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March 22, 2010

Chilliwack Cultural Centre project sets tilt-up concrete record

The $22-million Chilliwack Cultural Centre project recently set a Canadian construction record for tilt-up concrete, as massive panels 82 feet (25 metres) in height were erected in January.

March 17, 2010

Wood being considered as preferred building material for federal projects

Earlier this month, a private member’s bill asking that wood be the preferred construction material for federal projects briefly held the parliamentary floor for second reading and debate.

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 15, 2010

Construction restarting on hospital in Fort St. John, British Columbia

Steel and other building materials are on-site awaiting co-operative weather and a construction re-start on the $297.9 million Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care Project in northeastern British Columbia’s Peace River country.

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

Government takes over Northwest Territories P3 bridge project

A bridge being built as a public-private partnership (P3) is being taken over by the government of the Northwest Territories after an extensive redesign of the superstructure and a new contractor was hired to complete construction.

March 10, 2010

Scott Construction continues work on research centre at Vancouver General Hospital

A worker is busy cutting rebar at the future site of the Robert N.H. Ho Research Centre at Vancouver General Hospital.

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.

March 1, 2010

Lethbridge, Alberta builder converts water tower into restaurant

Builder Doug Bergen always marvelled at his town’s water tower while growing up in Lethbridge, Alta.

February 22, 2010

Victoria airport interchange built in a roundabout way

After years of lobbying, a major interchange, complete with two large roundabouts, is being constructed to improve access at Victoria International Airport.

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.