Stories from Special Sections

• New breed of manager has emerged
• Sustainable building has become an industry
• Contractors shouldn’t become too casual: VRCA president
• Surety bonds available to qualified contractors
• InfraGuide is a useful tool for practitioners
• Four tips to get the treasure
• Competition bureau must remain flexible: Scott
• Three steps to creating your own pot of gold
• Some tips for managing change
• CIBC study reveals secrets to small business success
• Verbal approval deemed good enough to authorize extra work
• Keeping your client happy while ensuring that you get paid
• Breaking the circle of blame at work
• Insurance premiums show signs of improvement
• Recycled materials improve concrete mix
• Lightweight concrete panels are full of air
• Product evolution greatly increases
• Concrete firewalls
• Industry faces looming shortage of concrete finishers
• Specific concrete, cement definitions often confused
• Rising prices, potential shortage a challenge
• Overcoming barriers to supplementary materials use
• Fabric forming opens up creative possibilities
• Highway bridge construction turns to pre-casting
• Solidification solutions for contaminated soil
• There are benefits to performance-based systems
• Municipalities urged to establish price index
• Cement report puts things in global perspective
• Mould preventable
• Discovery sends engineers around a bend
• Expert court witnesses needed to testify
• Partial demos
• Bay Street smash
• LEEDing the way in Regent Park demo
• Industry's evolution spurs association change
• Stakeholders fight misconceptions about demolition
• Training requirements for those working with asbestos
• Brownfields can become beautiful spaces
• Economic forces best motivator for source separation
• Water treatment plant cleans up Howe Sound
• Demo contractors keen on emergency response
• Strong structure no match for detonations
• Perception influences recycling program's success
• Workplace education
• Toddlers embraced in state-of-the-art comfort
• HOK raising bar on green interior spaces
• Comfort can fit
• Hospitals face unique challenges in bid for increased efficiency
• Vineyard makes its mark
• Highrise tower residents gain green roof benefits
• Forethought to green roofs key
• Federal government building vies for gold
• Environmental teaching centre will be revitalized
• $6M roadway reconstruction designed as a tourist draw
• Turning a new leaf towards green roofs
• Green plumbing gaining popularity in green builds
• Standards program eases geographical limits for welders
• Driving home demanding foundations
• Contractors rely on frozen tundra base
• Awareness campaign makes a difference
• Mill given second chance as regional arts centre
• Variety of finishes adds complexity to art centre
• Ontario clamps down on
• Safety inspectors having a positive impact
• Electronic safety training gains momentum
• New safety audit certificate opens doors
• Prepare your company for increased MOL
• WHMIS training essential in construction safety
• Butting out on the job site
• Construction fashions for women
• Interior systems contractors boast low accident rates
• Keep your shirt on? It’s not law in Canada - yet
• Safety training stepped up in oil sands, chemical valley
• On the fringe of nanotech safety
• Reporting unsafe work conditions
• Musculoskeletal Disorder
• Not all safety guidelines are created equal
• Electrifying
• Professional designates need to keep current
• Municipal governments look to funding experts
• Industry seeks ways to promote from within
• Adjudication can be a most powerful tool
• Electrified Michigan bridge will melt ice and snow
• Alliance seeks process streamlining
• Weather prediction system cuts salt use, improves safety
• Ontario falling behind in toll road revolution
• Ontario increasing use of prefabricated bridges
• Elora landmark bridge
• Superpave makes its way into municipal sector
• Open communication key to successful bids
• Ontario experiments with perpetual paving
• Country drives on the right-hand side of the economic spectrum
• Step right up: successful roofing contractors are also good marketers
• Facing the flax: roofs made of vegetable matter
• Phenolic foam insulation may cause corrosion
• Roofing industry to feel impact of new VOC regs
• Major growth of green roofs sprouting up
• Mining expertise used in Sudbury tunnel extension
• New drilling technology far less invasive
• Kingston plant to be upgraded
• It’s a dirty job, but...
• Water systems on tap at centre
• Ontario looks for private investment to ease water infrastructure deficit
• Master plan for sewer renewal in Peterborough
• Region of York’s ‘Big Pipe’ rises above its critics
• Ottawa puts a plug on water leaks
• When to replace concrete, clay pipes
• System maps the pipes under military bases
• Canadian pilot projects explore energy value of warm wastewater
• Social costs of sewer and water main construction
• Nanotechnology making inroads into steel
• Innovative space-age pod design houses lecture halls, lounge area
• Post-hockey chat sparks unique training program
• Dofasco seizes chance to make a difference by building with steel
• Recycling makes everything old new again
• Report highlights
• Incoming Ontario president has come a long way
• Steel clear choice for future church expansion
• Software models daylight, indoor air pollutants
• Checklists identify potential
• U.S. markets seeking air barrier expertise
• Index assesses moisture rates
• Roofers, roofing designers not always the same
• Challenging design places demands on installation
• Polymer spray protects building occupants
• Masonry construction - sounds like the right choice
• Pushing the envelope requires consideration of challenges
• Manuals keep designers on top of developing issues
• Common sense approach reduces water infiltration
• Indoor, outdoor environment meet at the flooring
• Quantifying the effects of window choice on human comfort levels
• Designs not popular in Canada's harsh climates
• Cold weather construction — cool sites to visit
• HVAC & Building Envelope — strange bedfellows?
• Siu system gets winter builders inside faster
• Polarcon use growing in cold weather applications
• Cold weather not stopping creative building design
• Getting the DIRTT on cold climate construction
• Bridge engineers identify fatal flaw in Concorde overpass
• Blame for Quebec bridge collapse must be shared, commission finds
• Experts believe existing safeguards make similar bridge collapse in Ontario unlikely
• Quebec builders welcome creation of bridge agency
• Concorde commission finds lax inspection regime allowed decay to spread
• Ontario government should take proactive approach to bridge inspections, says official
• Highlights of the recommendations of de la Concorde overpass inquiry
• Commission of Inquiry examines construction of de la Concorde overpass
• Permeable pavement test site shows promising results
• National Research Council teaches old materials new tricks on a micro scale
• International Marine builds many floating villages
• Vancouver homes, resorts make use of floating concrete islands
• Ontario Masonry Contractors Association focus on education and training
• Repointing mortar and masonry standards
• Scarborough Hospital receives its exterior insulating finish system
• Sensors in Parliament Hill’s Peace Tower track structural strength
• Masonry deterioration sparks review of Parliament Hill’s repair plans
• Ontario concrete industry gears up to celebrate excellence and innovation in awards ceremony
• Montreal infrastructure evaluation company develops method of testing concrete bridges
• Masonry work goes on at the Cassie Campbell Community Centre in Brampton, Ontario
• Pervious concrete technology a solution to storm water problem
• Health of $1 billion Confederation Bridge better than expected, say experts
• Canada Masonry Design Centre’s design showcases masonry materials
• Ontario Masonry Training Centre learn by giving back to the community
• Airport history chapter closes as last girders fall
• Distant Early Warning stations dismantled
• Report says crushed returned concrete good for new mix
• Safety manual a proactive benefit
• Walls Come Crumblin' Down
• Room for progress made with 15-second explosion
• Parking Places
• Kodak site demo required survey of site buildings
• Industry providing skilled support in disaster situations
• City landscape changing with massive demo project
• Reef clean up has complex environmental issues
• Ontario municipalities are all action when it comes to green building
• Design of Kingston arenas meet LEED standards
• Green walls, roof gardens are key elements in St. Gabriel’s Church design
• International building challenge seeks Canadian submissions
• Jain & Associates tackles only environmentally-friendly projects
• Algonquin College introduces Green Architecture program
• Borealis site’s green elements amaze tourists
• Green building project highlights
• York University’s new building features diverse elements of green building
• Ontario hospitals seek long-term cogeneration project benefits
• Green Globes tool provides environmental ratings
• University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy’s medicinal roots shine through building design
• Building major powerhouse Goreway Station demands commitment
• Former carpenter immerses himself in his new job
• Stacey Electric marks century of service
• Design for Toronto Congress Centre addition keeps pace with construction
• Mammoet expert in mammoth work orders
• Eastern Leaders - Top 100
• A Message from the V.P. and General Manager of Reed Construction Data, Canada
• Western Leaders - Top 100
• EllisDon’s strength comes through innovation
• National Leaders - Top 50
• PCL maintains TEAM focus
• Extended working relationships benefit McKay-Cocker longevity
• Canada's Construction Outlook from CanaData
• Northland Properties
• COCA President David Frame sizes up the Ontario election campaigns
• Premier’s Council needed to address Ontario’s looming labour shortage
• Working Families supports strategic voting to defeat Conservative candidates
• COCA prepares election party platform comparison on construction-related issues
• Working Families coalition not a front for Liberal party: Dillon
• Construction sector looks for leadership
• Leaders push for federal surplus bucks
• Ontario party leaders sidestep infrastructure and construction issues
• Building and refurbishing nuclear power plants make it to campaign trail
• All parties respond to construction issues, now it’s time to vote
• Leaders’ debate will make a difference
• Coalition keeps tabs on infrastructure promises of Ontario’s political parties
• Ontario government hasn't met Walkerton guidelines, OSWCA says
• Tory pledges cash for repairs, rebuilds
• Court Galvanizing - Shop-Applied Coatings for Metal
• Sanderson Concrete - Precast Concrete Specialties
• Aero Tech – Radiant Heating Units
• Interwrap - RhinoMat™
• Major Partitions - Lockers
• Xypex Chemical Corporation - Admix C Series
• Artistic Kitchen Cabinets
• Xypex Chemical Corporation - Crystalline Waterproofing
• SounDivide Sound, Vibration and Seismic Control
• Sika Sarnafil - Dampproofing and Waterproofing
• Ultimate ICF Systems
• SounDivide Soundproofing System
• Sanderson Concrete - Site Furnishings
• Sika Sarnafil - Thermoplastic Membrane Roofing
• Sobotec - Composite Wall Panels
• Sobotec - Solid Phenolic Exterior Wall Panels
• Court Galvanizing - Hot-Dip Galvanizing
• Sika Sarnafil - Membrane Roofing
• Major Partitions - Wire Mesh Partitions
• Simple steps to maximizing your surety credit
• University research takes aim at efficiency
• Digital documents raise legitimacy, storage concerns
• Accountability Act casts wide net around work
• Study raises questions about actual costs
• Interior environment requires careful consideration
• Non-compliance a sticking point in legal battles
• Keep those old liability policies
• European project system gaining attention
• B.C. first to debut ‘extradosed’ bridges
• Work limits give construction truckers the gears
• Giant cofferdams for tunnel build risky business
• Build impact on flora, fauna built into design stage
• Warranty pavement contracts still up in air
• Gateway bridge to spur new highway building
• Conductive concrete test results stable
• Bridge, road infrastructure under the microscope
• Roadbuilding explores self-consolidating concrete
• Municipalities struggle to maintain roadways
• New ideas found where the rubber hits the road
• They just don't build 'em like they used to
• Dual boring machines speed up sensitive project
• Contractor used a directional drill to pull and install six 3,000-foot sections of pipe
• Structural liner to be certified for potable water
• Side Scanning revolutionizes pipe inspection
• Sault treatment plant upgrades ensure quality
• Unique tunnel project protects Credit Valley environment
• CSA, NBC reconcile seismic standards for steel frames
• Lester B. Pearson International Airport’s new fire institute highlights ’green’ building
• Phenomenal amount of steel used in construction of Vancouver Island Conference Centre
• Glass and steel enclosure earns Architectural Award of Merit
• Steel industry recognizes ROM, university research lab for contributions
• Steel industry ahead of its time in green building effort
• Corrugated steel wall system beats plywood under quake conditions
• Cable net wall gives illusion of transparency
• SSRC recognizes illustrious career with Lynn S. Beedle Award
• Steel industry aims to lower carbon dioxide emissions
• Steel-Trak raises the bar code for efficient tracking systems
• Algoma Steel cashes in on value of wide-ranging products
• U.S. memorial overcomes unique design challenges
• Oborowsky takes over reins of The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
• Canadian Biosolids Partnership seeks end solutions
• Odour control facility upgrade in design stages for 2008 work
• Pump it up
• Engineered wetlands a potential solution for north wastewater
• Native community opens state-of-the-art treatment plant
• Construction will need to protect lost rivers
• Milliken set to double capacity by 2010
• British Columbia's largest radial well earns project leader engineer award of merit
• Storm water system designed for zero impact
• Big plans under way for big pipe
• Canadian expertise being lured south of the border
• Subtle nuances may distinguish new sustainable roofing systems
• Net zero approach can earn best results
• Still lots of life left in mechanical systems
• New Building Science Specialist certification at University of Toronto is designed to level playing field
• Air barrier membranes offer ounce of prevention
• Prefabricated panels gaining competitive edge
• ‘Glass box’ architecture leads to lower thermal performance and higher costs, expert says
