Archives for September 2009

• 2009-09-30—Moving upward on Minto Gardens in North York, Ontario
• 2009-09-30—Ontario Road Builders’ Association hopeful on exemptions from hand-held ban
• 2009-09-30—Wastewater rules could lead to more industry activity
• 2009-09-30—Northland Power Income Fund plans gas-fired power plant for Saskatchewan
• 2009-09-30—Steeling away at Smart Centre in Toronto
• 2009-09-30—Workplace Safety and Insurance Board return-to-work rules now in full effect
• 2009-09-30—Alberta transmission company gets U.S. stimulus funds
• 2009-09-30—Vietnamese officials jailed in road construction fraud
• 2009-09-30—Protests prompt Japan to halt dam project
• 2009-09-30—Ontario General Contractors Association hires new VP
• 2009-09-30—TransCanada to build natural gas-fired plant in Oakville, Ontario
• 2009-09-30—Stantec names new chief operating officer
• 2009-09-29—Mona Lisa aims to be a condo masterpiece in North York, Ontario
• 2009-09-29—Waterfront projects win Toronto Urban Design Awards
• 2009-09-29—2010 will be busy with stimulus, Canadian Construction Association says
• 2009-09-29—Tories, Liberals trade barbs on stimulus spending
• 2009-09-29—Progress being made on national building commissioning standard
• 2009-09-29—B.C. clears way for infrastructure spending
• 2009-09-29—Privacy laws main obstacle to construction-worker safety records
• 2009-09-29—Aspiring plumber discusses struggles starting career
• 2009-09-29—Windows on Wellington West in Toronto
• 2009-09-29—Manitoba Hydro faces lengthy approval process for new dam
• 2009-09-29—Marine Atlantic’s dock facility gets infusion of fed cash in Nova Scotia
• 2009-09-28—Tile teamwork at The Richmond condos in Richmond Hill, Ontario
• 2009-09-28—Mechanical Service Contractors of Canada progressing with certification
• 2009-09-28—New Brunswick readies for wind farm completion
• 2009-09-28—Liberals question infrastructure rollout progress
• 2009-09-28—Structal-Bridges lands $45-million deal for Quebec bridge components
• 2009-09-28—Enbridge CEO sees oil-upgrading moving to U.S.
• 2009-09-28—‘Fortress-like’ U.S. embassies criticized by outgoing ambassador
• 2009-09-28—Repsol, Irving Oil open $1B liquefied natural gas terminal
• 2009-09-28—Eastern Construction CEO new chair of Ontario General Contractors Association
• 2009-09-28—Nova Scotia air base to get $66 million infrastructure overhaul
• 2009-09-28—Canadian Hydro to acquire world’s largest offshore wind prospect
• 2009-09-28—Government loan to Atcon Construction causes stir in New Brunswick
• 2009-09-28—St. John, New Brunswick gets water system makeover
• 2009-09-28—Absolute World Tower Four condos get glass
• 2009-09-25—Vancouver's Spectrum Skatepark Creations dominates market
• 2009-09-25—Hydro One urged to proceed with Northern Ontario transmission projects
• 2009-09-25—Hummer buyer eyes Detroit head office
• 2009-09-25—Tilt-up concrete technology a first for Starbucks
• 2009-09-25—British Columbia municipalities look for province to act on stimulus cash
• 2009-09-25—Aecon Group, Turner Construction partner on Markham, Ontario data centre expansion
• 2009-09-25—Nova Scotia air base to get $66 million infrastructure overhaul
• 2009-09-25—Webcast examines BIM virtues, challenges
• 2009-09-25—Simcoe, Ontario pulls plug on landfill plan
• 2009-09-25—Labour protest erupts over out-of-province workers in New Brunswick
• 2009-09-25—Major Manitoba wind farm faces delays
• 2009-09-25—Ontario launching construction site safety blitz
