<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<rss version='2.0' xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'>
<channel>
	<title>News - Journal of Commerce</title>
	<link>http://www.joconl.com</link>
	<description>Serving Western Canada's Construction Industry</description>
	<copyright>Copyright Reed Business Information</copyright>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<ttl>120</ttl>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Southwest&rsquo;s shotcrete sharp-shooters take on Montgomery Place project]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27593</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Foreman Ross Montgomery and co-worker Doug Yurisich of Southwest Contracting Ltd. aim shotcrete over an excavated face in 6 foot high lifts to form a temporary shotcrete-shored wall at the Montgomery Place project on Bowness Road in northwest Calgary.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27593</guid>
	</item>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Long Lake oilsands project moves to production phase]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27596</link>
		<description><![CDATA[OPTI Canada Inc. completed construction on the first phase of the Long Lake project and crude oil production should begin in mid-2008.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27596</guid>
	</item>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Soaring construction costs may imperil Lundin Mining&rsquo;s Congo mine project]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27597</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Vancouver-based company Lundin Mining Corp. says soaring construction costs are increasing the uncertainty around a billion dollar mining project in Central Africa.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27597</guid>
	</item>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Drop in Alberta construction intentions drags down national permit values]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27590</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Construction intentions in Alberta declined sharply in March, which caused a fall in the total value of building permits in Canada, according to Statistics Canada. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27590</guid>
	</item>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Get ready for the green industrial revolution ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27598</link>
		<description><![CDATA[All sorts of ideas, some old, some revamped, some all new. And all helping make the point that as we deal with the energy crunch that is part of the drawn-out emergency known as global warming, there are going to be many, many bit players in the drive toward solutions. But, writes columnist Korky Koroluk, there is unlikely to be one big star. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27598</guid>
	</item>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Normerica creates warm retreat at Cypress Mountain]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27600</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The 48,000-square-foot timber structure at Cypresss Mountain will feature a large main floor family restaurant, a banquet room, a corporate meeting space, and a large bar and grill overlooking the Super Pipe at Cypress Mountain. Cypress Resort is the official freestyle skiing and snowboard venue for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27600</guid>
	</item>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Construction workers contribute to rise in number of employees with no fixed workplace]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27601</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The construction industry accounted for one-third of the increase in workers who reported no fixed workplace address between 2001 and 2006, according to Statistics Canada. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27601</guid>
	</item>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[British Columbia commits $9 million to National Maritime Centre]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27595</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The provincial government made a $9-million commitment to North Vancouver&rsquo;s proposed National Maritime Centre.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27595</guid>
	</item>
	
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Canada announces construction plans for 2008]]></title>
		<link>http://www.joconl.com/article/id27622</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Canada today announced that the company&rsquo;s annual expansion plans include building, renovating or relocating a number of stores. Through these projects, the retailer says it will create more than 5,000 trades jobs.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:10:03 MDT</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">27622</guid>
	</item>
	
</channel>
</rss>
