Worker killed by snapped lifting shackle at Coalhurst, Alberta jobsite
A 23-year-old Lethbridge resident was killed on Nov. 17 near Coalhurst, Alberta, about 210 kilometres south of Calgary. RCMP say a preliminary investigation shows the victim was fatally injured when a...
View ArticleConstruction begins on 500-metre port lock in Antwerp, Belgium
In the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, construction of the second lock on the left bank, at the end of the Deurganck dock has officially started with 255 people working daily on the structure, which is due...
View ArticlePCL Constructors continues work at Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto
PCL Constructors Canada Inc. have completion of the Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto, designed by HDR Architecture Associates Inc./Diamond and Schmitt Architects Inc., scheduled for March 2013.
View ArticleEastern Construction continues work on Rotman management school in Toronto
Work progresses for the expansion and renovation to the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Eastern Construction Co. Ltd. has completion of the project, designed by Kuwabara Payne...
View ArticleLife Construction works on Eden Park Towers in Markham, Ontario
Owner Times Group Corp., along with Life Construction Inc., began the work on the Eden Park Towers March 2011 and completion is scheduled for December 2013. It was designed by Kirkor Architects &...
View ArticleRitchie Bros. nets $1-billion in online auction sales for 2011
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest auctioneer of heavy equipment and trucks, attracted more than 5,000 bidders from 35 countries to a two-day CA$66 million unreserved public auction at its...
View ArticleWindsor, Ontario construction projects recognized by local association
In all, 51 projects in the Windsor, Ontario area were recognized by the Windsor Construction Association with the presentation of its 2011 Awards of Construction Excellence.
View ArticleFive legal obligations of construction project owners in New Brunswick
In its decision in Goodfellow’s Trucking Ltd. v. New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench found the owner liable for failing to properly disclose soil conditions in relation to a highway...
View ArticleU.S. material prices slightly decrease
The amount contractors in the United States pay for a range of key construction materials edged down 0.1 per cent in November but climbed 6.2 per cent from a year earlier, outstripping the increase in...
View ArticleRockport continues construction on Twenty One Clairtrell Condos in Toronto
Workers get materials ready at Twenty One Clairtrell condominium project in Toronto. Rockport Group has completion of the seven-storey, 218 unit project, designed by Kirkor Architects, scheduled for...
View ArticleMonarch continues construction on Ultra at Heron's Hill condos in Toronto
Construction is ongoing at the Ultra at Heron’s Hill condominium project in Toronto. Monarch Corporation is owner/construction manager of the 38-storey, 415-unit Tower, designed by Graziani + Corazza...
View ArticleInaugural Cat online auction a success
Cat Auction Services recently announced that its recent eQuipment Yard auction, its inaugural online timed auction, exceeded the company’s projected sales revenue by almost 10 per cent.
View ArticleDeltera continues work on Hullmark Centre in Toronto
Formwork is progressing at the Hullmark Centre mixed-use development in North York, Ont.
View ArticleTucker Hi-Rise Construction continues work on Clear Spirit condos in Toronto
Work continues to move upwards on the Clear Spirit Condominiums on Mill Street in the Distillery District of Toronto. Tucker Hi-Rise Construction Ltd. is construction manager of the 44-storey, 364-unit...
View ArticleGlass work continues on California condos in Toronto
A heavy hoist takes place at the California Condominium project in Toronto. Toddglen Construction is the general contractor for the 30-storey, 368-unit project. The owner is Camrost-Felcorp and the...
View ArticleConservatory Group works on Infinity Condominiums in Toronto
Construction is ongoing for the Infinity Condominiums phase three in Toronto. Owner/developer of the two-tower project, designed by E.I. Richmond Architects Ltd., is The Conservatory Group
View ArticleTMG Builders works on King West condos in Toronto
Work is moving upwards at the King West condominium project in Toronto. Construction manager TMG Builders along with Plazacorp Properties Ltd. began the three- tower project, designed by Quadrangle...
View ArticleCornwall, Ontario invites bids for wastewater plant construction
The City of Cornwall, Ontario is taking bids for a construction project at its wastewater treatment facility. Bids are due February 14 and an information session is scheduled Jan. 18.
View ArticleOntario Federation of Labour demonstrates at London, Ontario Caterpillar plant
The Ontario Federation of Labour announced two of its executive officers planned Monday to visit the picket line outside a London, Ontario plant owned by heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc....
View ArticleToddglen continues work on The Palm Condos in Toronto
Toddglen Group of Companies has completion of the 23-storey, Palm Condos in Toronto scheduled for late 2012. The owner is Castle Group Ventures and the project was designed by HCA Architecture.
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