Archives for July 2009

• 2009-07-31—Alberta worker dies after being impaled on rebar
• 2009-07-31—Despite quarterly loss, world's largest steelmaker hikes output
• 2009-07-31—Good Vibe at Liberty Village in Toronto
• 2009-07-31—Rigging up rebar at Centro condos in Scarborough, Ontario
• 2009-07-31—Alberta, B.C., drive non-residential construction declines: StatsCan
• 2009-07-31—Terrazzo group picks executive director
• 2009-07-31—Montreal construction worker hurt by falling concrete
• 2009-07-31—Labour mobility agreement a challenge for Red Seal Program
• 2009-07-30—Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's new president has had diverse career
• 2009-07-30—Changing bank rules hit signature condo project in Toronto
• 2009-07-30—Bid education program follows price fixing probe in Saskatchewan
• 2009-07-30—Six killed in Chinese bridge collapse
• 2009-07-30—Ground broken on Sherbourne Park in Toronto
• 2009-07-30—End of Toronto CUPE strike a relief for industry
• 2009-07-30—Sri Lanka plans extensive road rebuilding
• 2009-07-30—Ottawa looks for cross-border procurement deal
• 2009-07-30—United States Steel posts second quarterly loss
• 2009-07-29—Animal lab work roars ahead at University of Guelph
• 2009-07-29—Arriscraft International GPT Ltd. fined after injury
• 2009-07-29—Construction industry not out of woods yet, panel says
• 2009-07-29—Toronto's Union Station to get $305 million facelift
• 2009-07-29—Closure of trade school to be reviewed by Toronto School Board
• 2009-07-29—Construction heats up at Calgary Downtown District Energy Centre
• 2009-07-29—Alberta's Chinese workers proving tough to locate
• 2009-07-29—France playing catch-up with tough eco law
• 2009-07-29—Six-lane highway first for New Brunswick
• 2009-07-29—Association of Consulting Engineering Companies taking message on the road
• 2009-07-29—U.S. jobless rate could top 10%
• 2009-07-29—End of strikes in Windsor, Toronto promises return to normalcy
• 2009-07-29—Big pour at Tower Four in Mississauga, Ontario
• 2009-07-29—Calgary program reaching out-of-school youth
• 2009-07-28—Year’s biggest IPO a positive sign for construction industry
• 2009-07-28—Habitat for Humanity‘s Women Build program a success
• 2009-07-28—Associated General Contractors economist urges more stimulus
• 2009-07-28—Guelph firm awarded Hwy 6 reconstruction contract
• 2009-07-28—Texas court grants relief to supplier
• 2009-07-28—Ontario nuclear decisions ‘disappointing’
• 2009-07-28—Starline Development takes form in Penticton, British Columbia
• 2009-07-28—Bridge to provide year-round access for Sandy Lake First Nation
• 2009-07-28—Toronto repairs massive sinkhole
• 2009-07-28—Plans for New Brunswick refinery put on back burner
• 2009-07-28—Ontario Realty Corp. to spend $100 million on green office conversion
• 2009-07-28—Design competition held for Bruce Lee museum
• 2009-07-27—Toronto, striking workers reach tentative deal
• 2009-07-27—2014 Russian Olympic costs down
• 2009-07-27—Export Development Canada tower a landmark for Ottawa’s downtown
• 2009-07-27—Milton, Ontario company fined in assembly incident
• 2009-07-27—Canadian Construction Workers Union granted union status
• 2009-07-27—Ledcor Group buys stake in Offsetters Clean Technology
• 2009-07-27—No-bid methods costing U.S. military
• 2009-07-27—Arclin files for bankruptcy protection
• 2009-07-27—3 consortiums short-listed for OPP facility makeovers
• 2009-07-27—Wesbell Group fined $200,000 in worker deaths
• 2009-07-24—Canadian retailers smile, Bank of Canada charms
• 2009-07-24—Bombardier wins $255 million Phoenix airport job
• 2009-07-24—Trial ordered over asbestos fallout
• 2009-07-24—Debris barrier to prevent floods in Whistler, British Columbia
• 2009-07-24—Ontario General Contractors Association sets record straight on naming of subtrades
• 2009-07-24—Steelworkers target gender barriers
• 2009-07-24—Not all surety brokers owned by large insurance companies
• 2009-07-24—University of Waterloo's Engineering V Building nears completion
• 2009-07-24—West Fraser Timber Co. reacts to recession with production, cost cuts
• 2009-07-24—From car dealership to crime lab at Humber College