• 2009-09-24—Compugen breaks ground on new national headquarters
• 2009-09-24—SNC-Lavalin lands Saudi Aramco gas contract
• 2009-09-24—Canada ‘back from the brink:’ RCD economist
• 2009-09-24—Scotiabank chief economist sees slower growth ahead
• 2009-09-24—Mitsubishi Power Systems to build steam, gas turbines in Georgia
• 2009-09-24—Vitrerie Lessard fined for violating Occupational Health and Safety Act
• 2009-09-24—Britain imposes fines for bidding collusion
• 2009-09-24—Newfoundland implements new health and safety regulations
• 2009-09-24—Manitoba doing damage assessment on Pierre Delorme Bridge
• 2009-09-24—Ontario General Contractors Association honours excellence
• 2009-09-23—Ritz-Carlton on the rise in Toronto
• 2009-09-23—Construction industry pushes to include apprentices in College of Trades
• 2009-09-23—Imperial Paving rolling along in Burnaby, British Columbia
• 2009-09-23—Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation launches course for foremen, superintendents
• 2009-09-23—Study to examine replacing Montreal’s Champlain Bridge
• 2009-09-23—Gas line cut by bulldozer prompts evacuation in Calgary
• 2009-09-23—Jamaica to build cruise ship terminal
• 2009-09-23—New infrastructure projects planned for CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick
• 2009-09-23—Outreach effort boosts crane training progress in British Columbia
• 2009-09-23—Canada capacity utilization numbers a cautionary picture
• 2009-09-23—Habitat protection a priority with water project in Bayfield, Ontario
• 2009-09-22—Rooftop playing-fields crown U.S. high school
• 2009-09-22—Infrastructure cluster a challenge on Hanlan job in Ontario’s Peel Region
• 2009-09-22—Baie-Comeau, Quebec to upgrade water treatment plants
• 2009-09-22—Icons of Canada decorate downtown Toronto park
• 2009-09-22—World Green Building Day promotes sustainable structures
• 2009-09-22—Bird Construction to build New Brunswick schools
• 2009-09-22—'Red Hot' condos ready to go in Toronto
• 2009-09-22—Stakeholders want change in College of Trades setup
• 2009-09-21—Fragile wetlands require less disruptive dig in Cambridge, Ontario
• 2009-09-21—Hydro One fined after electrical worker burned
• 2009-09-21—P3 Canada issues call for projects
• 2009-09-21—Multifamily units drive increase in U.S. housing construction numbers
• 2009-09-21—Alberta program trains women to become heavy equipment operators
• 2009-09-21—Housing, auto sales signal recovery for Ontario: RBC Economics
• 2009-09-21—U.S. construction employment shrinking at ‘alarming rate’
• 2009-09-21—Ontario General Contractors Association honours industry veterans
• 2009-09-21—Casa Condos soaring skyward in Toronto
• 2009-09-21—Ontario seeks construction team for new Thunder Bay courthouse
• 2009-09-21—Dig damages adjacent building in China
• 2009-09-21—Envision Group to acquire remediation firm Cannington Group
• 2009-09-18—Western projects demonstrate versatility of design-build method
• 2009-09-18—Managing water flow integral to Don Lands revitalization project
• 2009-09-18—Suit filed against Enbridge over Clipper pipeline
• 2009-09-18—Urbanfund Corp. buys into prime Bloor Street site
• 2009-09-18—Boilermakers await answer on compulsory certification
• 2009-09-18—$5 million donation to help Ivey business school building earn LEED Gold
• 2009-09-18—Ontario Road Builders' Association pushes for exemptions from cell phone ban
• 2009-09-18—Compugen breaks ground on new headquarters in Richmond Hill, Ontario
• 2009-09-18—Summerside wind farm work gets underway in P.E.I.
