’Sou-ke Nation centre takes inspiration from Sooke River](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/SM-Tsouke-naiton-buildMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
$14M T’Sou-ke Nation centre takes inspiration from Sooke River
Construction of a $14-million community centre and health facility continues at...
Infrastructure , Projects
![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
![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
![Winnipeg developing supplier code of conduct](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/09/SASKATCHEWAN-e1536686646484-300x169.jpg)
Winnipeg developing supplier code of conduct
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg is developing a supplier code of conduct and env...
Government
![Manitoba invests $3 million for Portage la Prairie road upgrade](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_170955158WEB-300x169.jpg)
Manitoba invests $3 million for Portage la Prairie road upgrade
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MAN. – The Government of Manitoba is putting $3 million to u...
Infrastructure
![Garson Lake Road project hits milestone](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_1237083064MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Garson Lake Road project hits milestone
LA LOCHE, SASK. — The Garson Lake Road project in northern Saskatchewan has arri...
Infrastructure
![B.C. partners on critical infrastructure projects](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/pexels-photo-567633-e1527796894661-300x169.jpeg)
B.C. partners on critical infrastructure projects
SMITHERS, B.C. – The Province of British Columbia is partnering with the Northwe...
Government , Infrastructure
![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
![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
![Union ratifies agreement, concrete strike averted](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/cement-truck-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Union ratifies agreement, concrete strike averted
VANCOUVER – A possible concrete strike in the Lower Mainland has been averted....
Labour
![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
![City of Vancouver pushes to restore Kitsilano Pool by end of July](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/WF-Kitsilano_PoolMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
City of Vancouver pushes to restore Kitsilano Pool by end of July
The City of Vancouver is aiming to fix Kitsilano Pool by July 24. Vancouver May...
Infrastructure , Projects
![SFU to create 160 child care spaces](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_399042256WEB-300x200.jpg)
SFU to create 160 child care spaces
BURNABY, B.C. – Simon Fraser University is adding 160 child care spaces on its B...
Projects
![SaskWater finishes fiscal year with $8.7 million in net income](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_1061567072MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
SaskWater finishes fiscal year with $8.7 million in net income
REGINA – SaskWater, the Province of Saskatchewan’s water infrastructure Crown co...
Economic
![104 affordable homes open in Surrey for Indigenous people](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/Housing-processed1MainWEB-300x169.png)
104 affordable homes open in Surrey for Indigenous people
SURREY, B.C. – One-hundred-and-four affordable homes are now available for Indig...
Projects
![Feds, City of Vancouver collaborate on central library energy upgrades](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/vancouver-central-library-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Feds, City of Vancouver collaborate on central library energy upgrades
VANCOUVER – The federal government and City of Vancouver are putting a combined...
Infrastructure
![BCIT welding students join forces with robots](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/BCIT-cobot-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
BCIT welding students join forces with robots
BURNABY, B.C. – Welding students at the British Columbia Institute of Technology...
Labour , Technology
![Child care spaces find new homes in Lower Mainland industrial parks](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/industrial-childcare-1-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Child care spaces find new homes in Lower Mainland industrial parks
As the Lower Mainland densifies, child care spaces are moving into new and unexp...
Projects
![CFBC graduate builds outdoor adventure business](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Lacey-CFBC-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
CFBC graduate builds outdoor adventure business
CLEARWATER, B.C. – A Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC) program graduate is ta...
Labour
![New conflict resolution rules for B.C., First Nations environmental assessments](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_523212592WEB-300x169.jpg)
New conflict resolution rules for B.C., First Nations environmental assessments
VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia has introduced new rules for dispu...
Government
![Atlas CCUS project signs carbon sequestration agreement with Alberta](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Atlas-CCUS-signing-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Atlas CCUS project signs carbon sequestration agreement with Alberta
EDMONTON – The Atlas project, a carbon capture, utilization and storage hub (CCU...
Government , Projects , Resource
![Vancouver re-evaluates downtown view cone policy](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/WF-Vancouver-view-conesMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Vancouver re-evaluates downtown view cone policy
VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s famous views may get a revamp with new city council guid...
Government
![Your top JOC headlines: July 8 to 12](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Collage_07_12JOC-300x169.jpg)
Your top JOC headlines: July 8 to 12
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news the construction team has been cho...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 354: The TAS Reconciliation Plan
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren...
![Star Blanket Cree Nation celebrates grand opening of water treatment plant](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/star-blanket-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Star Blanket Cree Nation celebrates grand opening of water treatment plant
STAR BLANKET CREE NATION, SASK – A new water treatment plant has opened at the S...
Infrastructure , Resource
![Lethbridge office markets keeps growing: Avison Young](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/02/pexels-photo-691452-e1549315514354-300x169.jpeg)
Lethbridge office markets keeps growing: Avison Young
LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. – A recently released Avison Young report projects increased d...