• NRC tests mechanically attached membrane roofing materials in Canada’s largest wind tunnel
• British Columbia Institute of Technology unveils Building Envelope Test Hut (BETH)
• Dynamic Buffer Zone preserves museum exhibits and architecture
• Ontario ready-mixed concrete association launches North America’s first Eco Certified program for facilities
• Burning tires as fuel pits cement manufacturers against environmental groups in legal battle in Ontario
• Those already immersed in mason industry are ideal candidates for formalized training
• Hibernia’s kid brother smaller, just as tough
• A whale of a scale weighs cement, fly ash in Edmonton
• Silence through concrete achieved with design
• Concrete burial vaults divide traditionalists, environmentalists
• Manitoba aggregate plant estimates 30-year supply
• Timing is everything for niche markets
• Concrete industry aims to be responsible, competitive
• Bramalea City Centre Pour
• Deadline for annual Ontario concrete awards is October 2, 2008
• Western Canadian metakaolin plant gearing up
• Boutique Pour in Toronto
• Pontoon controversy hinders British Columbia bridge decommissioning
• Priestly Demolition brings just the right tool to Automotive Building project
• Restoration Environmental Contractors brings due diligence to Phillips Cable facility demolition
• Technology tracks air quality at West Don construction site
• Plant closures can lead to local employment opportunities
• Kentville rail yard demolition uncovers history, spurs growth
• Precautions needed to prevent bacteria, illness
• Di-Tech International’s specialized cutting equipment creates global demand
• Ministry of Labour building inspectors take on environmental infractions
• Solution to land slippage problem in West Quesnel district appears imminent
• Canadian construction industry sets out agenda for coming federal election
• Consulting engineers say sustainable development should be key election issue
• Municipalities look to federal parties for leadership on infrastructure issues
• Diesel tax cut welcomed by construction industry but details required
• Another Tory minority government means little will change for construction industry, association officials say
• Cement, concrete bodies say consultation lacking on carbon-tax proposal
• DCN election poll finds Conservatives still in the lead
• Sewer, watermain contractors beat election drum for infrastructure cash
• Open-shop contractors and trades council agree next federal government must broaden skilled-labour focus
• Federal leaders’ election debate sidesteps construction industry issues
• Surety Association of Canada works to build consensus among industry stakeholders
• Ontario building code alters legal landscape for municipalities
• Supreme Court decisions on bidding and tendering disputes often favour project owners
• Pachino Construction preserves Barrie’s history while updating its sewers
• Construction industry debates value of pre-qualification requirements at tender stage
• North Gate Farms team meets every challenge at Toronto French School sports field project
• Crane operators face challenges during turbine construction and repair work
• Laptops replace drawings, clipboards on the construction job site
• Delegates at crane and rigging workshop review safety strategies
• Canadian crane industry seeks universal standards
• Six-month University of Waterloo study compares use of stilts over scaffold platforms
• Lemur habitat at Edmonton zoo goes green
• Canadian construction industry takes leadership role in tackling climate change
• Moisson Montreal food bank mobilizes construction community to go green
• Northumberland County offices gain international recognition
• Across Canada, new school projects ‘LEED’ by example
• Green movement needs to reward developers who restore historic buildings, too
• Rising constructiom costs could threaten green momentum
• LEED-certified design of Western Virginia Regional Jail offers improved security
• Sunnybrook upgrade aims for $2.7 million in annual energy-cost savings
• LEED for Existing Buildings helps owners compete in tough market
• Optimal reuse of building materials starts with intelligent design
• Higher oil prices hit roofing, road-building industries
• Despite some drama, Kingston’s Grand Theatre gets a happy ending
• Victoria Memorial Museum tower aims to complete architect’s original design
• Entrepreneurial leadership gives Clark Builders competitive edge
• Giffels carefully manages its evolution
• Founder’s building blocks set stage for PCL to flourish
• Survey: A snapshot of Canada at work
• A Message from the V.P. and General Manager of Reed Construction Data, Canada
• Reed Construction Data Releases SmartBIM Library v3.5 and SmartBIM QTO for Revit 2010
• Reed Construction Data Combines U.S. and Canadian Building Product and Manufacturer Directories
• New Lead Service Helps Small Business Contractors Find Work, Offers Free Plans and Specs
• Reed Construction Data Canada and the Ontario General Contractors Association Announce Alliance Partnership
• Link2Build Construction Opportunity Network is now online
• Reed Construction Data, Hanley Wood announce alliance
• Expanded Alliance Delivers Unparalleled Access to Construction Opportunities
• Construction lead service gives Canadian contractors quick, easy ways to find new business
• Reed Construction Data Canada Still Growing Despite a Slow-Down in the Print World
• Ontario’s Largest Construction Procurement Alliance Established
• Reed Elsevier Announces 2009 Interim Results, Retains Reed Construction Data
• Reed Construction Data files corporate espionage lawsuit against McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge
• Reed Construction Data joins the Workopolis NicheNetwork
• Reed Construction Data and the Windsor Construction Association announce a partnership
• Reed Construction Data amends lawsuit against McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge
• Reed Construction Data Partners with Merit Contractors Association
• Reed Construction Data Acquires Tectonic Partners Inc.
• Reed Construction Data Inc. and the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada Announce Alliance Partnership
• Unions, contractors work together to address skills shortage with on-the-job training
• Algonquin College builds foundation for strong eastern Ontario construction industry
• Interior Systems Contractors Association of Ontario forges ahead with construction of trades training centre
• Funds earmarked to replace Port Alberni Secondary School
• Designs for new York Region District School Board building features energy efficiency
• Orillia Market Square aims for LEED Silver certification
• Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects begin work on arena plans for Flamborough, Ontario
• Ajax Municipal Housing Corp. demonstrates just how “green” affordable housing can be
• Mady Development plans landmark Markham community at South Unionville Square
• Riocan Holdings Tillicum plans multi-family development for Saanich
• Tri Power Development applies to develop condominiums at Richards Street site
• Greyhound Canada gets ready to move into new Winnipeg facility
• Yarmouth gets go-ahead for $24.9-million replacement high school
• Waterloo partnership seeks LEED Silver for West Side Family YMCA and District Library
• Irving Oil and BP partner in Saint John refinery feasibility plan
• Tercon Construction proposes Juniper Ridge residential community
• Duteau Water Treatment Plant put out for general-contractor tender
• Ottawa grants environmental approval for $4.6 billion Goldboro energy project
• Geoff Courtnall and Pamela Anderson plan upscale waterfront residential complex
• Daffodil farmer’s residential community plan faces fierce opposition
• IPC Energy considers Milford location for future wind farm
• Vancouver Convention Centre expansion sets new standards for environmental design
• Tri Power Development plans 22-storey office tower adjacent to GM Place
• SmartCentres ready to start construction of Port Perry Wal-Mart store
• Menkes sets early 2009 start date for Four Seasons hotel project
• Durham Region plans expansion of transit facility
• York Region plans Keswick odour-control facility
• Ottawa’s Congress Centre prepares to set green example
• General contractor New Dawn starts clubhouse construction at Wildstone resort
• Caledon seeks control architect for Mayfield West Secondary Plan Area
• PCL starts construction on Kristall Resort and Wellness Centre
• Langford’s Westhills project aims to be greenest neighbourhood west of Ontario
• Brookdale Centre plans Kingston Road commercial development
• City of Lethbridge seeks proposals for fleet repair and storage facility
• Federal Building parkade and plaza project receives $156 million in Alberta funding
• Working designs nearly complete for Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus
• Life Construction seeks trade prices for 500 on Sherbourne condominium project
• Plans get underway for Saline Creek Plateau and Parsons Creek communities
• York Region re-defines phase-two expansion of Georgina Water Treatment Plant
• George Brown College wins $61.5 million in provincial funds for Toronto waterfront campus
• Alberta commits $200 million to Federal Building renovation and redevelopment
• Grandview Shores proposes upscale condo/hotel complex for Trail
• Manitoba Hydro plans new Riel Converter Station
• Hilton Hotels plans Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Sherbrooke Street
• Vrancor negotiates with City of Oshawa for downtown brownfield site
• Thompson Rivers University receives funding for library, First Nations learning centre
• BMW Canada celebrates groundbreaking at site of new corporate headquarters
• Peel Region makes green plans for new Heart Lake Community Recycling Centre
• Moose Jaw ready to select project manager for $61-million sports multiplex project
• Saskatoon’s Circle Drive south-river bridge wins funding
• Capital Health seeks RFPs for LEED consulting services
• North Shore Library marks Kamloops’ first foray into P3 development
• Aecon Buildings ready to start construction on new University Centre tower
• Fall construction start planned for Shannon Springs Resort
• Nahanni Construction prepares to build new facility for Alzheimer’s patients
• Terasen ready to select project manager for Lions Gate biogas energy facility
• Beedie Group builds huge distribution warehouse in Port Coquitlam
• Galleries Saint-Hyacinthe to undergo major expansion, renovation
• Public Works Canada issues Request for Qualifications for RCMP E-Division headquarters
• Norson Construction begins renovations to create Vancouver’s first Wal-Mart store
• ENMAX ready to break ground on Crossfield Energy Centre
• North highway connector project moves ahead
• Construction gets underway at Quigg Group’s Capella development
• Great Canadian Casino plans expansion of Boulevard Casino
• Clear Vistas Community plans cross-Canada design competition
• Site preparations now underway at Duchess Park school project
• Construction begins on Royal Jubilee Hospital
• TransLink plans to replace Patullo Bridge with six-lane toll route
• Province approves plans to replace Burnaby Central Secondary building
• Redevelopment plans for Oak Bay Beach Hotel proceed
• Trioka Developments plans massive make-over of Kelowna waterfront
• Assiniboine Community College prepares to start construction of Len Evans Centre
• Group proposes to build private university campus at Whistler
• Northwest Connect wins contract for Anthony Henday Drive
• Cochrane plans general contractor tender for water-treatment plant in fall 2008
• Townline Group plans redevelopment of former Fantasy Garden World property
• Project team selected for new Whitehorse correctional facility
• Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners begin designs for LEED Silver-compliant community centre
• Salter Pilon Architecture Inc. wins contract to design Bradford recreation centre
• Town of Markham proposes new LEED-compliant Cathedral Town firehall
• Salter Pilon Architecture nears completion of Georgian Manor working drawings
• Alcan moves closer to construction of Kitimat aluminum smelter
• Construction underway at Interfor’s Adams Lake sawmill
• Town of Oliver presses on with plans for wine village
• TransCanada ready to start construction on North Central Corridor project
• International marina proposed for Victoria’s Songhees waterfront
• Three Point Properties starts construction on Wild Coast Cottages
• REC Silicon plans $1.2-billion manufacturing plant in Quebec
• Viljoen Architects readies working drawings for Stonebridge by the Bay
• Designs for new Corrections Canada office set to begin
• Peter Archer & Associates begin site plan designs for Shelburne retail development
• Haastown Holdings ready to accept subtrade pricing for Waterscape phase one
• Adamson Associates Architects prepares preliminary designs for Britannia Farmlands complex
• Pratt & Whitney plans $575.3 million investment in Quebec construction
• Dickinson & Hicks Architects Inc complete preliminary designs for One Elizabeth Place
• Joseph D. Battaglia Architect seeks municipal approvals for North York development
• FRAM Building Group seeks subtrade pricing for Stouffville Creek Retirement Residence
• Page+Steele approaches completion of working drawings for Bravo condominium
• Burka Architects complete designs for Brownstones on Wallace project
• FRAM Building Group seeks subtrade pricing for Four Elms Retirement Residence
• Kaneff Properties Ltd. seeks municipal approvals for French Cross property
• EllisDon Corporation awards sub trades for Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre
• FRAM Building Group ready for sub-trade pricing at Port Credit Village development
• Brandy Lane Homes seeks municipal approvals for Mountain Trails townhouse development
• MHBC Planning Inc. seeks municipal approvals for Innisfil commercial centre
• Rafael + Bigauskas Architect completes designs for 520 Steeles West development
• Baldassarra Architects complete working drawings for Highway 48 commercial development
• EI Richmond Architects nears completion of working drawings for Star Tower
• Page+Steele readies preliminary designs for Scenic condominium
• Marcon Construction will build Harrison Pointe Congregate Care Residence
• Preview Builders wins contract for Cheam Recreation Centre redevelopment
• Durwest Construction wins contract to build new facility at Royal Roads University
• BC Place Stadium prepares for new retractable roof
• Revelstoke School District moves ahead with plans for two new schools
• Shore Tilbe Irwin & Partners design Oak Ridges Community Centre
• Metro Tower III earns Canada’s first LEED CS Platinum pre-certification
