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May 20, 2013
Colleges conduct construction research in addition to teaching
Colleges in western Canada offer a great many courses where students can learn enough about the construction industry to enable them to go out and get a good job.
May 20, 2013
Feds pledge $5 million for Vimy memorial
The federal government has set aside $5 million to help in the construction of a permanent visitor centre at the Canadian war memorial in Vimy, France.
May 20, 2013
Calgary Airport Tunnel
Construction workers are busy building the Airport Trail Tunnel in Calgary, Alberta.
May 15, 2013
Walterdale Bridge budget balloons
Edmonton city council has increased the budget for the construction of the new Walterdale Bridge by $19.5 million, which brings the total cost of the structure to $155 million.
May 15, 2013
Winnipeg Precast Parkade
Manshield Construction LP is the general contractor for a new parkade for the McPhillips Station Casino in Winnipeg Manitoba.
May 13, 2013
Finding new tools for soil remediation
The science of environmental soil sampling and remediation spurred demand for a whole new set of tools.
May 13, 2013
Allegations of students signing union cards refuted
The B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT) is denying allegations by the local open shop contractors association that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is being allowed to sign up apprentices in classrooms at the publicly funded school.
May 13, 2013
Worker dies at residential construction site in Vancouver
WorkSafeBC is investigating the death of a worker after a retaining wall collapsed at a residential construction site in Vancouver, B.C.
May 8, 2013
$120 million grain terminal expansion is underway
Richardson International Limited has started construction on an expansion project at its port terminal facility in North Vancouver, but the new concrete grain storage annex could have a serious impact on nearby residents.
May 1, 2013
Kitsilano Project
A new mixed-use lowrise is taking shape in the trendy Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver, B.C.
May 1, 2013
Saskatchewan company fined
A Saskatoon construction company has been fined for violating a labour safety law.
April 29, 2013
Grand Prairie dinosaur museum back on track
The construction of the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in the County of Grande Prairie is moving forward with the help of the local council, after the project's tendering process was delayed due to a budget shortfall.
April 29, 2013
Canada lends a hand for Afghan hospital project
The Bamyan Provincial Hospital project in Afghanistan is entering the next stage after holding a foundation-laying ceremony recently.
April 24, 2013
SNC-Lavalin faces 10 year penalty from World Bank
Alleged corrupt business practices by SNC-Lavalin in Bangladesh have resulted in the cancellation of a critical development project and the company being prohibited from bidding on World Bank construction contracts.
April 24, 2013
Morning Tilt Up
A massive concrete tilt up panel is lifted into place for a new distribution centre in Richmond, B.C.
April 22, 2013
Crews start building Calgary bike path network
Construction crews started work recently on Calgary's first cycle track, which will be part of an east-west, north-south downtown bike lane network.
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 316 projects with a total value of $2,787,806,637 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on Friday.
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| CURRENT STORIES |
- Construction Site Arson
- Journal of Commerce Update for the week of May 20th, 2013
- Industry reacts to surprise B.C. Liberal majority
- Calgary Airport Tunnel
- Worker at centre of union sign up allegations speaks out
- Calgary program aims to get more people into the trades
- Midrise in the City
- Veterans battle barriers into the trades
- Government makes changes to online tendering
- SNC-Lavalin maintains that new bribery allegations have been resolved
- B.C. faces a tough battle for top talent
- Keyano College building state of the art training facility
- Essential skills can play a vital role in an apprentices' success
- Taking a closer look at the risks in green building for contractors
- Colleges conduct construction research in addition to teaching
- Skills Canada BC Competition
- Lower Mainland high school trades program is unique
- Construction Learning Forum aims to educate
- High schools looking for more industry participation
- Industrial construction supervisor program takes off
- Saskatchewan bill passed
- Edmonton garners support for regional cash for arena
- Feds pledge $5 million for Vimy memorial
- VIDEO: Competing in the trades
- Multi-employer approach needed in apprenticeships
- New Perspective
- ACEC’s input helps develop global engineering guidelines
- Clerk of works position gives peace of mind on projects
- World Trade Center developer’s plan for a 926-foot tower moving ahead
- Call for action after MOL says workers are responsible for their own safety
- Cold spring and weak construction hurt Deere’s 2013 predictions
- CanBIM reschedule June session
- More green roofs top Toronto buildings
- Witness recants testimony in Montreal corruption case
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- An Overview of Prices and Sales in the Diverging U.S. and Canadian Housing Markets (April 25, 2013)
- Canada’s Precarious Dependence on the Commodity Price Super-Cycle (April 22, 2013)
- Twenty major upcoming residential and transportation terminal construction projects - April 2013 (April 15, 2013)
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