January 9, 2013
Journal of Commerce Update for the week of January 14th, 2013
In this week's update, we look at some of the stories we'll be covering in the Journal of Commerce for the week of January 14th, 2013.
A Langley, B.C. contractor has tracked down his stolen excavator. Using Google Earth and his Cessna plane, Assertive Excavating and Demolitions owner Mike Holloway was able to find the stolen item before local police.
Staff writer Richard Gilbert has a story about the partnership between Chevron Canada and Apache Canada Ltd. which moves forward the proposed Kitimat Natural Gas facility project in northeastern B.C.
Our editorial advisory board answers “what will be the biggest challenge of 2013?” and columnist Korky Koroluk looks at the new Federal Skilled Trades program.
Make sure to check out this week’s feature video, which showcases the ceremony held every year to memorialize the Bentall 4 workers who lost their lives more than thirty years ago.
JOC DIGITAL MEDIA
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 470 projects with a total value of $6,376,918,947 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on Wednesday.
$100,000,000 Provost AB Prebid
$44,300,000 Red Deer AB Prebid
CONDOMINIUM APARTMENTS & TOWNHOUSE COMPLEX
$34,000,000 Langley, Dist Mun BC Negotiated
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Construction Site Arson
- VIDEO: Journal of Commerce Update for the week of May 27th, 2013
- Historic church renovation reaches new heights
- Hiring of foreign workers for hospital project outrages union
- Festival of Architecture hits Halifax
- Acetylene torch explosion causes significant damage
- Winnipeg Southwest Transitway wins award
- Vendor performance is key measurement
- NDP leader spoke to police about corruption
- Big contract down under for ATCO Structures
- RFQ issued for Kamloops hospital project
- VIDEO: Economic Update May 21, 2013
- Future tradespeople put to the test
- Ontario raiding season closes with a thud
- Bird flags challenges in Canadian construction
- Ontario commits to Hwy. 427 expansion
- GO Transit to build new maintenance facility in East Gwillimbury
- Ancient First Nations site damaged during work by BC Hydro
- Federal NDP leader speaks to police 'to help' with Quebec corruption probe
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- An Overview of Prices and Sales in the Diverging U.S. and Canadian Housing Markets (April 25, 2013)
- Canada’s Precarious Dependence on the Commodity Price Super-Cycle (April 22, 2013)
- Twenty major upcoming residential and transportation terminal construction projects - April 2013 (April 15, 2013)
- More