• Morguard Investments teams with City of Ottawa to build multi-purpose music hall facility
• Lark Group ready to break ground on assisted living complex
• URS Canada completes preliminary designs for transit operations and maintenance facility
• ZAS Architects complete designs for Edithvale Park community centre and elementary school
• Cool Aid Society gets ready to break gound on emergency housing facility
• Life Construction accepts sub-trade pricing for Bayview Villas townhouse development
• Friggstad Downing Henry Architect has new Oxbow school designs underway
• Hydro Quebec opts for renovation of Gentilly-2 nuclear plant
• Vanbots begins work on Thompson Rivers University’s House of Learning
• Developers pull plug on Leslieville Lofts project
• First Nations groups get approval for construction of new Manitoba casino
• Keys Construction breaks ground on new Kamloops hotel
• Aspen Ridge Homes seeks sub-trade prices for Charles Street West condo project
• Egil Lyngen Architect selected to design Langford sports centre’s arena and bowling alley
• Construction of Kelowna General Hospital Ambulatory Care Tower now underway
• Norplex Group announces construction of La Cour des Braves condo project
• Sernas Associates plans new mixed-use residential development for Port Darlington
• Construction begins on phase two of Geranium’s Cardinal Point subdivision
• Stature Construction seeks sub-trade pricing for Admiral Collingwood Place
• SMV Architects undertake redesign of planned Danforth Avenue apartment building
• Graziani & Corazza Architects prepare preliminary designs for Rain Condominium towers
• Bousfields Inc seek approvals for Brookhill Neighborhood residential development
• Graziani & Corazza Architects continue preliminary designs for Fly Condominium tower
• DJ Campbell Construction Ltd. seeks sub-trade pricing for Mode Lofts
• Advent Health Care Corp. seeks rezoning for retirement community at North York General Hospital site
• Fairmont Hot Springs Resort gets billion-dollar makeover
• AJ Tregebov Architect completes designs for residential building at 500 Oriole Parkway
• Developers place planned Metropolitan apartment building on hold
• Jones Consulting Group seeks approvals for Blue Sails condominiums
• Imperial Oil begins conceptual plannning for Ioco development
• Construction underway at AP50 pilot aluminium plant in Jonquière
• Cariboo Regional District puts multi-centre facility on the municipal election ballot
• Designs for Thompson Rivers University House of Learning move ahead
• Westmana Development proposes 95-unit condominium complex
• Kasian Architecture wins design-services contract for Federal Building and Centennial Plaza project
• Stuart Olson Constructors ready to begin expansion of Bow Valley College
• Group 2 Architecture Engineering Ltd. prepares preliminary designs for Red Deer City Hall project
• Red Deer College seeks Expressions of Interest from architectural firms
• Maple Reinders takes the lead on Kelowna Holiday Inn Express project
• Roseau River First Nation seeks private investors for community medical office
• Salter Pilon Architecture readies schematic designs for Bradford multi-use recreational facility
• Developer Len Barrie plans Lanes Landing development near Victoria
• Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc. near completion of working drawings for Aura at College Park
• Canada Lands Company presents plan for Les Bassins du Nouveau Havre
• Construction underway at Statesman Group’s Pineridge Mountain Resort project
• BC Place Stadium roof could cost $365 million, PavCo says
• Ventin Group readies working drawings for Goodes Hall at Queen’s University
• Major redevelopment planned for Lloydminster Hospital
• Jawl Holdings starts construction of office tower at 800 Yates Street
• Rio Tinto Alcan invests in new run-of-river hydro project at Shipshaw power station
• Kaneff Properties Ltd. plan Mississauga Road office building
• Edgewood Treatment Facility plans major expansion
• Weston Consulting Group seeks approvals for Brampton development project
• City of Thompson plans new water treatment plant
• Site plan and preliminary designs underway for Dominion Skate Building
• Gagnon Law Bozzo Urban Design seeks draft plan approvals for Mount Pleasant Village
• Quadrangle Architects begins working drawings for new phase of Downtown Markham development
• Northam Realty seeks site plan approvals for Front Street technology centre
• Hady Construction awaits building permits for Woodbridge industrial building
• Saskatchewan municipalities team up to build water treatment facilities
• Brockville water pollution centre earns $46-million upgrade
• Approvals sought for Newmarket Central Services Campus development
• Turnstone Contracting development receives preliminary site plan approvals
• City of Orillia seeks budget approvals for West Ridge Business Park
• Lakeview Management puts two Winnipeg hotel projects on hold
• Great Lands Global Realty begins work on Mona Lisa condominium
• Village de Rapids currently looking for investors
• Design development underway at Canad Inn Polo Park project
• Request for proposal schedule set for Regina-area wastewater facility
• Options still under consideration for Pembina Hall residence
• University of Ottawa facilities to undergo $30-million facelift
• Amadon Group proceeds with Mill Bay Marina project
• Salter Pilon Architecture develops plans for Georgian Village development
• Gatineau’s Rapibus starts to roll
• City of Toronto plans new Visitors Centre for Fort York site
• York Region plans LEED Silver certified Newmarket Central Services Centre
• Nanaimo begins construction of regional district and transit office buildings
• FRAM Building Group seeks sub trade pricing for The Roxborough
• Hybrid trucks gaining attention as new fleet option
• Peers laud Steed, Evans for stellar contributions
• Peat bog highway beds under intensive study
• MTO considers applying international quality index
• Paving time
• Commuter traffic will gain new corridor as work done daily underfoot and undercover
• Safety Awards
• Paver of the Year Miller Northwest takes outstanding honour
• Corridor Manager will be ‘go to’ for projects
• Meeting environment regulations can be planned
• Filmport paving
• Give trades’ compulsory certification a lot more thought
• Ten-year project to widen Highway 11 rolls on
• Federal Bridge Corporation makes plans to replace Seaway International Bridge
• Province assembles engineering team to study Windsor border crossing
• Archeological assessments provide clues to the past, but builders still find surprises
• B.C. Road Builders program offers students some heavy-metal experience
• Western engineers find new ways to bridge the gap
• New concrete pressure pipe will start as gravity pipe, then become forced main as needs change
• York Region interceptor sewer project employs most current tunnel technology
• Portions of Ontario Water Resources Act frustrate contractors, delay projects
• Potholes wreak havoc on infrastructure
• L82 Construction marks 25th anniversary by building new headquarters
• Northern Ontario’s short construction season poses challenges
• Peel Region’s rapid residential growth and demand for water drive Herridge feedermain project
• Aquatech team springs to action over plugged sanitary-sewer line
• Credit Valley sanitary sewer line poses multiple construction challenges
• Hinton becomes first municipality to employ Small Bore Sewer technology in its sewer system
• Steel lends flexibility to Toronto Life Square project
• Hillsdale Structures assembles steel trusses on site of Windsor Spitfires’ new arena
• Popularity of lightweight steel framing poised to grow
• Steel prices continue to soar, with no relief in sight
• Slender steel columns support design vision at Southbrook Vineyards project
• Structural steel helps Kingston’s K-Rock Centre earn LEED Silver certification
• Unique steel design earns attention for Peace Bridge customs plaza
• Steel answers needs of green roof project at Toronto youth shelter
• New material technology restores a historic look at Brantford church.
• Building to resist the risks of a seismic event in Canada
• Employees key to growth at Spencer Steel
• Moncton, New Brunswick set to build new dam and reservoir
• Small plant in Smith Falls, Ontario is big on unique features
• Keeping pace with community growth north of Toronto
• Montreal finalizing plans for $200 million plant using ozonation to treat wastewater
• Overlapping phases provide cost-saving options in Leamington, Ontario project
• Barrie, Ontario aggressively expands water and wastewater systems
• Cambridge, Ontario treatment plant gets $23 million upgrade
• Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant in Toronto set to upgrade odour control
• Soil contamination adds challenge to Port Hope sewage treatment plant construction
• Kingston’s Ravensview water treatment plant keeps to construction schedule
• Trenchless technology course readies workers for hiring boom
• Divers play key part in St. John’s wastewater project construction team
• Brandon and Neepawa wastewater treatment plants undergo upgrades
• Young women get hooked on careers as crane operators
• Shirley Westeinde continues quest to promote construction careers for women
• PRISM Partners spearhead $2.4 billion worth of healthcare infrastructure projects
• Carpenter Phyllis Gallimore remembered as ‘great role model’ to women in construction
• Building restoration turned into an art form
• Wire mesh popularity growing with diversity of applications
• Thermo tech proving the right tool for moisture and mold
• Technology is no substitute for careful planning
• Curtainwalls best suited for highrise condos
• Kitchener, Ontario to sell solar energy to Ontario Power Authority
• Pre-cast panels add LEED points, cut costs
• Exterior claddings face trial by fire
• CANpav software makes case for concrete roads
• Kortright job will put pervious concrete to the test
• Colonial Building Restoration restores the lady by the lake
• More than a job, World Trade Center is a point of pride
• Self-consolidating concrete gaining acceptance
• Lafarge plans major expansion of Alberta plant
• Concrete garage shaken to bits in quake test
• Winding up waffle at University of Waterloo
• A green makeover for the concrete block
• Manitoba’s hydro generating station on track
• Preserving the past at the Bay-Adelaide Centre in Toronto
• Concrete pour a tightly choreographed affair
• National Research Council look for a better way to build bridges
• Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario calculator crunches concrete costs
• Vancouver's Massey Tunnel was granddaddy of them all
• Ontario manure tank rules cause a stink
• Sudbury, Ontario approves new geothermal technology
• Polished concrete requires more than a machine
• Lightweight cellular concrete debuts in Ontario's Peel Region
• Fine floor tolerances at Honda Campus in Markham, Ontario
• Assessment tool helps keep costs down in remediation of Quebec fuel depot
• Demand for environmental monitoring on the rise
• Rebirth is on track at contaminated Victoria railyard
• 1,400 ounces of gold discovered during remediation of Yellowknife mine
• Website offers ideas on how to rehab defunct gas stations
• Demolition of Martindale Bridge takes hours, not days
• $300-million clean up takes flight in Goose Bay, Labrador
• Demo of old hospital a tough job in Weyburn, Saskatchewan
• London, Ontario waste facility cuts out trip to U.S.
• Calgary wetland to protect Bow River
• Roof revitalization keeps Inco plant open in Sudbury, Ontario
• Water tank demolition in Orillia, Ontario a tight fit
• Most of this job in Edmonton going nowhere
• Orangeville, Ontario engineering firm finds demand in the far north
• Negotiation beats litigation for Calgary brownfield
• Alternative dispute resolution saves both time and budgets
• Drywall apprentice doesn’t miss cubicle claustrophobia
• Construction gear maker tickled pink with TV exposure
• Female welder shows entrepreneurial spark in British Columbia
• Whirlpool Rapids Bridge gets historic facelift
• Toronto’s Ritz-Carlton in a highrise class all its own
• For K & L Construction, back to school means hitting the bricks
• With wavedecks, Somerville Construction puts thumbprint on Toronto waterfront
• Haulers will have to go further, burn more fuel to find aggregates, report says
• Building ‘city within a city’ a complex job for PCL Constructors
• Queen’s Centre the most costly project in Kingston’s history
• Building docks, boat slips keeps Kehoe Marine Construction afloat
• Powerbase Energy puts experience to use with on-farm biogas systems
• Budget cuts stonewall kiln restoration
• Hybrid building systems could mean a return for wood in ICI projects
• Simulators prepare apprentice mobile and tower crane operators for jobsites
• Aecon Materials Engineering moves to new facility in Caledon
• Cleanfill.ca offers ‘dating site’ for dirt
• Alliance pushes for reforms to Construction Lien Act of Ontario
• SG Blocks promotes repurposing shipping containers into structures
• Computer-controlled lighting system helps RBC Centre achieve LEED Gold
• What do you want from a green building?
• Greening heritage buildings a trade-off
• National Research Council study tracks insulation energy costs
• North Vancouver Outdoor School looks to the future with green design
• Laurentian University scientists wait for federal money to flow
• White thermo-plastic olefin roof distinguishes new ProLogis facility
• BOMA tells its energy conversation story with pictures
• Vanbots and Carillion Canada better together
• Overhang and Aftermath — National Construction Outlook, 2010–2012
• A message from Mark Casaletto, V.P. and General Manager of Reed Construction Data, Canada
• 2009 Leaders Survey results
• Building things that matter
• Stuart Olson Inc. thrives on building relationships
• Eastern Canada Construction Outlook, 2010–2012
• Western Canada Construction Outlook, 2010–2012
• General contractors cautiously optimistic for 2010
• More coverage of BIM benefits needed
• Properly engineered green roofs are not a fire hazard, but rather a fire deterrent.
• Kyoto has had an impact on CO2 output
• Grief over stadium roof contract unfounded
• Green Roof By-law in Toronto
• Architects deserve more credit for contributions
• Sustained action required to rescue economy: Trade unions
• Naming of subtrades at the time of tender is not an insurmountable achievement
• Information key to green shift
• Heated bridges are a step in the right direction
• Card-check certification lacks transparency
• Foam fill used on Utah highway construction
• Labour board ruling is detrimental to construction industry
• Downtown stadium a great idea
• Foreign Workers
• Green roofs ‘inherently more impervious’ to fire
• Could petroleum melt foam fill?
