University of Toronto to build $58-million Goldring Centre for sports
The University of Toronto is poised to break ground later this month on the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport, a design-build project is being undertaken by EllisDon. Situated near Varsity...
View ArticleBolton, Ontario Sneath Road Bridge rehabilitation project required careful work
When compared to the numerous multi-million dollar construction projects currently underway in Ontario the $230,000-restoration of the historic Sneath Road Bridge in Bolton might be considered somewhat...
View ArticlePond Biofuels to pilot cement absorption system
Pond Biofuels is piloting a new carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption system at St. Marys Cement.
View ArticleOutlook strong for Windsor, Ontario construction industry
Jim Lyons, executive director of the Windsor Construction Association, says projects such as the Windsor-Essex Parkway and aquatic centre bode well for the industry in Windsor, Ontario.
View ArticleDominus continues construction of Pier 27 Condominiums in Toronto
Work is moving along for the Pier 27 Condominiums phase one and two in Toronto. Dominus Construction Group Ltd. is construction manager of the two towers, owned by Fernbrook/Cityzen Development Corp....
View ArticlePCL works on Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto
Exterior work is progressing on the Bridgepoint Health Campus of Care at the Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto, formerly known as Riverdale Hospital. PCL Constructors Canada Inc. have completion of the...
View ArticleConstruction continues on Queenston Lewiston Bridge plaza near Niagara Falls
Work on the third phase of the Queenston Lewiston Bridge plaza redevelopment project continues in Niagara-on-the-Lake, north of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Scott Builders Inc. is the general contractor.
View ArticleSteel on target in Milton, Ontario warehouse construction
Minneapolis-based retail chain Target will open numerous stores across Canada by 2013. K.C. Welding Ltd., an Angus, Ontario-based steel erector, is putting up a 1.3 million-square-foot steel joist,...
View ArticleOntario 2011 construction fatalities decline, safety improvements made,...
The number of workplace fatalities and critical injuries in the Ontario construction sector declined in 2011, compared to the year before, an Ontario Ministry of Labour report says.
View ArticleOntario Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities opens nominations for...
Nominations are now open for the Minister’s Awards for Apprenticeship Training through Ontario’s Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities. The annual awards highlight employers who show...
View ArticleLamb Developments works on Flat Iron Lofts in Toronto
59 Project Management Inc. began the 10-storey Flat Iron Lofts in June 2010. Designed by Core Architects Inc., the owner is Lamb Developments Corp.
View ArticleSteel hurdles for Aga Khan Museum build
Fabricating and erecting 740 tons or so of structural steel required for the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto posed a series of unusual hurdles. Benson Steel is the supplier and erector for the job. Aga Khan...
View ArticleCarillion Canada progresses on Ontario Coroner's building in Toronto
Work is ongoing for the Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex at 1201 Wilson Avenue in Toronto. Project manager Carillion Canada began the six-storey, design/build project with basement and mezzanine...
View ArticleBenson Steel faces transport challenge on Toronto Yorkdale Mall construction...
At Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Benson Steel faced a challenge: how to transport nearly 30 tonnes of steel girder over a 300-foot stretch atop the roof of one of Toronto’s busiest shopping malls. The...
View ArticleRetired Canadian Army Gen. Hillier addresses Ontario Road Builders' Association
There are so many reasons why Canadians should be optimistic and with that optimism, they can change the world, attendees at the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) 85th annual convention were...
View ArticleOntario College of Trades announces apprenticeship ratio reviews
The Ontario College of Trades first apprenticeship ratio reviews will be held this April. First trades to be reviewed include floor covering installer, mobile crane operator, tower crane operator,...
View ArticleMcMaster U civil engineering professor Razavi involves industry in academia
Saiedeh Razavi, the Chair in Heavy Civil Construction at Hamilton, Ontario-based McMaster University, says industry involvement is an integral part of educating the future of heavy civil construction....
View ArticleConstruction continues on the Upsidedown Condos Phase 1 in Toronto
Work begins to take shape at the Upsidedown Condominiums phase one, designed by Burka Architects Inc., about seven kilometres northwest of downtown Toronto. Owner and general contractor Channington...
View ArticleLife Construction works on Eden Park Towers Phase II in Markham, Ontario
Times Group Corp., along with Life Construction Inc., began the work on the Eden Park Towers Phase 2 north of Toronto in Markham, Ontario in March 2011. The work includes two towers with 416 units. The...
View ArticleRockport works on Twenty One Clairtrell condos in Toronto
Workers prepare rebar at Twenty One Clairtrell condominiums in Toronto. Owner and construction manager the Rockport Group has completion of the seven-storey project, designed by Kirkor Architects,...
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