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March 10, 2010

Eastern, central focus of federal budget a concern to industry

Construction leaders in Western Canada believe the 2010 federal budget is focused on stimulus spending in Eastern Canada, despite a need for a long-term plan to address infrastructure needs across the country.

March 3, 2010

Infrastructure gets funding increase in B.C. Budget 2010

The 2010 B.C. budget contains increases in capital spending and maintains investment in stimulus and municipal projects, but no new major infrastructure projects were announced.

February 15, 2010

Infrastructure investment gets mixed reaction

While the Alberta Budget’s investment in basic infrastructure was applauded by the construction industry, the City of Calgary is concerned about what it means for municipal projects.

February 10, 2010

Provincial construction industry buoyed by continued infrastructure spending

The 2010 Alberta Budget will sustain investment in the construction of basic infrastructure in a tough economic climate, by increasing the government’s deficit and spending savings.

February 3, 2010

Survey finds support for allocating taxes for infrastructure

Canadian taxpayers are willing to see more of their federal tax dollars go to addressing infrastructure needs and funding, finds a Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) survey.

February 1, 2010

Canadian Construction Association turns attention to post-stimulus investment

The federal government must find new ways to fund critical infrastructure investment beyond the lifespan of current stimulus fund programs, says the Canadian Construction Association (CCA).

January 27, 2010

Public-private partnerships for infrastructure save time, money: Conference Board report

Public-private partnerships (P3s) for infrastructure projects are delivering savings in costs and time compared to conventional procurement approaches used by Canadian governments.

January 18, 2010

Seymour-Capilano filtration plant nearly complete in North Vancouver

The completion of construction deficiencies continues on the Seymour-Capilano filtration plant, as Metro Vancouver prepares the facility for operation.

January 13, 2010

Ontario construction industry pushes for single ministry

With an expected cabinet shuffle at Queen’s Park in the new year, Ontario construction industry stakeholders have pushed for a single ministry responsible for infrastructure.

December 14, 2009

British Columbia’s best steel projects win awards

The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) recently handed out awards for the best steel projects in the British Columbia region.

September 25, 2006

Bridge a quandary

Oh dear, what can the matter be, this old bridge is under capacity, what to do is a big quandary, will a decision be made?

September 25, 2006

Aerospace Centre flies past constraints

A new aerospace centre will give students a chance to reach for the skies, thanks to some ground-level engineering know-how.

September 25, 2006

Living Shangri-La has Vancouver's Heaviest Tower

The core needed to support Vancouver’s tallest downtown building – the Living Shangri-La hotel/private residential complex – had to be excavated to twice the normal depth of other buildings, says the geo-technical engineer on the excavation project.

September 25, 2006

Cross border business guide to be updated

When it comes to complex issues like cross-border business, the Canadian Construction Association will look to those who know the subject best — its own members.

September 25, 2006

APEGBC is looking to the future

For the APEGBC’s new chairman, public safety and professional standards go hand in hand, whether he’s reflecting on the associations past successes or looking forward to his upcoming term.

September 25, 2006

BC's demand for engineers not being met

It’s a fairly old story in the construction industry, the one about the university-trained immigrant engineer who can’t get a job in B.C. and is working for minimum wage at something else.

September 25, 2006

Going where most engineers fear to tread

The Case of The Boy Who Plunged Down An Elevator Shaft riveted Albertans a couple of years ago.

September 25, 2006

Largest tunnel project in decades

Last year’s Port of Vancouver container strike by truckers and this year’s acute shortage of manpower in the construction industry have combined to stall the 2008 completion date of the new $600 million Seymour-Capilano Filtration Project (SCFP).

September 25, 2006

Branch supports APEGBC Foundation

APEGBC’s Sea to Sky Branch has donated $3,000 to the APEGBC Foundation to fund its scholarships.

September 25, 2006

Mind your 3Ps and Qs: new course offered

">The University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business plans to offer courses in Public Private Partnerships (PPP) — the first of their kind in Canada — by as early as 2007, says Tom Ross, director of Sauder’s Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business.

September 25, 2006

Golden Ears more than just a bridge

The Golden Ears Bridge will alleviate traffic woes between Surrey, Langley, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. But in order to get the bridge across the Fraser River and connecting those communities, Translink and its construction partners had to surmount a series of engineering problems.

September 25, 2006

Transfer of intellectual property rights concerns design industry

Ontario’s design industry plans to take Infrastructure Ontario “up on its offer” to discuss a controversial proposal that would require transfer of intellectual property by project bidders.