• 2009-07-23—Crystal Blu condo construction in Toronto
• 2009-07-23—Alberta MLA stands behind Fort McMurray long-term care criticism
• 2009-07-23—Funeral held in Montreal for victim of falling slab
• 2009-07-23—Horizontal drilling to place pipeline beneath Salmon River in British Columbia
• 2009-07-23—Land purchased for new Windsor border crossing
• 2009-07-23—Combating muscoskeletal disorder in the construction sector
• 2009-07-23—Large tech firm sees tough construction market
• 2009-07-23—Vancouver 2010 Olympic village pipe fixes won’t cost public: official
• 2009-07-23—New pipeline projects to ease capacity crunch: National Energy Board
• 2009-07-23—Canadian Construction Association welcomes partnership with feds
• 2009-07-23—Caterpillar Inc. optimistic despite profit drop
• 2009-07-23—CVTech wins $40 million deal from Hydro-Quebec
• 2009-07-23—Bow Valley College expansion in Calgary
• 2009-07-23—Moving up on Bloor Street West in Toronto
• 2009-07-23—Enbridge alters pipeline financing after market collapse
• 2009-07-23—Auditors voice concern over China dam changes
• 2009-07-22—Some Canadian construction material costs waking from slumber
• 2009-07-22—Invest in infrastructure now, contractors group urges Congress
• 2009-07-22—Toronto to issue up to 500 building permits
• 2009-07-22—Wesbell fined after workers killed
• 2009-07-22—Southern neighbours learn from Winnipeg’s flood system
• 2009-07-22—Construction Sector Council plans to develop productivity benchmarks
• 2009-07-22—Progress on Park Place in Brampton, Ontario
• 2009-07-22—Tight deadline for Western's Richard Ivey School of Business project
• 2009-07-22—Window work at Quest Condominium project in Edmonton
• 2009-07-22—Lafarge launches online LEED product guide
• 2009-07-22—Vancouver Island schools catch up on construction
• 2009-07-22—U.K. announces four ‘eco-towns’
• 2009-07-22—San Francisco 49ers football stadium to have green roof
• 2009-07-22—World's tallest tower to open this year in Dubai
• 2009-07-21—Surplus U.S. stimulus funds available: report
• 2009-07-21—Burk’s Falls, Ontario gets $500,000 infrastructure investment
• 2009-07-21—Ontario environmental group calls for sewer upgrades
• 2009-07-21—After huge infrastructure investment, Prince Rupert's ship finally comes in
• 2009-07-21—A rough job at Exhibition Place in Toronto
• 2009-07-21—Large Chinese stimulus appears to be boosting growth
• 2009-07-21—Darthmouth, Nova Scotia wastewater plant not meeting targets
• 2009-07-21—Massive ‘Ike Dike’ considered to stem floods in Galveston, Texas
• 2009-07-20—Apprenticeships paying off for employers: study
• 2009-07-20—Spring at Minto Gardens in North York, Ontario
• 2009-07-20—Ontario contractors, architects ink deal on supplementary conditions
• 2009-07-20—Fast food joints most expensive to build
• 2009-07-20—Alberta minister denounces delay of Fort McMurray nursing home
• 2009-07-20—Office job in Toronto
• 2009-07-20—Association of Consulting Engineering Companies recruiting new executive
• 2009-07-20—Winnipeg tower named best tall building in Americas
• 2009-07-17—Ontario's asphalt supply situation is healthy
• 2009-07-17—Consumer Price Index falls in U.S. and Canada
• 2009-07-17—South African World Cup soccer tournament workers end strike
• 2009-07-17—Hwy 401 experiment gives perpetual pavement its biggest test
• 2009-07-17—Funding boost for seniors housing in Muskoka, Ontario
• 2009-07-17—Big differences in U.S., Canadian housing markets
• 2009-07-17—Alcoa posts loss, warns of shrinking aluminum market
• 2009-07-17—Chinese demand, U.S. consumers key to recovery
• 2009-07-17—A room with a view in North Toronto
• 2009-07-17—Greater Toronto Region leaders plot economic recovery
• 2009-07-17—Low-end Vancouver Island condo project must clear hurdle
• 2009-07-16—Building Information Modeling training firm picked for London, Ontario
• 2009-07-16—Quebec's GBO Inc. sells window division
• 2009-07-16—Westco to move quickly on New Brunswick processing plant
• 2009-07-16—Streamlining of environmental assessments faces challenge
• 2009-07-16—Canadian non-residential investment drops in Q2
• 2009-07-16—U.S. broker enters Canadian surety market
