Archives for March 2009

• 2009-03-31—Nova Scotia’s seasonal workers earn reprieve
• 2009-03-31—EnCana and ConocoPhillips seek to expand Christina Lake facility’s capacity
• 2009-03-31—Architects bring value to housing design, especially in tough economic times
• 2009-03-31—Canada’s real GDP declines 0.7 per cent in January 2009
• 2009-03-31—Pending construction labour amendments win approval of Merit Contractors Saskatchewan
• 2009-03-31—Provincial budget earns support from Ontario’s non-residential construction industry
• 2009-03-31—Armtec reports higher profit in 2008
• 2009-03-31—Belt-tightening comes to Dubai, as construction projects put on hold
• 2009-03-31—Martinway Contracting’s Chapelview residential project
• 2009-03-31—Tridel Corporation’s Grand Triomphe 2 condominium project in North York
• 2009-03-31—Irving Oil considers building power plant near Saint John
• 2009-03-31—Construction of New Westminster Secondary School may disturb old Chinese cemetery, group says
• 2009-03-30—Strongco Limited Partnership fined $50,000 in hoisting accident
• 2009-03-30—High-rise residential builders choose not to endorse single environmental certification system
• 2009-03-30—Bosa Construction’s Tapestry at Wesbrook Village
• 2009-03-30—Construction industry must match labour capacity to project demands, says CSC official
• 2009-03-30—RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities commit to Bow Tower financing
• 2009-03-30—Development minister announces plans for affordable apartment building in Hampton, New Brunswick
• 2009-03-30—West Fraser Timber Co. ranked first among Canada’s softwood lumber producers
• 2009-03-30—Wind turbine maker AAER Inc. triples annual loss in 2008
• 2009-03-30—New logo part of Ingenium’s rebranding of NORR
• 2009-03-30—Ontario Association of Architects’ 2009 Design Excellence Awards
• 2009-03-30—CSC compiles list of notable construction projects affected by recession
• 2009-03-27—Daniels Corporation’s Arc condominiums
• 2009-03-27—EnerQuality study finds lack of consumer awareness hampers demand for ‘greener’ homes
• 2009-03-27—OGCA launches seminars on re-employment regulations in advance of penalty phase
• 2009-03-27—Tax harmonization’s impact on affordability remains a concern for Ontario home builders
• 2009-03-27—New Brunswick infrastructure spending plan raises construction industry concerns
• 2009-03-27—North Dakota city’s wastewater road de-icing sparks protests
• 2009-03-27—Nova Scotia expands compulsory certification to boilermakers, steamfitters and pipefitters
• 2009-03-27—2012 Olympic projects on track despite the financial pressures, Coe says
• 2009-03-27—Hamilton and District Heavy Construction Association celebrates fundraising success
• 2009-03-27—McGuinty government should delay HST on new homes over $500,000, economist says
• 2009-03-27—St. Michael’s College School Performing Arts Centre
• 2009-03-27—Dubai partner suing MGM Mirage to protect investment in development
• 2009-03-27—Construction contractors will face delays during 2010 Winter Games
• 2009-03-27—British Columbia government backs away from plans to build new jail in Burnaby
• 2009-03-26—Alberta considers borrowing to fund infrastructure building projects
• 2009-03-26—Federal government agrees to fund 80 per cent of Quebec job-support program costs
• 2009-03-26—RAIC awards 2009 Gold Medal to founders of Patkau Architects
• 2009-03-26—Ontario’s smaller construction contractors look for provincial budget support
• 2009-03-26—Temporary Golden Ears Bridge employees still without work
• 2009-03-26—CEAA gives green light to Summit Pacific Trail’s Lake-to-Kitimat pipeline
• 2009-03-26—Melloul-Blamey Construction’s Light Korean Presbyterian Church project in Mississauga
• 2009-03-26—Manitoba looks to lure Ontario labour with television ads
• 2009-03-26—Medvedev pledges full funding for embattled Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
• 2009-03-26—Amec acquires Philips Engineering Ltd.