• Changing a firm's culture is easier said than done
• Cost of BIM consulting is 'ridiculous'
• Wind turbines cause for health concern
• Gradall telescopic boom hydraulic excavator was first in the United States
• ‘Big Wind’ not the answer to our energy needs
• Reader questions publication of photos showing unsafe work conditions
• Canada lacks construction-savvy government representatives
• Never mind HST, resource-rich British Columbia shouldn't have Provincial Sales Tax
• Another happy customer, another monumental project
• Careful planning of transportation infrastructure critical
• Photo shows worker’s ‘blatant disregard’ for safety
• Good call on need for 'meaningful' green labels
• ‘Buy American’ slowing down infrastructure projects
• Be wary of wind lobby and stick to the facts
• Wind Concerns Ontario stands by its website
• Fire does not need to be an issue with green roofs
• There are better options than a green ribbon over Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway
• Employers and employees to blame for accidents
• Leave Ladysmith, British Columbia’s waterfront alone
• Forget wind power, plant some trees in Haiti
• Workplace safety requires personal accountability
• Heavy-equipment market changes with the stormy economic weather
• Joint venture begins work on West Diamond grade separation
• Ontario’s transport ministry laud automatic roadway de-icing systems
• After thorough inspection, Chaudière Bridge awaits its fate
• OHMPA seminars probe reasons for asphalt failure
• Highway 410 expansion project ready to “spring” into action
• Pavement Edger inventor promotes safer way to edge roads, fix potholes
• Economic stimulus packages could make or break equipment manufacturers
• Toronto’s zig-zagging Dufferin Street ready for realignment
• Making blacktop green takes planning
• Winnipeg's Red River Floodway bridge contracts flow to PCL, M.D. Steele
• Land purchases set border crossing in motion in Windsor, Ontario
• Local preference policies setting the clock back on tendering process
• British Columbia prepares its infrastructure for the ‘Big One’
• Canadian looks to Germany for permeable paving solution
• Toronto's St. Clair streetcar line a huge management challenge
• Peel Region's Mayfield Rd. project tackles peat moss barrier
• Lakeshore, Ontario trades in cast iron for PVC watermains
• Storm sewer upgrades remain controversial in Kanata, Ontario
• Northern Ontario towns team up on joint water system
• Old pipe installations have high replacement cost in Ontario’s Durham Region
• Rights of way a challenge with pipeline twinning
• Expansion of Mid-Halton Wastewater Treatment Plant offers challenges
• Latest robotic technology uncovers cracks in Coxwell Avenue Trunk Sewer
• As number of watermain breaks rises, Ontario can expect major repair bills
• Tiny Township’s septic tank inspection program helps keep Georgian Bay clean
• RedZone Robotics’ Responder robotic platform hailed as ‘ingenious engineering’
• Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative aims to reduce water consumption
• Tofino attacks leaking sewer manholes with Prime Resins foam grout
• International No-Dig Show puts the spotlight on trenchless technology
• Outfall tunnel makes way for more housing in Mississauga and Peel Region
• Conestoga College to get roofing, heating training facilities
• Toronto students sticking with CHOICE pre-apprenticeship program
• Cogeneration almost online
• Nickel smelter maintenance on a tight schedule
• Waiting on those ships to come into port at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• There’s no steel like old steel on this Ottawa project
• Wood and steel design is a unique marriage at Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Olympics
• The $10 million dragon makes a grand entrance
• It’s time for CISC to put the pedal to the metal
• Lakefield College School steels itself for a bright future
• Steel design rescues historic Ontario timber bridge
• Alberta Steel Design Awards winners shine
• National Research Council study looks at ways to halt rebar corrosion
• Models replace drawings in Canadian Museum of Human Rights project
• Working with steel at dizzying heights nothing new for Bradshaw Iron Works crew
• Steel makes the grade at Halsall Associates’ Quantum-Nano Centre project
• Charnish joins Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
• Professor stresses ‘playfulness’ inherent in steel design
• Olympia Steel Buildings’ president praises steel’s virtues for places of worship
• CISC initiative aims to relieve shortage of steel detailers
• Plans for $50-million London water reservoir make a big splash
• City of Buffalo considers reviving century-old steam pumps
• BioteQ wins PDAC award for mine pollution and contamination treatment process
• Blast it! Sudbury’s sewers are rock solid
• Onsite waste treatment industry must promote alternatives to big pipes, consultant says
• Great Blue Heron Casino expansion a sure bet
• Focus is now on prevention in Walkerton, Ontario
• Strike-delayed Toronto projects rolling again
• Infrastructure program helps small towns improve water quality
• In Brampton, Ontario’s fields of dreams, if you build it, they will come
• Dawson Creek's court-ordered treatment plant must meet 2011 deadline
• Treatment basin designed to blend with landscape in Windsor, Ontario
• Canada was an early leader in large dam development
• HST implementation ‘shuffling of deck’ for surety industry
• Black boxes can aid theft recovery, help cut insurance rates for heavy equipment
• Contractor default coverage gaining ground in Canada
• Construction companies remain cautious about surety market
• Ogilvy & Ogilvy Insurance releases electronic bonding product for small contractors
• No extension of stimulus project deadline concerns Canadian Construction Association
• Budget includes $7.7 billion in infrastructure stimulus funding
• Canadian Construction Association calls for ‘tapered withdrawal’ of stimulus
• Canadian Construction Association taking wait and see approach to Red Tape Commission
• Highlights from the federal budget for 2010-11
• Toronto’s Royal Trust Tower undergoing $110-million revitalization
• Halsall Associates begins second part of brick study
• MediaPlex at St. Clair College helps in revival of Windsor’s core
• Canadian architect revives Penn Station PowerHouse in New York
• German firm launches ‘intelligent envelope’ system
• First Canadian Place gets 72-storey facelift
• Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alberta a building within a building
• ULC releasing standards for Materials, installation and design for EIFS
• Mould a byproduct of push for energy efficiency
• Innovative glazing system shines light on Sick Children's Hospital Research Tower
• Canada to expect stiff competition from Chinese curtainwall manufacturers
• Energy efficiency standards could change building methods
• Rose Theatre, Old City Hall & Rideau Hall shine in copper awards
• Ductal mix adds to durability of precast bridge
• Concrete plays key role in Evergreen Brick Works redevelopment
• Concrete ties make the grade for Calgary LRT
• Canadian Museum of Human Rights an intricate mix of concrete, steel
• Tilt-up panel the largest ever created by SiteCast Construction
• Masonry veteran brings wealth of experience to Brook Restoration
• Collavinos rise above challenges at World Trade Center project
• Self-healing concrete research still awaiting a big break
• Pre-cast concrete minimizes disruption of GO Transit railway tunnel
• Custom forms fabricated for Milliken Reservoir in Markham, Ontario
• Mobile-mix technology provides versatility, cost advantages
• Good materials, shoddy workmanship produces poorly performing floor
• Centre for Energy Innovation in Windsor, Ontario built using Termobuild HVAC system
• Historic Kingston Dry Dock restored, enhanced
• Accelerated schedules a challenge for vinyl flooring
• Canadian Standards Association parking garage standard gets tougher
• Demolition of Toronto’s historic Guild Inn captured for YouTube
• Kingston, Ontario police station comes down one piece at a time
• Geosyntec looks at smoldering combustion for site remediation
• Disassembly of Ontario mill designed to capture green credit for new building
• Biker clubhouse demolition a ‘Hell’ of a job
• Demolition of Coney Island’s historic Feltman’s Kitchen sets stage for hot dog hoax
• Demolition of Huntsman Marine Science Centre required delicate moves
• Solar panels a temporary solution for brownfield projects
• Cheeseman’s Concrete Removal tackles demolition on overpass project
• Crews tasked with conservation on Windsor-Essex Parkway demolition
• Harvesting hardwood saved bowling alley lanes from the gutter
• Thunder Bay, Ontario waterfront undergoing redevelopment
• Don Jail redevelopment makes way for Bridgepoint Hospital
• Deloro mine remediation will take several generations to complete
• Remediation of former Dow Chemical plant prepares land for new industrial tenant
• Maple Leaf Gardens renovation requires surgical demolition
• Demolition of Canada Malting building in Toronto requires steady hand
• Value of G8 G20 summit depends on point of view, geography
• Financial unity in spotlight at G20 summit
• G8 leaders condemn Iran, North Korea in final summit communique
• Violent protesters bring chaos to downtown Toronto at G20
• Notes from the G8-G20 summits
• G20 agrees to banking reform, but specifics must wait
• At G20, Harper urges 50% cut to deficits by 2013
• Police make more than 400 arrests after violent G20 rioting in downtown Toronto
• G20 cases wend their way through court as summit opens in Toronto
• G20 police handled riot correctly despite criticism of weak response: expert
• Harper’s plan for balanced, sustainable growth wins support from G20
• Violent G20 protestors denounced as thugs as police restore order
• Canada stands firm on stimulus funding at G8, G20 summits
• Organized labour rallies against corporate bailouts during G20 protest
• Labour supporters brave downpour for peaceful rally at Queen’s Park
• Precision the hallmark of Goderich Aircraft Inc.’s jet refit facility
• Canadian Standards Association aims to reduce confined-space danger
• Hybrid construction equipment technology drives forward
• Northway Construction finds niche in high-end auto market
• Passive home standards gain traction as costs fall
• Peel Region social housing project aims for LEED Platinum
• Building Information Modeling helps achieve LEED, architect says
• Measuring how far a carbon footprint stretches
• Get in on the solar gold rush now or miss out
• Ambassador Bridge deck replacement going ahead
• Mini-mixers reduce wait-times, decrease labour costs in remote areas
• Living wall integrated with mechanical system at Cambridge, Ontario city hall
• Parkade in Red Deer, Alberta an art form with a green roof
• Century-old church in Peterborough, Ontario renovated into office space
• Program gives students a taste of life on the construction site
• Slipform concrete towers support bigger, more efficient wind-turbine blades
• Crane hits powerlines in downtown Toronto
• Pride, sadness as Hogg's Hollow memorial unveiled
• Coverage of Hogg’s Hollow tragedy anniversary should be required reading
• Despite safety improvements, underground dangers still exist
• ‘Sandhogs’ who perished had diverse personal stories
• Hogg’s Hollow tragedy changed Ontario’s construction industry
• Commemorative quilt gets permanent home
• Deaths of five immigrant workers changed jobsites forever
• 1960 calamity has parallels to recent swing-stage accident
• Commemorative quilt also a story of victims’ families
• How Bird Flies
• Looking forward
• Minding Their Business
• The outlook for construction in Western Canada
• For Canada, the longer-term outlook is largely about commodities
• The outlook for construction in Eastern Canada
• Pursuing Perfection
• Get hip to Reclaimed Ashpalt Pavement, roadbuilders urged
• Column: Green theme popping up again and again for road builders
• Major revamp for Windsor-Detroit ‘hazmat’ ferry dock
• Canadian Construction Association, B.C. road builders join forces to push for regulation changes
• Highway 406 a perpetual paving testing ground
• Nighttime is the right time for road works in Toronto
• Grade separation will release traffic knots in Windsor, Ontario
• International Snowplow Championship packed them in
• London, Ontario hopes roundabout will improve traffic flow and safety
• Transparent noise barrier pilot program launched on QEW
• Brampton, Ontario road expansion project scores two goals in a single shot
• Ontario Ministry of Transportation getting concrete results from pre-cast tests
• Build better roads starting from bottom up
• ‘Nasty’ terrain just one of the challenges on Port Mann Highway 1 project
• Asphalt ‘spine’ ties together natural Don Valley trail network
• Green groups, aggregate companies seek common ground over quarry issues
• Highway bypass aims to provide traffic relief for Bolton, Ontario
• Ontario Ministry of Transportation rolls out Green Pave system for pilot tests
• Roadbuilders wary of electronic on-board recorder rules
• GPS-guided curb-making machine saves $1 million in waste
• Ontario Ministry of Transportation looks south for co-operative project delivery model
• Budget constraints drive shift away from asphalt roads in rural areas
• Geotex reinforcement: An old idea that works
• Highway 407 upgrades a race against the clock
• Laurier Parkway Extension work underway near Windsor, Ontario
• Kingston, Ontario’s own Indiana Jones adventure plays out
• Trenchless contractors digging for more rehabilitation jobs
• Fire fears fuelled fix for Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto
• Hobbyist goes boldly into Montreal’s underworld
• York’s Big Pipe keeps rolling down the road
• Ottawa opts for $140 million overflow solution
• Nova Scotia court says oral contract stands