• 2009-07-16—Rebuilding British Columbia sports centre brings multiple challenges
• 2009-07-16—Conference Board, Bank of Canada point to recovery
• 2009-07-16—Windy work at UOIT in Oshawa, Ontario
• 2009-07-16—Wood building withstands major-earthquake shake test
• 2009-07-16—Working safely in confined space calls for open-minded thinking
• 2009-07-15—Obama dismisses call for second stimulus package
• 2009-07-15—Affordable seniors' housing in Brampton, Ontario
• 2009-07-15—Ontario Realty Corporation delivers educational road show
• 2009-07-15—‘Let’s just sue the @#%$!’ is not always the best course of action to take
• 2009-07-15—Hertz acquires Irving Industrial Rentals
• 2009-07-15—RFP released for Women’s College Hospital in Toronto
• 2009-07-15—Toronto strike hobbling Habitat for Humanity
• 2009-07-15—Upgrades planned for Winnipeg supplier of jet fighter components
• 2009-07-15—Thousands line up to build Florida Marlins stadium
• 2009-07-15—In U.S., state of recovery varies by sector
• 2009-07-15—Quebec's ADF Group Inc. secures $77 million infrastructure deal
• 2009-07-15—Cranes crash while trying to lift steel beam at transit job site in India
• 2009-07-15—Greater Toronto Region leaders plot economic recovery
• 2009-07-15—Alberta study recommends limited use of public private partnerships
• 2009-07-15—Seventy5 condo project moving up in Toronto
• 2009-07-15—SNC-Lavalin fined $300,000 after guilty plea
• 2009-07-15—Canadian Construction Association sets up ‘one stop infrastructure watch’
• 2009-07-15—‘Big Dig’ managers plead guilty to covering up use of bad concrete
• 2009-07-15—Deere & Co. strikes deal for India expansion
• 2009-07-14—Harper trumpets jobless success
• 2009-07-14—World Trade Center developer threatens arbitration
• 2009-07-14—Intensification presents challenges for industry
• 2009-07-14—Canada’s merchandise trade position shaky
• 2009-07-14—Architect proposes putting a ‘Green Ribbon’ over Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
• 2009-07-14—David Emerson joins board of Stantec
• 2009-07-14—Fewer construction industry cases reaching courts
• 2009-07-14—Sewer and watermain association retains interim executive director
• 2009-07-14—Disaster cleanup firm buys rival
• 2009-07-14—Le Parc Project in Thornhill, Ontario
• 2009-07-14—Cole condos in Toronto
• 2009-07-14—SNC-Lavalin wins $500 million Algeria contract
• 2009-07-13—Newfoundland premier lobbies for federal funds for hydro
• 2009-07-13—Fire safety concerns raised for green roofs
• 2009-07-13—Some U.S. stimulus funds diverted by states
• 2009-07-13—Good news in latest labour report
• 2009-07-13—Strike hits South African site of soccer World Cup
• 2009-07-13—Victory on Toronto's King Street
• 2009-07-13—Stalled oilsands project revived in Fort McMurray, Alberta
• 2009-07-13—Oilsands firms scale back on project outsourcing
• 2009-07-13—York University to partner with World Green Building Council on green design education
• 2009-07-13—Taliban burns construction vehicles in Afghanistan
• 2009-07-13—Association of Canadian Engineering Companies puts focus on non-technical skills
• 2009-07-10—Toronto architectural firm RVTR wins Canada Council prize
• 2009-07-10—Canada’s June housing starts recover some ground
• 2009-07-10—Labourers’ International Union of North America, Trades alliance resumes
• 2009-07-10—Union alleges shoddy insulation on 2010 Vancouver Olympic village
• 2009-07-10—Condo coverup in Toronto
• 2009-07-10—Alberta favours private cash for rail project
• 2009-07-10—French author joins Quebec hydro dam protest
• 2009-07-10—May permit values point to recovery
• 2009-07-10—Joy Condominiums climbing high in Toronto
• 2009-07-10—Contract disclaimers inspire ‘false confidence’
• 2009-07-09—Frank Zechner resigns from Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association
• 2009-07-09—Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors celebrates 50 years
• 2009-07-09—Building for retirement in Toronto
• 2009-07-09—Conference Board issues economic warning for Canada
• 2009-07-09—Blockbuster Transformers brings construction equipment to life
• 2009-07-09—Industry booming in Newfoundland
• 2009-07-08—LEED developer makes switch to engineer’s world