• 2009-03-25—Vanbots’ Aerocentre Phase V project
• 2009-03-25—Niagara tunnel could be as much as three years behind schedule
• 2009-03-25—Study finds cancelled Natural Resources Canada’s programs were mired in red tape
• 2009-03-25—New guide explains CCA’s stipulated price subcontract to trade subcontractors
• 2009-03-25—Old maps, lax rules blamed for Vancouver pipe rupture in 2007
• 2009-03-25—CCA grants Wheatland County $25,000 to fight CRTC over Alberta One Call decision
• 2009-03-25—Alberta’s auditor general investigates P3 construction of schools
• 2009-03-25—CaGBC plans launch of two new LEED programs in 2009
• 2009-03-25—Construction sector leads February decline in Canadian employment
• 2009-03-25—Belrock Construction’s Hilton Garden Inn project in Mississauga
• 2009-03-24—Fernbrook Homes/Cityzen’s Absolute World Tower Four condominium project
• 2009-03-24—Harper announces fast-track funding for Blue Water Bridge
• 2009-03-24—Windsor Construction Traffic Management System keeps goods flowing
• 2009-03-24—Onerous bid terms becoming more prevalent, OGCA says
• 2009-03-24—Plan to streamline Canadian government construction projects angers environmental groups
• 2009-03-24—European steel sector reels in face of recession
• 2009-03-24—Financial security requires a blueprint
• 2009-03-24—Ontario home builders wary of plans for harmonized sales tax
• 2009-03-24—Acciona Energy halts plans for two New Brunswick wind-farm projects
• 2009-03-24—Canadian Youth Business Foundation program offers loans to young entrepreneurs
• 2009-03-23—Bridge Keepers fight proposed Township of Woolwich gravel pit
• 2009-03-23—Hants County receives federal funding for new wastewater treatment plant
• 2009-03-23—WSIB system already “world class,” Thurston says
• 2009-03-23—Latest Ontario safety blitz focusses on musculo-skeletal health
• 2009-03-23—Nova Scotia plans $1.9 billion infrastructure investment
• 2009-03-23—Canadian tribunal levies duties on imported extruded aluminum products
• 2009-03-23—Canada’s capacity utilization rate falls in fourth-quarter 2008
• 2009-03-23—Schwarzenegger lauds British Columbia’s public-private partnership program
• 2009-03-23—Bird Construction nears completion of 60 Richmond Street East project
• 2009-03-20—Confederation Bridge wins place among top infrastructure projects
• 2009-03-20—Economists view recent rebound in U.S. housing activity as temporary
• 2009-03-20—Spain’s construction industry sputters
• 2009-03-20—Caterpillar lays off 2,400 workers at plants in Illinois, Indiana and Georgia
• 2009-03-20—First Nations ready for partnerships
• 2009-03-20—Haebler Construction expands Crofton House School in Vancouver
• 2009-03-20—PEO tells students, “It’s All About You”
• 2009-03-19—Economic slowdown gives Alberta firms an opportunity to catch up
• 2009-03-19—Province, federal government agree to fund Doaktown, N.B. wastewater lagoon
• 2009-03-19—Federal government unveils $41-million military spending plan for Alberta
• 2009-03-19—CCA continues push to limit contractor liability on federal projects
• 2009-03-19—Work begins on phase two of Percival Molson Stadium expansion
• 2009-03-19—Safety consultant addresses Sault-area construction field supervisors
• 2009-03-19—ORC re-opens RFQ vendor-of-record lists
• 2009-03-19—Toddglen Construction’s Joy Condominiums
• 2009-03-19—Local 793 pledges $125,000 to McMaster chair project
• 2009-03-19—B.C. government initiates P3 plan for Surrey Memorial Hospital
• 2009-03-18—Eastern Construction’s Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
• 2009-03-18—New Brunswick contributes $1.5 million to Ducks Unlimited Canada fund
• 2009-03-18—Daniels Corporation’s One Cole condominium project
• 2009-03-18—BIM means business for local construction associations, Smith says
• 2009-03-18—Construction Association of P.E.I. mourns passing of Keith MacLean
• 2009-03-18—Churchill Corp. reports profitable fourth quarter in 2008
• 2009-03-18—CCA to partner with municipalities on national infrastructure report
• 2009-03-18—Federal government promises $16 million for new barracks at CFB Gagetown
