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Archives for March 2009
- 2009-03-30—U.S. construction employment drops sharply in February 2009
- 2009-03-30—Calgary plans minimal disruptions during clean-up of Nose Creek landfill site
- 2009-03-30—Governments commit $280 million for SkyTrain and West Coast Express upgrades
- 2009-03-30—Transportation Safety Board releases report on Westridge Pipeline rupture
- 2009-03-30—Vanbots’ Town and Country Shopping Centre project
- 2009-03-30—Saskatchewan introduces amendments to Construction Industry Labour Relations Act
- 2009-03-25—Green building rating systems battle it out for supremacy
- 2009-03-25—Lil’wat Construction’s Mount Currie Community Complex
- 2009-03-25—Chief Clarence Louie invites construction industry to partner with First Nations
- 2009-03-25—Festival’s ‘Vision and Commitment’ theme speaks to architecture’s role in society
- 2009-03-25—U.S. GDP declines as economy sputters along
- 2009-03-25—CCA chips in to help Wheatland County battle CRTC
- 2009-03-25—Contractors should expect project delays during 2010 Winter Games
- 2009-03-25—Don Pearson named president and COO of Stuart Olson Inc.
- 2009-03-25—RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities commit to Bow Tower financing
- 2009-03-23—Former Golden Ears bridge temp workers still without work
- 2009-03-23—Alberta auditor general investigates value of P3 school projects
- 2009-03-23—Environmental regulations impede infrastructure construction: CCA
- 2009-03-23—Teck Construction’s Morrey Nissan project
- 2009-03-23—Schwarzenegger lauds British Columbia’s public-private partnership program
- 2009-03-23—Saskatchewan government’s recruitment efforts attract 86 Ontario families
- 2009-03-23—Metal-building manufacturer aims to provide affordable housing in India
- 2009-03-23—Construction sector leads decline in Canadian employment
- 2009-03-23—Canadian construction contracts for third straight month
- 2009-03-23—CCA continues to push for contractor liability limits on federal projects
- 2009-03-23—Showing off some skills at Fraser Valley Regional Skills Competition
- 2009-03-23—British Columbia announces $800-million infrastructure plan
- 2009-03-18—Genivar acquires Wiebe and Winalta scoops up Envirocore
- 2009-03-18—CaGBC introduces two new LEED Canada programs
- 2009-03-18—CCA to partner with municipalities on national infrastructure report
- 2009-03-18—Total value of Calgary building permits drops 74 per cent in February 2009
- 2009-03-18—British Columbia introduces Bill 9 to allow full labour mobility
- 2009-03-18—HAZCO Environmental razes Calgary courthouse to put up a park
- 2009-03-18—Export Development Canada economist offers hope to construction industry
- 2009-03-18—Community colleges can help bridge future construction labour shortages, panel says
- 2009-03-18—New calculator helps contractors gauge fleet emissions
- 2009-03-16—General Dallaire discusses leadership
- 2009-03-16—CCA honours achievement in annual awards
- 2009-03-16—Engineers in England concerned about climate change
- 2009-03-16—Inventor promotes safer way to edge road, fix potholes
- 2009-03-16—Bird Construction asked to suspend work
- 2009-03-16—B.C. Place getting major facelift
- 2009-03-16—Legal battle heats up as Vancouver tunnel work set to resume
- 2009-03-16—Oilsands upgrader up and running
- 2009-03-11—U.S. banking system must, and will, evolve, CanaData economist says
- 2009-03-11—Canada’s construction and design industry leaders launch BIM council
- 2009-03-11—B.C. Housing’s 2009 plan involves many smaller construction and renovation projects
- 2009-03-11—Reports find no consensus regarding recession’s impact on Alberta construction industry
- 2009-03-11—Export Development Canada studies construction industry supply chain
- 2009-03-11—Lord of the Olympic Rings
- 2009-03-11—Construction crews strike Winnipeg gas distribution line
- 2009-03-11—Bank of Canada’s rate cut will help “at the margins,” economist says
- 2009-03-11—Bridge engineering firm Buckland & Taylor Bridge earns ACEC award
- 2009-03-11—Bosa Construction’s Tapestry at Wesbrook Village
- 2009-03-09—Shifting housing market brings halt to Vancouver Ritz-Carlton project
- 2009-03-09—Construction industry takes cautious approach to secured credit facility
- 2009-03-09—Brad Greene brings Atlantic perspective to new post as CCA chair
- 2009-03-09—SaskPower plans expansion of Queen Elizabeth Power Station
- 2009-03-09—Survey finds confidence of Canadian construction and engineering leaders at all-time low
- 2009-03-09—Effects of slowdown in Alberta’s oil industry will be felt nationwide, CERI report finds
- 2009-03-09—Contractor raises concerns over procurement process for public-sector projects
- 2009-03-04—Port Mann P3 deal falls through as province turns to design-build contract
- 2009-03-04—Haebler Construction’s Crofton House School project
- 2009-03-04—Canem Systems wins electrical contract for Taylor Family Digital Library
- 2009-03-04—Federal government increases share of Evergreen Line funding
- 2009-03-04—Manitoba looks to Iceland for temporary foreign workers
- 2009-03-04—New e-course on occupational health and safety launches
- 2009-03-04—Calgary’s Telus World of Science plans new $160-million facility
- 2009-03-04—Skilled labour shortage a hot topic at construction industry summit
- 2009-03-02—Korky Koroluk: It’s time to save the economy and the planet
- 2009-03-02—MDA Corporation joins team planning international space station demolition
- 2009-03-02—Work completed on Golden Ears Bridge deck structure
- 2009-03-02—Saskatchewan government unveils $500-million stimulus plan
- 2009-03-02—B.C. government chooses public-private partnership for Surrey Memorial Hospital project
- 2009-03-02—Canadian building permit values fall again in December 2008
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