PCL secures Ottawa cardiac support project contract
OTTAWA—The University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Infrastructure Ontario have awarded a fixed-price contract to PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (PCL) to build and finance the Cardiac Life Support...
View ArticleWaterloo begins EA for Woolwich Street
WATERLOO, ONT.—The City of Waterloo has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment Study ‘Schedule ‘C’ and is asking for public input for the section of Woolwich Street from University Avenue to Bridle...
View ArticleNo jail time in scaffolding deaths is ‘despicable’: Dillon
The Ontario building trades are upset that no jail time was given to the official of an Ottawa firm responsible for the supplied scaffolding in the deaths of four construction workers on a Toronto...
View ArticlePHOTO: New Headworks and Pumping Station
Work progresses on the new Duffin Creek WPCP Stages 1 & 2 upgrades — Headworks and Influent Pumping Station in Pickering, Ont.
View ArticleNew IUPAT building a one-stop shop for its members
The new International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 46 building is a one-stop-shop that members can be proud to call home, says the union’s business manager.
View ArticleP.E.I. government slated to invest in new university building
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —The Prince Edward Island government is planning to invest $16 million to establish a new School of Sustainable Design Engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI).
View ArticleFeeling Perplexed about the Economy? Concentrate on Five Variables (Part 1)
Are you perplexed by the maelstrom of economic news these days?
View ArticleFeeling Perplexed about the Economy? Concentrate on Five Variables (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this article, there was an examination of how the price of oil, the price of gasoline, the price of imports, the price of exports and the value of the greenback are meshing and melding to...
View ArticleMixed industry reaction to OFL’s WSIB review
A scathing Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) report accusing Ontario’s WSIB of rebating millions to companies that were found guilty of workplace fatalities is receiving mixed reviews among those in...
View ArticlePHOTO: New Pumping Station
Work progresses on the new West Richmond Hill Pumping Station in Richmond Hill, Ont.
View ArticleConstruction Corner: Floating wetlands idea comes ashore
We’ve long known the value of wetlands.
View ArticleThird party safety verification smoke and mirrors, states OGCA study
Who is safe? How does an owner hire a contractor and have confidence that they are as qualified on health and safety as they are to deliver the project? Ontario hasn’t had a process to provide...
View ArticleHeading into 2015, U.S. and Canadian economic indicators are pointing up
Based on the latest economic statistics, it appears that year-to-date economic growth on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border is stronger than was initially reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic...
View ArticleTen Mid-December Economic Nuggets
In synopsis form, here are ten of the top economic news items or data “nuggets” to emerge through the mid-point of 2014’s final month.
View ArticleCity of Moncton to build $95.4-million sports centre
MONCTON, N.B. — The City of Moncton, N.B. is evaluating submissions from two contractors to build a $95.4-million sports and entertainment centre in the city’s downtown, but the size of the new...
View ArticlePHOTO: Double Scoop at the Mall
Work is moving along on the east expansion to Yorkdale Shopping Mall on Dufferin Street in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleAdventures in engineering with WSP’s Steve Burrows
Steve Burrows doesn’t mind being referred to as the Indiana Jones of engineering — it’s just that Harrison Ford never really examined the interiors of Egyptian pyramids or helped uncover the design...
View ArticleVideo series aim to educate the role of quantity surveyors
The Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) is launching a series of videos to attract and recruit students at colleges and high schools, as well as to raise awareness within the construction...
View ArticleMajority of educators say skilled trades needed: CAF report
OTTAWA — A report released by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) states 91 per cent of educators are convinced skilled tradespeople will always be needed, creating a case for connecting students...
View ArticlePHOTO: Celsius Construction
Exterior work is progressing at the Celsius condominium and townhouse project in Toronto, Ont.
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