Scaffolding helps build a trades career
It’s an early Sunday morning in summer when 27-year-old Alexandra Kelloway sets out from home for work. She’s off to teach a basic scaffolding course to apprentice carpenters at the Carpenters’ Local...
View ArticlePHOTO: York Street Office
Construction progresses for the office tower One York St. in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleCIQS renews focus on profession promotion
The Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) is launching a new marketing initiative later this year to promote the profession and recruit new members by raising awareness about how they help...
View ArticlePicasso Work
Work progresses for the Picasso on Richmond condominium project in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleTwo-track bridge replacement in Kitchener set to roll
The construction of a two-track bridge to replace the Margaret Avenue Bridge in Kitchener, Ont. is moving forward, after city council delayed the decision in June to consider the provincial...
View ArticleSkyway Bridge crash addressed quickly and repairs underway
Lanes have been cleared, but the dust has not settled after the recent crash on the Burlington Skyway Bridge.
View ArticleMTO set to hit the web for contract management
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is putting bidding and administration of its $2 billion a year contracts online.
View ArticleMedical marijuana sparks a buzz for employers
Marijuana use for recreational purposes is currently illegal in Canada.
View ArticleFunding aims to boost opportunities for N.L. women
The Women in Resource Development Corporation (WRDC) has received federal funding for a project aimed at improving economic opportunities for women in the building trades in Newfoundland and Labrador.
View ArticleConstruction Corner: Tapping into simple pond scum
Just a bit more than a year ago, I told readers about an experimental apartment building in Hamburg, Germany, which is powered by algae.
View ArticleHalifax eyes solar power for Sportsplex
The first installation in Halifax of innovative solar powered energy saving equipment as a retrofit may take place at a local recreation centre, as part of a renovation project to fix the facility’s...
View ArticleElectrical sector studies future women workers
Canada’s electricity and renewable energy sector needs 23,000 new workers by 2016 just to replace retiring baby boomers and Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) hopes many of these workers will be...
View ArticlePHOTO: Mixed-Use Project
Work is moving up on the King Charlotte Condominium and mixed-use project in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleIncrease in apartments push up Toronto’s housing starts in July
Housing starts in the Toronto were slightly higher at 32,475 units in July, compared to 32,024 in June according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
View ArticleLong Harbour industrial park to support emerging projects
Construction has started on an industrial park in Long Harbour, N.L. to support businesses that will supply a new multi-billion dollar nickel processing plant and other emerging projects in the local...
View ArticlePHOTO: Paving at Palermo
Paving is underway for the new Palermo Professional Centre on Old Bronte Road in Oakville, Ont.
View ArticleRoadwork, bridges form backbone of BuildBelleville
The city of Belleville, Ont. is undergoing the largest infrastructure renewal project in its history. Under the BuildBelleville umbrella, the community will invest more than $91 million in...
View ArticlePHOTO: Rebar Crew
Rebar work progresses for the Xpression condominium and retail project on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, Ont.
View ArticleProcurement Perspectives: Contract assessment methodology uncovered
Conceptually, there are a number of different types of assessments carried out: comparative vs. discrete to a particular transaction; continuous vs. milestone assessment; pre-contract assessment (which...
View ArticleDeal signed for Nova Scotia’s Donkin Coal mine
Morien Resources Corp. and Glencore have signed a deal for the sale of Glencore’s interest in the Donkin Coal mine on Cape Breton Island, N.S., which involves the development of one of the largest...
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