DCN ARCHIVES

Archives for August 2007

2007-08-31—Melo moves up to final Idol three
2007-08-31—Alcan starts build on state-of-the-art cable plant in China
2007-08-31—Waterfront plan creates vision, jobs
2007-08-31—Quebec's infrastructure gets attention after tunnel crack incident
2007-08-31—Cargill builds second processing plant
2007-08-31—Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure plans to upgrade Ontario's highway service centres
2007-08-31—Toronto is deep in the Maple Leaf Square
2007-08-31—Safety violations blamed for fatal collapse in Azerbaijan
2007-08-31—Thorold Community Activities Group Building gets new addition
2007-08-31—Alberta debates over Peace River oil patch nuclear user
2007-08-31—Seeing the Vision's Future
2007-08-31—Mirrors help solar energy option
2007-08-30—Tecsar Engineering adds Calgary office
2007-08-30—Charles River prepares to build new drug research facility in Quebec
2007-08-30—Energy Alberta Corporation chooses Peace River as site for proposed nuclear power plant
2007-08-30—Battle for Devils Lake filter rages on in Manitoba
2007-08-30—Fire burns New Brunswick Pipe Trades office
2007-08-30—New York orders inspections of buildings under demolition after fire in former Deutsche Bank building
2007-08-30—Bird Construction builds Brampton’s Roy McMurtry Youth Centre through alternative financing program
2007-08-30—Oil sector experts find ample Sarnia jobs
2007-08-30—Stajune Construction and CCDC/Tawich receive airstrip work in northern Quebec
2007-08-30—Ontario government kicks in additional funding for northern green building education
2007-08-30—One dead in New Brunswick as transport slams road crew on Trans-Canada Highway
2007-08-30—Yellowknife’s Greenstone Government of Canada building receives LEED Gold standard
2007-08-30—Italcementi SpA makes offer on Kuwait’s Hilal Cement company
2007-08-29—Waterloo is looking for builders for new public square
2007-08-29—Montreal averts underground tunnel disaster as crews prop up concrete slab
2007-08-29—U.N. lawyer jailed for helping extort cash from construction
2007-08-29—CH2M HILL gets Panama Canal deal
2007-08-28—War of words between Labourers’ International Union of North America and CAW heats up
2007-08-28—Kinder Morgan Canada begins phase two of $443 million Anchor Loop pipeline project
2007-08-28—Cruickshank Construction goes to work improving Highway 41
2007-08-28—Alberta government kicks in cash as Red Deer College construction costs soar
2007-08-28—New York needs to tear down former Deutsche Bank building
2007-08-28—LIUNA Local 183 board election nominations stirs up controversy
2007-08-28—Golden opportunities await Canadian construction companies in Persian Gulf
2007-08-28—Monarch Construction’s Equinox condominium project amazes
2007-08-28—Guelph-based Capital Paving gets $2.7 million Highway 6 job
2007-08-28—Bayview Glen condominium project gets The Royal treatment in Richmond Hill
2007-08-27—Vancouver’s Olympic security unit warns contractors
2007-08-27—Sault Area Hospital intends to ‘make good use of’ local subtrades
2007-08-27—Alberta pours extra cash into infrastructure
2007-08-27—Gottardo starts work on Highway 410
2007-08-27—Conference Board expects 2007 non-residential construction sector revenues to reach $2 billion
2007-08-27—Labourers’ International Union of North America urges members to boycott CAW-built cars
2007-08-27—WorkSafeBC fines Murrin Construction for deadly blast
2007-08-27—Racial discrimination proves costly for Falkenham Backhoe Services
2007-08-27—Building boom proves British Columbia is still strong: Hansen
2007-08-24—Great North Parks plans $30-million amusement park for Smiths Falls
2007-08-24—Infrastructure Ontario approves loan for St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre in Cornwall
