Archives for January 2005
- 2005-01-31—Fundraiser launched for Sudbury theatre renovations
- 2005-01-31—Investigation to determine if baby’s death related to hospital construction
- 2005-01-31—$500M Edmonton highway project
- 2005-01-31—Hanfeng Evergreen confirms plan
- 2005-01-31—Atco homes to shelter construction workers at Iceland smelter
- 2005-01-31—MORE MALL
- 2005-01-31—COCA summons province to attack underground economy
- 2005-01-31—Green building guidelines unveiled at International Builders’ Show in Florida
- 2005-01-31—London won’t appeal if Shriners pick another city for new Canadian hospital, official says
- 2005-01-31—Construction industry veteran behind new management solutions software
- 2005-01-31—Influential architect dies at 98
- 2005-01-28—WSIB and CRA join forces to battle underground economy
- 2005-01-28—Direction for water, sewage firm
- 2005-01-28—Sales down but 2004 still good year for new homes and condos in GTA
- 2005-01-28—Groupe Laperriere wins Chilean job
- 2005-01-28—Ottawa construction industry gets behind 'Roger's House'
- 2005-01-28—Leap-frog housing a threat to farmers, expert says
- 2005-01-28—Spyware taking toll
- 2005-01-28—Niagara highway back to square one
- 2005-01-28—McGuinty thrashed for rushing flawed greenbelt plan to cover up ‘inadequacies’
- 2005-01-27—SOLARA SITE
- 2005-01-27—Hearing to determine LIUNA’s trusteeship order on Local 183 to take several months
- 2005-01-27—High school students get hands-on experience
- 2005-01-27—U.S. softwood anti dumping duty shaved due to ‘ministerial errors’
- 2005-01-27—Pension plan board pumps $470M into European infrastructure funds
- 2005-01-27—Sudbury hopes to snag federal funding for
- 2005-01-27—Recommendations in aggregate study include narrowing road-width
- 2005-01-27—Shriner’s hospital committee touring possible host cities
- 2005-01-26—HUDSON CONDOS
- 2005-01-26—Oil giant teams with Nigeria
- 2005-01-26—Coalition warns privatizing power makes us accountable to NAFTA
- 2005-01-26—Royal Group issues
- 2005-01-26—Mississauga building shifts to commercial and industrial
- 2005-01-26—Marshall Macklin Monaghan on board
- 2005-01-26—Cineplex to build three more
- 2005-01-26—Proposed Wal-Mart ignites sparks in Edmonton
- 2005-01-26—COVER UP
- 2005-01-26—N.S. construction company to blame for
- 2005-01-25—Proposed $700M natural
- 2005-01-25—Holcim comes to terms with British construction group in takeover bid
- 2005-01-25—Best time to sell?
- 2005-01-25—Churchill warns cost of new plant, lost contracts will cut profit by $4.5M
- 2005-01-25—NUMBER 260
- 2005-01-25—Construction workers should expect to be on the job in 2005
- 2005-01-25—Proposal for $125M storage facility denied
- 2005-01-25—Aecon makes final pour for Morrison Hall
- 2005-01-25—Ontario won't build more casinos, minister says
- 2005-01-25—More than 50 hydro projects are being
- 2005-01-24—CAPITAL BUILDING
- 2005-01-24—ROCKEFELLER REBAR
- 2005-01-24—British firm buys Yolles Group
- 2005-01-24—Groupe Laperriere wins two contracts in China
- 2005-01-24—College to help
- 2005-01-24—Ontario to issue
- 2005-01-24—Sri Lankan politicians unite to launch $3.5B rebuilding program
- 2005-01-24—Tempers flare over Zonolite insulation
- 2005-01-24—Aecon expects $10 million pretax loss for 2004
- 2005-01-24—New GO station for Mississauga
- 2005-01-24—Exporter confidence is flagging
- 2005-01-24—TransCanada to build $200M gas storage facility
- 2005-01-21—Construction in full swing for $200M Niagara Falls attraction
- 2005-01-21—Pakistan seeks World Bank mediation over Kashmir dam dispute
- 2005-01-21—Correction
- 2005-01-21—Strong dollar will hurt economy, economist says
- 2005-01-21—Trump sues developer over Seminole casino project
- 2005-01-21—Toronto developer wants to turn upscale Grimsby hotel into retirement residence
- 2005-01-21—B.C. mining plan called propaganda
- 2005-01-21—Lakehead plan
- 2005-01-21—Sharp to build $1.45B plant in Tokyo
- 2005-01-21—U.S. firm to build $45M complex in Montreal
- 2005-01-21—Battle over Minaki Lodge proceeds
- 2005-01-21—Making brownfields green
- 2005-01-21—Reject plan to relax Kyoto targets — environmentalists
- 2005-01-20—Tower Twosome
- 2005-01-20—Marshall Macklin Monaghan concludes acquisition of Bel-MK Engineering Ltd.
