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- Course improvements complement VanTech overhaul
- Vancouver Technical school gets upgrade
- Funding committed for post-secondary capital projects in Alberta
- Next schools up
- NAIT'S Building on Demand and ThinkBIG programs receive industry support
- Program Offers Easy Estimating for Small Contractors
- Construction safety rocks to heavy metal
- ASTTBC forecasting critical shortfall by 2010
- Record number of apprentices still not enough to satisfy labour hungry Alberta
- Training requirements for those working with asbestos
- Standard provincial training programs complemented by regional initiatives
- Construction Boom Spurs Internet Activity
- Memorandum of Understanding
- VRCA looks forward to the future
- Argento eyes strategic plan for Canadian Construction Association
- BC Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Reflects on 2005
- Ontario's earliest concrete bridge replaced
- BCRMCA Awards Showcase Concrete Excellence
- School evacuation highlights structural decay
- New Fiber Reinforced Concrete Tested
- Sunset to Feature North America's Largest Spandral Beam
- Western Canada's Longest Concrete Hwy Open to Traffic
- ACI - Alberta Chapter Awards of Excellence
- Aggregate producers lobbying for industry support
- Cement report puts things in global perspective
- Architectural tilt-up concrete new design frontier
- Jumping trout part of public art display
- Lightweight concrete panels are full of air
- Alberta builds first concrete highway
- Fabric forming opens up creative possibilities
- The use of fly ash in concrete manufacturing is a practice that is used worldwide
- Beaver Plastics uses ICF for large industrial build
- Village to house 1,000 created at King Ed & Knight
- Solidification solutions for contaminated soil
- Ready-mixed association makes 2007 CONNIE call
- Sustainability issues to challenge B.C. ready-mixed concrete industry
- Changing demographics make modulars ideal
- No impetus offered for private developers
- New wave of pre-fabs hit
- Demand for modulars keeps rising in Alberta
- Twin will meet new seismic standards
- ATCO provides modulars for Winter Games
- No money earmarked yet for seismic upgrades to hospitals
- Safeguarding kids from a big shake
- Making modulars
- To Russia with ....
- 'Mistakes possible,' says congressional committee
- Branch supports APEGBC Foundation
- Golden Ears more than just a bridge
- Living Shangri-La has Vancouver's Heaviest Tower
- Transfer of intellectual property rights concerns design industry
- Going where most engineers fear to tread
- Cross border business guide to be updated
- Largest tunnel project in decades
- Aerospace Centre flies past constraints
- Mind your 3Ps and Qs: new course offered
- APEGBC is looking to the future
- BC's demand for engineers not being met
- Bridge a quandary
- Alberta Schools for tomorrow
- New construction labour agreements in B.C. feature stability and flexibility
- Workplace injuries to be studied
- IHI wins design-build contract
- Cost increases complicate federal projects
- Gold Seal designation launched
- Construction threatened by labour shortage
- New trades training centre planned
- Boot Camp ramps up
- Richmond Oval skates forward
- Record projects shows investor confidence
- The Paralympic Games showcase venue is no more
- Urban Design Awards
- Applying aggregate a key part of keeping roads safe in winter
- Roadbuilders ready for Gateway challenge
- Pitt River Bridge & Mary Hill Interchange RFQ Out Soon
- France's innovative new Toll Road system
- Sea-to-Sky Highway a construction and logistical challenge
- ROADBUILDING - Useful Products From Unlikely Sources
- Recycling paves way for roadbuilders
- Gateway puts $500 million towards improvements to Highway 1
- Americans warm up to toll road revolution
- Today's recycled steel is as tough as ever
- Dofasco seizes chance to make a difference
- Steelwork danger no greater than other sectors
- Report highlights advantages of steel
- Some facts about steel recycling
- Steel clear choice for future church expansion
- Steel offers range of aesthetic possibilities
- Steel prices stable, meets world demand
- Steel piles set in place for floating bridge
- Leading producers seek market gain
- Canada West chapter joins CRSI
- Golden Ears bridge project ready to roll
- Innovative, space-age lecture hall pods
- Nanotechnology making steel inroads
- Sewers from hell
- Water crisis looming
- New rules aimed at ensuring clean water
- Okanagan developers juggle growth and sustainability
- Selecting professional consultants
- Wastewater treatment not necessarily LEED compliant
- Recovering heat from sewage, new in Canada
- Conference: Pertinent issues on the agenda
- Province records above average snow
- Proving less costly
- Closer monitoring proposed to reduce, not eliminate leaks
- Minneapolis bridge collapse is a wake-up call for Canada
- Sheet metal workers' training centre opens
- Independent contractors set goal to increase membership
- CCA pushes for details on Building Canada plan
- Vancouver Regional Construction Association launches new pre-bid service
- Construction safety program designed for new and young workers
- Employee relations play key role for Merit Contractors
- Steel institute members will need an audited quality management system by 2010
- British Columbia Construction Association delivers 1,600 workers to the market
- Siu system brings construction workers inside faster in cold weather
- Cold weather construction tips and online information
- HVAC & Building Envelope make strange bedfellows
- Cold weather not stopping creative building design
- Construction industry dishes the DIRTT on cold climate construction
- Polarcon use becomes popular in cold weather applications
- Blame for Quebec bridge collapse must be shared, commission finds
- Ontario government should take proactive approach to bridge inspections, says official
- Bridge engineers identify fatal flaw in Concorde overpass
- Commission of Inquiry examines construction of de la Concorde overpass
- Experts believe existing safeguards make similar bridge collapse in Ontario unlikely
- Concorde commission finds lax inspection regime allowed decay to spread
- Highlights of the recommendations of de la Concorde overpass inquiry
- Quebec builders welcome creation of bridge agency
- Tilt up concept used in construction since 1960s
- Use of self-compacting concrete spreads in construction industry
- Montreal infrastructure evaluation company develops testing methods for concrete