• British Columbia company goes deep for its customers
• Ontario’s Peel Region feedermain is nearing completion
• Georgina, Ontario anticipates growth with sewer, road expansion
• New sewermain part of $2.4 billion upgrades in British Columbia
• Peel Region feedermain project faces host of challenges
• Durham uses camera to make new connections
• Memme Construction twinning Toronto watermains to improve supply, quality
• Watermain extension to pass through popular park in Nanaimo, British Columbia
• Water parks require special solutions for supply
• Second watermain across Fraser River will cost Metro Vancouver $230 million
• Veteran’s Memorial Bridge in Belleville, Ontario carries people, water
• Directional drilling less disruptive for locals
• High-tech surveillance protects construction sites from thieves
• Fast Wrap asset protection firm coming to Canada
• Site photographers focus on staying in the picture
• Market grows for energy-efficient construction trailers
• Ontario Brownfield Act to change remediation rules next year
• Fences provide first line of defence
• Dynamic Structures Ltd. takes on Thirty Meter Telescope project
• Ontario Olympic Pavilion wins CISC innovation award
• SNC-Lavalin builds Canada Pavilion for World Exposition 2010
• Shops at Don Mills re-development project has a heart of steel
• Scrap iron becomes sculpture in Fanshawe College art program
• Ridsdale Metal Products Inc. seeks Canadian Welding Bureau certification
• Maple Leaf Gardens gets a steel makeover
• Georgian College adds 165,000 square feet of space
• 130 Bloor West wins CISC Steel Design Award
• Canadian Steel Producers Association promotes steel as an innovative green product
• Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence getting new $77-million home
• Chapman’s Ice Cream factory rises from the ashes
• Art Gallery of Alberta addition showcases steel
• Silicon steel recovery a lucrative venture
• Cold-formed steel key in construction of water reservoir in Brampton, Ontario
• Steel provides solution in heritage school conversion
• Steel plays prominent role in expansion of Kingston General Hospital
• Construction blitz aimed at improving First Nations water
• Bathurst, New Brunswick treatment plant upgrade a wise decision
• Peel Region begins expansion of Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Picton Wastewater Treatment Plant completed without public-private-partnership
• Kingfisher Lake residents become crew on water treatment plant project
• Winnipeg enjoys benefits of recently completed Deacon Water Treatment Plant
• Waterfront Toronto harbours ambitious ideas for Lower Don Lands
• BioteQ Environmental Technologies a leader in remote site projects
• Frank J. Horgan plant in Scarborough, Ontario gets upgrade
• McCain Foods potato processing plant aims for ISO 14001 certification
• Grand Bend sewage treatment plant goes to tender this fall
• Kenaidan Contracting takes on tricky pumping station job in Mississauga, Ontario
• ECO:LOGIC Engineering designs iPad construction software
• $13-million plant to replace old lagoon system in Port Rowan, Ontario
• Trinidad and Tobago project designed to protect Buccoo Reef
• Dome, sweet dome: going back to the future
• Artist transforms his land into a gallery of concrete sculptures
• Going green makes green sense for Ready Mixers as demand grows
• War Memorial arch in Woodstock, Ontario is restored
• Workers reinstall original bricks from 1925 car dealership on the face of a new Toronto condo
• Boring machine ‘Big Becky’ nears completion on Niagara Tunnel project
• Century limestone landmark at St. Michael Catholic School in Belleville being restored
• A ballet of tight timing and logistics on Hospital for Sick Children Research Tower in Toronto
• Graduate took a shine to polishing concrete
• Institute for Research in Construction tests new concrete mix
• Phoenix Restoration works on Point Abino Lighthouse in Fort Erie, Ontario
• Concrete Canvas offers flexible construction options
• Concrete pour underway at $160 million Mississauga, Ontario wastewater treatment plant
• Construction crews re-engineer concrete posts at Toronto Union Station
• Uxbridge, Ontario office building site presents construction challenges
• How a concrete dam was constructed in British Columbia to replicate German infrastructure bombed during WW2
• Maple Reinders breaks ground on Ontario Provincial Police Building in Caledon
• Ontario Power Generation refurbishes concrete at Otto Holden Station hydro plant near Mattawa
• Remediation key for Facebook’s new Kitchener, Ontario home
• Milton, Ontario project affects abandoned industrial property
• Triple M Demolition removes 375,000-pound digester tank lid at Highland Creek wastewater plant in Toronto
• Vibration monitoring in demolition reduces costs
• Priestly Demolition knocks down Northern Ontario bridges
• Toronto site remediation entails removal of 600 tons of soil
• Delsan-Aim Demolition taking down Lansdowne Park in Ottawa
• How Quantum Murray got rid of contaminated soil from Pottersburg Creek in London, Ontario
• Brantford, Ontario 52-acre brownfield had challenges
• Tridel builds new North Toronto Collegiate Institute, incorporating features from original 1904 school
• Finnish researchers work on robot for sorting demolition waste
• Brokk, Husqvarna and Stanley LaBounty roll out remote-controlled demolition machines
• Progreen Demolition tears down two 14-storey Toronto apartment towers
• Kilmer Brownfield aims to preserve history of Guelph, Ontario manufacturing plant
• Ryerson University architecture professors present at Canada Green Building Council symposium in Toronto
• Wheels Inn now reborn as Chatham, Ontario convention centre
• West Edmonton Mall job requires careful co-ordination for B&B Demolition
• Demolition in Newmarket, Ontario is helping build affordable housing
• Terratechnik Environmental shares details of soil remediation project in Mississauga, Ontario
• Ferro Canada demolishes St. Catharine, Ontario block to make way for arts centre
• How Mohawk College in Hamilton fast-tracked construction
• After-hours planning key for Toronto-Dominion Bank office renovation
• Renovation project at McMaster University in Hamilton shows challenges of hospital construction
• Hamilton, Ontario a heritage redevelopment treasure
• Dutch Masters Construction of Barrie, Ontario specializes only in horse barns
• PCL Constructors faces unusual challenges on Ryerson University project in Toronto
• The pillars of Canadian Construction
• The Maple Reinders Way
• Ball in the family
• The world and Canadian economic outlooks
• The outlook for construction in Eastern Canada
• Growth through diversity
• The Canadian energy scene and implications for construction
• The outlook for construction in Western Canada
• Ontario Electrical League pushes to change apprenticeship ratios
• Skilled trades, infrastructure investment crucial to northern Ontario
• College of Trades, offshore wind eastern Ontario election issues
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers defends apprenticeship ratios
• Southwestern Ontario construction associations weigh in on provincial election
• VIDEO: Council of Ontario Construction Associations identifies election issues
• Arup to study filtration system for East River pool in New York City
• Queen Elizabeth Way widening a large, complex project
• First overhead animal crossing planned for Highway 69 widening
• Highway 69 expansion hits an environmental roadblock
• Major upgrade planned for downtown artery in Kitchener
• Oshawa mayor fights to speed up highway 407 eastward extension
• Truck-mounted laser finds, maps and assesses road condition
• Bridge work kicks off Windsor-Essex Parkway
• EZ Street Canada develops asphalt mix for use in extreme cold
• Challenging repairs on seven kilometre stretch of Forks of the Credit Road in Caledon, Ontario
• Environment Canada mandates cleaner diesel engines for non-road construction vehicles
• University labs look at pulling solar heat from asphalt roads
• MTO likes seven-year pavement warranty program
• Detroit’s Bagley Street pedestrian bridge uses unique cable-stayed design
• Edmonton to deal with ‘bumper crop’ of potholes
• Waterloo, Ontario data shows roundabouts are much safer
• Guelph, Ontario cashes in on stimulus funds with roadbuilding, sewer, water works
• Echelon paving used on Brampton, Ontario road construction job
• Ontario transportation workers use high-pressure water to clean gravel from culvert
• Rugged terrain necessitates partial cloverleaf interchange construction in Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Ontario transportation ministry uses temporary barriers to protect highway construction workers
• Ontario Ministry of Transportation evaluates pervious concrete in Brampton
• Macdonald Bridge $200-million facelift in Halifax driven by night work
• Nova Scotia highway planners find savings using roundabouts
• London, Ontario watermain replacement helps conserve energy
• Environmental constraints present challenges to York Region in Ontario road widening project
• Major improvements in works for MacKay, MacDonald bridges in Halifax
• Newfoundland agency in talks with NATO on use of water quality monitoring technology
• Veolia Canada provides consulting for wastewater plants in Winnipeg
• Genivar engineer compiles history of Thunder Bay, Ontario water supply tunnel
• Mueller Water Products’ Echologics unit detects leaks in water pipes
• Xogen technology aims to eliminate biosolids in wastewater treatment in Orangeville, Ontario
• Procurement alliances will be key to securing water work, C.D. Howe Institute report finds
• Peat filter system treats sewage at Milton, Ontario community centre
• Aquatech Dewatering drains tailrace section of dam on Abitibi River in Ontario
• Bennett Contracting works on reservoir, pumping station expansion in Mississauga, Ontario
• Aqua-Pure Ventures of Calgary honoured for work in fracturing shale deposits for natural gas
• How the Lakeview Water Treatment Plant in Mississauga, Ontario will save space
• TRH Group brings safety to management team
• Toronto area firm Canadian Restorations removes graffiti
• Refined wood pallets from construction sites in high demand
• Satellite links provide high-tech access to remote sites
• Thomkess Crane Rentals sees business climb
• Hawkeye Bird Control of Halton Hills, Ontario deals with construction site wildlife
• PERI climbing panel takes construction safety to new heights
• Anchor Shoring and Caissons stays ahead with Bauer BG-40 drill rigs
• Hamilton’s ‘Golden Gate’ pedestrian bridge nears completion
• Yorkville Four Seasons hotel getting a functional facelift
• The wraps are off LaSalle bridge recoating in Kingston, Ontario
• University of Waterloo’s plans go over the top — literally
• Condo deal gives Metropolitan Bible Church in Ottawa a second life
• One-of-a-kind wind tunnel takes flight at University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• Major steel joist manufacturers are capable of producing 100-foot joists
• Puttin’ up the Ritz-Carlton not all glamour
• Gigantic steel-framed tent in Kenora, Ontario will provide a year-round events venue
• Steel chosen for structural and aesthetic reasons at Queenston-Lewiston border crossing
• Clear span trusses at Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara may set a new record
• Alberta’s Jasper National Park to feature a steel walkway offering tourists a bird’s eye view
• Edmonton’s Air Traffic control tower steel shearwall system proves to be a time saver
• Structural steel work nears completion at Telus World of Science centre in Calgary
• Building with roofs that become walls throws a curve at architects designing the Iroquois Sports Centre in Whitby
• Don Valley Brick Works project builds upon its legacy of steel
• Big steel over small timeframe for Potash storage building in Rocanville, Saskatchewan
• Steel shipping containers used in Burk’s Falls, Ontario housing project
• How to suspend a 13-storey tower over a century-old four-storey structure
• Canadian makes steel eagle sculpture for Dollywood theme park in Tennessee
• Girder-slab system for Edmonton airport hotel designed for cold weather construction
• Network of steel supports preservation at Five Condos construction site in Toronto
• Historic Toronto building to get steel delta frame for stabilization
• Future unclear for price of iron ore, scrap steel, rebar
• Steel cantilever a signature element at University of Ottawa Vanier Hall
• Steel and glass atrium in the works for Toronto Union station makeover
• The federal Conservatives 2011 budget: How it applies to the construction industry
• Federal budget includes help for military veterans wanting second careers in construction
• Ottawa includes investments in highways, harbour construction but no new stimulus funding in federal budget
• Federal budget gets thumbs up from Canadian Construction Association for long term infrastructure strategy
• Calendar of Events
• Calendar of Events This Month
• Unlicensed renovator’s contract with homeowner is enforceable
• Insurer need not defend its insured — but might still be required to indemnify it
• Discretion clause not specific enough to allow for acceptance of bid submitted less than one minute late
• Subcontractor has a greater scope of work on a design-build project
• Owners attempt to limit damages payable to unfairly rejected bidders
• Subcontractor that settles change order for delay claim cannot later claim additional related costs
• Defective work exclusion in subcontractor’s CGL insurance policy extends to contractor-supplied materials
• Better safe than sorry: court accepts that owner’s measures to remedy unsound roof were justified
• Builder not liable for damages as expert evidence is contradictory and inconclusive
• Contractor liable to owner for damages caused by its grossly excessive construction lien
• When does architect’s liability cease to exist?
