DCN ARCHIVES

Archives for April 2007

2007-04-30—Ottawa city council bails out two failing P3 projects
2007-04-30—Worker complains of safety issues
2007-04-30—Sault scholarships an incentive to learn a construction trade
2007-04-30—BOMA Toronto's Go Green Plus
2007-04-30—Gaming invests $10B in capital construction
2007-04-30—Condos and Townhouses
2007-04-30—Amend Bill 80: Dionisio to McGuinty
2007-04-30—Down to wire: open season ends
2007-04-30—Ottawa office building may be first in Ontario with LEED Gold
2007-04-27—The Crystal Climbers
2007-04-27—Local 183 puts aside its problems for family day
2007-04-27—Inquiry still trying to find out who supervised bridge
2007-04-27—Sunnybrook to begin expansion
2007-04-27—Canam reports higher earnings
2007-04-27—Drywallers ratify new contract
2007-04-27—Workers killed on building site
2007-04-27—Applying a lean manufacturing concept to construction industry
2007-04-27—Highway funds jump to $7.8B
2007-04-27—Management tools for contractors
2007-04-27—An Absolute Vision
2007-04-27—International gathering of wastewater experts
2007-04-27—Ottawa company fined under OHS
2007-04-26—Car Dealership Concrete
2007-04-26—Ontario scrubbing scrubber idea
2007-04-26—Test helps ensure applicant meets physical needs
2007-04-26—DCN article was accurate, balanced and well-written
2007-04-26—York Street Site
2007-04-26—Transmission line foes called 'hostile'
2007-04-26—Ways to reduce risk in industry
2007-04-26—LIUNA asks for trustee extension
2007-04-26—Construction Challenge now open to Canadians
2007-04-26—Sault area construction firms undergo training
2007-04-25—Ten years to clean up Tar Ponds
2007-04-25—Students learn subtleties of the tendering process
2007-04-25—Construction equipment builder expects revenues to rise sharply
2007-04-25—Last of 200 inspectors hired to target high risk workplaces
2007-04-25—Sault hospital okays another bid extension
2007-04-25—The Westbury Workers
2007-04-25—Workplace violence intolerable
2007-04-25—Nicklaus touts $650M golf resort in B.C.
2007-04-24—Making plans for a pandemic
2007-04-24—Sault area ready for school work
2007-04-24—Toronto launches its Urban Design Awards
2007-04-24—Students Get "A" In Conservation
2007-04-24—Fertilizer plant in China to expand
2007-04-24—Scaffold-covered Water Tower
2007-04-24—Toronto hospital set for expansion, renovation
2007-04-24—Quarry protest shuts down rails
2007-04-24—Tax incentives may spur more ICI construction
2007-04-24—Bridge plans may have been faulty
2007-04-24—Floodway bridges garner kudos
2007-04-24—Tuscany Gates Progress
2007-04-24—Developer in standoff
2007-04-23—Hybrid vehicles will impact industry
2007-04-23—Sweet Leilani Makes Breakthrough
2007-04-23—LIUNA’s ad campaign on Windsor radio
2007-04-23—Bridge designer never visited site
2007-04-23—Legacy of female engineer is remembered in green building
2007-04-23—Heritage site will seek LEED status
2007-04-23—Snooze or you lose: fatigue in the workplace
2007-04-20—The Church Cross
2007-04-20—Bomb blast
2007-04-20—Sewage plant
2007-04-20—Bruce plant restart a mega-project
2007-04-20—Polaris wins with a score of zero
2007-04-20—Merger strengthens firm's core services
2007-04-20—Purification Plant Progress
2007-04-20—PCL worker
2007-04-20—Building 'a new country' for soccer championships
2007-04-19—Steely resolve to convert Pittsburgh
2007-04-19—Defining stress no easy task
2007-04-19—International kudos for Ontario's growth plan
2007-04-19—Debris from bridge sparked lawsuit
2007-04-19—Malaysia to build $14B oil pipeline
2007-04-19—Labour shortages to continue to hurt construction sector
2007-04-19—Rolling Out The Rebar
2007-04-19—Your private information may be at risk
2007-04-19—Green light for major waterfront plan in T.B.
2007-04-19—Lower Don Lands designs are 'bold and compelling'
2007-04-18—Bridges to undergo more inspections
2007-04-18—A Royal Job
2007-04-18—Site prep starts on hospital
2007-04-18—AMEC in Canada for 100 years
2007-04-18—Algoma Steel bought out
2007-04-18—Industry still dogged by labour shortages
2007-04-18—She's dreaming of becoming a welder
2007-04-18—Canada's engineers in the spotlight
2007-04-17—Letter to the editor: Background on Ontario Regulation 833
2007-04-17—A Lotus Load
2007-04-17—Bridge showed signs of deterioration before collapse
2007-04-17—Agreement would see Windsor take control of cross-border tunnel
2007-04-17—U.S. study shows rise in nail-gun injuries
2007-04-17—A Loft Load
2007-04-17—Another record for ICI sectors
2007-04-17—Growth in green design bodes well for Canada
2007-04-17—Fair Wage Policy now under review
2007-04-16—Training needed in new energy technologies
2007-04-16—Inquiry told inspector not trained
2007-04-16—Union-employer training centres get $25M funding
2007-04-16—Something for everyone at construction event
2007-04-16—Crane Topples In Toronto
2007-04-16—LIUNA ads target CAW members
2007-04-13—Demolition in Toronto's Yorkville
2007-04-13—Asphalt spill in lake could take months to clear
2007-04-13—Mitsubishi plant to create jobs
2007-04-13—Manitoba premier miffed at developer
2007-04-13—What's in a name? Metropolis becomes Toronto Life Square
2007-04-13—New technology keeps on trucking
2007-04-13—Home starts in Ontario remain below national trend
2007-04-13—Far North project garners U of T student architecture award
2007-04-13—Bridge collapse inquiry underway
2007-04-13—A Growing Square
2007-04-13—P3 opposition spreads to Cornwall
2007-04-13—Are you paraskavedekatriaphobic?