• 2009-09-18—EllisDon to manage construction of new George Brown College campus
• 2009-09-17—Mohawk College breaks ground on centre for innovation in Hamilton, Ontario
• 2009-09-17—Nelmar Drywall Company fined over worker injury
• 2009-09-17—Hearings begin on Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act
• 2009-09-17—Aecon Group to construct University of Waterloo engineering facility
• 2009-09-17—Development vision for Ground Zero looks likely to be scaled back
• 2009-09-17—Ottawa’s Landsdowne Park redevelopment to include housing, retail
• 2009-09-17—New Brunswick premier wants answers on delay of Point Lepreau reactor
• 2009-09-17—Boom truck hits power lines in Sudbury, Ontario
• 2009-09-17—A touch of glass for Great West Life Building in Mississauga, Ontario
• 2009-09-17—B.C. Industry Training Authority admits mistake in releasing apprentice info
• 2009-09-16—Conestoga College plans facility for Ingersoll, Ontario
• 2009-09-16—The X on the rise in Toronto
• 2009-09-16—Hong Kong platform collapse kills 6 workers
• 2009-09-16—Hurdles cleared for temporary Icelandic workers in Manitoba
• 2009-09-16—Toronto lands $200 million stimulus
• 2009-09-16—Overbilling on Bolshoi job alleged
• 2009-09-16—Firings don’t affect safety, Bruce Power maintains
• 2009-09-16—Ottawa settles development lawsuit
• 2009-09-16—Contracting irregularities in Iraq probed
• 2009-09-16—Toronto projects funded under the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund
• 2009-09-16—British Columbia industry endorses HST
• 2009-09-16—Group calls for Canadian climate action centre
• 2009-09-16—Employment Insurance rolls swelling in West
• 2009-09-16—Canmet Innovation Park construction underway in Hamilton, Ontario
• 2009-09-16—Ontario supporting Toronto International Film Festival facility
• 2009-09-16—Nova Scotia projects get fed funding boost
• 2009-09-15—Ontario funds plan for Scarborough Hospital expansion
• 2009-09-15—Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation controversy highlights need for standard contracts
• 2009-09-15—SkyPower turbines go on the block
• 2009-09-15—$30 million investment tied to Pickering, Ontario tower
• 2009-09-15—Bridge components en route to Laval, Quebec
• 2009-09-15—Repair of Canada's busiest bridge slated to finish one year early
• 2009-09-15—Irving refinery gets huge expansion in St. John, New Brunswick
• 2009-09-15—Thunder Bay, Ontario courthouse pre-qualification complete
• 2009-09-14—Toronto's Farrow Partnership Architects sees future in infection-control units
• 2009-09-14—The Arc accepts occupants in Toronto
• 2009-09-14—Breaking ground at Brock University
• 2009-09-14—China not ready to let up on stimulus
• 2009-09-14—Genivar buys engineering telecom firm
• 2009-09-14—Fatality halts Saskatchewan road boring work
• 2009-09-14—WorldSkills Calgary 2009 judge has carved out a career as mason, teacher
• 2009-09-14—Dubai unveils first rapid transit line
• 2009-09-14—U.S. group attending Canada’s BIM summit
• 2009-09-11—$65 million road project kicks off in St. John, New Brunswick
• 2009-09-11—iLoft condo construction continues in Toronto
• 2009-09-11—Materials eyed as cause of Dubai collapse
• 2009-09-11—ADI’s success in Thailand includes distillery work
• 2009-09-11—Contractors fired from Bruce Power plant for inappropriate Internet use
• 2009-09-11—International event showcases best of trades in Calgary
• 2009-09-11—Cost concerns for increasingly popular green walls
• 2009-09-11—Housing to fuel slow lumber price recovery
• 2009-09-11—Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario seeks plan for Simcoe services
• 2009-09-10—Work continues on Centro condos in Scarborough, Ontario
• 2009-09-10—$44M bridge work planned for Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• 2009-09-10—Training cuts a concern for British Columbia construction
• 2009-09-10—Port expansion a threat to Venice, group charges
• 2009-09-10—Manpower Canada survey shows hiring intentions on upswing
• 2009-09-10—Aecon order-book in good shape
• 2009-09-10—Fraser Institute report calls for more ‘balance’ in union rules
• 2009-09-10—Sault Ste. Marie architect’s project featured on Malaysian postage stamp
• 2009-09-10—'Dam' good work at Manitoba’s Wuskwatim Generating Station
• 2009-09-10—New York City to put concrete testing under scrutiny
• 2009-09-10—Modern Niagara Ottawa Inc. gives back to Algonquin College
• 2009-09-10—Toronto strike took bite out of July building permits