2007-08-24—LIUNA urges boycott of CAW-built cars
2007-08-24—Newfoundland plans start of engineering work for Hebron offshore oil project
2007-08-24—Monarch Construction gets bird’s-eye view of High Park
2007-08-24—Dufferin Construction’s Brian Melo embarks on next chapter of Canadian Idol quest
2007-08-24—Torcom Construction trucks in supplies for Markham Village Library project
2007-08-24—Palladon Ventures pours massive concrete pad to support 51-tonne Iron Mountain transformer
2007-08-24—Ontario General Contractors Association joins forces with safety guru Dan Padden
2007-08-24—Radio Frequency Identification gains popularity
2007-08-24—Loyalist Township sewage-treatment project flows smoothly
2007-08-23—Road builders pull together to repair British Columbia’s Barnett Highway in a hurry
2007-08-23—Workers build with blocks at Toyota Boshoku Manufacturing Facility
2007-08-23—Winnipeg’s Richardson airport redevelopment project achieves milestone
2007-08-23—Online GreenSave Calculator helps green roofers compare costs, benefits
2007-08-23—Cornwall officials announce short-list for arena proposal requests
2007-08-23—Canadian government disburses $1 million for biofuel feasibility studies and business plans
2007-08-23—Novik reports higher profits
2007-08-23—Mississippi River divers find missing body of construction worker
2007-08-23—Ontario construction worker narrowly avoids Hurricane Dean
2007-08-23—Clegg Road crew raises the roof
2007-08-23—Detroit River International Crossing team studies access-road options
2007-08-22—Alberta committee studies building codes in wake of massive Edmonton fires
2007-08-22—Green Roofs for Healthy Cities plants seeds for professional accreditation
2007-08-22—Posco will start construction of eastern India steel-making plant as scheduled
2007-08-22—North York braces for growth with St. Gabriel Village project
2007-08-22—Canadian military fights environmentalists over use of Arctic lands for training missions
2007-08-22—Ottawa funds study for potential cyber-crime-fighting centre
2007-08-22—Two firefighters die in blaze near Ground Zero
2007-08-22—Bonnechere wins $14.7-million road-building contract
2007-08-22—Trouble brews in Alberta over oil sands labour
2007-08-22—Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation says proposed mega dam will incur mega costs
2007-08-22—Associations launch “Ontario’s Worst Municipal Roads” campaign
2007-08-22—Dalar Contracting handles the curves at new Toyota dealership in Markham
2007-08-21—Ontario Power Generation sees profits slip as plants stumble
2007-08-21—Windmill Development Group proves sustainable development can be profitable
2007-08-21—Interior Systems Contractors Association opens second training centre
2007-08-21—York Region residents nominate projects for Masonry Masterpiece Awards
2007-08-21—Cosella-Dorken’s Delta Dry barrier wrap technology stretches around the world
2007-08-21—Ottawa resurrects Light Rail Transit line
2007-08-21—Governments partner to build Terraces on King, an affordable housing project in Hamilton
2007-08-21—Correction
2007-08-21—Honda makes the drive to Markham
2007-08-21—Toddglen’s Chateau Royal condo project glides along smoothly
2007-08-20—Hanson Paver Products Inc. snaps up Navastone stock
2007-08-20—U.S. home construction slips into slump
2007-08-20—Sault Ste. Marie signs off on hospital contract
2007-08-20—Council envisions LEED-accredited communities for the future
2007-08-20—Barrie’s Royal Victoria Hospital set to expand
2007-08-20—Toronto’s Zip Condo and Lofts project zips along
2007-08-20—$350 million development splashes into Wasaga Beach
2007-08-20—Are Alberta’s oil patch workers planning to settle?
