PHOTO: Finishing the Façade
Façade work is almost complete on the Hullmark Corporate Centre in North York, Ont. Deltera Inc. is general contractor for the two-tower, mixed-use project that includes condominiums, office/retail...
View ArticleEmerging markets to boom with construction activity
Developed construction markets will continue to take a back seat to emerging markets for the next decade according to Global Construction 2025, a post-recession study on the global construction and...
View ArticleSurvey aims to assess municipal infrastructure
The Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (CIRC) 2015 is preparing to send out a questionnaire to every mayor and chief operating officer in 3,700 municipalities across the country, in order to carry out...
View ArticleBuild schools in the West, nursing homes in the East
Fuelled primarily by an inflow of 268,000 international immigrants, Canada’s population totaled 35,540,000 at mid-year, up 1.1% over the past twelve months and in line with its growth rate over the...
View ArticleCanadian exports take small steps to recovery
Ontario's labour market performance has softened, with employment up a modest 0.6 per cent year over year in the third quarter of 2014. The jobless rate fell to a cycle low of 7.1 per cent in...
View ArticleSix-storey wood construction good for business: OHBA
The arrival of six-storey wood construction in Ontario means there will be more options on how buildings are made, according to a key player in the province’s residential sector.
View ArticleConstruction Corner: Ancient building principles still relevant
The modern craze for the next great thing, the newest technology, the latest fad gets tiresome. So it’s refreshing to read that we are still learning lessons from the ancients.
View ArticlePHOTO: Floor by Floor
Glass installation is underway on the new tower of the Queen Richmond Centre West phase one and two in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleNew Ontario prompt payment group forms
Leaders from a variety of segments of Ontario’s construction industry are launching a new umbrella organization, Prompt Payment Ontario (PPO), which will advocate for the passing of prompt payment...
View ArticlePlacentia, N.L. lift bridge replacement progresses
PLACENTIA, N.L —Construction continues on the new $40.6 million lift bridge replacement in Placentia, N.L., while the old structure reopened recently after being closed temporarily for repairs and...
View ArticleToronto residential sales up in mid-October compared to 2013
TORONTO—Residential sales reported through the TorontoMLS system during the first 14 days of October were up by 12.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, reports Toronto Real Estate Board...
View ArticleOntario contractor pleads guilty and fined after worker loses arm
OTTAWA—McKeown Contracting has pleaded guilty and fined $60,000 after a worker lost an arm in a conveyor at the workplace in Ottawa.
View ArticleMOL investigating construction death after worker fell off a roof
The Ministry of Labour (MOL) has been called in to investigate a workplace incident where a worker died after he fell off the roof of a new home that was under construction in Vaughan, Ont.
View ArticleGlacier Skywalk rises to top CDBI Excellence honours
VICTORIA, B.C. — The Canadian Design-Build Institute (CDBI) announced the winners of its 2014 Design-Build Awards of Excellence on Oct. 17 with the Glacier Skywalk, in Jasper, Alta., being recognized...
View ArticleProcurement Perspectives: Tender standards do not have to be complicated
I still see many issues every week with the tender process because municipalities do not follow the policies and procedures of their council approved by-laws.
View ArticlePHOTO: Richmond Street Rises
Construction is ongoing at the Picasso on Richmond condominium project in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleCanadian construction ripe for tech innovation
The upcoming year could bring in some new technological innovations to the construction industry and across its jobsites, according to Bridgit’s co-founder.
View ArticleTransit and public projects key southwestern Ontario issues
Light rail transit development and a new city hall are among the construction-related issues that have emerged in municipal election races in communities across southwestern Ontario.
View ArticlePHOTO: Piece by Piece
Installation of balcony panels continues on the One Bloor Condos at Yonge and Bloor streets in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleSudbury tries to tackle infrastructure needs
Keeping up with the City of Greater Sudbury’s infrastructure demands and small population needs across its large area, has been challenging for the municipality post-amalgamation.
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