- Canadian Construction Association says VIA Rail WiFi retrofitting project not infrastructure
- Pervious concrete pavements are a sustainable practice
- Tilt-up panels approach 100 feet in height
- Concrete bridges replacing steel and wood
- Sensors in Parliament Hill’s Peace Tower track structural strength
- Alberta tilt-up market constrained by lack of engineers
- Sanderson Concrete still going strong after 78 years
- A special delivery for Infinity Towers
- National Research Council teaches old materials new tricks
- Pre-cast production upgrades are expensive
- Repointing mortar standards studied
- Concrete can be considered fashionable with new uses
- Pre-cast segments help streamline rapid transit project
- Environmental friendly cement
- Killer weir to be converted
- Don't water that ready-mixed batch
- Keeping the noise down - highway traffic noise barriers
- Conductive concrete test results stable
- In-yard water features popular with homeowners
- Concrete gives Kwantlen expansion a green edge
- New research centre for UBC Okanagan
- Niche markets lead to creative new housing design
- Affordable luxury offered for starter market
- New Proccesses needed for certifying LEED structures
- Traffic Control Regulation Changes - what do they mean for you?
- Construction sector not a hotspot for claims fraud
- Master plan communities offer buyers transitions
- Call for submissions for VRCA annual awards
- Cutting corners can boost long-term costs
- Tight scheduling ups risk for subcontractors
- Ten years to clean up Sydney Tar Ponds
- Houston adopts new energy efficient plan
- Vancouver Island projects strive for LEED certification
- World Sustainable Building Conference showcases Canadian design
- Contractors turning to e-bidding for equipment
- Kitchener receives 15 new heavy equipment operators
- New technology keeps on trucking
- Skidsteer, trailers and generators hot items with thieves
- Heavy equipment theft rises
- Operator trainees get the basics with new program
- Test drive a career in road building and heavy construction
- A touchdown for Structal-Heavy Steel
- Apprenticeship program gaining favour
- Iron ready to roll at show's new demo zone
- Sault scholarships an incentive to learn a construction trade
- Road to be built in two phases
- Drill sergeants roll out boot camp welcome mat
- Residential Construction Industry Training Organization offers new programs
- Trades Discovery program helps students find their way at BCIT
- Safety can be an important part of professional development
- Vancouver job coach helps underemployed find better jobs
- BCIT distance learning program offers international flavour
- Educator helps students find career path
- Taking on apprentices worth the investment, study finds
- Western provinces lead the charge in apprenticeship enrolment
- BCIT’s pipefitters program focusses on residential heating
- Dublin Institute of Technology confers honorary PhD on Patrick J. Quinn
- Rainscreen requirement tops building code changes
- Calgary construction companies collaborate
- Architects still want solution to liability issues
- APEGBC issues second set of earthquake guidelines
- Industry welcomes changes
- Business isn't done on a handshake any more
- Finding insurance coverage
- Calgary's Deerfoot Trail to have Alberta's first post-and-cable barrier safety system
- Non-compliance a sticking point
- Canada Line Tunnel Portal construction activity is underway
- Alberta government antes up $12 million for Edmonton art gallery
- Whistler to upgrade sewage plant and system in time for 2010 Olympics
- Hospital construction booming across British Columbia
- Canada Post eyes new location outside City of Vancouver
- British Columbia’s Major Projects Inventory shows increase
- University of British Columbia’s projects cater to researcher capabilities
- New health clinic in Edmonton receives $909 million
- Simon Fraser University’s student enrolment drives campus construction
- Caterpillar site helps government construction equipment buyers
- British Columbia invests in health and education facilities
- Retiring boomers create challenges for Parksville and Qualicum
- Alberta invests additional $350 million to maintain public buildings
- Gateway program gets ready to motor
- Toll to roll not an issue on B.C. highways
- Giant cofferdams for tunnel build risky business
- Banking on the Sea-to-Sky Highway
- European project system gaining attention
- Overpass sought for Deltaport train problems
- Highways rehabilitation drives government investments
- Work limits give construction truckers the gears
- Winter weather puts pressure on maintenance crews
- Transportation an essential service
- Roadbuilding explores self-consolidating concrete
- Seismic standards for steel frames to be reconciled
- Building around planes, trains, ferries and automobiles can be a logistical nightmare
- JDG Construction recycling used steel buildings
- Raising the bar code for efficient tracking sys
- Corrugated steel wall system beats plywood under quake conditions
- Canadian firm honoured for participation in U.S. memorial
- Airport's new fire institute highlights green building
- Oborowsky to take over reins of steel construction institute
- Awards showcase innovative use of steel
- Steel is the most recycled material on earth
- Cable net wall gives illusion of transparency
- "We're the envy of the other regions right now"
- Rustic Steel barns hub of community activity
- Phenomenal amount of steel used in centre
- Vanbots celebrates opening at ROM
- Ledcor’s high-end construction contributes to the shopping experience at Holt Renfrew
- University of British Columbia includes Buchanan C Building in major renovation project
- Vancouver International Airport’s West Chevron project earns praise
- Vancouver Regional Construction Association awards focus on teamwork
- Vancouver Regional Construction Association announces Silver Award winners
- Salt-water aquarium does more than just look pretty
- New Simon Fraser University building takes VRCA awards judges to TASC
- Fred Welsh Ltd. earns award for design of ventilation system at Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
- International Marine Flotation Systems floats new design for University of British Columbia boathouse
- Continuing education
- CRD addresses sewage treatment problem
- Earthquake assessment to mitigate sewer system damage
- GVRD considers recycling biosolids as energy source
- Dayton & Knight builds British Columbia's largest radial well.