- 2005-01-20—Emissions report makes unreasonable demands: CCA
- 2005-01-20—No delay for Red Hill Expressway
- 2005-01-20—Canada to decide on Alaska pipeline permits within weeks
- 2005-01-20—Alberta plans major centennial projects
- 2005-01-20—Engineers asked to contribute more to tsunami relief effort
- 2005-01-19—Edmonton residents battle Wal-Mart plan, despite offers
- 2005-01-19—Brazil to build 15 new hydroelectric power plants
- 2005-01-19—OGCA steps up promotion of Gold Seal program
- 2005-01-19—Volpe to review illegal labourers in GTA - report
- 2005-01-19—Strip club to be converted into church
- 2005-01-19—STUDENT PADS
- 2005-01-19—Federal apprenticeship advisory
- 2005-01-19—If greenbelt plan hurts property values, Ontario farmers want restitution
- 2005-01-19—A proven approach
- 2005-01-19—Registered Code Agencies an option
- 2005-01-18—Construction, consumers
- 2005-01-18—Resist the urge
- 2005-01-18—Windsor workers are not owed a
- 2005-01-18—Talks go cold over new power plant for N.B.
- 2005-01-18—UNIVERSITY PROJECT
- 2005-01-18—New product from aluminum waste used to strengthen, improve cement
- 2005-01-18—18 YORKVILLE
- 2005-01-18—WTO creates panel to rule on U.S. compliance in
- 2005-01-18—Mississauga building shifts to commercial and industrial
- 2005-01-17—Michelin's new 'Tweel' being tested on construction vehicles
- 2005-01-17—Legislation skirts some key issues but restores balance to industry
- 2005-01-17—SNC-Lavalin to build $122M plant at Pearson
- 2005-01-17—China rushes to expand transportation networks
- 2005-01-17—Ontario-based MetriCan Stamping to build Tennessee plant
- 2005-01-17—Imax signs another theatre construction deal in China
- 2005-01-17—Manufacturers' raw material costs drop
- 2005-01-17—PARK GLEN PROGRESS
- 2005-01-17—Town shuts door on building of $2.5B aluminum smelter
- 2005-01-14—No quick fix for labour supply issue
- 2005-01-14—Carpenters union makes donation for tsunami relief
- 2005-01-14—New house prices up again
- 2005-01-14—CanWel succeeds in bid for Sodisco Howden
- 2005-01-14—360 ° PROGRESS
- 2005-01-14—Alcan building two new plants in Russia for $55M
- 2005-01-14—Province funds Ottawa-Hull bridge study
- 2005-01-14—Holcim makes bid to buy Aggregate Industries
- 2005-01-14—Magna eyeing industrial land purchase
- 2005-01-14—JOBSITE DELIVERY
- 2005-01-14—The brownfield enigma
- 2005-01-14—Merger forges union powerhouse
- 2005-01-14—First Capital plans $47M in acquisitions
- 2005-01-13—Retracing the economic scars of 2004
- 2005-01-13—Coalition wants to stop power projects while B.C. government fortifies rules
- 2005-01-13—Building permits through the roof
- 2005-01-13—TEAM WORK
- 2005-01-13—Construction of Argos new stadium delayed
- 2005-01-13—AFL-CIO chief resents advice from 'outsiders'
- 2005-01-13—SNC-Lavalin shares $180M contract for nickel mine with British engineering firm
- 2005-01-13—Housing starts post 17-year high in 2004
- 2005-01-13—Vanbiesbrouck hit with countersuits over his $3.5M golf course lawsuit
- 2005-01-13—Historic home will be razed
- 2005-01-13—Demolishing Montreal's Olympic Stadium to cost $500M, says report
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- 2005-01-13—Despite budget problems, Canfor power project proceeds
- 2005-01-12—Biosphere 2 up for sale
- 2005-01-12—Harris Steel to raise $71.9M in share offering
- 2005-01-12—WSIB fines two construction employers
- 2005-01-12—Plazacorp to develop three new properties
- 2005-01-12—City of Toronto brief advocates building shared water systems
- 2005-01-12—MONDEO SPRINGS SITE
- 2005-01-12—Manitoba fear-mongering to avoid environmental review, critics say
