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March 15, 2010
Winnipeg gets new water treatment plant
Citizens of Winnipeg are enjoying the benefits of the Deacon Water Treatment Plant, which provides the area with top-quality clean water.
March 15, 2010
Canadian construction experts visit earthquake-ravaged Haiti
A team of construction experts from Alberta and British Columbia are travelling to Haiti, to assess damage to an educational campus and develop a strategy for rebuilding a community.
March 3, 2010
Terrane Metals Corp. set to start construction on mine near Fort St. James, British Columbia
Terrane Metals Corp. is considering options for financing construction on the Mount Milligan Mine project, as the company moves forward with one of the first major mines to be developed in British Columbia in a decade.
March 1, 2010
Construction industry had most workplace fatalities in Alberta
The construction industry had the highest number of workplace fatalities of any sector in Alberta in 2009, but this figure is the lowest in the last five years.
February 22, 2010
TransAlta, EPCOR finishing construction on Edmonton-area coal-fired plant
The construction of one of Canada’s most advanced coal-fired power generation facilities is nearly complete, despite serious skilled labour and material shortages, as well as disruptions in the supply of equipment.
February 15, 2010
Innovative compaction solves instability issue at Calgary pipe plant
The first fully automated concrete pipe plant in Western Canada was built in Calgary using dynamic compaction and includes environmental engineering solutions, such as water and vapour management systems.
February 10, 2010
Steel provides solution in conversion of Vancouver heritage school
When Vancouver property developer Take Root Properties took on the conversion of Strathcona’s Saint Francis Xavier School into a multi-family town home dwelling, it was presented with a unique incentive by the municipality.
January 25, 2010
Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge has significant heritage value
The Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria has significant heritage value because it has a unique bascule bridge system created by one of the most famous bridge designers in the world.
January 11, 2010
Shifting slab led to worker’s death on bridge in Oakville, Ontario
When the concrete slab a worker was cutting shifted below him, it triggered a quick series of events that led to his death on the Bronte Road bridge in Oakville, Ont., according to the Ontario Ministry of Labour.
December 21, 2009
Demolition of Ontario bridge takes hours, not days
In the brave, new world of highway bridge demolition, projects are scheduled over hours, not days.
October 13, 2008
Canadians join massive Angola infrastructure renewal project
Canadian participation in the construction of up to US$1 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Angola is being facilitated by the signing of a new agreement by Export Development Canada (EDC).
October 13, 2008
Concrete soil solidification and stabilization technology helps reclaim industrial sites
In soil solidification and stabilization, the contaminated soil is either removed and mixed with cement or the cement is directly mixed in the soil in-situ, depending on the site and the conditions.
October 13, 2008
Seven Construction Safety Network member companies receive BCRMCA safety awards
The B.C. Ready Mixed Concrete Association (BCRMCA) handed out their first-ever Safety Awards during their recent annual conference.
October 13, 2008
Prefabricated steel-stud panels cut construction time for Solterra Developments
The use of prefabricated steel-stud panels, complete with insulation and finished exterior concrete, is cutting construction time for Solterra Development’s new 134-unit residential complex Summits View in Squamish.
October 13, 2008
New ENX scale weighs in as Alberta’s largest
Not that anyone’s really been keeping track, but a new scale being built and installed by Ancoma Scales for ENX Inc. may be the largest in Alberta.
October 13, 2008
Solar asphalt energy technology heats up
We’ve all seen bad old movies in which an obscure scientist, labouring by himself to develop an idea, suddenly sees it unfold before him with astonishing clarity.
October 13, 2008
Whitemud Resources opens plant to produce metakaolin concrete additive
It’s not exactly a household name, but metakaolin (pronounced “meta-kay-lin”) could be the next big thing in concrete ingredients.
October 13, 2008
RMCAO launches first North American ‘Eco Certified Concrete Facility’ program
The Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario has launched North America’s first Eco Certified Concrete Facility program.
October 13, 2008
Two Ontario workers injured on Garden City Skyway bridge
The Garden City Skyway bridge is the site of two Ontario labour ministry investigations stemming from a pair of work accidents six days apart.
October 13, 2008
National concrete conference takes place December 3-4, 2008
The Concrete Canada conference is being held on Dec. 3-4, 2008 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building.
October 13, 2008
Pontoon controversy hinders bridge decommissioning
Twelve concrete pontoons that floated the old Okanagan Lake Bridge for the past 50 years have been propping up a public debate on how to best dispose of their tons of concrete and rebar.
October 13, 2008
Concrete helps lead the way to green, sustainable construction, Willmer says
Concrete and its major component, cement, have come a long way in the past few years, says Bruce Willmer, vice-president of the B.C. Ready-Mixed Concrete Association and vice-president of Lafarge Canada Inc.’s ready-mix concrete operations in Vancouver.
October 13, 2008
Next Hibernia oil platform will employ concrete gravity base structure (CFBS) technology
The details of the recent $20-billion offshore oil deal signed between Newfoundland and Labrador and an oil consortium including ExxonMobil, Chevron Resources, Petro-Canada and Norsk Hydro have been widely disseminated.
October 13, 2008
Inland Aggregates starts up state-of-the-art facility
A Winnipeg aggregate supplier has made a significant investment in a new automated plant that will serve the local construction market and support economic growth.
October 13, 2008
Special Delivery
A worker cleans out the chute of a cement truck delivering it’s load for a new development on Rosser Avenue and Buchanan Street in Burnaby, B.C.
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| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
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| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More
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