• Owner under no duty to negotiate with sole bidder
• Contractor’s claims for extras not covered by owner’s errors and omissions insurance policy
• Builder liable to new home owners for damage caused by differential movement
• Misrepresentation by agent and “bid shopping” by owner result in award of damages to contractor
• Owner unfair to bidder in taking “nuanced” view of bid price
• Expert focus on bricks and mortar obscures the big picture
• Timing of subsequent changes to a bid are critical in determining compliance
• The enforceability of exclusion clauses in cases of fundamental breach of contract
• Court finds bid delayed by computer glitch to be non-compliant
• Excessive fear of mould proves ruinously costly for home owner
• Contractor must pay substantial liquidated damages for delay in finishing hot tub
• Arbitration Is Final And Binding
• Contractual Terms Covered Damages For Delay
• Damages Suffered As A Result Of Contractor?S Breach Of Contract Entitles Owner To Set-Off Against Contract Sums
• British Columbia Supreme Court rules that employees may be held personally liable for negligence in failing to meet duty of care owed to clients
• Owner must not impose extra requirements only on one bidder
• Non-Contracting Parties Do Not Owe An Owner A Duty To Use Reasonable Care Not To Cause Delay
• Injunction On Contract Award Lifted Where No Serious Issue To Be Tried
• Architectural Firm Advising Against Acceptance Of Lowest Bid On Construction Project Not Liable To Bidder
• Trial Decision Overturned: Court Of Appeal Holds Owner Not Jointly Liable With Bid-Shopping Contractor For Lack Of Good Faith
• Unquestioned Conclusions Of Consultant Binding On Parties
• General Conditions In Construction Contract Prevail Over Rules Of Bid Depository
• Proper Remedy For Breach Of Contract Is Award Of Damages Not Specific Performance
• Letter Of Credit Specified By Invitation To Tender
• Flooring Subcontractor Obliged To Honour Bid
• City Had Good Reason To Award Contract To Second Lowest Bidder
• Privilege Clause In Bid Documents Entitles Owner To By-Pass Lowest Bidder
• Bid By Subcontractor Open Only For Reasonable Period Of Time After Acceptance Of Prime Contract
• Court Refuses To Pierce Corporate Veil For Breach Of Contract
• Trial And Appeal Courts Both Reject Contractor’s Action Against Owner And Engineer For Negligent Misrepresentation
• Privilege Clause Allowed Award To Second Lowest Compliant Bidder
• Court Rejects Boilerplate Disclaimer Of Liability For Negligent Misrepresentation
• General contractor held liable for negligence to subsequent owner of building not in contractual privity with contractor: owner’s action not time-barred
• Sub fails to recover from owner moneys owed by insolvent contractor
• Liability, negligence and nuisance
• Owner performs no soil tests — contractor pays for adverse soil conditions
• Contractor accepts owner’s repudiation of contract
• Contractor terminates sub and retains its equipment to complete work
• Repair and warranty work does not count when determining deadline to lien
• Building owner found not liable for spread of fire to adjoining buildings
• Without a written agreement, welding work payable on a quantum meruit basis
• Internet libel and the cost of free speech — contractor wins over $65,000 for defamatory reviews
• Sub liable for repair costs seven times its contract price
• No limit on liability for faulty mould test report
• Duty to treat bidders fairly is “unassailable law”
• Owner Justified In Disregarding Non-Compliant Bid
• Privilege Clause In Bid Document Includes Obligation Of Fairness
• Bidder makes $2 million error in winning bid
• Construction company must produce a mountain of documents
• Draft contract is enforceable
• Minor error in filling out bid form leads to bid disqualification and rejection
• General contractor responsible for inadequately specified trusses
• Engineering firm held liable in third party claim
• No exceptional circumstances existed — application for re-argument dismissed
• Engineer liable for negligent bid recommendation — ten years later
• No link between home owner’s ill-health and poor construction or design of house
• Sometimes it is too late — insurer cannot intervene in a lawsuit after settlement reached
• Province does not warrant products it approves for use under building code
• Discretion clause allowed owner to consider non-compliant bids
• Subcontractor bound by monthly certificates for payment
• Hired Gun Misses The Target: Court Rejects Evidence Of Expert Witness Whose Approach Is Not Independent
• Hidden agenda of contractor violated principles of competitive bidding
• Bidding process obligated contractor to offer subcontract to lowest bidder
• Supreme Court of Canada gives courts the power to award compound interest on damage awards
• American court demolishes exterior insulation system
• School board sued for breach of duty of fairness and good faith
• Is a contract formed by virtue of submission of proposals?
• Only compliant bids stand a chance of winning a contract
• Recession of construction contract granted for substantial non-performance
• Scottish court calculates contractor’s damages for loss of overhead and profit
• Owner can invoke Alternative Dispute Resolution provisions in contract after contractor starts lawsuit
• Owner owes bidder’s subcontractors no duty of care
• Court denies request for outstanding balance of contract price before resolution of claims for delay costs
• Contractor asks to have its mistaken bid rejected as non-compliant
• Client cannot obtain injunction to prevent consultant from working on competing project
• Scottish court refuses to reject total cost claim
• Decision to cancel repair work upon learning of design flaws is entirely reasonable
• Insurance company ordered to defend contractor sued for blasting outside the design lines
• Request for proposals was opportunity to negotiate contract— not tender call
• Court upholds construction industry standard by awarding contract to pre-qualified lowest bidder
• Wording Of RFP was ambiguous — proposal submitted without bid security must be considered
• Owner’s use of project and failure to complain does not excuse contractor’s poor performance
• Time for cause of action began running when building was constructed
• Contractor’s conduct implies repudiation of contract
• Contractor entitled to entire value of work performed despite withdrawal of final certificate by project architect
• Roof collapse: when did substantial danger manifest itself?
• Architect escapes being included in lawsuit
• Owner has no fiduciary obligation to subcontractor to ensure contractor provides labour and material payment bond
• Accepting cheque with conditions attached does not mean acceptance of conditions
• Pollution exclusion clause in insurance policies does not exclude pollution
• Contractor pays damages - objection to employing electrical subcontractor was not reasonable
• Case comment: Graham Industrial Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Water District
• Owners fail to get courts’ help in attempts to avoid litigation
• Contractor that gave fraudulent evidence at trial not entitled to legal costs of successful lawsuit
• Construction company and department of transportation share consequences of mistake in bid document
• Owner can not correct discrepancy in bid amount
• Owner performed “due diligence” in assessing in seeking bidder information
• Express or implied obligations to bidders not breached by owner
• Homeowner recovers only nominal damages for deficiencies not corrected before trial
• Municipality liable to owner for loss of project
• Delay and breach of contract means contractor not entitled to payment
• Look before you bid
• Canadian tendering law: it’s all about good intentions
• Duties of fairness and good faith considerations in bidding process
• Members of design-build team not considered parties to Contract A
• CGL insurers must defend owner’s claims of negligence against contractor
• Court judgment takes into account partnering promises
• Contract created at time of submission of bid where two-step bid process exists
• Homeowner left with a defective home awarded damages against builder
• Assessment Of Set-Off Should Take Place Before Certification
• Privilege clause in bid documents did not enable owner to avoid consequences of breach
• Instances of non-compliance in bid were minor and capable of being waived
• Court finds industry treats performance security less strictly than bid security
• Law firm can’t fire client to work for more lucrative rival
• Architect not negligent for not following CSA recommendation
• Subcontractor not bound by guarantee provisions in the prime contract
• Once owner accepts compliant bid in good faith no obligation remains to other bidders
• Direction to pay subcontractor that is not delivered is not enforceable
• Mistake in bid price — although compliant — renders bid non-compliant
• Contractor who pays amount before it becomes due under subcontract not liable for interest
• Doctrine of frustration excuses non-performance of contract
• Town recovers cost of mending a wall from developer and its principal
• Contractor cannot terminate subcontract without warning
• Sub Claims Contractor Obliged Not To Impede Its Progress
• Architect Liable In Tort And Contract
• Long delay does not prevent architect from being sued
• Poor tender documents make owner and architect poorer
• Summary proceedings fail to resolve dispute caused by confusing bid documents
• Developer Who Failed To Analyse Need For Vapour Barrier Found Responsible For Repair Costs
• Sludge creates a legal mess at Labrador Air Force Base
• Builder’s Claims “Agency And Quantum Meruit” Dismissed By Nova Scotia Supreme Court
• Ontario Court of Appeal keeps insurers on the hook in massive ‘defective cement’ case
• Construction bidding: helpless without the courts?
• Bidder’s error in computing GST makes bid price uncertain
• Material supplier can prove trust claim even if it doesn’t know where material went
• Oral representation to bidder overrides written specification
• Contractor and subcontractor responsible to each other for breaches of construction contract
• No unjust enrichment in case of common mistake
• Court says you can’t lien Vancouver International Airport
• Subcontractor sues owner when contractor fails to pay
• Time enough to sue: Ontario Court of Appeal interprets the new Limitations Act, 2002 regime
• Low bidder alleges owner did not call bids in good faith
• Subcontractor bid accepted by general after expiry of deadline
• A claim out of time
• “Snow Day!” gives school children and lien claimants a break
• Withholding of progress payment by general contractor deemed unfair
• No implied term in contract between architect and client regarding construction costs
• No contract found in RFP process as it was not a bid situation
• Owner must pay for abandoning development deal
• Relying on industry standard for measuring volume proves costly for disposal company
• Contractor who neglects to obtain insurance cannot recover damages from its negligent subcontractor
• Courts use limitation period to weed out claim
• Owner’s engineer must be impartial when interpreting contract
• Bid bond not of sufficient duration — bid for remediation work non-compliant
• Bidding wars continue: are we almost back where we started?
• Manufacturer responsible for leaking cistern
• Settle in haste - repent at leisure
• Joint venture partners are constructive trustees of each other
• Unjust Enrichment Remedy An Unwarranted Intrusion Into The Construction Field
• Naylor Entitled To Recover Damages For Breach Of Contract
• Condo Owner And Contractor Equally Responsible For Breach Of Contract And Damages
• A renovation contractor's expensive lesson
• Subcontractor who doesn’t notify contractor of change in plans is not entitled to an extra
• Strict interpretation of by-law means no extensions allowed
• Court of appeal says municipality might have to pay developer more for aborting development deal
• Owner’s claim that contractor’s defective work damaged other property does not drag contractor’s insurers into contract dispute
• Owner not allowed to rewrite contractor’s defective bid
• City that reneged on zoning commitment must pay developer for improvements
• Minor damage claim has major consequences for insurer who refused to defend its insured
• Architect justified in insisting that final drawings pending approval not be used for building permit
• Creditors claim share of property seized by the Crown as proceeds of a crime
• Owner’s attempt to get lower prices is not bid shopping
• Court critical of subcontractor bidders and general contractor
• Contractor cannot arbitrarily withhold progress payment from subcontractor
• Bankrupt contractor’s insurer must pay owner’s claim
• Supreme Court: CGL policies may cover damage to leaky condos
• Ontario court of appeal confirms broad Construction Lien Act trust rights
• Sub entitled to payment for extra work not ordered in writing
• Ottawa Congress Centres scores funding from federal government
• Steel fills need
• Ontario Labour Relations Board decision endorses union salters on construction sites
• Building green has health benefits
• Infrastructure bank idea gains traction
• Montreal project boasts world’s first commercial-scale rooftop greenhouse
• IPD process moves modular forward
• Adaptive buildings more than a concept
• China’s unlikely green leadership
• ‘Green Footstep’ software shows a building’s carbon usage
• Alternative energy catching the tides
• Nanotechnology advancing quickly
• Construction Lien Act reform calls for leadership
• U.S. driving force in high-speed rail
• Self-healing material coming of age
• Lousiana bridge-widening team uses Facebook, Twitter to keep everyone in loop
• Western tales of Christmas past
• Holcim Foundation leads us along the path
• Don’t be fooled
• Associations participate in consultations regarding build-finance template documents
• Thin cells point to solar future
• OCPA driving standards for concrete pipe and boxes
• Sustainability becomes suddenly urgent
• Landfill mining projects aim to produce synthetic gas for power generation
• Solar powers brownfield cleanup
• Economic stimulus money spent on infrastructure
• Infrastructure rating system coming soon
• Bringing sustainability to our new cities
• Phase-change materials moves into North American construction market
• Cities can affect climate change
• Wood dominant in LifeCycle Tower
• Contract consultation benefits all parties
• Case for glass becomes clearer
• Is sandstone the solution to cheaper roads?
• U.K. infrastructure plan a bold leap
• Hybrid technology coming to jobsites
• Better alternatives to costly litigation
• Possible solution to storing wind power
• Storm building on urban runoff
• Infrastructure deficit still remains
• Books that deliver a green Christmas
• Europeans bet on desert’s energy potential
• Books that deliver a green Christmas
• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement a good start to combating bogus products
• European study makes a profit-based case for LEED
• Applied research an engine of wealth worth investigating
• Christmas dinner never tasted better for railroad builders
• China building whole new cities at an incredible pace
• 'Buy American' starting to backfire on U.S.
• LEED metrics and stormwater
• Atlanta-based company develops greener cement
• Proposed Australian vertical city to include living walls
• Aecon gets $22 million in contracts for steam generators
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology sees energy savings in black and white
• A living lab for radio tag efficiency built in Germany
• Eight-storey wood office building in Austria a cue for others
• Energy efficiency a building asset
• Concrete makes carbon-friendly case
• Clean construction gaining traction
• Haiti’s rubble has concrete potential
• U.S. green wave is moving north
• Ottawa LRT project looks to reduce risk
• Energy efficiency a building asset
• Sustainability and infrastructure
• Commissioning an energy saver
• Passive technology gaining acceptance
• “Farmers in the sky” a reality
• Road design for wrong-way drivers
• GTHA needs to keep on track
• Energy efficiency can avert disaster
• Nanotechology has rewards, risks
• Smart grids key to alternative power
• Green building costs lower than perceived
• Lab a demonstration of green efficiency
• Politics, not science drives wind switch
• U.S. West takes lead on Living Building
• Two Ottawa councillors question city’s procurement practices
• Drive for safety shapes road design
• Protectionism a hurdle for Quebec’s northern plan
• U.S. military using geothermal HVAC
• Korky Koroluk: City of Ottawa might just be Canada’s capital of dithering
• Subsidies cloud solar landscape
• Contractors association: Just say no to architects, owners naming sub-trades
• C2C certification could be influential
• Ontario’s harmonized sales tax: Recession is no time to raise taxes
• Material developed by University of Nottingham Ningbo China retains, releases heat
• Paving industry warms up to warm-mix asphalt process
• ‘Green’ labels need precision
• Infrastructure bank already has a model
• 2011 so far the worst year on record for natural disaster losses
• Bloom helps drive fuel-cell adoption
• ‘Triple-zero’ building construction savings add up
• Electricity usage a LEEDing issue
• Common green building standard needed
• Korky Koroluk: It’s time to save the economy — and the Earth
• Cracks are OK with this concrete
• Busways remain an overlooked option
• Coal-fired plants not on way out
• Philly’s bold stormwater management plan leads the way
• Energy underlies all the hot issues
• Energy standard a potent weapon
• Reduce tax, regulatory burdens on new home buyers, RESCON official says
• Korky Koroluk: Earth energy comes of age
• Frank Zechner: Regulatory oversight of construction, development both excessive and costly
• Canada needs long-term infrastructure plan, not just shovel-ready projects
• Korky Koroluk: World financial turmoil may slow progress of environmental industry
• BIM sure to bring creative disruption
• Korky Koroluk: Total efficiency in the workplace? Give me a break!