- Side Scanning revolutionizes pipe inspection
- Wetlands provide natural filtration system
- Permeable surfaces store rainwater runoff
- Sewage treatment upgrades
- City of Calgary's Water Centre shooting for gold
- Conference discusses infrastructure upgrades
- Horizontal directional drilling gaining popularity
- KWL Emerald System monitors water and flow levels
- New reservoir to solve Tofino's water problem
- New treatment plant for year-round tourist area
- Seymour Capilano Filtration Project
- Vancouver construction association members cover Northview course
- Ontario General Contractors Association partners with Rescue 7
- CCA supports federal Contract Payment Reporting System
- Prince George Construction Association celebrates 50 years
- New CAWIC president keen to help women shake stereotypes
- Consulting Engineers of British Columbia plans name change
- Kelowna high school students get behind the wheel of some heavy machinery
- ...while the Construction Safety Network tempted passersby with candy.
- Makita took the plunge with a new circular saw...
- The 24 Hour Glass booth offered great odds...
- The RSC Equipment Rental guys were ready to make a deal...
- ...while a McNichols rep took to the floor to show her wares.
- Journal of Commerce readers were no dummies...
- ...while Leisure Bath Ltd.’s Relax-A-Mist garnered plenty of attention from show-goers.
- ...and neither were visitors to Reed Construction Data’s booth
- Custom Project Ear created a quiet space....
- ... while Heat Innovations representatives demonstrated how they stand behind their products.
- City of Richmond proposes ‘flexible’ green-roof bylaw
- BEMCO experts spot problems in existing building envelopes — and in new ones, too
- Expert offers tactics for designing carbon-neutral buildings
- Gauvin 2000 Construction conducts three-year experiment into building envelope technology
- Strategic plan adopted by contractor council
- Construction Sector Council debuts construction-foreman job profile
- Kamloops city engineer applauds growing Gold Seal certification program
- Building Information Modelling seminar offers first-hand look at new technology
- Outgoing Canadian Construction Association chair recalls highlights of year in office
- Canadian Construction Association approves Code of Ethics for Gold Seal certificate-holders
- Canadian Construction Association adopts Model Code of Ethics for Construction
- CCA chooses not to adopt Vancouver construction association’s best-practices document
- Association looks for construction-industry feedback on Canadian Experience Class program
- More Canadian construction firms consider company-wide Gold Seal certification
- 90th Annual Canadian Construction Association Conference
- Experts share views at New Methods of Public Procurement seminar
- Elvis is in the Canadian Construction Association conference building
- Whip it Good
- Miller Group president Leo McArthur named Canadian Construction Association’s Person of the Year
- Cool Puttings
- New Canadian Construction Association chair puts trades training first
- Photo Gallery: Party-goers strut their stuff at CCA conference
- BC Ready-Mixed Concrete Association names 2008 Connie Awards finalists
- Canadian projects help BubbleDeck’s new concrete slab show off its versatility
- Buried pipes deliver concrete to Menkes’ job site
- Palazzo resort claims title of largest LEED building
- Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct project team copes with settling
- “Concrete lifting” replaces need to rip out sunken slabs
- National concrete conference takes place December 3-4, 2008
- RMCAO launches first North American ‘Eco Certified Concrete Facility’ program
- Whitemud Resources opens plant to produce metakaolin concrete additive
- Two Ontario workers injured on Garden City Skyway bridge
- New ENX scale weighs in as Alberta’s largest
- Next Hibernia oil platform will employ concrete gravity base structure (CFBS) technology
- Concrete helps lead the way to green, sustainable construction, Willmer says
- Inland Aggregates starts up state-of-the-art facility
- Seven Construction Safety Network member companies receive BCRMCA safety awards
- Special Delivery
- Solar asphalt energy technology heats up
- Concrete soil solidification and stabilization technology helps reclaim industrial sites
- Pontoon controversy hinders bridge decommissioning
- Canadians join massive Angola infrastructure renewal project
- Prefabricated steel-stud panels cut construction time for Solterra Developments
- Canada’s middle-aged road system needs more investment
- Job growth is a front-line indicator of economic health
- Barrie and Kelowna lead in housing start gains
- Expect a mid-year growth pause in Ontario
- Canada’s construction starts fail to keep up through April
- More investment in sewage treatment essential for improved water quality
- Yen and Yuan are moving up in value
- Most provinces have refreshed their water-supply systems
- Greenback and loonie joined at the hip since last September
- Canada in 2007: Marginally slower but regionally balanced growth
