Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada - November 2015
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in November 2015.
View ArticleTrend lines of construction starts in Canada - November 2015
The accompanying chart shows the trend lines of construction starts in Canada as of November 2015.
View ArticleINDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES: Give me shelter: panel looks at why it’s so hard to...
The need for housing people can afford is a supply problem arising from market dysfunction and we all have a responsibility to educate ourselves and tackle it head on.
View Article13-storey wood condo tower to rise in Quebec City
A 13-storey condo tower is hardly news unless that tower's structure is entirely built of wood.
View ArticleToronto’s first six-storey wood building in the works
TORONTO—Quadrangle Architects has applied to build the first six-storey wood-frame residential building in Ontario.
View ArticleToronto Hydro wraps up world’s first underwater energy storage system
TORONTO—Toronto Hydro recently announced the completion of what is billed the world's first underwater compressed air energy storage and conversion system, located three kilometres offshore in Lake...
View ArticleDoer cites Detroit bridge fiasco as evidence of big money disruption
OTTAWA—Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says this country needs to find a way to combat the influence of big money in American politics, which he says gets in the way of the interests of both countries.
View ArticleMan ordered to pay back workers comp funds
SASKATOON—A Saskatchewan man who admitted to collecting workers compensation long after he had gone back to work has escaped jail time, but must pay back more than $22,000.
View ArticleMining project approved by N.B. government
FREDERICTON—The New Brunswick government has approved a mining project with conditions aimed at protecting the environment.
View ArticleVancouver’s economic prospects look very bright heading into 2016
Crossing the threshold into 2016, it is clear that Vancouver’s economic pulse is among the fastest beating in the country.
View ArticleMunicipal infrastructure role must grow: report
Canadian public infrastructure over the years has been neglected, especially in-and-around major urban centres.
View ArticleFour-theatre complex a triumph for Diamond Schmitt Architects
ST. CATHARINES, ONT.—A major new centre for the performing arts featuring four performance spaces as well as an arts learning environment is opening in stages in downtown St. Catharines, Ont.
View ArticleSaskatchewan man to serve two year jail sentence in death of flag worker
WEYBURN, Sask.—A man who struck and killed an 18-year-old highway flag worker in Saskatchewan has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail. Keith Dunford, a 47-year-old Regina resident, was found...
View ArticleProvince testing HOT lanes on stretch of QEW
TORONTO—The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has announced that High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes could be coming to a highway near you.
View ArticleMajor Laval project breaks ground
LAVAL, QUE—Urbania 2 partners Société de développement Urbania and the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ broke ground Nov. 25 on the first tower of a significant multi-residential development planned...
View ArticleBig gains in U.S. construction, overall jobs could spur rate hike
WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy generated another month of solid hiring in November, making it highly likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates from record lows this month.
View ArticleVIDEO: Construct Canada 2015
The Buildings Show (Construct Canada), one of the biggest events in the construction industry, was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Dec. 2 to 4.
View ArticleBig Shifts in U.S. and Canadian Foreign Trade Statistics
The meeting of OPEC’s top officials in Vienna early in December has made it official – the world oil market has become an unfettered free-for-all.
View ArticleCONSTRUCTION CORNER: Working towards greener concrete
The global cement/concrete industry has long been aware of the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released from kilns during the production of cement.
View ArticleElliot Lake roof collapse a harsh lesson in structural safety
In the wake of the tragic roof collapse at the Elliot Lake shopping mall, more care, diligence and planning needs to be taken in the installation and construction of additions to existing buildings.
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