New Jakarta airport terminal flooded just days after opening
JAKARTA, INDONESIA—The operator of the Indonesian capital’s main airport has apologized to passengers for flooding at its brand new terminal after rains overcame drainage pipes and inundated the...
View ArticleMinto, Reid’s, Tridel top builder award finalists
Toronto —Minto Communities, Reid’s Heritage Homes and Tridel have been announced as finalists for the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) 2016 Ontario Home Builder of the Year award.
View ArticleConstruction company fined $50,000 after new employee suffers critical injury
TORONTO—Sean Teperman Consulting Corp., a Toronto-based construction company that specializes in demolition services in construction, pleaded guilty and has been fined $50,000 after a worker suffered a...
View ArticleOntario home inspectors could soon be regulated
TORONTO —Home inspectors in Ontario could soon be regulated under legislation the Liberal government says it intends to introduce this fall.
View ArticleWildlife officials protest $57-million dam and fish bypass
BILLINGS, MONT. —A group of Montana and federal wildlife officials have lined up in opposition to a $57 million concrete dam and fish bypass that the U.S. government says would help an ancient and...
View ArticleBombardier wins $1.7-billion railway car contract
MONTREAL—Bombardier’s railway division has won a $1.7-billion order to build 660 railway cars that will secure 1,000 jobs at its Derby facility in England.
View ArticleOPG confirms timeline for Darlington refurbishment
TORONTO—Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) has set the timetables for two major builds — one a $12.8-billion megabuild — in its latest quarterly financial report.
View ArticleShaping the next generation of construction
With a looming skilled labour shortage predicted in Canadian construction, the Ontario Construction Careers Alliance (OCCA) is hoping to combat the problem by reaching out to high school students...
View ArticleFederal government doling out $1.49 billion for Ontario transit
The federal treasury is doling out $1.49 billion worth of transit funding among cities in Ontario for track upgrades, new buses and improvements and accessibility upgrades to stations, the prime...
View ArticleU.S. Steel Canada rejecting Essar’s attempts to buy Stelco
HAMILTON - U.S. Steel Canada Inc. is rejecting advances from the Essar Global fund, saying it isn't qualified to purchase the company formerly known as Stelco, which has been seeking a buyer under a...
View ArticlePrince Albert receives deposit from Husky to cover emergency water costs
PRINCE ALBERT, SASK. - The City of Prince Albert has received a $5-million payment from Husky Energy to help pay direct and indirect costs the city has incurred following the Husky Energy oil pipeline...
View ArticleTunnelling complete on Eglinton Crosstown LRT
TORONTO - Tunnelling is now complete on the 10-kilometre underground tunnel portion of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) line.
View ArticleProcurement Perspectives: Understanding the true cost of construction projects
It would be safe to say that the development of reliable construction price indices requires a thorough understanding of all stages of the construction process from material supply through to the sale...
View ArticleThe vision behind the Vellore Village library
Construction is expected to get underway this fall on the new Vellore Village South Library in the city of Vaughan, Ont. Designed by Toronto's ZAS Architects Inc., the 7,730-square-foot facility will...
View ArticleA Late Summer Review of the U.S. Economic Outlook
ConstructConnect’s latest forecast numbers for many of the key economic variables measuring the performance of the U.S. economy are set out in Table 1. The logic employed in making the projections is...
View ArticleManitoba economy hit speed bump in early 2016 but will rebound in 2017
After exhibiting the third strongest economic performance (+2.3%) in the country after British Columbia and Ontario during 2015, the Manitoba economy hit a speed bump early in 2016.
View ArticleMassive mural honouring American workers closer to reality
WINSTED, Conn. - A Connecticut artist's dream to honour American workers with a five-storey-high mural that ties in contributions from thousands of children across the U.S. is moving closer to reality.
View ArticleMinistry of Labour hiring 38 construction, industrial inspectors
TORONTO - Ontario's Ministry of Labour (MOL) will be hiring 38 inspectors to help enforce Ontario's occupational health and safety laws at industrial and construction sector workplaces across the...
View ArticleFederal infrastructure funds for N.B. and N.S. set
OTTAWA - The government of Canada reached long-awaited infrastructure funding deals with its counterparts in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick last week, green-lighting numerous projects in those provinces.
View ArticleApplications open for Ontario 150th anniversary funding
TORONTO - The province is encouraging municipalities, community organizations and indigenous groups to review and apply for funding programs as a way to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation in...
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