- "Green" solutions can have hidden costs
- Bank of Canada adopts "wait-and-see" approach to further interest rate cuts
- Bank of Canada cuts overnight rate by 50 basis points
- Canada’s fourth-quarter 2007 “final domestic demand” still strong
- Canada’s trade surplus is “slip-sliding” away
- Three key measures of consumer spending ease in February
- Still strong fundamentals should sustain commercial construction through 2009
- There can be soft landings on the moon, but rarely for housing starts
- Prospects for growth dim in many developed countries
- Canada’s sanitary and storm sewer system: Out of sight, out of mind
- First-quarter housing starts up in majority of Canada's cities
- Canada's inflation rate continues to slide
- Latest Bank of Canada survey shows cooler outlook for construction
- Construction starts in first-quarter 2008 are not encouraging
- Canada's industry-based GDP -0.2% in February
- Canada's merchandise trade surplus bounces back in February
- Multiple-unit housing starts remarkably resilient in first quarter
- Canadian food prices may heat up soon
- Manufacturing is the weakest link
- Business and governments plan to continue investing in 2008
- St. Catharines-Niagara's economy chugs along despite pressures
- Canada’s fourth-quarter productivity growth disappoints again
- Latest capacity utilization rate at lowest level in 10 years
- The housing start, home price and labour market connection in February
- More firms put hiring plans on hold
- Rising house prices are good news for Canada's economy
- If aging continues, more bridges and overpasses will be ready to "retire" early
- Canada’s inflation rate remains subdued in February
- Private office buildings lead starts through February
- Canada's foreign trade surplus back on track, thanks to price of oil
- Tightest labour markets are still in the west, but the east is gaining slowly
- Outlook for non-residential investment continues to deteriorate in 2008
- House-related spending will boost retail sales in 2008, but not so much in 2009
- Canada's retail sales drop below benchmark level in March
- Does Canada really have a cold?
- June 2008 Canadian economic outlook table
- The bloom on Alberta's economy may have faded, but it hasn't fallen
- Canada's first-quarter GDP decline was a rare event
- Victoria hosts hottest economy in Canada
- The three real reasons to stand pat on interest rates
- Hiring plans for second half of 2008 cool, particularly in construction
- The "I" word returns..."Inflation" that is
- Canada's construction starts through May continue to disappoint
- U.S. and Canadian growth rates present a conundrum
- Québec likely to grow ‘très lentement’ (slowly) into 2009
- Crops and energy help, while forestry and autos hinder, Canada's foreign trade
- CanaData’s construction starts are -20% year to date in August
- Canada’s productivity performance remains weak in first quarter of 2008
- Canadian housing starts now level with last year
- British Columbia’s economic outlook remains sunny, but could turn cloudy
- Add utilization rates to the list of negative indicators
- Following rapid rise, oil prices should fall as demand softens
- Largest declines in operating rates were all tied to export markets
- Tough policy choices as inflation heats up
- In terms of population growth, Western Canada definitely wins
- Canada’s housing market is changing – look at the regional figures
- Purchasing managers send mixed messages on growth
- Concerns about the economy creep into retail sales
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s future economic prospects look rock solid
- Real home prices will drop between 0% and 5% in 2008
- Demand for Canadian office space remains strong, for now
- Outlook surveys present opposing views on prospects for growth, but not inflation
- Canada’s first-half housing starts this year match last year
- Housing starts in Ontario strong – The province didn’t get the memo
- Saskatchewan’s well-fertilized economic prospects glow brightly
- Accept it – the bias for interest rates is upward
- It slows the bleeding, but the patient remains in a coma
- Service sector job growth in Canada is tracking the U.S. downward
- Biofuels: Seldom is so much spent to achieve so little
- The heyday is over for construction employment
- Sustained investment should underpin New Brunswick’s growth in 2008-2009
- Some disturbing trends in the latest employment numbers
- Consumers flex their purchasing power even as GDP numbers weaken
- Retail sales show that motorists are altering their behaviour
- Cap and trade: Effective policy or just every bureaucrat’s dream?
- Motor vehicle sales are driving into some potholes
- Toronto’s prospects look good for now, but challenges lie ahead
- Canada’s trade surplus stayed strong in May – three major influences on exports
- Canadian construction job market should remain somewhat tight into 2009
- Price increases leading to stagflation continue to haunt U.S. and Canada
- Now that non-residential construction costs have hit a 25-year high, what’s next?