- 2005-01-12—Michael Jordan backs $600M Las Vegas resort
- 2005-01-12—New Asia to Europe rail link to be constructed
- 2005-01-12—Sewer flies plague old police station
- 2005-01-12—Taxpayers on hook for $23M for N.S. steel plant cleanup
- 2005-01-12—Settlement reached in lawsuit over Miller Park roof repairs
- 2005-01-11—Timing critical in conversion to new MasterFormat™ edition
- 2005-01-11—New MasterFormat™ steps into the future
- 2005-01-11—Canada to partner with China for future investments
- 2005-01-11—Firm wins$35M contract for concrete coating
- 2005-01-11—Alternative, renewable energy sources make for good business
- 2005-01-11—Employment in construction up 6.3%
- 2005-01-11—ON TOP OF ULTIMA
- 2005-01-11—Study says Quebec, B.C. laws banning scab workers cost jobs and investments
- 2005-01-11—Versacold funds expansion with $30M convertible debenture offering
- 2005-01-11—LAKE SHORE LOFTS
- 2005-01-10—New concept in property design and development
- 2005-01-10—Proposed regulation would make green power projects more viable
- 2005-01-10—Home Depot to buy largest commercial lighting distributor
- 2005-01-10—Vancouver Island band to build $13.6M hydro project
- 2005-01-10—Canadian CEOs' confidence in economy drops — survey
- 2005-01-10—NIGHT VIEW
- 2005-01-10—Big bank economists say 2005 'going to feel a lot like last year'
- 2005-01-10—Expert witness without a diploma in Ontario
- 2005-01-10—INFINITY PROGRESS
- 2005-01-10—Proposed labour law changes good for construction: Dillon
- 2005-01-07—EllisDon and PCL make top employers list
- 2005-01-07—MALL CRUSHING
- 2005-01-07—Highbank buys Portland gravel deposit
- 2005-01-07—Ridge Landfill sale OK'd by Competition Bureau
- 2005-01-07—Arctic Bridge backers off to Russia to meet with officials to promote plan
- 2005-01-07—The restoration economy
- 2005-01-07—Construction of Siberian oil pipeline gets go ahead
- 2005-01-07—STAGE VIEW
- 2005-01-07—Associations form coalition to address national concerns
- 2005-01-07—Cangene arranges credit for $30M expansion
- 2005-01-07—One of Sudbury's oldest buildings demolished after no buyer found
- 2005-01-06—CanWel buys Sodisco Howden Group
- 2005-01-06—Bid depositories need to be better understood
- 2005-01-06—OMB approves Wal-Mart development
- 2005-01-06—Brascan buys six Brazilian power plants
- 2005-01-06—OGCA cries foul over Ontario court decision
- 2005-01-06—CIRCA CREW
- 2005-01-05—Price of steel to take hit in 2005 due to oversupply, analyst says
- 2005-01-05—Scotia report predicts housing-related sectors will prosper this year
- 2005-01-05—Conference Board issues economic outlook for cities across Canada
- 2005-01-05—Le Chateau sells shares for renovations
- 2005-01-05—Vancouver building permits expected to post record-breaking year for 2004
- 2005-01-05—OFFICE WORK
- 2005-01-05—Hammond to expand U.S. plant
- 2005-01-05—Construction workers win $25M jackpot
- 2005-01-05—U.S. forecasters predict slower growth in 2005
- 2005-01-05—Big names backing arctic trade route linking Russia and Port of Churchill
- 2005-01-05—Building products maker to pay asbestos victims
- 2005-01-05—PLATFORM WORK
- 2005-01-05—Deal with Rupert port authority first step in construction of $200M LNP project
- 2005-01-04—McMaster plans academic village
- 2005-01-04—Ritchie Bros. sets sales record
- 2005-01-04—Hainan Island wants to build bridge to China
- 2005-01-04—Defining entrepreneurial spirit
- 2005-01-04—World's tallest bridge towers above clouds
- 2005-01-04—C.D. Howe paper puts new spin on infrastructure outlook
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