BCCA sends government report with clear message: Prompt payment is needed now
BCCA sends government report with clear message: Prompt payment is needed now
One of British Columbia’s leading construction industry associations is giving the province’s leaders a roadmap to prompt payment, but it’s up to the government to use it. The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) recently collaborated with We...
Associations , Government
Portage Avenue apartment in Winnipeg vacated due to unsafe conditions
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg has issued an order to the owner of 2440 Portage...
Government , OH&S
Developing AI building operation solutions amid a maze of green certifications
Market expectations and government regulations are increasingly high when it com...
Resource , Technology
Commercial real estate doldrums concern construction economists
Five construction and architecture economists assembled for a recent forecast of...
Economic
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Manitoba honours journeypersons at highest achievement awards ceremony
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is recognizing journeyperson achievement in t...
Government , Labour
B.C. works to protect Okanagan water source from wildfires
VERNON, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia is working with the Regional D...
Government , Resource
Five-day Edmonton auction sets Canadian record
EDMONTON — RB Global has announced that Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold 14,500 eq...
Economic
Highway upgrades coming this summer for northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Crews will pave and resurface 260 kilometres of highways a...
Infrastructure
In-person research critical to proper jobsite washroom regulations in B.C.
WorkSafeBC, under pressure from Premier David Eby, is developing new regulations...
Associations , OH&S
Work begins on phase one of the Portwood project in Port Moody
PORT MOODY, B.C. – Construction has begun on the first phase of EDGAR Developmen...
Projects
Manitoba stakeholders clash over union certification legislation
Manitoba’s labour stakeholders are once again battling about provincial legislat...
Labour
Fort McMurray under evacuation alert due to out-of-control wildfire nearby
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. - An evacuation alert was issued in Alberta for Fort McMurr...
OH&S
B.C. confident that cybersecurity attacks on government were state directed
VICTORIA - The head of British Columbia's public service says there's high confi...
Government , Technology
Portage Avenue apartment in Winnipeg vacated due to unsafe conditions
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg has issued an order to the owner of 2440 Portage...
Government , OH&S
Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
Economic , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming Courthouse, Jail and Prison construction projects – U.S. – May 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and P...
Economic
Canfor to close sawmill, curtail pulp production citing B.C. policy changes
VANCOUVER - Canfor has announced it is permanently closing its Polar sawmill in...
Economic , Resource
Commercial real estate doldrums concern construction economists
Five construction and architecture economists assembled for a recent forecast of...
Economic
Regina’s $189M aquatics facility rides the wave of sustainability features
Planning and design work have begun for a new, $189-million indoor aquatics faci...
Infrastructure , Projects
BCCA sends government report with clear message: Prompt payment is needed now
One of British Columbia’s leading construction industry associations is giving t...
Associations , Government
Your top JOC headlines: May 6 to 10
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a contract has been awarded for a...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource
Developing AI building operation solutions amid a maze of green certifications
Market expectations and government regulations are increasingly high when it com...
Resource , Technology
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 345: The “What is Normal Anymore” economic webcast
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, digital media editor Warren...
HAVAN announces 2024 Housing Excellence winners
VANCOUVER — Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) has announced the winners...
Associations
MEG Energy says Trans Mountain expansion will boost Canadian oil prices ‘for years’
CALGARY — The recently completed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will boost Ca...
Economic , Resource
Saskatchewan and Alberta sign nuclear power generation MOU
REGINA – The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have signed a Memorandum of...
Government , Resource
Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery
WHITEHORSE — The federal government is contributing $45 million to help prevent...
Infrastructure , Resource
Legal Notes: Running the risk of exaggerated lien claims
Lien claims that are exaggerated well beyond what is actually owed for work done...
Government
ATCO subsidiary to build new Alta. pipeline to supply gas to petrochemical project
CALGARY - Canadian Utilities Ltd., a subsidiary of Calgary-based holding company...
Projects , Resource
BCCA secures workforce development funding from LNG Canada
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) has announced a...
Associations , Labour
The state of occupational health and safety in B.C.’s construction sector
Construction Safety Week is an opportune time to reflect on the evolving landsca...
OH&S
AECON-EBC Ladore General Partnership named as Campbell River seismic upgrade contractor
VANCOUVER ISLAND — BC Hydro has announced AECON-EBC Ladore General Partnership h...
Infrastructure
Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike
Jim Noon, president of the Vancouver Island Building and Construction Trades Cou...
OH&S
Federal budget lemons opportunity to innovate in Canada’s infrastructure sector
It’s time for Canadians to take the lemons they’ve been handed and make lemonade...
Associations , Government
Bill Gates paves a new road for carbon reduction in construction
Bill Gates is at it again. The billionaire philanthropist, investor and co-found...
Resource , Technology , US News
Not a simple switch: Building a greener future will cause labour pressures across Canada
It’s no secret construction’s labour force is already strained, but a new report...
Economic , Labour , Resource
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Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2024
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Economic , Projects
Bill Gates paves a new road for carbon reduction in construction
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Resource , Technology , US News
Chandos Construction embarks on new chapter with new CEO Sean Penn
As the new CEO of Chandos Construction, Sean Penn is hoping to use a collaborati...
Economic
Safety Week Preview: Construction needs to value every voice
Valuing every voice is the theme of this year’s Construction Safety Week. Held...
OH&S
Construction companies need a strategy as ESG reporting requirements increase
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) monitoring, measuring and reporting a...
Resource
Saskatchewan’s Boundary dam carbon capture project underperforms, report says
REGINA — A signature carbon capture and storage project in Saskatchewan continue...
Infrastructure , Resource
First phase of Winnipeg Railside development to break ground
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Projects
Federal budget lemons opportunity to innovate in Canada’s infrastructure sector
It’s time for Canadians to take the lemons they’ve been handed and make lemonade...
Associations , Government
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