- Manitoba’s near-term economic prospects are among the best in Canada
- Canada’s housing starts plunge in July
- Regional housing strength shifts to the east
- Expect renovation spending to downshift over the next two years
- CanaData’s 2008 housing starts forecast revised up; 2009 revised down
- Canadian consumers appear better prepared for chilly economic conditions ahead
- Slowdown in retail sales has crept across the border
- Disappointing second-quarter GDP numbers overlook underlying strengths
- Canada’s employment prospects fray at the edges
- After its Olympic sprint, expect China’s economy to jog into 2009
- Canada sheds 55,000 mostly part-time jobs in July
- Canadians buy record number of U.S. homes
- Some regional housing markets show the strain
- Break in commodity price bubble benefits just about everybody
- Commodity price bubble bursts – construction costs receive a reprieve
- Shares, stock, equities – By whatever name, it’s been a wild ride
- Climate for construction hiring appears positive as 2009 approaches
- United States economy more likely to suffer negative impact of deflation
- Jailing the bearer of bad economic news doesn’t solve Latvia’s problem
- Will a meltdown in U.S. commercial mortage market be next?
- Europe’s economic outlook takes a definite downturn
- Québec mini-budget cuts taxes and boosts investment to avoid recession
- Too many Ontario and Québec cities rank low on jobs
- The outlook for Canada’s home renovation market
- Taking comfort from Canada’s solid economic base
- Recent declines in labour productivity threaten to hobble economic growth
- Canada’s economic outlook – Let’s not be naive
- Record-low capacity utilization points to weak business investment in 2009-2010
- Large firms more productive, Bank of Canada study finds
- Rumours of Ontario manufacturing industry’s death are greatly exaggerated
- Weaker investment in Canada and Ontario bodes ill for future growth
- Why infrastructure spending may be Canada’s best shot at beating the economic crisis
- Canada’s housing market – home-buying sentiment suffers some setbacks
- Globalization in a time of recession and deflation
- The spotlight turns from inflation to deflation in the U.S. and Canada
- More help wanted in Regina
- Federal Reserve Bank’s December Beige Book brings more bad news
- Canada’s housing market: Losing its foundation
- Canada’s economy gets two so-so rankings – again
- Canadian retail holiday spending should hold up better than in the U.S.
- Canada appears headed for longer-than-normal recession
- Permanent tax cuts work, but temporary fixes don’t
- Canada’s labour markets start to slide: Construction will feel the impact
- Alex Carrick: Should the U.S. and Canadian dollars be combined?
- Why do Toronto incomes lag behind those in other Canadian cities?
- Deteriorating U.S. outlook does not bode well for Canada
- Flattening office-vacancy rates point to weaker commercial construction ahead
- Drop in U.S. retail sales brings distress to Canada’s doorstep
- Heading into 2009, Canada’s economy will fare better than most
- Canada’s economy entering recession: Satisfactory third-quarter GDP growth
- Employment growth slows but doesn’t stall (yet)
- Regional housing markets in Canada — some wide swings
- World’s central banks take coordinated and unprecedented action to lower interest rates
- Construction prices run low on oil
- What President-elect Barack Obama will mean for Canada
- Steel prices likely to decline into 2009, economist says
- Drop in commodity prices raises prospects for equities
- Expect slower hiring to dampen migration in 2009
- Full-time, part-time, private and public labour markets all come into alignment
- Canadian housing starts remain elevated in September 2008
- Canadian economic growth likely to stall in fourth-quarter 2008
- Western Canada keeps posting “Help Wanted” signs — for
- Hotel and motel construction likely to slow in 2009, then rebound in 2010
- The roles of China, autos and hesitancy in consumer spendi
- Financial sector bailouts move to a new phase
- When it comes to energy investment, Alberta is losing some of its lustre
- Why bail out the Big Three automakers?
- More negatives are appearing in Canada’s city labour markets
- Bank of Canada cuts 2009 GDP forecast by almost 75%
- Consumer spending in the U.S. takes a tumble; Canada set for a fall
- The Bank of Canada’s heroic fight against deflation
- Canada’s city labour markets hold up well through October
- Bank of Canada rate cut, Canada’s strong banking sector and international financial overs
- Inflation may look dead, but it’s probably just sleeping
- Headline inflation in the U.S. is double Canada’s level — Part 2
- Value of Canadian institutional building permits jumps 26.6% in January 2008
- Trump helps push up Canada’s January starts
- Canadian wholesalers send retailers a message of caution
- Look for Bank of Canada to make two more cuts to overnight interest rates
- Industrial capacity utilization rates drop to lowest level in more than 10 years
- Construction industry profits most from rising exchange rate, study reveals
- U.S. retail sales begin to stumble and stagger
- Energy prices +5.4% in Canada and +17.0% in the U.S.