2007-04-13—Where are the ladies, reader asks
2007-04-13—Energy used during construction: report
2007-04-13—Opponents to Lafarge's tire burning plan have day in court
2007-04-12—2030 Challenge update: Part 1
2007-04-12—B.C.'s Engineering Excellence
2007-04-12—Ontario's economic growth stifled
2007-04-12—Show me the money: B.C. tells Ottawa
2007-04-12—New gas line, facility expansion for AltaGas
2007-04-12—Crane Topples In Toronto
2007-04-12—Carpenters return to work after big win
2007-04-12—Saia is golden with Institute
2007-04-12—P3 hospital controversy heating up
2007-04-12—Rezen Condos
2007-04-12—Engineers honour their own in B.C.
2007-04-11—Inside The Boot
2007-04-11—B.C. builds on partnership experience
2007-04-11—Hospital to cost twice as much under P3 financing model
2007-04-11—York Street Site
2007-04-11—Buyers, sellers must perform due diligence
2007-04-11—Peel's tender practices under fire
2007-04-11—Russia to use P3 to build plant
2007-04-11—Laval bridge collapse inquiry now underway after delays
2007-04-10—Moncton brownfield a success story
2007-04-10—Alberta company gets okay for line
2007-04-10—Jobless rate steady at 30-year low of 6.1%
2007-04-10—U.S. Steel forms joint venture with two Korean companies
2007-04-10—Hearing called into Lafarge tire burning plan
2007-04-10—Bruce Power deal was good for Ontario: Auditor General report
2007-04-10—U.S. trying to block takeover of Aussie cement maker
2007-04-10—Bazis unveils signature project in heart of downtown Toronto
2007-04-10—Understand community, developers told
2007-04-10—Water-soaked land a challenge for expansion
2007-04-09—Brownfields key to future growth
2007-04-09—Feds spend $101M on new defence facility
2007-04-09—Building For Books
2007-04-09—Students paying for energy efficiency
2007-04-09—Construction to experience solid results
2007-04-09—Building intentions fall sharply
2007-04-09—More girls eye construction trade
2007-04-09—Tendering process to be revised
2007-04-05—Inquest called in Grgas death
2007-04-05—Bennett to target construction site managers for new business
2007-04-05—Alberta's growth slowing
2007-04-05—Firm buys Alberta wind power project
2007-04-05—Gas line explodes injuring workers
2007-04-05—Airports get funds for rehabilitation
2007-04-05—Canadians invited in sustainable building global challenge
2007-04-05—Que. firm to help build mosque
2007-04-05—B.C. highway test site for new safety barrier
2007-04-05—The Avenue Project
2007-04-05—Conservation saving power
2007-04-05—Runnymede calls for RFPs
2007-04-05—Mosaic Construction
2007-04-05—Shell eyes Sarnia for new refinery
2007-04-05—In search of sustainable communities
2007-04-04—$35M for new convention centre
2007-04-04—'The boys of summer' will soon play in two modern baseball stadiums
2007-04-04—Momentum building for Gold Seal across Canada
2007-04-04—WSIA changes benefit injured workers
2007-04-04—Some Native leaders balking at hydro deal
2007-04-04—Four workers killed in Beijing subway cave-in
2007-04-04—The Gothic Grounds
2007-04-04—Toronto's streets due for a major facelift
2007-04-04—Shoring in Scarborough
2007-04-04—Woman hurt on construction site
2007-04-04—Study on climate change
2007-04-03—Heavy equipment rodeo a quest for bragging rights
2007-04-03—Mackey full of grit and gusto
2007-04-03—Prosperous growth for 2007: RBC
2007-04-03—Brampton hospital gets more funding
2007-04-03—B.C. runway expansion delayed
2007-04-03—Engineering students demand provincial funds
2007-04-03—Five Quebec lumber mills to close
2007-04-03—Quebec engineers demand resignation
2007-04-03—'Species at Risk' act would hurt industries, including construction
2007-04-03—Bridge will boost job outlook
2007-04-03—Putting On The Mix
2007-04-02—Exposing youth to construction trades
2007-04-02—Oil sands boom adds to worker shortage woes
2007-04-02—British architect wins Pritzker Architecture Prize
2007-04-02—US Steel to buy Lone Star Technologies for $2B
2007-04-02—Chinese steelmaker cuts 21% of workforce
2007-04-02—U.S. machinery exports rise
2007-04-02—Olympics vs. ecology: a Russian conundrum
2007-04-02—Construction workers take it to streets