Hamilton urges lead pipe replacement
City officials estimate approximately 20,000 homes constructed before 1960 in the areas of Hamilton, Dundas, Waterdown and Stoney Creek still have lead pipes, which can pose health hazards to young...
View ArticlePHOTO: Double Demo
On Nov. 21 and 22 Grascan Construction Ltd./Torbridge Construction Ltd. and subcontractor J.L. McConnell Contracting Ltd. demolished the 100-year-old Dunn and Dowling Avenue bridges that cross the...
View ArticleInquest probes another roofing death
Why did John Hill die? A recent coroner's office announcement of an inquest into the death of the 45-year-old construction worker was certainly perfunctory.
View ArticleEngineers slam ‘reprehensible acts’ detailed in Charbonneau report
OTTAWA/MONTREAL—The associations representing Canadian and Quebec engineers respectively, responded within hours to the Charbonneau inquiry report on corruption in Quebec's construction industry,...
View ArticleFinal stretch of Herb Gray Parkway opens
WINDSOR, ONT.—The largest highway infrastructure project in Ontario's history is complete, with the final stretch of the new $1.4 billion Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway in Windsor, Ont. now open to traffic.
View ArticleEnbridge continues to invest millions in windpower builds
CALGARY—Enbridge Inc. says it has purchased a 103-megawatt wind farm under development in West Virginia for about US$200 million from EverPower Wind Holdings LLC.
View ArticleImproving the future of municipal procurement
I don't think anyone would argue with me that municipal procurement has room to improve.
View ArticlePHOTO: Apartment Progress
Exterior work continues on the apartment addition to 66 Isabella St. in Toronto.
View ArticleSupporters: Dean points in right direction
Tony Dean’s year-long review of key aspects of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) has had far-reaching effects. Shortly after Dean’s report was released on Nov. 20 many construction industry...
View ArticleFeds, Manitoba commit to road for Shoal Lake nation
MANITOBA—The Manitoba government introduced a bill Nov. 25 that would give the province legal authority to help fund construction of a permanent road for Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.
View ArticleHKND delays start on Nicaraguan canal
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA—China's HKND Co. said Nov. 26 it is delaying the start of construction on a $50-billion inter-ocean canal across Nicaragua until late 2016.
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin lands Qatar wastewater project
MONTREAL—SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a contract by Qatargas for a Water Recycling Facility at its Laffan Refinery 2 plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, it announced Nov. 26.
View ArticleWinners and Losers in the U.S. Energy and Transport Equipment Sectors
There is a ‘Data Download Program (DDP)’ tab at the Federal Reserve’s web site that is a gateway to a cascade of wonderful information.
View ArticleBuilding success begins before construction: Sponsored content
What was the biggest factor that drove Probuilt Design and Build from revenues of $350,000 to $1.5 million over a single year? A professional marketing campaign.
View ArticleRevitalizing Detroit, one building at a time: Sponsored content
Detroit is a city of incredible potential. Bedrock Real Estate Services is helping to realize that potential by managing a growing portfolio of 80 commercial buildings that are part of the Quicken empire.
View ArticleOntario and Toronto construction markets look positive: Sponsored content
The construction markets in Ontario, and Toronto in particular, look bright, according to predictions by John McKendrick, executive vice-president of Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Toronto councillor...
View ArticleConstruction tech start-up takes Google stage
At some point, says Mallorie Brodie, who’s one half of the startup team behind a construction-deficiencies app called Closeout, people will stop asking her about the rarity of two young females...
View ArticlePHOTO: Deep Down in Duffin
Work continues inside the new Duffin Creek WPCP stages 1 and 2 upgrades — Headworks and Influent Pumping Station in Pickering, Ont.
View ArticleCONSTRUCTION CORNER: India set to develop 100 smart cities
It has gone largely unnoticed in the western media, but India has launched an ambitious plan to develop 100 smart cities over the next decade.
View Article$6 million in upgrades slated for Hamilton detention centre
HAMILTON, ONT.—To improve safety in one of Ontario’s correctional facilities, the province is investing almost $6 million in infrastructure upgrades at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre, known...
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