- Headline inflation in the U.S. is double Canada’s level — Part 1
- Drop in plant usage in Canada adds to growing evidence of slowdown
- Toronto housing starts defy gravity
- Headwinds from the U.S. will slow Nova Scotia’s economic growth in 2009
- Outlook for Canadian engineering construction in 2009 begins to dim
- Construction's share of Canada's total employment at 33-year high
- A 13-step action plan to fix the financial mess
- Turning the clock back doesn’t necessarily reduce energy use
- Mid-year update on residential construction: taking a breather
- Federal Reserve cuts target interest rate by 50 basis points
- Black Monday was nasty for the U.S. and Canada
- Consulting engineers say sustainable development should be key election issue
- Construction industry seeks stable levels of investment from new government
- Concern over carbon tax proposal
- CCA joins chorus of voices calling for skilled labour
- Sustainable development should be key election issue, consulting engineers say
- Canadian construction industry sets out agenda for coming federal election
- Newcomb takes the helm of Association of Canadian Engineering Companies
- Energy Quest Inc. heads overseas to help build Romanian gasification plant
- Sub-surface dewatering system may solve west Quesnel’s ground-movement problems
- U.S. general contractors welcome “Transportation for Tomorrow” study
- Section GC 6.6 of 2008 CCDC2 outlines procedure for changes to contract price
- New Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre features North America’s largest green roof
- Mike Holmes awarded honorary doctorate by British Columbia Institute of Technology
- PCL Westcoast Constructors leads string of successful public-private partnership projects
- Metro Vancouver’s new Zero Waste Challenge encourages businesses to divert waste from landfill
- Contractors see labour shortage as biggest obstacle, Ontario Construction Secretariat survey finds
- Wescan Enterprises loses B.C. Court of Appeal bid against City of Burnaby
- Munters Inc. contractor takes ‘dry’ to a whole new level
- Georgia-Pacific’s paperless drywall gains foothold in new low-rise construction
- Heavy Equipment Show back to Tradex next year
- Canadian operator wins international rodeo championship
- Electric drive redefines dozer productivity
- Canadian registry of stolen heavy equipment needed to fight growing theft problem
- Finning Canada secures $360 million deal to provide oilsands equipment
- Tunnel boring machine opens up transit route
- Construction companies rise to the challenge
- Open shop associations merge worker benefits
- David McDonald takes top seat at Open Shop Contractors Association
- Potential workers look for the right fit at construction boot camp
- Certification review recommends establishment of College of Trades in Ontario
- Merit Alberta delivers training programs for open-shop construction managers
- KTW Construction spruces up Vancouver’s Main Street with new mixed-use building
- University of the Fraser Valley combines trades training with academics
- Construction employment awaits many CORE graduates
- Concerns voiced over plans to make ironworkers trade more specialized
- Youth strut their stuff at 14th Canadian Skills Competition
- Morguard Investments teams with City of Ottawa to build multi-purpose music hall facility
- Lark Group ready to break ground on assisted living complex
- URS Canada completes preliminary designs for transit operations and maintenance facility
- ZAS Architects complete designs for Edithvale Park community centre and elementary school
- Cool Aid Society gets ready to break gound on emergency housing facility
- Beedie Group builds huge distribution warehouse in Port Coquitlam
- Nahanni Construction prepares to build new facility for Alzheimer’s patients
- Fall construction start planned for Shannon Springs Resort
- Life Construction accepts sub-trade pricing for Bayview Villas townhouse development
- Aecon Buildings ready to start construction on new University Centre tower
- Friggstad Downing Henry Architect has new Oxbow school designs underway
- North Shore Library marks Kamloops’ first foray into P3 development
- Hydro Quebec opts for renovation of Gentilly-2 nuclear plant
- Vanbots begins work on Thompson Rivers University’s House of Learning
- Saskatoon’s Circle Drive south-river bridge wins funding
- Developers pull plug on Leslieville Lofts project
- First Nations groups get approval for construction of new Manitoba casino
- Riocan Holdings Tillicum plans multi-family development for Saanich
- Project team selected for new Whitehorse correctional facility
- Aspen Ridge Homes seeks sub-trade prices for Charles Street West condo project
- Egil Lyngen Architect selected to design Langford sports centre’s arena and bowling alley
- Construction of Kelowna General Hospital Ambulatory Care Tower now underway
- Norplex Group announces construction of La Cour des Braves condo project
- Moose Jaw ready to select project manager for $61-million sports multiplex project
- Sernas Associates plans new mixed-use residential development for Port Darlington
- Construction begins on phase two of Geranium’s Cardinal Point subdivision
- Stature Construction seeks sub-trade pricing for Admiral Collingwood Place
- SMV Architects undertake redesign of planned Danforth Avenue apartment building
- Graziani & Corazza Architects prepare preliminary designs for Rain Condominium towers
- Bousfields Inc seek approvals for Brookhill Neighborhood residential development
- Graziani & Corazza Architects continue preliminary designs for Fly Condominium tower
- DJ Campbell Construction Ltd. seeks sub-trade pricing for Mode Lofts
- Advent Health Care Corp. seeks rezoning for retirement community at North York General Hospital site
- AJ Tregebov Architect completes designs for residential building at 500 Oriole Parkway
- Developers place planned Metropolitan apartment building on hold
- Jones Consulting Group seeks approvals for Blue Sails condominiums
- Imperial Oil begins conceptual plannning for Ioco development