• 2009-03-17—Infrastructure funds begin to flow into Dufferin County
• 2009-03-17—Environmental regulations impede infrastructure construction, CCA says
• 2009-03-17—Calgary plans minimal disruption to Nose Creek landfill site
• 2009-03-17—Norway landslide near construction site
• 2009-03-17—Pure Technologies settles patent dispute with Pressure Pipe Inspection
• 2009-03-17—Paint maker PPG slashes jobs, costs
• 2009-03-17—U.K-based Amec engineering plans for growth in Western Canada
• 2009-03-17—Bondfield’s Credit Valley Hospital project
• 2009-03-17—Halifax shipyard wins Encana contract to build offshore supply vessel
• 2009-03-16—CCA honours achievement in annual awards
• 2009-03-16—Saskatchewan labour law would allow multiple-trade unions
• 2009-03-16—Parliament’s elevators have up-and-down reliability
• 2009-03-16—Site safety among Alberta code upgrades
• 2009-03-16—Grim constructon industry outlook lightened with infrastructure
• 2009-03-16—Stranded Filipinos in Edmonton may have found work
• 2009-03-16—The Richmond Roof in Richmond Hill, Ontario
• 2009-03-16—iLoft Concrete Work in Toronto
• 2009-03-16—Rocky Mountain adds to dealerships in Alberta
• 2009-03-13—Heavy equipment rodeo draws the best of the backhoe boys
• 2009-03-13—United Technologies sees deeper slump
• 2009-03-13—General Dallaire urges construction industry to seize the future
• 2009-03-13—Canadian universities eager to put federal infrastructure cash to work
• 2009-03-13—Concrete under microscope as road material
• 2009-03-13—New Brusnwick and Prince Edward Island alone in growth phase
• 2009-03-12—COCA refines policy-making apparatus
• 2009-03-12—WWII history in Bowmanville, Ontario slated for demolition
• 2009-03-12—New president at Stuart Olson
• 2009-03-12—‘Hopeful’ hiring climate in Atlantic Canada seen in survey of employment picture
• 2009-03-12—Learning to Fly in Mississauga, Ont.
• 2009-03-12—Upgrade urged for deadly Nova Scotia highway
• 2009-03-12—Community college partnerships key to future
• 2009-03-12—Alberta court building makes way for park
• 2009-03-11—Oilsands slowdown to spread, Canadian Energy Research Institute study says
• 2009-03-11—Toddglen at St. Clair Avenue condos
• 2009-03-11—Aluminum giant Rusal wins reprieve on debt payments
• 2009-03-11—Somerville Construction works on Simcoe Wave Deck
• 2009-03-11—British information commission shuts down Consulting Association
• 2009-03-11—Multi-unit starts down sharply in February 2009, CMHC report finds
• 2009-03-11—Beaver Marine, MB2 Excavating and Construction win Sydney tar ponds cleanup contracts
• 2009-03-11—Export Development Canada studies Canada’s construction supply chain
• 2009-03-11—Occupational Cancer Research Centre probes workplace-cancer links
• 2009-03-10—International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 joins RCCAO
• 2009-03-10—Aboriginal Pipeline Group express frustrations with delays to MacKenzie project
• 2009-03-10—Daniels Corporation builds the Bayview
• 2009-03-10—Strahl announces new school for Burnt Church First Nation
• 2009-03-10—New Sault Ste. Marie Construction Association president puts focus on trades training
• 2009-03-10—Great Lands’ Mona Lisa Residences
• 2009-03-10—Lamarre retires on high note as SNC-Lavalin profit surges
• 2009-03-10—Ontario funds 3,300 new graduate student spaces
• 2009-03-10—Manitoba looks to Iceland for construction workers
• 2009-03-10—Construction and design industry leaders launch Canada BIM Council
• 2009-03-10—Franceschini joins Aecon board
• 2009-03-10—U.S. banking system must, and will, evolve, CanaData economist says
• 2009-03-10—New GVCA president Dan Gueguen makes business skills his priority
• 2009-03-09—Companies across Canada will feel effects of United States Steel plant closings
• 2009-03-09—Buckland & Taylor receive ACEC’s 2008 Beaubien Award
• 2009-03-09—Vanbots’ Allstream conversion crew
• 2009-03-09—Suncor Energy halts Bird Construction’s work at Firebag Village project
• 2009-03-09—David Kueneman wins COCA’s Cliff Bulmer Award
• 2009-03-09—‘The sky is not falling’ on Canadian construction industry, OCS official says