• 2009-07-08—Boisbriand, Quebec weathers death of GM plant
• 2009-07-08—Deere & Company to increase Russian investments
• 2009-07-08—Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute under construction in Toronto
• 2009-07-08—2010 Commonwealth Games construction lags behind
• 2009-07-08—RCMP investigate another EnCana pipeline bombing in British Columbia
• 2009-07-08—Chinese apartment buyers protest after collapse
• 2009-07-08—Toronto faces delay of infrastructure project rollout
• 2009-07-08—Tree Island sells land in British Columbia to clear debt
• 2009-07-08—Quay West looks Tip Top in Toronto
• 2009-07-08—Calgary courts under construction
• 2009-07-08—Jewish history museum gets second ground breaking in Warsaw
• 2009-07-08—Stephen Bauld leaves Ontario General Contractors Association
• 2009-07-08—Construction starts down sharply in first half of 2009
• 2009-07-08—Construction Specifications Canada honours members
• 2009-07-07—ConocoPhillips revives plan for major Saudi refinery
• 2009-07-07—AbitibiBowater restructuring officer picked
• 2009-07-07—Brampton, Ontario French school a LEEDer in sustainability
• 2009-07-07—MasonryWorx questions self-regulated quality assurance programs
• 2009-07-07—Vancouver's Broadway Tech Centre collects green roof laurels
• 2009-07-07—Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto set for makeover
• 2009-07-07—Soil conditions investigated as cause of Shanghai apartment building collapse
• 2009-07-07—'Pipe Diver' device an inspection game-changer
• 2009-07-07—Construction starts on Florida Marlins stadium
• 2009-07-07—Parks Canada complaint could set back Ottawa Convention Centre construction
• 2009-07-06—U.S. labour report curbs optimism
• 2009-07-06—U.S. manufacturing in ‘slow recovery’ mode
• 2009-07-06—Developers order Vancouver 2010 Olympic village review
• 2009-07-06—Algonquin College’s new Ottawa facility will have trades working together
• 2009-07-06—Decision to delay Darlington nuclear power plant carries job cost
• 2009-07-06—Solaris @ Metrogate Phases I and II shaping up in Toronto
• 2009-07-06—Boutique building takes shape in Toronto
• 2009-07-06—Romanian Bishop calls office building ‘hideous’ and ‘illegal’
• 2009-07-06—Malaysia bans high-rises on resort island
• 2009-07-06—Stantec to rehabilitate major Boston sewer tunnel
• 2009-07-06—Deere’s salaried workers in U.S. line up for buyout program
• 2009-07-06—PTI Group lands field accommodation job for 2010 Vancouver Olympics
• 2009-07-06—U.S. non-residential construction rises as general industry spending drops
• 2009-07-06—Project phasing keeps Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario industry near full employment
• 2009-07-03—Canadian non-residential activity up as GDP declines
• 2009-07-03—Public interest groups urge sustainability in development of St. Lawrence Seaway
• 2009-07-03—Hong Kong’s Disney theme park to expand
• 2009-07-03—MTO and Infrastructure Ontario issue RFQ for Windsor-Essex Parkway
• 2009-07-03—Lethbridge, Alberta viaduct stands test of time
• 2009-07-03—Operators back Ministry of Labour's crane safety blitz
• 2009-07-03—The Trump Tower in Toronto
• 2009-07-03—Canadian Construction Association negotiating over CAD fees
• 2009-07-02—Crews lay cable at The Republic condominiums in Toronto
• 2009-07-02—Aecon honours two 50-year veterans
• 2009-07-02—Twists and turns for U.S. housing markets
• 2009-07-02—B.C. union amends its bylaws after judge’s ruling on dues
• 2009-07-02—Restoration of fort a battle with nature in northern Manitoba
• 2009-07-02—Canadian Construction Association secures partial victory on vehicle-use tax
• 2009-07-02—Just as in Canada, U.S. industry anxious to see stimulus roll
• 2009-07-02—Cautious optimism for Onatrio's new Tory chief
• 2009-07-02—Canada unveils model Afghan village
• 2009-07-02—At least eight killed in Nigeria building collapse
• 2009-07-02—Wind farm begins operations near Kingston, Ontario
• 2009-07-02—Sidewalk work in Edmonton
• 2009-07-02—Financing a go for Bank of America tower in New York
• 2009-07-02—Dubai eyes 2020 Olympic, World Expo bids
• 2009-07-02—8% economic growth likely, says China’s central bank