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August 23, 2010
Municipalities need new revenue sources: Canadian Construction Association
Increased gas tax revenues and new revenue generating powers for municipalities are needed for Canada to ultimately increase its productivity and upgrade its infrastructure, says the Canadian Construction Association (CCA).
August 16, 2010
Bridge and underpass project to relieve bottleneck at Port Metro Vancouver
Port Metro Vancouver has started construction of a new railway bridge and underpass to relieve a transportation bottleneck and upgrade infrastructure at port facilities in North Vancouver.
August 9, 2010
New program trains older workers to re-enter Saskatchewan’s construction workforce
A new program is training older workers and retirees to help fill the gap in Saskatchewan’s tight construction labour market.
August 2, 2010
Construction firms learn to get ‘Bear Smart’
Residents of a Canadian city debated whether police correctly handled a call reporting that a bear was shot and killed in April.
July 21, 2010
Over-compensation issue has nothing to do with false claims
The article on the over-compensation of apprentices and COCA’s (Council of Construction Associations) campaign to stop this over-payment has drawn responses from two B.C. labour leaders.
July 12, 2010
Over-compensation for injured apprentices a concern in British Columbia
The pay for an apprentice in B.C. gets a lot better if they’re injured and this concerns some construction employers. After an apprentice has been injured on the job and has received temporary wage-loss benefits for 10 weeks, he or she is eligible for compensation at a rate of 90 per cent of a beginner journeyman’s wage.
July 12, 2010
Alberta’s auditor general criticizes immigration ministry’s occupational safety record
Alberta employers with open Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Act non-compliance orders for more than a year, originally mentioned in April’s auditor general’s report, may not be as numerous as originally reported.
July 5, 2010
Bachelor degree in construction management offers flexibility
A construction management program is offering graduates a change to earn a degree, in addition to increasing their job prospects.
June 21, 2010
Creating healthy indoor learning environments
When asked by their teacher what they would like to see in their new school, the students pulled out their sketch paper and markers.
June 14, 2010
Canadian Construction Association sees aboriginal youth as a top priority
One of the top priorities of the new chair of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is to promote careers in construction for Aboriginal youth, which is a critical strategy for addressing labour shortages in the construction industry.
July 14, 2008
Construction employment awaits many CORE graduates
Tradeworks Training Society offers a number of construction-related training programs, but one in particular aims to get disadvantaged inner city residents onto the Vancouver Olympic Athletes Village worksite in about eight weeks.
July 14, 2008
University of the Fraser Valley combines trades training with academics
In the world of construction-industry professional development, there is a facility in the Fraser Valley that is definitely marching to its own drummer.
July 14, 2008
Youth strut their stuff at 14th Canadian Skills Competition
Canadian students and apprentices competed in Canada’s largest national trade competition in Calgary for a chance to qualify for the 2009 WorldSkills Competition.
July 14, 2008
Concerns voiced over plans to make ironworkers trade more specialized
The British Columbia Industry Training Authority (BCITA) is in the process of updating the ironworkers trade certification by making the designation more specialized, but some people in the industry believe the changes will harm the trade.
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |

Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- Canada’s construction starts in a transition phase (August 27, 2010)
- U.S. initial jobless claims rise to half a million again (August 19, 2010)
- It’s been 35 years since institutional construction starts as strong (August 6, 2010)
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