• 2009-03-09—Sometimes it pays to ignore dad’s advice, new CCA chair discovers
• 2009-03-09—Aecon reports ‘robust’ business backlog
• 2009-03-09—Ontario Construction Secretariat releases 2009 activity outlook
• 2009-03-06—Fiscal stimulus won’t work without credit thaw, economist says
• 2009-03-06—Tridel’s Republic condo project
• 2009-03-06—Carleton University agrees to use supplementary conditions with CCDC2 2008
• 2009-03-06—Dallas levees fall below U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ standard
• 2009-03-06—Masonite plans to file for court protection
• 2009-03-06—Two Mexican construction workers die in attempt to save treasure hunters
• 2009-03-06—Skills training can’t take back seat in recession, training official says
• 2009-03-06—All hands on the Golden Ears bridge deck
• 2009-03-06—Township of Amaranth welcomes new bridge
• 2009-03-06—Building Trades of Alberta sponsor WorldSkills Competition
• 2009-03-05—Network Site Services’ Ancaster Industrial Park project
• 2009-03-05—Province of Saskatchewan unveils $500-million stimulus plan
• 2009-03-05—Brantford casino renovation will create 200 construction jobs, lottery officials say
• 2009-03-05—PriceWaterhouseCoopers study aims to quantify benefits of Vancouver’s Olympic Games
• 2009-03-05—Interior Finishing Systems centre wins training funds
• 2009-03-05—Ritchie Bros. plans permanent auction site in Chilliwack
• 2009-03-05—National Crash Analysis Center receives $19-million grant
• 2009-03-05—Remington Group’s Downtown Markham project
• 2009-03-05—Asphalt cement price forecast offers no relief
• 2009-03-05—COCA hopes to see proposed amendments to Construction Lien Act in 2009
• 2009-03-05—Nine people missing after Cologne building collapse
• 2009-03-05—Stelltacc Properties and contractor fined after framer injured
• 2009-03-04—U.S. consumer spending rises, but increase expected to be “fleeting”
• 2009-03-04—Outgoing Ottawa Construction Association chairman issues challenge to new board
• 2009-03-04—OGCA hosts online session on WSIB’s return-to-work regulations
• 2009-03-04—Impact of West Diamond construction on surrounding community ignored, reader says
• 2009-03-04—EllisDon’s Residences at the Ritz-Carlton project
• 2009-03-04—Ontario’s minimum wage will rise on March 31, 2009
• 2009-03-04—Sky-High Erectors supervisor fined for interference with inspector
• 2009-03-04—McCormick Rankin earns engineering award for Ottawa rapid bridge replacement
• 2009-03-04—Menkes Developments’ York Street project
• 2009-03-04—Infrastructure Ontario receives three bid proposal submissions for Darlington site
• 2009-03-04—Plan for Industrial City football stadium wins approval
• 2009-03-03—Manitoba contractors know winter is the time to build roads
• 2009-03-03—Alberta delays $480 million in capital projects
• 2009-03-03—Kentucky courthouse contract reviewed for bonding irregularities
• 2009-03-03—Home Aid Masonry fined in fatal scaffold collapse
• 2009-03-03—Building collapse kills six labourers in Uganda
• 2009-03-03—Canam Group profits up despite flat fourth quarter
• 2009-03-03—London & District Construction Association set to open BIM training centre
• 2009-03-03—Prepare for watermain break season, OSWCA warns
• 2009-03-03—Mother of boy buried in asphalt defends employer Interlake Paving
• 2009-03-03—Ontario General Contractors Association launches Ontario Project Awards of Excellence
• 2009-03-03—PCL Constructors grow Maple Leaf Square
• 2009-03-02—Infrastructure czar needed, says RCCAO’s Manahan
• 2009-03-02—Kiewit rock scaler dies at Toba Inlet project
• 2009-03-02—Nova Scotia construction group welcomes efforts to reduce trade barriers
• 2009-03-02—Hitachi pressure vessel makes big move from Saskatoon to Fort McMurray
• 2009-03-02—Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety launches online course
• 2009-03-02—Kenaidan Contracting takes on Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre
• 2009-03-02—EcoTrain consortium wins contract to update Quebec-Windsor feasibility studies
• 2009-03-02—Ontario conducts equipment and materials handling safety blitz