High demand for female mentors in construction
There's a great demand for female mentors in the construction industry, but there aren't enough of them to go around, says the president of the Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC).
View ArticleTop 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph - July 2016
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Canada in July 2016. Also included is the latest trend graph on starts. This looks at 12-month moving totals of the two...
View ArticleQuebec corruption inquiry catalyst remembered
TROIS-RIVIERES, QUE. - Hundreds of people gathered on Aug. 8 for the funeral of Sylvie Roy, a member of Quebec's legislature known in the province for her tenacious fight in pressuring the government...
View ArticleOntario highlights NOHFC investments
KENORA, ONT. - As part of her week-long trip to more than a dozen communities across Northern Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne highlighted several investments that are being made under the Northern...
View ArticlePHOTO: Care Tower Construction
Work is progressing on the new 17-storey patient care tower and renovations to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
View ArticleStakeholders ‘frustrated’ with EA reform discussions
Ontario construction stakeholders who have been involved in discussions with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) over reform of environment assessment (EA) processes have expressed...
View ArticleOpen Letter to the Premier: What Are You Waiting For? Where’s the Reynolds...
Dear Premier Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's construction industry contributes approximately 6 per cent to the province's GDP and is among its largest employers with 450,000 workers. Not getting paid in a...
View ArticleErnst & Young Tower to join Toronto’s skyline
PCL Constructors Canada Inc. is on track to achieve substantial completion early next February on a 40-storey office tower in downtown Toronto.
View ArticleTwenty major upcoming medical and educational construction projects - U.S. -...
The accompanying tables show 20 of the largest upcoming medical and educational construction projects in the U.S. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve...
View ArticleTwenty major upcoming industrial and water treatment construction projects -...
The accompanying table shows 20 of the largest upcoming industrial and water treatment in Canada. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve additions and/or...
View ArticleFilm industry calls out to construction workers
The Ontario film industry wants experienced construction workers and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) is calling...
View ArticlePHOTO: CEIE Construction
Below grade work progresses on the University of Toronto’s Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CEIE) within the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the St. George campus...
View ArticleWaterloo LRT on track, while second stage kicks into gear
As work continues on the first stage of the light rail transit (LRT) system that will serve the Waterloo Region, municipal officials are laying the groundwork to support the system’s second stage of...
View ArticleEnergy East pipeline project ‘must have’ Mi’kmaq consent to proceed
SAINT JOHN, N.B. —Mi’kmaq communities in New Brunswick said Aug. 10 the Energy East pipeline project must have their consent in order to pass through their territories.
View ArticleOntario to allot spending under federal water fund
WINDSOR, ONT.—Ontario will soon launch the project identification process under the federal government’s Clean Water and Wastewater Fund, selecting municipal and First Nations projects to be funded...
View ArticleNorthland Power projects moving ahead in 2016
TORONTO—Northland Power Inc. of Toronto has highlighted a $6-billion construction portfolio of green energy projects including major builds in Grand Bend, Ont. and the North Sea as part of its...
View ArticleSuspended equipment regs tackle Metron case head-on
Significant changes to Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) regulations governing swing stages and other types of suspended scaffolding should ensure that the Metron tragedy of Dec. 24, 2009 that...
View ArticlePHOTO: Windows at 88
Glass installation is moving upwards on the 88 Scott Condominium Residences and mixed-use project in Toronto.
View ArticleConstruction Corner: Smarter than the average brick
Bricks haven’t changed much for hundreds and hundreds of years.
View ArticleLos Angeles pitches ‘risk free’ 2024 Olympic bid
RIO DE JANEIRO—Los Angeles leaders pitched their bid Aug. 9 for the 2024 Olympics as a “risk-free” project that requires little construction and could produce a financial surplus.
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