PROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVES: Never forget critical procurement lessons
For everyone involved in public procurement, two critical lessons need to be followed.
View ArticleParking lot reconstruction an award winner
TORONTO—The Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and IMAX Corporation received a Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence during a ceremony at Queen’s Park recently.
View ArticleManitoba construction looks at prompt payment
Construction leaders and contractors in Manitoba have formed a new committee to advocate for the implementation of a Prompt Payment Act, which would be applied to public and private projects in the...
View ArticlePHOTO: Picasso Progress
Work is progressing for the Picasso on Richmond condominium project in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleAmbitious green agenda for church re-use project in Toronto
Windmill Development Group is acting as co-developer on a project in Toronto that involves adaptive re-use of a historic church and construction of an adjacent four-storey Vestry building.
View ArticleOntario blitz finds thousands of fall hazards
TORONTO—Between July and August 2014, Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspectors visited 1,670 construction projects across the province and found thousands of violations during the blitz, which targeted fall...
View ArticleThe Cement and Concrete Industries are being Storm-tossed by Oil’s Price Drop...
On Thursday, January 15th, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) stunned financial markets by abandoning the ceiling it had been maintaining on the value of the nation’s currency. It did this knowing full well...
View ArticleThe Cement and Concrete Industries are being Storm-tossed by Oil’s Price Drop...
So far, this article has made no mention of engineering/civil construction. One of the prime drivers of cement and concrete demand is the need for infrastructure – in the form of roads, highways,...
View ArticleA Pictorial Comparison of U.S. and Canadian Job Markets (Part 1)
How are jobs markets in the U.S. and Canada performing relative to each other?
View ArticleA Pictorial Comparison of U.S. and Canadian Job Markets (Part 2)
As set out in Part 1 of this Economy at a Glance, ‘indexing’ by means of a common base period provides an easy-to-picture (i.e., through graphs) comparison of job markets in various categories and...
View ArticleMid-rise wood use a needed evolution: advocates
Ontario’s building scene is about to undergo an evolution in residential design as developers take advantage of building code changes that permit residential mid-rises (up to six storeys) to be...
View ArticlePHOTO: Trimming It Up
Work is moving along for the Xpression condominium and retail project on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, Ont.
View ArticleToronto Pan Am Games an infrastructure upgrade catalyst, says organizer official
In order to prepare for this summer’s Pan Am Games, 10 new sporting venues had to be built and upgrades were needed at 15 existing facilities across Southern Ontario where the events will span.
View ArticleInnovation centre slated for Toronto
TORONTO—A new 350,000-square-foot Waterfront Innovation Centre is expected to be built beside Sugar Beach in Toronto’s East Bayfront community, announced Waterfront Toronto recently.
View ArticleBondfield to deliver Whitby’s Fairview Lodge by mid-April
WHITBY, ONT.—Bondfield Construction has indicated that the new Fairview Lodge long-term care home in Whitby, Ont. will likely be turned over to the Regional Municipality of Durham by April 15.
View ArticleNew plan helps apprentice mobility
OTTAWA — Canadian premiers have approved a plan that will make it easier for apprentices to move between provinces and territories while completing their training and certification.
View ArticleA Baker’s Dozen Mid-February Economic Nuggets
Thankfully, the U.S. economy is now performing better than at any time since the Great Recession. The total number of American jobs last year increased by 2.5 million and January of this year delivered...
View ArticleCanadian economy should pick up speed due to stronger U.S. growth
At first, and possibly even at second glance, the picture of the Canadian economy described by data released over the past month is considerably darker than it was just two months previously.
View ArticleUnited infrastructure call by Canadian premiers
During a recent winter meeting of Canada’s premiers, the politicians were united in calling on the federal government for a stronger commitment to infrastructure funding.
View ArticleConstruction Corner: Enter the drones
We’ve heard a lot about the potential that drones hold for the construction industry. They could be used for quick inspection tours of a jobsite, or to make security patrols, especially when the site...
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