$3.7-billion Quebec highway project set
MONTREAL — Engineering firm WSP Global was part of the winning consortium selected by the Quebec government to rebuild a Montreal highway at a cost of $3.7 billion.
View ArticlePHOTO: Subway Extension
Work is ongoing for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension at the York University station in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleBuilding Blocks: A DCN EAB discussion on leadership
At this year’s Daily Commercial News (DCN) Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) meeting, board members discussed some core issues facing Canadian construction. The members looked at what is key in...
View ArticleLiberals’ majority win Ontario story of the year
The provincial Liberals toppling opposing parties and forming a majority government came out on top as the biggest newsmaker among Ontario construction leaders this year.
View ArticleBuilding Canada Plan among federal stories of the year
Canadian construction leaders have differing views of what is the most important federal construction news story of the year, which includes the launch of the new Building Canada Plan, initiatives to...
View ArticleBuilding Blocks: A DCN EAB discussion on globalization
At this year’s Daily Commercial News (DCN) Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) meeting, board members discussed some core issues facing Canadian construction. The members looked at what is key in...
View ArticlePHOTO: Two Tower Job
Construction is moving along on the Perspective Condominiums in Etobicoke, Ont.
View ArticleSt. Thomas hospital build shortlist unveiled
ST. THOMAS, ONT.—Four companies have been shortlisted by Infrastructure Ontario and St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital to build and finance the hospital’s emergency, ambulatory and mental health...
View ArticleMobile tech innovation impacted Canadian construction
The rapid innovation in mobile technology has been the driving force in the Canadian construction industry’s technological evolution in 2014, according to some leaders in the industry’s tech space.
View ArticleBuilding Blocks: Tackling industry challenges
The Building Blocks series takes a deeper look at some of the ways Canada's construction industry can move forward, by pointing out challenges and proposing collaborative solutions.
View ArticlePHOTO: Love Phase One
Exterior work has reached the rooftop of the Love Condominiums Phase 1 in Scarborough, Ont.
View ArticleBuilding Blocks: A DCN EAB discussion on industry threats
At this year’s Daily Commercial News (DCN) Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) meeting, board members discussed some core issues facing Canadian construction. The members looked at what is key in...
View ArticleOne Bloor wins international high-rise award
TORONTO—Great Gulf has won the International Property Award for Best International High-Rise Residential Development for its One Bloor condominium project in Toronto.
View ArticleORBA Road Building Academy Feb. 23-27
MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—The Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) has announced its courses for the 2015 Road Building Academy.
View ArticleNorth American architects break down work barriers
Architecture is a global profession, explains the executive director of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), and a major agreement between Canadian, U.S. and Mexican architectural regulatory...
View ArticleBuilding Blocks: Dispelling myths and misconceptions of working in construction
The Building Blocks series takes a deeper look at some of the ways Canada's construction industry can move forward, by pointing out challenges and proposing collaborative solutions.
View ArticlePHOTO: Labs and Learning
Construction is at the top floor of York University’s New Engineering Building at the Keele campus in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleBuilding Blocks: A DCN EAB discussion on dispelling myths
At this year’s Daily Commercial News (DCN) Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) meeting, board members discussed some core issues facing Canadian construction. The members looked at what is key in...
View ArticleCarpenters’ crank up infection control training for its members
As hospital renovation and expansion programs increase, contractors face more pressure to get the work done on time and without contaminating hospital operations.
View ArticleUnder the hood, former GM transmission plant demolished
WINDSOR —Driving along busy Walker Road in the centre of Windsor’s once thriving industrial auto economy, motorists would be hard pressed to realize that the massive 1.4 million sq. ft. brown and beige...
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