- Construction underway at AP50 pilot aluminium plant in Jonquière
- Designs for Thompson Rivers University House of Learning move ahead
- Cariboo Regional District puts multi-centre facility on the municipal election ballot
- Daffodil farmer’s residential community plan faces fierce opposition
- Fairmont Hot Springs Resort gets billion-dollar makeover
- Kasian Architecture wins design-services contract for Federal Building and Centennial Plaza project
- Stuart Olson Constructors ready to begin expansion of Bow Valley College
- Group 2 Architecture Engineering Ltd. prepares preliminary designs for Red Deer City Hall project
- Red Deer College seeks Expressions of Interest from architectural firms
- Roseau River First Nation seeks private investors for community medical office
- Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc. near completion of working drawings for Aura at College Park
- Ventin Group readies working drawings for Goodes Hall at Queen’s University
- Major redevelopment planned for Lloydminster Hospital
- Jawl Holdings starts construction of office tower at 800 Yates Street
- Construction underway at Statesman Group’s Pineridge Mountain Resort project
- Rio Tinto Alcan invests in new run-of-river hydro project at Shipshaw power station
- City of Thompson plans new water treatment plant
- Quadrangle Architects begins working drawings for new phase of Downtown Markham development
- Kaneff Properties Ltd. plan Mississauga Road office building
- Great Lands Global Realty begins work on Mona Lisa condominium
- Peel Region makes green plans for new Heart Lake Community Recycling Centre
- BMW Canada celebrates groundbreaking at site of new corporate headquarters
- Thompson Rivers University receives funding for library, First Nations learning centre
- Vrancor negotiates with City of Oshawa for downtown brownfield site
- Westmana Development proposes 95-unit condominium complex
- Geoff Courtnall and Pamela Anderson plan upscale waterfront residential complex
- Ottawa grants environmental approval for $4.6 billion Goldboro energy project
- Duteau Water Treatment Plant put out for general-contractor tender
- Tercon Construction proposes Juniper Ridge residential community
- Irving Oil and BP partner in Saint John refinery feasibility plan
- Designs for new Corrections Canada office set to begin
- Haastown Holdings ready to accept subtrade pricing for Waterscape phase one
- Adamson Associates Architects prepares preliminary designs for Britannia Farmlands complex
- Pratt & Whitney plans $575.3 million investment in Quebec construction
- Dickinson & Hicks Architects Inc complete preliminary designs for One Elizabeth Place
- Peter Archer & Associates begin site plan designs for Shelburne retail development
- Joseph D. Battaglia Architect seeks municipal approvals for North York development
- FRAM Building Group seeks subtrade pricing for Stouffville Creek Retirement Residence
- Yarmouth gets go-ahead for $24.9-million replacement high school
- Page+Steele approaches completion of working drawings for Bravo condominium
- Burka Architects complete designs for Brownstones on Wallace project
- FRAM Building Group seeks subtrade pricing for Four Elms Retirement Residence
- EllisDon Corporation awards sub trades for Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre
- Greyhound Canada gets ready to move into new Winnipeg facility
- FRAM Building Group ready for sub-trade pricing at Port Credit Village development
- Kaneff Properties Ltd. seeks municipal approvals for French Cross property
- Brandy Lane Homes seeks municipal approvals for Mountain Trails townhouse development
- MHBC Planning Inc. seeks municipal approvals for Innisfil commercial centre
- Rafael + Bigauskas Architect completes designs for 520 Steeles West development
- Baldassarra Architects complete working drawings for Highway 48 commercial development
- EI Richmond Architects nears completion of working drawings for Star Tower
- Page+Steele readies preliminary designs for Scenic condominium
- Marcon Construction will build Harrison Pointe Congregate Care Residence
- Preview Builders wins contract for Cheam Recreation Centre redevelopment
- Durwest Construction wins contract to build new facility at Royal Roads University
- BC Place Stadium prepares for new retractable roof
- Revelstoke School District moves ahead with plans for two new schools
- Metro Tower III earns Canada’s first LEED CS Platinum pre-certification
- Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners design Oak Ridges Community Centre
- Tri Power Development applies to develop condominiums at Richards Street site
- Hilton Hotels plans Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Sherbrooke Street
- Manitoba Hydro plans new Riel Converter Station
- Grandview Shores proposes upscale condo/hotel complex for Trail
- Terasen ready to select project manager for Lions Gate biogas energy facility
- Alberta commits $200 million to Federal Building renovation and redevelopment
- Public Works Canada issues Request for Qualifications for RCMP E-Division headquarters
- Norson Construction begins renovations to create Vancouver’s first Wal-Mart store
- ENMAX ready to break ground on Crossfield Energy Centre
- Galleries Saint-Hyacinthe to undergo major expansion, renovation
- Great Canadian Casino plans expansion of Boulevard Casino
- Clear Vistas Community plans cross-Canada design competition
- Construction gets underway at Quigg Group’s Capella development
- George Brown College wins $61.5 million in provincial funds for Toronto waterfront campus
- York Region re-defines phase-two expansion of Georgina Water Treatment Plant
- TransLink plans to replace Patullo Bridge with six-lane toll route
- Province approves plans to replace Burnaby Central Secondary building
- Redevelopment plans for Oak Bay Beach Hotel proceed
- Site preparations now underway at Duchess Park school project
- Construction begins on Royal Jubilee Hospital
- Trioka Developments plans massive make-over of Kelowna waterfront
- Assiniboine Community College prepares to start construction of Len Evans Centre
