Alberta pledges $2.1 billion to build and modernize schools across the province
Alberta pledges $2.1 billion to build and modernize schools across the province
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is pledging to spend $2.1 billion over three years to build and modernize schools across the province. The 2024 budget advances 43 priority school projects, including 28 new schools, 10 replacement schools and five mo...
Government , Infrastructure
Repair work begins on Canal Road after 2021 flooding damage
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Infrastructure
Legal Notes: Contractor confronts ‘do I stay or do I go’ choice
Campus Contracting Inc. found itself between a rock and a hard place. It had bee...
Government
Alberta amending tax rules to offer $5,000 incentive to out-of-province workers
EDMONTON, ALTA. - The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would d...
Government , Labour
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BCIT’s Tamara Pongracz joins CFBC board of directors
LANGFORD, B.C. – Educator and plumber Tamara Pongracz can now add board member t...
Labour
Alberta pledges $2.1 billion to build and modernize schools across the province
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is pledging to spend $2.1 billion over thre...
Government , Infrastructure
Repair work begins on Canal Road after 2021 flooding damage
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Infrastructure
Female trailblazers push DEI during CAWIC webinar
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Associations
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Campus Contracting Inc. found itself between a rock and a hard place. It had bee...
Government
Federal disaster aid for Fraser Valley floods, landslides taking too long: B.C. MP
OTTAWA - The federal government estimates it will need to pay almost $3.4 billio...
Government , Infrastructure
Alberta amending tax rules to offer $5,000 incentive to out-of-province workers
EDMONTON, ALTA. - The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would d...
Government , Labour
Outlook for Non-residential Capital Spending Gradually Brightens into 2025
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Economic
Alberta paving company fined $295,000 for workplace fatality
BROOKS, ALTA. – Alberta-based Smith Group Holdings Ltd. and subsidiary Brooks As...
OH&S
Kicking Horse bridge replacement to begin this spring
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Infrastructure
B.C. updates transit-oriented area manual for local governments and development sector
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Government
Roy named new chair of CCA board of directors
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Associations
Sisterhood at Work: LEAP panel highlights obstacles, strategies for women in the workplace
A recent panel at a women’s construction conference in Vancouver drew from a div...
Associations , Labour
A firm foundation: Base station on track for new Grouse Mountain gondola
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Projects
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Economic
Climate and Construction: European inspiration for both old and new greener urban spaces
Cities across most of Europe experienced higher summer temperatures in 2023 than...
Projects , Resource
BuildForce Canada report gives associations a ‘leg to stand on’ for immigration reform
A new BuildForce Canada report brought together different groups in the construc...
Economic , Labour
Letter to the editor: Repealing an outright ban is ‘fair and open’ tendering
To the Editor: The March 11 article 'One Giant Step Backwards' deserves comme...
Government , Labour
B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents
VICTORIA - Penalties for commercial truck crashes into overpasses or other infra...
Government
Holcim introduces low-carbon ECOAsh in western Canadian Lafarge operations
CALGARY, ALTA. – Holcim North America recently announced it is introducing its E...
Economic , Resource
B.C. moves forward with Barriere commercial vehicle pullout plans
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Province of British Columbia is moving forward with plans t...
Infrastructure
Helmets to Hardhats celebrates the contributions of tradeswomen throughout Canada
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Labour
Project manager Melanie Knowles paving her own path forward in construction
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Labour
Pipeline shortages to return sooner rather than later as oil production booms
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Government , Resource
Alberta announces 14 broadband projects for rural connectivity
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Government , Infrastructure
New Surrey Memorial acute tower announced
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Government , Infrastructure
Suncor signs oilsands lease development MOU with Fort McKay First Nation
CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. has signed an agreement with the Fort McKay First N...
Economic , Resource
Prince Rupert getting $77.2 million in water system upgrades
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Infrastructure
Alberta coal mine moves ahead without permits federal officials say are needed
HINTON, ALTA. — Environmental groups are asking Ottawa to enforce its rules on a...
Government , Resource
‘One giant step backwards’: Manitoba stakeholders voice opposition to PLA reversal
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Government , Labour
VRCA webinar looks at practical approaches to Indigenous reconciliation
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Government , Labour
House of Commons silent, Parliament Hill flag at half-mast after death of Mulroney
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Government
Inside Innovation: New solutions for building tall in tight spaces
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Labour
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Projects
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