• 2009-09-10—Reclamation of Princess Colliery on schedule in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
• 2009-09-09—Canadian housing starts show strong recovery
• 2009-09-09—Aecon to build $46.7M Carbonneau Bridge in Quebec
• 2009-09-09—Brock University set to begin work on research centre
• 2009-09-09—$22-million cruise ship terminal to be built in Nanaimo, British Columbia
• 2009-09-09—Digging deep for Parkway Forest project in North York, Ontario
• 2009-09-09—Electricians set to spark lobby action
• 2009-09-09—St. John’s condo construction, reno boom linked to oil fields
• 2009-09-08—Despite deal, Labourers’ International Union will pursue work in Hamilton, Ontario
• 2009-09-08—Comstock Canada wins contract for Toronto treatment plant upgrade
• 2009-09-08—Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute reaches for the top in Toronto
• 2009-09-08—Structal-Bridges wins Dominion Bridge job
• 2009-09-08—European technology at the heart of Windsor, Ontario treatment system
• 2009-09-08—Bobcat Co. to close plant, shed jobs
• 2009-09-08—Newfoundland agrees to shift power line route to avoid national park
• 2009-09-04—How Canadian companies can tap into U.S. stimulus funding
• 2009-09-04—Nova Scotia Community College gets green energy grant
• 2009-09-04—Highway expansion underway in Prince Edward Island
• 2009-09-04—Redpath on the rise in Toronto
• 2009-09-04—Rankin Construction gets Ontario Highway 406 widening contract
• 2009-09-04—Infrastructure Ontario issues request for qualifications for courthouse in Belleville, Ontario
• 2009-09-04—Roads of tomorrow need new thinking
• 2009-09-04—U.S. manufacturing shows signs of revival
• 2009-09-04—Apartment building costs drop in Edmonton, Calgary
• 2009-09-04—Modular method cuts time for Alberta seniors’ complex
• 2009-09-04—Jacobs Engineering Group must face bridge collapse claims: judge
• 2009-09-04—Decline in U.S. non-residential construction sparks call for quicker stimulus rollout
• 2009-09-03—Double dip recession feared once stimulus runs out
• 2009-09-03—Ontario Lottery Corporation stops payment on two casino projects in Brantford and Ajax
• 2009-09-03—Armadale Properties plans conversion for Toronto's Buttonville Airport
• 2009-09-03—Road raised for flood protection in Prince George, British Columbia
• 2009-09-03—Environmental assessment OK’d for cancelled Irving Oil refinery in New Brunswick
• 2009-09-03—Feds provide $71 million for Yukon hydro facility upgrades
• 2009-09-03—Lewis Builds topping off the Lillian in Toronto
• 2009-09-03—Stuart Olson Constructors wins contract for modernization of CFB Esquimalt
• 2009-09-03—Ottawa investing in Nova Scotia forestry
• 2009-09-03—Subterranean progress at the Shangri-la in Toronto
• 2009-09-03—Ontario Road Builders’ Association receives clarification on HST
• 2009-09-03—Ontario Realty Corporation adds dates to roadshow on project model
• 2009-09-02—NaiKun Wind Energy appoints new chair
• 2009-09-02—Olympic Construction sues over handling of Newfoundland tenders
• 2009-09-02—Afghanistan gears up for construction season
• 2009-09-02—Deere & Co. plans to build manufacturing and parts centre in Russia
• 2009-09-02—Hamilton, Ontario inks contract deal with carpenters
• 2009-09-02—Stollery Children’s Hospital to undergo expansion in Edmonton
• 2009-09-02—Menkes Toronto office tower reaches for the top
• 2009-09-02—June GDP growth fuels recovery hopes
• 2009-09-02—Dubai workers push for higher pay from Al Habtoor Engineering
• 2009-09-02—New York to monitor building inspectors with GPS
• 2009-09-02—Lakehead University campus seeks LEED Platinum rating
• 2009-09-02—Glass ‘failed’ before falling from Calgary site
• 2009-09-01—Social networking sites have business abuzz
• 2009-09-01—Northampton Group sees 18% drop in Q2 revenues
• 2009-09-01—Industry objects to British Columbia safety rate hike
• 2009-09-01—HVACR Heritage Centre seeking photos for documentary
• 2009-09-01—Prince Edward Island issues tenders for hospital expansion
• 2009-09-01—Le Parc Tower 2 nearing completion in Thornhill, Ontario
• 2009-09-01—Business Development Bank of Canada loans soar in response to economic slump
• 2009-09-01—Forest industry seeks ideas for non-conventional wood products
• 2009-09-01—Construction almost done on Village Vacances Valcartier waterpark
• 2009-09-01—Aecon awarded contract for Niagara Falls border-crossing redevelopment
• 2009-09-01—Onward with Onyx condo construction in Mississauga, Ontario
• 2009-09-01—Siemens AG invests in Israeli solar company Arava Power