INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES: Change that impacts the breach of trust claim
If you are an owner or contractor, the decision in Frank's Drilling and Blasting Inc. v. Isbester, 2015 ONSC 3581 (Frank) could have a significant impact on your business since, arguably, the decision...
View ArticleBMO Field’s Phase Two expansion: Canopy creations
Watching a 600 ton crane lift 100-foot-by-40-foot steel roof sections into place, creating a canopy over all the fixed seats at Toronto's BMO Field, looks almost effortless.
View ArticleSpadina subway extension costs soar by $400 million
TORONTO—Costs for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) continue to roll up and up with taxpayers potentially having to fork over an additional $400 million to cover the project so that it...
View ArticleTrans Mountain pipeline failing B.C.’s safety requirements
VANCOUVER—Kinder Morgan is failing British Columbia’s test for proceeding with a proposed pipeline expansion, so far unable to prove it will meet key safety requirements or serve the province’s best...
View ArticleProvince to issue second green bond
TORONTO—Ontario is expected to issue its second green bond, at a minimum of $500 million in size, by March 31 as a way to fund environmentally friendly infrastructure projects.
View ArticlePROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVES: What’s the score with municipal bids?
Many questions have been asked over the years from contractors as to how municipal RFPs are scored.
View ArticleMcKay-Cocker celebrates 70 years
During that period of growth, the company did face loss. Col. McKay died in 1961, leaving Herb to become president. In 1964 McKay-Cocker was awarded a pre-engineered-building franchise for the London...
View ArticleSignificant investment needed in Canada’s north: Advisory group
OTTAWA—A government advisory group is calling for significant investment in northern infrastructure that would include tax breaks to companies setting up shop in the territories.
View ArticleNew occupational health site in Ottawa
OTTAWA—A new occupational health clinic for workers in the Ottawa area has opened to help treat and reduce workplace injuries and diseases.
View ArticleN.S. to spend $645M on infrastructure projects
HALIFAX—The Nova Scotia government says it plans to spend $645 million on capital projects in 2016-17.
View ArticleOttawa LRT cruises past halfway mark
OTTAWA—With construction now past the half-way mark on Ottawa's $2.1-billion O-Train Confederation Line LRT, officials from three levels of government, including the federal Minister of Infrastructure...
View ArticleVancouver building permits at all-time high
VANCOUVER—The number of building permits issued by the City of Vancouver has reached an all-time record.
View ArticleStronger U.S. growth should help drive Ontario faster in 2016 and 2017
Following a weak start, Ontario’s economic engine picked up speed heading into the second half of 2015.
View ArticleIncoming ORBA president brings industry expertise
Throughout the Ontario Road Builders' Association's (ORBA) 89-year history there have been a variety of presidents who've come from different environments, explains incoming board president Allan West.
View ArticleMeridion Group overhauls crane fleet
Mark Mungo, 34, knows a lot about tower cranes. He started learning about them at the age of 10 when his father Dominic took him to construction sites on weekends to watch him transport equipment and...
View ArticleTrudeau willing to bend boundaries of infrastructure plan
SAINT ANDREWS, N.B.—Even with the Canadian dollar and energy prices at rock-bottom levels, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains convinced that his long-promised, big-budget infrastructure investment...
View ArticleMaternity guide for engineers and geoscientists released
OTTAWA—A new planning resource guide has been jointly published by Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada that outlines best practices for employees and employers when it comes to managing maternity...
View ArticleNHL commissioner lights fire under Calgary for new arena
CALGARY—NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has told Calgary to get moving on a new arena for the Flames, but Mayor Naheed Nenshi says the city will not be hurried into a multi-million-dollar project.
View ArticleGoldcorp's Dome mine closing permanently
TIMMINS, ONT.—Underground work at Goldcorp's Dome mine will come to a permanent halt around mid-year, more than a century after it originally began producing ore from one of Ontario's most prolific...
View ArticleFirst phase funding to start soon, pending budget pass
TORONTO—Money for infrastructure projects meant to stimulate the economy, which will likely focus on repairs and maintenance in the first phase of funding, will start flowing soon — but not before the...
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