JOC ARCHIVES

Archives for July 2007

2007-07-30—Construction firms face management shortage
2007-07-30—Last two-lane stretch of Highway 97C gets wider
2007-07-30—Public-private partnership for next leg of Edmonton’s Ring Road
2007-07-30—Injunction issued against Vancouver jobsite picketers
2007-07-30—Inspections will continue during Vancouver strike
2007-07-30—Building trades support kids and research
2007-07-30—WorkSafeBC releases projected premium rates for 2008
2007-07-30—Fairview Container Terminal and Galore Creek projects take shape
2007-07-25—Experts oversee Olympic venue construction
2007-07-25—Contractors seek labour board injunction against picketers
2007-07-25—Architects, engineers may provide inspections during CUPE strike
2007-07-25—Ministry commits $80 million to battle beetle
2007-07-25—Chevron’s Burnaby refinery prefers COR contractors
2007-07-25—Calgary office construction booms
2007-07-25—Construction safety association appoints new executive director
2007-07-25—Emerald Homes plans mixed-use project
2007-07-25—Vancouver allows “alternate inspection services”
2007-07-25—Small Alberta town gets $80-million mall
2007-07-25—Contractors warned of phony plumbing, electrical supplies
2007-07-25—Saskatchewan provides $1.4 million for demonstration hydrogen plant
2007-07-23—Plumbing contractors face lengthy delays
2007-07-23—New skateboard park opens in Kamloops
2007-07-23—Surrey’s growth shows no sign of slowing
2007-07-23—Upgrades to Sea-to-Sky Highway move ahead
2007-07-23—Francois Morton appointed president
2007-07-23—Successful aboriginal skills program extended
2007-07-18—GPS units prevent theft of jobsite equipment
2007-07-18—Contractors push project bonding limits
2007-07-18—Building lien act allows claims for delay damages
2007-07-18—Vancouver convention centre costs rise
2007-07-18—Microsoft plans new Vancouver -area office
2007-07-18—Construction associations call for action
2007-07-18—New Langford condo towers will dominate skyline
2007-07-18—Calgary Zoo scales back expansion plans
2007-07-18—Need a construction bond for your next project? Focus on character, capacity and capital
2007-07-18—Builders can lose “right to repair” construction defects
2007-07-18—Construction equipment theft a “low-risk” gamble
2007-07-16—Numbers of women in construction still low
2007-07-16—New four-storey hotel planned for Hope
2007-07-16—Langford lands massive “green” development
2007-07-16—Plutonic Power project gets underway
2007-07-16—New cycling infrastructure plan gets funding
2007-07-11—Construction Sector Council launches on-line planning tool
2007-07-11—Surge in building activity points to continued economic confidence
2007-07-11—Tender documents and tendering law in Canada
2007-07-11—Nominations sought for Lieutenant Governor’s public safety awards
2007-07-11—KWL’s new offices meet LEED standards for commercial interiors
2007-07-11—Vanbots continues work on Vancouver’s 1 Kingsway project
2007-07-11—British Columia approves $2.5-million seismic upgrade for Fort Langley school
2007-07-09—Vancouver Organizing Committee reports on venue construction
2007-07-09—B.C. plans to establish radio-pharmaceutical laboratory
2007-07-09—Weyburn receives more funding for wastewater treatment system
2007-07-09—Wyndansea master-planned resort includes Jack Nicklaus-designed course
2007-07-09—Partnership speeds up research into mobile IT for construction industry
2007-07-09—Employers soon required to document young workers’ orientation and training
2007-07-09—Vancouver Convention Centre stands out in the downtown skyline
2007-07-09—Long-combination vehicles hit the highway in B.C.
2007-07-09—OMA 2 changes the face of Brentwood
2007-07-04—New program helps women build careers in construction
2007-07-04—ASTTBC elects new president
2007-07-04—QSBC announces new board
2007-07-04—Roof span system saves university both time and money
2007-07-04—ATCO applies to build 240-kv transmission line
2007-07-04—Student carpenters complete BCIT Level 1, now looking for apprenticeships
2007-07-04—Remove formwork after just four hours with Lafarge's new Chronolia
2007-07-04—Phase Two of Northern Rockies Village begins
2007-07-04—Construction industry’s ability to adapt, innovate praised
2007-07-02—Vancouver reopens low-income hotel
2007-07-02—Breathing life into Ottawa transit
2007-07-02—Students to link with Canadian astronaut on space shuttle
2007-07-02—Nuclear debate heating up again
2007-07-02—Bypass will unclog busy city arteries
2007-07-02—Twinning of Highway 63 underway
2007-07-02—Tunnel boring machine begins second pass
2007-07-02—B.C. firefighters to fight fires in Alaska
2007-07-02—Manitoba on course for record boom