Ontario Infrastructure investment ‘well below’ optimum: CANCEA
TORONTO, ONT.—A new report by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA) shows an imbalance in infrastructure investment levels in Ontario by tier of government (federal, provincial and...
View ArticleFonds FTQ announces residential builds
MONTREAL—Quebec's labour investment fund the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ has announced details of three new projects slated for 2016 and 2017 completions in Montreal, Quebec City and...
View ArticleSohi pledges ‘fair share’ of funding for provinces
VANCOUVER—The federal infrastructure minister is pledging to disburse a "fair share" of new funding to every region of the country, even while some provincial economies flag and others project growth.
View ArticleFCM unveils sustainable community project winners
OTTAWA—A brownfield redevelopment project in Kitchener, Ont. so attractive it enticed Google Canada to move in was one of nine 2016 Sustainable Communities Award winners announced by the Federation of...
View ArticleBuilding costs up slightly in fourth quarter
OTTAWA—The composite price index for non-residential building construction in Canada rose 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, Statistics Canada reported Feb. 9.
View ArticleEllisDon team closes on $1.8B LRT project
TORONTO—A consortium with Montreal's Bombardier and London, Ont.-based EllisDon as major partners, has announced financial close on a $1.8-billion contract with the City of Edmonton to build stage one...
View ArticleCONSTRUCTION CORNER: New design standards draw from past failures
March is National Engineering Month in Canada. The event was created in 1992 by Engineers Canada as a "celebration of engineering excellence."
View ArticleNew MasonryWorx president looks to keep masonry at the forefront
It seems only natural for Bob Sanders to take the lead at MasonryWorx, an association dedicated to the use of brick, block and stone masonry, because he believes in the strength of masonry and the long...
View ArticlePHOTO: Over the Creek
Work is progressing on the Burgoyne Bridge replacement project which carries Regional Road 81 (St. Paul St. West) over 12 Mile Creek and Highway 406 in St. Catharines, Ont.
View ArticleU.K. rail giant applies lessons learned to roadbuilding
Ron Hartman and Jonathan Scott of Network Rail Consulting seized their opportunity to address members of the Ontario Road Builders' Association at the recent ORBA convention to offer a powerful tale of...
View ArticleFalling mineral prices hurt B.C.-based Teck Resources’ bottom line
VANCOUVER—Mining company Teck Resources is reporting a loss of $459 million in its fourth quarter, hurt by a decline in commodity prices. The loss amounts to three cents of adjusted earnings per share,...
View ArticleOntario to fund eight low carbon infrastructure projects with $750 million...
TORONTO—The Province of Ontario has announced that it has successfully issued its second green bond, raising $750 million that will be spent on eight infrastructure projects designated as having a low...
View ArticleARIA system takes inspections to ‘new level’
It wasn't long ago that the idea of using drones for construction-related work was a novelty. In a few locations scattered across North America, drones are being used for inspection of infrastructure —...
View ArticleCN to spend $1.5 billion on track infrastructure
MONTREAL—CN has announced details of its 2016 plan to invest approximately $2.9 billion in rail infrastructure and equipment.
View ArticleDrones an asset in risky and remote situations
Late last year Guy Talbot's Timmins, Ont. survey firm, Talbot Surveys Inc., landed a job surveying an asbestos landfill near Sudbury. The idea of climbing around all of that dangerous material was...
View ArticleWhere do Oil’s Price Woes Pinch Hardest? (Part 1)
Among states and provinces, where do oil’s price woes – down from $145 USD per barrel at its peak; followed by a plateau of $100 for several years until mid-2014; to only a little more than $25 today –...
View ArticleWhere do Oil’s Price Woes Pinch Hardest? (Part 2)
Among states and provinces, where do oil’s price woes hurt most? Parts 2 and 3 of this Economy at a Glance (EAAG) will provide the answer.
View ArticleWhere do Oil’s Price Woes Pinch Hardest? (Part 3)
At a recent gathering of oil ministers in the Middle East, Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to freeze their production at January 2016 levels. Qatar, where the meeting was being held, and Venezuela,...
View ArticleLondon firm creates niche for mid-rise wood construction
In a growing sector, the construction of mid-rise wood buildings is attracting numerous new competitors and London, Ont.-based Strik Baldinelli Moniz (SBM) is successfully creating a niche for itself...
View ArticleProfits from tech stressed at OSWCA seminar
There are all sorts of ways their sector can profit from new technology, members of the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) were told at a seminar held recently, but the best...
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