LOC Campaign for Safety Culture promotes tools to help the industry stay safe
TORONTO - The League of Champions (LOC) recently launched a multi-year Campaign...
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Hamilton’s Ken Soble Tower achieves EnerPHit certification
HAMILTON, ONT. — The Ken Soble Tower in Hamilton, Ont. has become the world’s la...
Projects
App links trades with new social platform
A new app aims to connect the trades while streamlining the hiring process. Tra...
Technology
Hope for stable lumber prices gets chopped down
Those seeking more stable lumber prices had little time to relax as a variety of...
Economic , Resource
Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 17 to 21
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a Victoria program aimed at helpin...
Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
December marks third straight month of growth for U.S. builders
SILVER SPRING, MD. — Construction of new homes in the U.S. rose for the third co...
US News
CanLift gets exclusive rights to XCMG earthmoving equipment sales in Ontario
BURLINGTON, ONT. — Aerial equipment and material handling company CanLift Equipm...
Economic
PHOTO: Connected Spaces
Exterior work continues at Robarts Common at the University of Toronto Robarts L...
Projects
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Immigration system must be aligned with Ontario’s labour needs
One of the biggest challenges we face in Ontario, and across the country, is fin...
Government , Labour
Charlottetown library project nearing the final chapter
The $16 million library under construction in downtown Charlottetown, P.E.I. has...
Projects
Building Trades’ Arsenault intent on setting future workforce up for success
According to new Ontario Building Trades business manager Marc Arsenault, the pr...
Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 17 to 21
This week’s top DCN headlines feature a $45 million announcement to streamline d...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
Bloomberg funds city programs to build new urban solutions
NEW YORK—Bloomberg Philanthropies is supporting the innovative solutions of 15 c...
Economic , Others , US News
CMHC says annual pace of housing starts fell in December, down 22% from November
OTTAWA—Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) says the annual pace of housing...
Economic , Projects
CAPP expects oil and gas investment to rise 22 per cent this year to $32.8 billion
CALGARY - Canada's largest oil and gas industry group says capital spending in t...
Resource
APWA urges Congress to fund infrastructure law
WASHINGTON D.C. — The American Public Works Association (APWA) has issued a call...
US News
RESCON to host summit in March that explores housing crisis
VAUGHAN, ONT. — The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is host...
Associations
Surety Corner: Construction accounting, a class of its own
Every year, or perhaps quarter, a construction company will call their accountan...
Economic
CTAO resource a ‘gateway’ into construction careers
A new online resource for people looking at careers in the building trades in On...
Labour
Building trades trainers go beyond the tools with soft skills curriculum
More building trades trainers realize that preparing young workers for fulfillin...
Labour
Large-scale Sudbury event centre site prep to begin this summer
Plans are moving forward on a new arena and event centre in Sudbury, Ont. with s...
Projects
Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion’s North Dakota P3 receives international award
FARGO, ND—The Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion’s public-private partnership (P3) ag...
Others , Projects , US News
Legal Notes: ESG requirements coming to future construction contracts
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is one of the fastest growing areas o...
Government
$500 million to be spent on Nova Scotia’s highways, roads and bridges in 2022-23
HALIFAX—Nova Scotia says nearly $500 million is to be spent in 2022-23 to improv...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects
$134 million available for B.C. clean-energy projects
VICTORIA—New funding aims to power up clean energy and efficiency projects in B....
Economic , Government , Projects
Canadian Concrete Expo moves to May due to rising COVID-19 cases
TORONTO—The Canadian Concrete Expo, Canada’s only national trade show dedicated...
Others
Trump plans 2,300 new homes at struggling Doral resort
NEW YORK - Donald Trump plans to build 2,300 luxury homes at his Doral golf reso...
Projects , US News
TRU plans district energy system for campus
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A B.C. school is partnering with energy experts to develop a di...
Infrastructure , Projects
Alberta housing project targets net-zero energy
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, ALTA. - The federal government and the Federation of Canadian...
Government , Projects
Queen’s Park announces $45M to streamline development approvals
TORONTO - The Ontario government has announced a new $45-million Streamline Deve...
Government
Coquihalla opens to regular traffic
HOPE, B.C. — The Coquihalla Highway in B.C. is set to open to regular traffic be...
Infrastructure
CCA conference moving ahead in person in Vancouver
OTTAWA — The early bird deadline for the Canadian Construction Association’s (CC...