Vaughan Mills project open for business
TORONTO—Ivanhoé Cambridge has officially opened the doors to reveal its $87-million expansion project at Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre.
View ArticleGritziotis drawing out action plan for industry
Ontario’s chief prevention officer for workplace safety is developing a construction action plan, which is designed to reduce fatalities and includes several new initiatives including entry level...
View ArticlePHOTO: Top of the Station
Construction has reached the top floor on both towers of the Station Condos on the Subway in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleJohn F. Taylor House wins top prize at heritage awards
The John F. Taylor House — part of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto Residence — and Market Street Redevelopment in St. Lawrence Market District, received top honours in the buildings category at...
View ArticleEuropean trip provides insight for Kenney
A recent trip to Germany and the United Kingdom for the federal minister of employment and social development provided some valuable insight into how to potentially improve apprenticeship programs and...
View ArticleNewfoundland faces challenges heading into 2015
Midway through the second half of 2014, several key indicators suggest that Newfoundland and Labrador’s economic pulse is not beating as quickly as it was twelve months ago.
View ArticleJim Flaherty honoured for P3 contributions
TORONTO—Late federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was posthumously named the P3 Champion for 2014 by the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP).
View ArticlePrompt payment a hot issue at COCA Construction Day
COCA’s recent Construction Day at Queen’s Park was the perfect forum to hit home the message to Ontario MPPs that prompt payment legislation needs to be top of mind, says the association’s president.
View ArticleBruce Power generates work for building trades
Ontario’s building and construction trades are looking forward to decades of work on a $12 billion project for Bruce Power, which involves the refurbishment of six nuclear units at its facility on the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Jason Kenney talks Canada Job Grant and foreign workers
Minister Jason Kenney was in Toronto recently to talk about some of the new programs the government is planning to roll out to help workers matched up with jobs.
View ArticleCivil infrastructure career opportunities on display
Approximately 80 Niagara Region Grade 11 and 12 students — including between 10 to 15 females — received an upfront tour of construction sites in their area in early October, as part of the region’s...
View ArticleBuildForce innovates to deliver improved outreach
Since its April 2013 launch, BuildForce Canada has worked hard to establish itself as Canada’s top labour market information provider and is continuing that momentum with several new initiatives this...
View ArticleConstruction Corner: Cities need financial tools to build
The mayoral election victory of John Tory in Toronto a few days ago does several things.
View Article3-D sea: Setting sail with state-of-the-art maritime simulator building
With vessels routinely plying the rough waters around Newfoundland’s offshore oil platforms, energy companies are relying on simulators to train a ship’s crews.
View ArticleBuilding terror — a guide to construction-themed horror films
On Halloween, why settle for generic horror movies when we’ve selected a slate of frightening films dedicated specifically to the construction industry?
View ArticleReady for my close-up… EarthCam transforms construction projects
Live on the web via EarthCam, it’s Times Square, the Golden Gate Bridge, downtown Tokyo and... Toronto’s Canary District construction project?
View ArticleWheels get rolling on new Sunnyside Bike Park
September 20th marked the official opening of Sunnyside Bike Park, Toronto’s first official off-road bike park, located near the shore of Lake Ontario, west of High Park. It was also the 50th park...
View ArticleBrick and stonemason apprentices build experience
Restoring heritage buildings is more than just a job for third-year brick and stonemason apprentices Nate Lyons-Fisher and Brian Shepherd.
View ArticleConestoga College gets "heavy" with operator program
Less than six months ago, Melissa Anderson was dressed in business clothes in her position as an executive assistant at the University of Waterloo. Now she is wearing a hard hat and safety boots and...
View ArticleRestoration artist calls on the past to restore for the future
When developers, museums and restoration contractors require specialized painting, they often contact decorative painter and restoration artist Lori Le Mare.
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