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June 24, 2009
British Columbia Supreme Court rules market recovery funds were collected improperly
British Columbia’s open shop construction association and an electrical workers union can’t agree on what a B.C. Supreme Court ruling on market recovery dues really means.
June 15, 2009
British Columbia Supreme Court finds Labour Relations Board decisions biased
The British Columbia Supreme Court has overturned a BC Labour Relations Board decision because of bias.
June 8, 2009
Alberta announces $8.1 billion energy plan
Billions of dollars worth of electricity transmission projects may soon start construction in Alberta.
May 27, 2009
CSA national electrical standards an aid to newly developed safety code
In January, the Canadian Standards Association released CSA-Z462, a voluntary best practices guideline that represents the country’s first national workplace electrical safety standard.
May 25, 2009
Merit Contractors takes aim at union Stabilization funds
Canadian taxpayers are being hosed by big unions who use their monopolies to unfairly subsidize union contractors in bidding against open shops and keep costs unnecessarily high on public projects, says the Merit Contractors Association.
May 6, 2009
CBC/Radio Canada Broadcast Centre carries on during rebuild
After almost three years of construction and renos, the makeover of the 246,000-square-foot CBC/Radio Canada Broadcast Centre in downtown Vancouver is nearly completed.
May 6, 2009
Toxic drywall problem affects homeowners across the United States
Toxic drywall was initially thought to be contained to a few houses in Miami, but an investigation by a U.S. advocacy group has revealed the problem is affecting homeowners across the country.
April 29, 2009
The elusive tale of toxic drywall from China
There is no evidence to support claims that toxic drywall imported from China has made its way to Vancouver, according to some B.C. construction industry experts.
April 29, 2009
Contractors, builders take issue with U.S. union subsidies
A coalition of U.S. contractors and builders claims American unions have spent more than US$1 billion subsidizing union employers unfairly bidding against non-union shops and artificially inflating wages on public-sector jobs.
April 6, 2009
New Canadian Standards Association CSA-Z462 addresses electrical safety requirements
A new 148-page document has many stakeholders confident that greater safety practices can be achieved in the workplace.
March 16, 2009
New construction behind aggressive expansion in Ontario and Western Canada
A&W Food Services of Canada, headquartered in Vancouver, is planning an aggressive 2009 expansion in Ontario and Western Canada despite the economic downturn.
March 16, 2009
British Columbia revising national electrical safety code before adopting it
Revisions to Canada’s electrical safety code are expected to reach B.C.’s provincial government soon.
March 16, 2009
Vancouver building suspended after financing falls through
Downtown Vancouver has become home to one of the more unusual construction sites in the country. Since November 2007, one of the city’s heritage buildings has been suspended six storeys in the air.
March 16, 2009
Alberta capital’s green tower aims for the sky
Downtown Edmonton’s first new office tower in more than two decades is aiming for LEED Silver certification.
March 16, 2009
Lifelong learning is just a part of the job
Sometime back in the 1970s the expression “life-long learning” was invented. Most of us likely thought it applied only to professors who inhabit universities.
March 16, 2009
City of Abbotsford, B.C. bundles projects to get them done
The City of Abbotsford is bringing on stream nearly $100 million in three new community facilities on time and budget – and getting much more facility than it ever imagined.
March 16, 2009
Ottawa's Carlton University agrees to supplementary conditions
Ottawa’s Carleton University has agreed to use CCDC2 2008 in conjunction with an agreed-upon set of supplementary conditions after discussions with the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) and the General Contractors Association of Ottawa.
March 16, 2009
Merger possible for British Columbia construction safety associations
The B.C. construction industry is unusual because it has two, rather than one safety association. That may change within the next 18 to 24 months.
March 16, 2009
Trades can get in on public-private partnerships
The fundamental purpose of a P3 is to download the risk of the project from the government to the team contracted to build and operate it. Beyond that, though, the general contractor will then download a considerable part of the risk to the major trade contractors.
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| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 230 projects with a total value of $3,022,902,525 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on yesterday.
$1,400,000,000 Grande Cache AB Prebid
$140,000,000 Division No 10 AB Prebid
$43,313,500 Columbia-Shuswap RD BC Tenders
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- National P3 office focuses on education
- How to get security clearance for federal contracts
- Smart grids key to alternative power
- Concrete canoe race floats their boat
- We need to be more engaged: International engineers
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- Availability limiting biofuel adoption
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- New name for engineering association
- Aecon honours two 50-year veterans
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- Twists and turns for U.S. housing markets
- Cautious optimism for Onatrio's new Tory chief
- Crews lay cable at The Republic condominiums in Toronto
- Canadian Construction Association secures partial victory on vehicle-use tax
- B.C. union amends its bylaws after judge’s ruling on dues
- Sidewalk work in Edmonton
- At least eight killed in Nigeria building collapse
- Canada unveils model Afghan village
- Financing a go for Bank of America tower in New York
- Just as in Canada, U.S. industry anxious to see stimulus roll
- Dubai eyes 2020 Olympic, World Expo bids
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- Wind farm begins operations near Kingston, Ontario
- Restoration of fort a battle with nature in northern Manitoba
| 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.
| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More 
- Orillia Market Square aims for LEED Silver certification (Jun 25, 2009)
- Designs for new York Region District School Board building features energy efficiency (Jun 23, 2009)
- Vancouver Convention Centre expansion sets new standards for environmental design (May 22, 2009)
- Waterloo partnership seeks LEED Silver for West Side Family YMCA and District Library (May 22, 2009)
- IPC Energy considers Milford location for future wind farm (May 22, 2009)

