The Wisdom to Unlearn a Not-valuable Lesson
Since prehistoric days, a key message passed on from one generation to the next has been buy your own ‘cave’ and, with a steady appreciation in value, you’ll never go wrong.
View ArticlePROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVES: Performance improvement and procurement
Most contracts have to deal with performance issues at some point during major capital projects. Municipalities are taking steps to try to deal with this issue by staff training and a greater awareness...
View ArticlePHOTO: Windows at 66
Window installation moves up on the apartment addition to 66 Isabella St. in Toronto, Ont.
View Article2015 ACEC Summit to explore transformation
This year's Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Canada (ACEC) Leadership Summit will feature forward-looking discussions on how the profession, sector and world are transforming, states...
View ArticleAcadian Peninsula gets shipbuilding funding
BAS-CARAQUET, N.B.—The New Brunswick government is making a strategic investment in the shipbuilding industry on the Acadian Peninsula.
View ArticleHamilton plant aims to recover treasures from tailings
A 20-megawatt energy from waste (EFW) facility in Hamilton not only plans to produce power using waste feedstocks — it could also recover tonnes of steel and precious metals from mine tailings and...
View ArticlePHOTO: Hospital Façade
Façade work continues on the Women’s College Hospital Redevelopment project in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleAdvisory group takes action on construction safety
The Ontario Minister of Labour (MoL) has established a new advisory group to support the implementation of a construction safety action plan which aims to decrease injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
View ArticleFunding fuels 19 First Nation communities
KASABONIKA LAKE FIRST NATION, ONT.—The federal government is investing $28.5 million for the design and upgrades to diesel generating stations and fuel tank systems in 19 First Nation communities in...
View ArticleRoad program rolled out in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHNS, N.L.—The Newfoundland and Labrador government is rolling out a road construction and maintenance program this summer, with some tenders already called and others will be called and awarded...
View ArticleThree More Months until the Intermission Ends
Two of the key statistical series that analysts count on to help them understand what is going on in the economy have been almost unintelligible for the past nine months.
View ArticleOCOT has consumer protection role to play: poll
A recently released Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) shows the majority of Ontario respondents see the College’s public register an important consumer...
View ArticleMOL continues investigation into Markham work site fatality
The Ontario Minister of Labour launched an investigation into a workplace incident in which an aerial work platform toppled over in Markham and killed a construction worker, as the minister sent his...
View ArticlePHOTO: Square One Steel
Structural steel work takes shape for the southwest expansion at Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga, Ont.
View ArticleCompartment Earth touches down at RBC WaterPark Place
Construction of RBC WaterPark Place III on Toronto’s Queens Quay wasn’t complete until the world was delivered to its lobby last December. In this case, the world was represented by Compartment Earth,...
View ArticleKasabonika Lake lagoon contract set
A contract has been awarded and construction has started on a new wastewater lagoon at the Kasabonika Lake First Nation.
View ArticleCarillion achieves LEED Gold for Toronto forensics complex
CONCORD—Carillion Canada Inc. has received LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) for its completed works on the Forensics Services and Coroners Complex in Toronto —...
View ArticleCOCA supports Ontario construction safety advisory group
TORONTO—The creation of a Construction Health and Safety Advisory Group will be a “tremendous asset” to the Ministry of Labour (MOL), states the Council of Ontario Construction Associations’ (COCA)...
View ArticleNTCCC backs CCA’s naming of subtrades best practices bulletin
OTTAWA—The National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada (NTCCC) is applauding the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) decision to release a bulletin recommending the naming of subcontractors in...
View ArticleWhat’s it take to be a City Labor Market Leader?
Today’s Economy at a Glance compares and ranks city labor markets in 42 U.S. metro statistical areas (MSAs) and 33 Canadian census metropolitan areas (CMAs).
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