• Korky Koroluk: Economic renewal requires new ideas, not business-as-usual mindset
• Canada far behind in green energy race
• Conservation talk put to the test
• Venice looks to high-tech fixes for a sinking problem
• Stormwater retention should be consideration for green roofs
• Storm clouds on the horizon: WSIB and the industry
• Historic Chaudière Bridge stands as symbol of decaying Canadian infrastructure
• Korky Koroluk: Report highlights City of Ottawa’s dependence on federal fortunes
• Sustainable Urban Development Association (SUDA) suggests bus lanes for Ontario Highways 401, 409 in Toronto area
• Creativity is a change agent
• Infrastructure a recovery key?
• Using market forces to go green
• Contour crafting could build large structures using process similar to inkjet printers
• A growing, green biodiesel option
• Innovation key to sustainability
• Being connected comes at a price
• Tales from the trenches: Shoemaker’s story
• Seeing ‘failure’ as an opportunity
• Construction continues to push for EI reform
• Dutch architect floats idea to build on water
• Korky Koroluk: Tiny Australian town of Innamincka finds cool solution to energy needs
• Korky Koroluk: Suddenly, everyone’s talking about infrastructure
• Korky Koroluk: Melting permafrost gives Canadian North that sinking feeling
• Hydrological lessons from the Mayans
• Rate increases could be looming
• Construction can profit from minority government
• Geothermal revives area heating plans
• GTHBA takes T.O.’s new development charge to OMB
• Volcano clouds conference travel
• Electric drives are the wave of the future
• Transit, road repair offer best value for infrastructure buck
• Carbon capture a coal solution
• Employee Assistance Programs are really a bargain
• Passive House model crossing over
• Reverse auctions show no real return on investment
• Engineers battle power of the ocean
• One million employees!
• Public or private, owner’s duty the same
• Sustainability and the built-environment
• Korky Koroluk: Prospects for concentrated solar power burn bright
• Surprising strength
• Clive Thurston: Alternative pricing takes fairness, predictability out of bidding
• How genetic engineering of bacteria can be used to repair concrete
• Summer is over, it’s back to work
• Korky Koroluk: Claims about oil conspiracies just don’t hold water
• Experience rating programs achieve “spectacular” results, Surplis says
• Korky Koroluk: Rising price of oil affects more than just the price of gas
• Industry image hinders recruitment
• Ultra high-performance concrete formulation extends material’s limits
• U.S. Congress considers infrastructure bank
• Richard Lyall: Regulatory environment for construction out of control
• Korky Koroluk: Refusing to build roads isn’t the answer to climate change
• ‘Living’ paint a green solution
• China building whole new cities at an incredibly fast pace
• Bloom Boxes can power up sites
• Today’s cutting-edge construction technology will become tomorrow’s essential technology
• Ontario Labour Relations Board's holiday ruling tilts balance again
• Clive Thurston: Two recent court cases could mean the end of established bid acceptance rules
• How sensors on New Orleans bridge give early warnings of structural problems
• Ottawa Hospital’s Legacy Campaign raises money for infrastructure and more
• Building owners need to build sound bid processes
• Cities still need a better funding deal
• A flood of regulation puts recovery at risk
• Slow down and enjoy the holidays
• Web meetings look like wave of future
• Landmark CNR v. Royal and Sun Alliance case sets limits for exclusion
• Green Roofs for Healthy Cities works hard to build interest
• Engineers sound warning over challenges posed by global climate change
• China steams ahead with megaprojects
• Korky Koroluk: Proponents advocate for Smart Growth initiatives that ‘change the urban form’
• Waterline breaks make headlines, but infrastructure decline is the bigger story
• Korky Koroluk: Cogeneration technology proven, but mostly untapped
• Swiss Architects, Carnegie Mellon engineers develop robotic construction technologies
• Dubai’s decline a technical setback
• Damage assessment improvements needed
• Net architecture a building model
• Canadian Construction Innovation Council campaigns for attention to builders
• EllisDon scores employer three-peat
• Asphalt energy is heating up
• Vertical forests for a green future
• It’s time, finally, for Windsor-Quebec City high-speed rail rink
• Korky Koroluk: Building bridges with fibre-composite materials could be costly but quick
• Korky Koroluk: Software ‘interoperability’ key to efficient business processes
• Let construction help fuel Canadian economic growth
• The fossil fuel fight and better building
• Conflicting interests threaten apprenticeship, Part 2
• Korky Koroluk: Biodiesel should be part of the fuel mix
• International Federation of Consulting Engineers conference a showcase for Canadian engineering
• Korky Koroluk: Harvesting the wind makes for a profitable crop
• Korky Koroluk: For the construction industry, it’s hybrids today, hydrogen someday
• Korky Koroluk: Cars such as plug-in ZENN spark interest in electric vehicles
• Korky Koroluk: Ottawa approves construction of high-density Longfields subdivision
• U.S. construction job losses a big part of overall declines
• This concrete can take the heat
• Carrick: Huge bargains in construction material costs
• Korky Koroluk: Global Positioning System-based telematics drive fleet management
• Ontario General Contractors Association president discusses industry issues
• Ontario Ministry of Labour to launch independent review of construction practices
• Chinese drywall sends up red flag
• Korky Koroluk: New projects aim to add robots to the construction team some day
• Architects propose high speed rail in Great Lakes region
• Building reform countdown
• Korky Koroluk: Ferrous metallurgy takes leap forward into the future
• Obama’s administration poised to bring positive change to U.S. environmental policy
• Telematics promise big fleet savings
• Old e-mail can come back to bite
• Brookings Institution offers big ideas for Great Lakes region
• Toronto Construction Association set to host Best of the Best awards
• “Cradle to Cradle” and “The Restoration Economy” offer food for thought
• Sustainable pipes delivering safety
• San Francisco leads green-building wave
• RFIDs offer another step toward sustainability
• Companies discover “email-free days” actually increase productivity
• Ottawa’s new transit plan should avoid promoting suburban sprawl
• Get ready for the “green” industrial revolution
• New cables help bridges ride out earthquakes
• Building green is its own reward — no cash incentives required
• SNC-Lavalin joins with Russian bank to form engineering company
• CCDC documents can help restore trust and manage risks
• Cement manufacturers continue quest for “greener” technology
• Smart grids move into mainstream
• Think of infrastructure in terms of economic cost, rather than replacement cost, analysts say
• Jiggery-pokery and codswallop: the slang of yesterday
• Imagination fuels new green city in United Arab Emirates
• Korky Koroluk: Green technologies and companies ready for economic recovery
• Home sprinkler
• Urbanization calls for better buildings
• Cool roofs take off as things heat up
• Cultural change needed to make Building Information Modeling work
• Korky Koroluk: National labour shortage will become part of Canadian economic life
• Korky Koroluk: Study shows Canada’s infrastructure needs $200 billion in investment
• History of Hudson Bay Railway project puts current hardships into perspective
• Researchers tap summer
  road heat for winter warmth
• Toronto traffic viaduct no pie in the sky
• Environment forces us to change or be changed
• Canadian construction industry’s capacity crisis can’t be ignored
• United States National Academy of Engineering studies “grand challenges” for engineering profession
• New life in old materials
• Electronic monitoring of structures would allow early detection and repair
• Role of trade unions still misunderstood by general public
• Mixed-mode building design combines old and new ideas
• Consensus management doesn’t work
• Athena Sustainable Materials Institute offers life-cycle assessments for buildings
• Korky Koroluk: Popularity of heavy-duty hybrid trucks fails to live up to the hype
• Managers need to make time for time management
• University of Lleida’s new solar heating system features Fresnel lens
• Face-to-face interaction solves communication problems
• Korky Koroluk: Canadian government funding of carbon-capture projects is both important and timely
• Building Information Modelling poised to change the construction industry
• NRC advisor gave modular a boost
• Green, LEED-certified schools offer learning advantages
• The safety challenge
• Great leaders don’t actually lead at all, says EllisDon chief
• Seeing the sustainable forest for the trees
• Building a stronger and sustainable future
• Lateral thinking catches a wave
• California sets green benchmark
• University of British Columbia LEED Platinum building more expensive upfront but costs less to maintain
• Building tall to fight urban sprawl
• Ottawa City Council needs a leader now
• Finding a BIM champion is crucial
• Construction evolution brings complexity
• BIM gives jolt to interest in radio frequency identification tags
• Phase change materials result in cost savings
• A new year could bring new innovation
• Skyscrapers harbingers of economic doom?
• ESA balancing
• Christmas makes 'Strange' fellows
• Beware, labour lawyer warns contractors working for Ontario Power Generation, Bruce Power
• Private sector can lead on carbon issues
• The most popular stories in 2009
• Hybrids make push into heavy equipment sector
• Canadian construction industry faces ‘double whammy’
• Lack of innovation drags down Canada’s international standing, says Conference Board of Canada
• Take the time to communicate
• IBI to prepare land use strategy for Thunder Bay, Ontario
• London, Ontario Caterpillar labour dispute a factor in CAW-CEP union merger talks
• Environmental assessment starts for Taseko gold and copper mine in British Columbia
• Takeover by Quebec real estate firm Cominar of Canmarc nearing completion
• Lanterra Developments to add nine storeys to Toronto Sutton Place Hotel
• Caterpillar workers to protest at London, Ontario Conservative fundraiser: Report
• Don Smith Commercial Building Awards recognize innovation in and near London, Ontario
• Les Architectes FABG to design $16-million Montreal theatre
• St. John’s Newfoundland budget includes $4.3 million on street rehabilitation
• National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada hosts webinar on stipulated price subcontract
• Westmount, Quebec awards $38-million design-build recreation centre construction contract
• Ottawa City Council approves affordable housing capital projects
• Canadian home market continues rebound from July lows
• Canadian Auto Workers to picket Caterpillar dealers, service centres
• Canadian Building Trades applauds Harper’s regulatory reform pledge
• Construction scheduled for St. John’s, Newfoundland theatre complex
• Ontario completes construction on Barrie Allandale GO Transit station
• Saskatchewan construction firms fined for failure to use protective equipment
• Town of Mount Royal, Quebec launches library expansion project
• Minto office building in Ottawa, Ontario gets environmental rating from Building Owners and Managers Association
• Glenbarra announces solar power generation contracts
• Home Depot Q3 net income rises despite lacklustre sales
• Infrastructure Ontario invites bids for Highway 407 East construction
• Ottawa announces funding for environmental assessment for Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk road construction
• Tourism ministry plans Ontario Place revamp
• O’Neill Excavating supervisor fined for violating asbestos rules
• Winnipeg Misericordia Health Centre construction project to include eye care centre
• Kitchener, Ontario invites nominations for urban design awards
• EllisDon CEO: 5 reasons why it’s a great time for the building business
• Carrick: U.S. core inflation down in March, interest rates stay low
• Calgary construction worker injured in alleged hit and run
• Pattern Energy and Mortenson complete St. Joseph wind power generating station in Manitoba
• Kingston, Ontario seeks input on park construction project
• St. John’s asks province of Newfoundland and Labrador for capital works agreement
• Four construction workers avoid prison time in Big Dig case
• Encana acquires stake in proposed liquid natural gas facility and pipeline
• Winnipeg provides subsidies for basement flooding protection
• Profits climb for construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar
• Alberta cancels museum project with Bird Construction
• Van Houtte Montreal condo project incorporates preservation of church
• Carrick: Mixed results in the U.S. residential housing market
• U.S. companies cut back on equipment in July
• James Dick Construction’s quarry plans crushed by Ontario Municipal Board
• Carrick: U.S. housing slump continues amid gas price hikes
• Carrick: Initial jobless claims, month-end stock prices contribute to confidence
• Nova Scotia budget includes airport, school, road construction
• CMHC expects up to 202,300 housing starts in 2011
• McKay-Cocker to replace one-lane railroad bridge in London, Ontario
• Caterpillar to buy mining equipment maker Bucyrus
• 2010 Pug Award winners announced
• Canadian unemployment rate falls to 7.9 per cent
• North Bay, Ontario electrical utility working on biogas generation facility
• Carrick: Federal election good for long-term infrastructure
• Stuart Olson Dominion awarded construction contracts in Winnipeg, Vancouver
• Ottawa proposes emissions regulations for new heavy vehicles
• Architectural glass and paint maker PPG of Pittsburgh reports financial results
• Algonquin Power agrees to buy Saskatchewan wind farms
• Newfoundland awards construction contract for Carbonear health facility
• Ontario labour department investigating Vale mine accident in Sudbury
• Spanish construction firm ACS launches takeover bid for Hochtief AG
• Canadian jobless rate edges up to 8.1 per cent
• Proment announces Quebec condo tower certified LEED gold
• Alter NRG gets geoexchange contract in London, Ontario
• Revenue drops at Bird Construction