2007-08-20—Women build foundations in construction industry
2007-08-20—Halcrow Yolles opens Grand Cayman office
2007-08-17—University of Calgary will seek LEED platinum status for all new buildings
2007-08-17—AECOM named lead management consultant for $40-billion worth of urban infrastructure in Libya
2007-08-17—Aecon’s QEW widening project called a “complicated contract”
2007-08-17—Road builders hire former COCA staffer as Queen’s Park lobbyist
2007-08-17—Union Gas plans energy-efficient office building in Windsor
2007-08-17—Vanbots makes strides at McMaster’s Joyce Stadium
2007-08-17—Genivar acquires bridge specialists Harmer Podolak Engineering Consultants Inc.
2007-08-17—Beijing’s Olympic officials deny reports that construction will displace over 1 million people
2007-08-17—LEGO engineers oversee tower construction at the Ex
2007-08-17—Federal government should adopt universal green procurement: RAIC
2007-08-17—Green Roofs for Healthy Cities works hard to build interest
2007-08-16—Developers plan huge waterfront development for Wasaga Beach
2007-08-16—Investigators look to shoddy building as possible cause of Chinese bridge collapse
2007-08-16—Diamond + Schmitt Architects’ pavilion project at Royal Botanical Gardens takes root
2007-08-16—One Park Tower condominium reaches skyward
2007-08-16—Hundreds of workers build Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition in just three weeks
2007-08-16—Ontario coroners order inquests into four construction site deaths
2007-08-16—Seven construction firms pre-qualify for Toronto Rehabilitation Institute expansion project
2007-08-15—Urbacon’s Buildings Group breaks ground for Cosmo Music project in Richmond Hill
2007-08-15—Markham-Stouffville Hospital picks Bregman+Hamann and Perkins+Will
2007-08-15—Philadelphia Museum of Art set to launch latest Gehry design
2007-08-15—Canadian Construction Association pushes for higher tax exemptions for small business owners
2007-08-15—Cities need architects and design professionals to navigate urban challenges
2007-08-15—Enbridge lays new pipeline in Markham
2007-08-15—TTC drives home new $30 million transit hub on the Bloor-Danforth line
2007-08-15—Woodstock, Ontario booms as development takes off
2007-08-15—Some elevators fail to comply with Ontario safety standards
2007-08-15—Construction workers proudly show off Whistler’s Olympic sliding venue
2007-08-14—Ministry awards Dufferin Construction huge road-widening contract
2007-08-14—Association urges provincial party leaders to talk about issues facing construction industry
2007-08-14—Aecon awarded $89-million contract for QEW widening and bridge reconstruction
2007-08-14—Developer says it’s too late for Toronto to mothball Sheppard subway
2007-08-14—T.R. Hinan Contractors Inc. fined $125,000 after 2005 drowning death of construction worker
2007-08-14—Consultants reverse recommendation on Hamilton’s garbage incineration plan
2007-08-14—Harper remains resolute about building new Canadian Forces bases to stake Arctic claim
2007-08-14—Atlas Corp. does the heavy lifting on Salvation Army’s Harbour Light project
2007-08-14—Menkes Developments Ltd. and Great Gulf Homes pour on the concrete
2007-08-14—Textiles inspire designers of new Herning Center of the Arts in Denmark
2007-08-14—With unemployment down and labour costs up, bank rate may rise
2007-08-13—BuildCarbonNeutral software measures carbon footprints
2007-08-13— Ontario’s manufacturing sector endures more ups and downs
2007-08-13—Filmport unveils Toronto Port Lands’ crown jewel
2007-08-13—TRIP asks federal government to pump more funds into water, wastewater projects
2007-08-13—Hey, ‘LEGO’ those Lincoln Logs and get to work
2007-08-13—SNC-Lavalin acquires Groupe Qualitas
2007-08-10—Greenpeace guns for the tar sands
2007-08-10—China encourages biking, walking to clear the air for Olympic athletes
2007-08-10—Ontario road builders focus on getting dirt to come clean
