Contracts awarded to Can Am Platforms & Construction Ltd. to build modular...
ST JOHN’S,N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has awarded two contracts with a combined value of about $1.1 million to CAN AM Platforms & Construction Ltd. of Shearstown for the...
View ArticleH-Energy to develop plans for Nova Scotia LNG plant
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has announced that H-Energy is developing plans for its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Melford, Guysborough County.
View ArticleOlympic organizing committee under investigation
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang has been under investigation over its preparations for the games, South Korean officials said.
View ArticleConstruction catches the shutterbug with virtual tour
New technology and software are breaking down the two-dimensional wall of traditional photography, allowing contractors and owners to document construction projects as immersive, virtual tours.
View ArticleTen new occupations added to priority jobs
VANCOUVER — The federal government, in partnership with the provinces and territories, will improve foreign credential recognition for 10 additional priority occupations in areas such as the skilled...
View ArticlePHOTO: Regent Park Rubble
ProGreen Demolition continues tearing down aging townhouses near Blevins Place and Shuter Street to make way for the third phase of the Regent Park revitalization project being built by the partnership...
View ArticleThree construction incidents spark MOL investigations
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating three separate incidents at construction sites in Ottawa, East Gwillimbury and Keswick, which happened on the same day and involved the death of worker...
View ArticlePHOTO: Station Cover Up
Exterior work continues on the Station Condos on the Subway in Toronto, Ont. Owner/construction manager of the project is Brandy Lane Homes and completion has been scheduled for late 2014.
View ArticleMOL investigates Toronto worker fatality
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating a workplace fatality in Toronto, which involved the collapse of a trench at a residential construction site.
View ArticleProcurement Perspectives: Government procurement needs goals
Government procurement and its management can only be systematic when it pursues either one goal or a coherent, integrated package of consistent goals. It follows that one of the most effective tools...
View ArticleNew elevator technology give tall buildings a lift
The world’s tallest buildings also require the world’s most extensive elevators. A new highrise elevator technology — UltraRope by KONE Corporation — promises to replace steel cables with a lightweight...
View ArticleNew pellet-fired system to heat hospital
The Grand Falls Hospital is one of the first public buildings in New Brunswick to utilize a new energy-efficient, pellet-fired heating system, which the province says reduces its reliance on oil and is...
View ArticleATTC receives mixed views from industry
Construction leaders have mixed views about the 2014 Ontario Budget’s plan to review the Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit (ATTC), but there is agreement that more details are required about an...
View ArticleAfter a chilly start, Manitoba’s economy should warm as it approaches 2015
After being held in the icy grip of one of the coldest winters on record for almost five months, there is mounting evidence that Manitoba is starting to warm up both physically and economically.
View ArticleEx engineer loses bid to keep parts of Elliot Lake mall collapse report secret
A discredited former engineer has lost his bid to keep parts of a report into the deadly collapse of a northern Ontario mall secret until after his criminal trial.
View ArticleRFP released for construction of a new provincial courthouse
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to support the construction of a new provincial courthouse in Stephenville.
View ArticleRFP released to seek site of new Windsor hospital
The Site Selection Subcommittee with the Windsor Regional Hospital has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) which is inviting property owners to submit land parcels for consideration for a new acute...
View ArticleEnvironmental assessment for mining project moves forward
The federal environmental assessment for the Howse Property Iron Mine Project in Newfoundland and Labrador is moving forward, as funding is made available to support the participation of the public and...
View ArticlePHOTO: Top of the Mill
Construction has reached the top floor at the One Old Mill condominium project in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleCBSA investigates alleged dumping and subsidizing
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is investigating the alleged dumping and injurious subsidizing of certain oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei, India,...
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