- Plans get underway for Saline Creek Plateau and Parsons Creek communities
- Group proposes to build private university campus at Whistler
- Life Construction seeks trade prices for 500 on Sherbourne condominium project
- Capital Health seeks RFPs for LEED consulting services
- North highway connector project moves ahead
- Northwest Connect wins contract for Anthony Henday Drive
- Cochrane plans general contractor tender for water-treatment plant in fall 2008
- Working designs nearly complete for Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus
- Townline Group plans redevelopment of former Fantasy Garden World property
- Town of Markham proposes new LEED-compliant Cathedral Town firehall
- Salter Pilon Architecture nears completion of Georgian Manor working drawings
- Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners begin designs for LEED Silver-compliant community centre
- Salter Pilon Architecture Inc. wins contract to design Bradford recreation centre
- Federal Building parkade and plaza project receives $156 million in Alberta funding
- City of Lethbridge seeks proposals for fleet repair and storage facility
- Brookdale Centre plans Kingston Road commercial development
- Langford’s Westhills project aims to be greenest neighbourhood west of Ontario
- PCL starts construction on Kristall Resort and Wellness Centre
- Caledon seeks control architect for Mayfield West Secondary Plan Area
- General contractor New Dawn starts clubhouse construction at Wildstone resort
- Alcan moves closer to construction of Kitimat aluminum smelter
- Construction underway at Interfor’s Adams Lake sawmill
- Town of Oliver presses on with plans for wine village
- TransCanada ready to start construction on North Central Corridor project
- International marina proposed for Victoria’s Songhees waterfront
- Three Point Properties starts construction on Wild Coast Cottages
- Menkes sets early 2009 start date for Four Seasons hotel project
- Ottawa’s Congress Centre prepares to set green example
- York Region plans Keswick odour-control facility
- Durham Region plans expansion of transit facility
- SmartCentres ready to start construction of Port Perry Wal-Mart store
- REC Silicon plans $1.2-billion manufacturing plant in Quebec
- Viljoen Architects readies working drawings for Stonebridge by the Bay
- Tri Power Development plans 22-storey office tower adjacent to GM Place
- Massive new mail processing plant planned for Winnipeg
- Spanning the Fraser River in Prince George, B.C.
- The Hole library in Edmonton is aiming for LEED silver
- The Federal Building in Edmonton is pretty, pretty vacant, but they’re starting to care
- Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, B.C. prepares for boomers
- Earth, Air and Water in Victoria, B.C.
- Plans brewing to replace 71-year old bridge at Surrey, B.C.
- Preparing for Emergencies in Victoria, B.C.
- Kelowna, B.C. upgrading route for province’s third RapidBus system
- Public works conference in British Columbia takes on country twist
- MMM Group forms alliance for P3 transportation projects
- Cutting Deep
- TransLink responsible for more than just transit
- Highway contractor ratifies deal with 135 employees
- Crane death leads to municipal road changes
- Taking Aim
- Alberta company gets massive fine in workers death
- Roads used in effort to stop river from flooding
- Koreans learning to operate heavy equipment
- Cariboo Connector program proceeding at cautious pace
- Ontario training facility picks up $1.7 million in provincial funding
- Innovative engineering makes highway upgrades possible
- Port Coquitlam overpass overcomes challenges
- B.C. quarry deaths spur safety program
- Amphibious excavator used to break up river ice jam
- Road to redemption not an easy path
- Pace of worldwide construction continues to push steel prices up
- Steel worker hurt on Manitoba jobsite
- Sable Resorts builds Legacy on Mara development to last
- Tons of steel make Calgary’s Bow tower possible
- LEED drives demand for salvage steel in Western Canada
- Pacific Coast Steel acquires Century Steel
- ITC Construction Group builds island treasure at Port of Nanaimo Centre
- Sunset Community Centre
- William R. Bennett Bridge floating bridge one of just eight in the world
- Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre turns up silver bounty for three contractors
- TASK Construction Management comes in under budget at Oliver Woods Community Centre
- Scott Construction wins VRCA silver award for Quest University
- Ledcor’s aviation and aerospace centre at BCIT takes off
- RMT Contracting’s Pemberton Community Centre project earns VRCA silver award
- Total value of projects by VRCA Awards of Excellence winners surpasses $1 billion
- Scott Construction’s below-grade building gives York House School its home-field advantage
- Ledcor Special Projects finds plenty of surprises during UBC Chemistry Building renovation
- Sooke sewage treatment facility leaves the door open to expansion
- Micro turbines improve efficiency of Prince George wastewater treatment plant
- Terasen Gas pilot project captures, upgrades and injects biogas into natural gas system
- Hinton eco-industrial park first to use small-bore sewer system
- Potholes wreak havoc on Ontario’s infrastructure
- Capilano-Seymour filtration project’s twin-tunnel construction still faces delays
- Relocation of utilities poses challenges for Canada Line’s Vancouver corridor team
- British Columbia Water and Waste Association members set to gather at annual convention
- Epcor launches Lead Service Replacement Program in Edmonton
- Stormtec Filtration treats Grouse Mountain ‘tunnel muck’ with organic flocculent
- Table salt feeds Port Moody’s new rechlorination station
- Industry Training Authority strives to increase female participation in construction trades
- Canada’s first female building inspector stays ahead of the curve
- Thorn earns inaugural Distinguished Service Award
- Former carpenter becomes key part of Scott Construction management team
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