SNC-Lavalin signs deals for Quebec City, Qatar jobs
MONTREAL—SNC-Lavalin has announced it has signed two new consulting and design contracts, one for a research facility in Quebec City and one for gas project in Qatar.
View ArticleSabotage may have slowed teams from moving into Rio’s athletes’ village
RIO DE JANEIRO —Sabotage by unhappy workers may have caused water and gas leaks, blocked toilets and electrical faults that slowed teams from moving into the athletes’ village, Rio Olympic organizers...
View ArticleDurham monument honours Highway of Heroes
Durham MP Erin O’Toole describes the Highway of Heroes Durham Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) Monument as a place to pay tribute to Canada’s role in Afghanistan — but more importantly it will mark a...
View ArticlePHOTO: A Chef’s Place
Work is beginning to wind down on the Centennial College Residence and Culinary Arts Centre on Progress Avenue in Scarborough, Ont., with a scheduled completion date of September 2016.
View ArticleMcEwen School of Architecture provides hands-on training
The new School of Architecture at Sudbury, Ont.’s Laurentian University has incorporated design-build principles and hands-on practical training through a comprehensive co-op program to help students...
View ArticleMachinery damaged at three pipeline construction sites
DES MOINES, Iowa —Machinery located at three oil pipeline construction sites in central Iowa was found extensively damaged by fire Aug. 1 in what the company building the pipeline called a shameful act.
View ArticleRoy remembered as one of Quebec’s strongest voices against corruption
QUEBEC —A Quebec provincial politician who died suddenly July 31 succumbed to an acute hepatitis, one of her political aides said Aug. 1.
View ArticleConcord company fined $50,000 after worker injury
NEWMARKET, ONT.—A Concord, Ont. firm that specializes in steel pipe and tube production has been fined $50,000 after a worker was injured by a falling post.
View ArticleA Sometimes Unheralded Driver of Office Building Construction
When considering sources of demand for construction services, one usually first turns to broad economic and demographic variables such as gross domestic product (GDP) growth, interest rates, profit...
View ArticleNew automated plant grows Montreal aerospace cluster
The time is right to be in the additive manufacturing business, says a Montreal executive, especially when one’s product is being sold into the booming aerospace sector.
View ArticlePHOTO: Covering the Storeys
Facade work is progressing on the Globe and Mail Centre on King Street East in Toronto.
View ArticleTesla’s Gigafactory construction moving foward at a furious pace
SPARKS, NEV.—It’s Tesla Motors’ biggest bet yet: a massive, $5-billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly double the world’s production of lithium-ion batteries.
View ArticleFormer Region of Halton employee charged with corruption
HALTON REGION, ONT. —A former Region of Halton manager of plant capital and engineering is facing several charges after being accused of rigging construction jobs and accepting secret commissions.
View Article$15 million announced for new Inuit art centre
WINNIPEG—The federal government has announced $15 million in funding for construction of the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s (WAG) Inuit Art Centre, a new 40,000-square foot, four-storey building that will...
View ArticleIn July, U.S. Manages Exceptional Jobs Growth for Second Month in Row
In July, for the second month in a row, the U.S. economy generated outstanding jobs growth.
View Article‘Get out in front’ of 6 megatrends says Fenn
As governments prepare to spend $175 billion on Ontario infrastructure in the next 10 years, the winds of change are blowing furiously, says one of Ontario’s most respected policy analysts and futurists.
View ArticlePHOTO: Team Work
Work is moving along on the E Condos at Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue in Toronto.
View ArticleSeaway memorial recognizes fallen workers, 60 years later
Growing up, Bonnie Pearson of Ogdensburg, N.Y. says she believed her father was the only construction worker who died while working on the St. Lawrence Seaway project.
View ArticleAirfare to be provided for thousands of stranded, unpaid workers in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, U.A.E.—A top Indian official who arrived in Saudi Arabia on Aug. 3 to meet with the labour minister said the kingdom will provide airfares for thousands of Indian labourers who say they have not...
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