2007-08-10—Finning hauls away record second-quarter profits
2007-08-10—Bioscrypt system uses fingerprint reader to track workers’ time, attendance
2007-08-10—Woodbine Entertainment Group bets big on new development
2007-08-10—Aecon reaches milestone in Highway 407 median widening project
2007-08-10—Gazzola paves with good intentions
2007-08-10—Hamilton wants to incinerate sewage sludge
2007-08-10—Duplicating QEW bridge near Oakville poses a challenge
2007-08-09—New Orleans water and sewer system still leaking
2007-08-09—Ontario to review skilled trades
2007-08-09—A permafrost-y night at the Siberian museum
2007-08-09—$5 million just doesn’t pave what it used to in Alberta
2007-08-09—Mobility "a must" for Canadian workers
2007-08-09—Good signs in U.S. productivity numbers
2007-08-09—Quality assurance not always assured on job sites
2007-08-09—Bridge replacement fast-tracking at warp speed
2007-08-09—Six Degrees of Bregman + Hamann
2007-08-09—Job with a twist
2007-08-08—Filmport snaps up $28.5 million loan
2007-08-08—SNC-Lavalin’s second-quarter profit rises, despite losses
2007-08-08—Masonry work continues at Deltera’s Village Gate West project in Toronto
2007-08-08—Business owners need outside expertise for succession planning
2007-08-08—Ancient Roman tannery derails modern rail link
2007-08-08—Wade Tech’s plans-room software could become industry standard
2007-08-08—American jobless rate creeps up as hiring slows down
2007-08-08—Tower Hotel will be Hope, British Columbia’s first four-storey structure
2007-08-08—Toronto’s highrise energy hogs may get new lease on life
2007-08-07—American consumers shy away
from spending in June
2007-08-07—Work solders on at Toronto’s
9T6 Condominium Residences
2007-08-07—Minneapolis tragedy shines spotlight
on Canada’s aging infrastructure
2007-08-07—Bird Construction takes the lead on
Toronto’s Filmport Complex project
2007-08-07—Ontario has the power to go greener faster,
says Pembina Institute study
2007-08-07—Inquest called into fatal fall at
Stoney Creek construction site in 2002
2007-08-07—Royal Conservatory of Music
aims for a noise-free environment
2007-08-07—Federal cash boost for Prince Edward Island
will build awareness of trades careers
2007-08-07—Speeding workers face fines in Manitoba
2007-08-03—Gerdau Ameristeel makes the plays
on Dallas’ new gridiron
2007-08-03—Windsor recreation complex features OHL arena
2007-08-03—Construction worker survives
California highway overpass collapse
2007-08-03—Tibet will study environmental impact
of paving Mount Everest road
2007-08-03—Inspectors should have closed Laval overpass
when they had the chance, lawyer says
2007-08-03—SNC-Lavalin buys Calgary’s
Wiebe Forest Engineering
2007-08-03—Researchers tap summer
road heat for winter warmth
2007-08-03—PCL Construction helps preserve
Edmonton’s Maple Ridge Wetland
2007-08-02—Suncor plans $4.4 billion oilsands mining expansion
2007-08-02—Madison Avenue Lofts project moves up
2007-08-02—Guelph stretch of Highway 6 ready for improvements
2007-08-02—St. Lawrence Cement’s second-quarter profits down
2007-08-02—Construction forces services in memory of 9/11 victims to be moved
2007-08-02—Seventeen firms bid to build Manitoba’s next wind farm
2007-08-02—West Don Lands project starts with $25 million wall of dirt
2007-08-02—New equipment brings Air Canada Centre a breath of cool air
2007-08-02—Labour peace opens door for Algoma expansion plans
2007-08-02—Minneapolis bridge collapse offers
a wake-up call to Canada, too
2007-08-01—United Nations headquarters undergo facelift
2007-08-01—Architect strikes balance in Chatham theatre restoration
2007-08-01—Landis Energy awaits approval for salt cavern gas-storage plan
2007-08-01—Landmark Guelph church gets $10M facelift
2007-08-01—Two workers die in St. Paul sewer washout
2007-08-01—Engineers overcome challenges in Coachella Valley foundation pour