• Holcim Awards open for entries
• Canada BIM Council and NIBS/buildingSmart International MOA signed
• Carrick: Common currency, borderless crossings should come next
• Companies fined due to death of worker near Moosonee, Ontario
• Cost increases for Alter NRG geoexchange system at Central Nova Scotia Civic Centre in Truro
• Brooks Construction renovating Stephenville, Newfoundland jail
• City of Waterloo aims to make rental properties comply with Ontario building safety laws
• Cabinet shuffle results in new federal ministers of industry, transport
• Ontario seeks affordable housing operators for Toronto 2015 Pan American Games site
• Newfoundland to rehabilitate Humber Valley bridges
• Construction Specifications Canada speakers promote wood in non-residential construction
• Manitoba announces new long-term care facility in Winnipeg
• Infrastructure Ontario invites bids for Toronto airport rail link
• Elad gets approval for condominium construction near Montreal Olympic Village
• New Brunswick announces new road repair funding
• Carrick: U.S. trade deficit up, Canadian energy exports increase
• Feds funding green building design project
• Nova Scotia earmarks $265 million for road construction
• British Columbia launches $512-million Surrey Memorial Hospital expansion
• Carrick: How events in Libya and Japan could affect the world economy
• IHSA to hold seminar on new workplace violence regulations
• Churchill Corp. to acquire Seacliff Construction
• Carrick: Canada’s September housing starts move sideways
• Carrick: Canada’s foreign trade slump continues
• Canadian Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation schedules LEED workshop in Hamilton, Ontario
• U.S. construction firms added 14,000 new jobs in April
• Genivar posts $9.5-million profit in Q2
• Canadian labour productivity drops in Q2: StatsCan
• B.C. observes Day of Mourning
• Carrick: U.S. housing starts rise to highest level in over a year
• Worker falls off wall at site of office tower construction
• Enbridge, Renewable Energy Systems to build 99-MW wind energy project
• BOMA announces more program info sessions
• Quebec Liberal delegate loses bid for inquiry into construction industry
• Wal-Mart Canada fined for health and safety violations
• Trow Global raises $85,000 for SickKids Foundation
• Manitoba announces training, certification for water, waste water technicians
• Carrick: S&P Case-Shiller reports drop in U.S. resale home prices
• Ontario salutes employers for apprenticeship training
• Carrick: Two sectors account for more than half of U.S. job losses since 2007
• Metrolinx buys tunnel boring machines for Eglinton LRT project
• Carrick: Ninth straight solid gain for Canada’s leading indicator index
• Bird Construction secures contract to design, build 10 Alberta schools
• Liberals, Tories reject photo radar at Ontario schools, construction sites
• RFQ issued for new courthouse in St. Thomas, Ontario
• Carrick: Fed will stand pat on interest rates for extended period
• Ford Motor Co. fined after workers killed
• U.S. construction employment hits 14-year low
• Royal Architectural Institute of Canada names new executive director
• Carrick: U.S. purchasing managers’ index and pending home sales look up
• Newfoundland and Labrador construction projects include road, sewer, watermain work
• Kraton reports increase in paving, roofing polymer sales
• Carrick: Canadian railroad traffic rose 20.6% in May 2010
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims rise 24,000 in latest week
• Mining giant Vale plans to spend $10 billion on Canadian operations
• Carrick: October another terrible month for U.S. housing starts
• Port of Halifax to get additional cranes
• SNC-Lavalin awarded contract for South Africa calcium ammonium nitrate plant
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims fall 24,000 in latest week
• Carrick: Canada’s housing starts in February just under 200,000 units
• Carrick: Construction employment increases in 12 of Canada’s 27 CMAs
• Caterpillar machine sales jumped 37% in August
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 raises big bucks for Haiti relief
• 3 groups short-listed for Oakville Hospital build
• Economist: Poor road conditions cause over half of U.S. highway deaths
• Aecon, EllisDon among Canada’s top eco-friendly firms: Hewitt Associates
• Carrick: Huge gains for North American stock markets in past year
• Carrick: A mixed picture on the U.S. housing market
• Carrick: Canada’s leading indicators index surges ahead for ninth straight month
• Plenary Justice Thunder Bay awarded courthouse contract
• Carrick: Rise in U.S. initial jobless claims may be due to holidays
• RFP issued for London, St. Joseph’s hospital renovations
• Carrick: U.S. low inflation rate in May a little worrisome
• Dexter Construction wins $1.2 billion New Brunswick highway job
• Province could get 10,000 people back to work by streamlining the environmental assessment process
• Carrick: B.C. leads provinces in population gains; Alberta slips to fourth place
• Calgary’s King Edward Hotel to house national music centre
• Res 2000 Structures and employee fined after worker injured
• Furfari Paving Co. fined after worker killed
• Conference Board’s profit outlook declines for fourth month in a row
• Atis Group acquires Vinylbilt Windows
• Residential and non-residential construction industry segments heading in opposite directions in 2010
• Bird Construction awarded Shell Canada contract
• Carrick: United States construction costs flat, falling
• U.S. residential real estate markets remain weak
• Host Kilmer to manage revamped Ontario highway service centres
• Canada Pension Plan attempts takeover of Highway 407 owner
• ATCO Structures wins contract for Detour Gold mining camp
• Carrick: Q1 housing starts in Canada up 50% vs 2009
• Carrick: Retail sales in Canada and the U.S. are recovering nicely
• Carrick: Canadian retail sales advanced strongly in February
• EllisDon CEO floats idea of ‘unlimited holidays’
• Aecon Group awarded gas-fired plant contract
• Carrick: Finally, a U.S. jobs number to generate some enthusiasm
• Online guide to help employers prepare for harassment law
• Montreal gas station designed by Mies van der Rohe converted to recreation centre
• Toronto Port Authority gets 14 expressions of interest to build tunnel
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada proposes harbour improvements in Fox Island River, Newfoundland
• Toronto employer fined over worker using metal pliers in electrical panel
• Caterpillar to close London, Ontario locomotive factory
• SNC-Lavalin wins Venezuela engineering services contract
• Honeywell alleges HVAC controller patent infringement in lawsuit
• Montreal firms submit proposals for fire station redevelopment
• Environmental assessment starts for Alderon open pit iron ore mine in Labrador
• Ottawa city budget proposes $13.6 million in capital spending on wastewater treatment plant
• Saskatchewan apprentices tap government grants
• Carrick: North American stock markets sail ahead
• Carrick: The ethno-cultural make-up of Canada, 2031 versus 2006
• Leaked copy of new trade deal shows it’s bad for Ontario, CUPE claims
• SunEdison acquires two solar projects from TransAlta
• Infrastructure Ontario names firms short-listed for Belleville courthouse contract
• U.S. saw increase in construction jobs in February
• 38 states see double-digit drops in construction employment
• Associated General Contractors of America launches green plan
• Ontario construction equipment dealer Strongco returns to profitability
• Value of building permits falls 10.8% from April to May
• Genivar acquires Cook Engineering
• Carrick: Can U.S. economy move forward without stimulus?
• Infrastructure Health and Safety Association hosting swing-stage safety workshop
• Carrick: U.S. new home sales increase more than one quarter in March
• Cement Association awards research chair
• Voting begins for Pug Awards for architecture
• Arcelormittal Dofasco fined $100,000 after worker injured
• Ottawa allocates funding for environmental assessment on proposed New Brunswick gold mine
• SNC-Lavalin wins Serbia smelter contract
• Western Construction wins contract for Lethbridge College upgrades
• U.S. construction employment grew in only four of 337 cities in 2009
• Enbridge affiliate to operate Colorado energy project
• Engineers union funds University of Manitoba scholarship
• Ottawa to fund $2.1-billion federal prison expansion
• Carrick: How professions fared in the recession
• Road construction starts for CentrePort Canada
• Man dies after explosion at Labrador construction site
• Canadians headed West for work, says TD Bank report
• Carrick: Canadian, U.S. GDP growth rates higher than expected
• SunEdison to develop solar program for LaSalle
• DCN attending Ontario Road Builders’ Association convention
• More tender, contract law cases making it to Supreme Court
• Flynn Canada buys 50% stake in RESCo Energy
• Federal budget provides $5 million for skilled construction trades exam fees
• Carrick: Trade imbalances playing havoc with currency markets
• Build Toronto opens for business
• ORBA outlines program to check employee driver licences
• Four EllisDon projects achieve LEED certification
• Lafarge Canada Whitefish River Terminal wins safety award
• Carrick: U.S. deficit gives a boost to commodity prices
• EllisDon employees raise over $100,000 for Haiti
• Construction begins on new Ottawa Humane Society building
• Road builders announce new green leadership award
• AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades supports federal budget proposals
• Aecon wins $16-million Ontario highway contract
• SNC-Lavalin awarded contract for nitrogen-injection project studies
• Carrick: Persistently high initial jobless claims in U.S. in early March
• Talbott promoted to Bird Construction president and COO
• 63% of Ontario contractors want stimulus deadline extension
• EllisDon CEO: The lunacy, or wisdom, of growth targets
• Developers proceed on Crates Landing condo development in Ontario
• Ontario Road Builders induct two into hall of fame
• No charges over union election donation
• Aecon Group wins water treatment plant contract
• Request for proposals issued for new Penetanguishene, Ontario mental health facility
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 holding Haiti fundraiser
• Carrick: U.S. purchasing managers’ index leaps ahead
• Carrick: Public policy debate shifting to deficit cutting
• Carrick: Fascinating news on the auto front
• University of Alberta issues RFP for ecological learning centre construction
• Carrick: The outlook for North American construction costs depends largely on commodities
• Carrick: Surge in machinery, equipment and software purchases
• Council of Ontario Construction Associations to pay tribute to Construction Safety Association of Ontario
• Further unpleasant news for the U.S. housing sector
• Chinook Roads Partnership awarded Calgary Ring Road contract
• Engineers union backs Rossi for Toronto mayor
• New York agrees to payout for Ground Zero toxic dust victims
• Carrick: Less than stellar news out of U.S. economy
• Canem Systems awarded electrical contract for Edmonton Clinic
• Giffels Design-Building fined after worker killed
• Construction begins on Cyrville Road bridge replacement on Highway 417 in Ottawa
• Saskatoon construction workers give notice after $1-million lottery ticket
• Former construction union boss facing fraud, forgery charges, arrested at border
• Aecon joins consortium to expand Quebec highway
• RBC: Atlantic Canada’s economy gradually bounces back
• U.S. construction industry lost 75,000 jobs in January
• UPDATE: Reaction to Canada-U.S. compromise on ‘Buy American’ trade dispute
• Turner & Townsend to merge Canadian operations with cm2r
• Engineers Without Borders marking 10th anniversary in Toronto
• Carrick: Relatively good news for U.S., Canadian labour markets in January
• Building facade collapses in downtown Toronto
• Carrick: In 2010, December was weakest month for housing starts in both U.S. and Canada
• McKay-Cocker Construction takes home gold at Don Smith Commercial Building Awards
• Carrick: January housing starts in Canada: 186,300 units
• IBM to make Calgary schools “smarter”
• Mount Sinai Hospital receives $722,000 green grant from City of Toronto
• Carrick: Interest rate hike, HST could impact hot housing market
• Humber College receives $150,000 grant from Toronto green program
• Carrick: Thoughts on the latest foreign trade numbers for U.S., Canada
• Stantec named one of North America’s top 10 architecture firms
• Hotel parking garage collapses in Kingston
• Builders Without Borders seeks donations to send construction speclialists to Haiti
• Quebec premier pledges construction crime unit
• Environmental assessment planned on Air Rail Link using electric trains
• Swing stage sympathies from Ontario labour minister
• Carrick: Some evidence of a home resale market slowdown
• IONA contractors wins Saskatoon deep utilities contract
• Carrick: Deconstructing the U.S. January jobs report
• Walk away from new trade deal, Council of Canadians urges premiers
• Canada Green Building Council honours “greenest Olympics ever”
• Royal Architectural Institute of Canada names 2010 fellows
• Quebec’s Granby Zoo gets stimulus funds for new pavilion
• Carrick: Canada’s net job loss of 250,000 versus U.S. decline of 8.4 million
• New Brunswick awards 11 contracts for Route 1 Gateway Project
• EllisDon CEO: Resisting change is futile
• Bird Construction to build RCMP headquarters in Surrey, B.C.
• Carrick: Potential opportunities in housing start bounce-back
• South Rock wins $119 million in contracts for Alberta highway construction
• Carrick: New home prices in Canada are on road to recovery
• Canam Group awarded Northwest Territories bridge contract
• UPDATE: Construction firms named to list of Canada’s Top 50 small-medium employers
• Carrick: Bank of Canada makes no change to overnight rate
• Carrick: Stock prices remain flat amid global uncertainty
• Carrick: U.S. November retail sales take dramatic turn for better
• Associated Builders and Contractors calls on Barack Obama for regulatory reform
• Hands-on training most effective for dangerous jobs, 40-year study finds
• Montreal rooftop greenhouse to start deliveries in April
• Obama calls for more spending on roads, railways
• Stantec to acquire QuadraTec of St. John’s, N.L.
• Carrick: U.S. consumer confidence increases in April
• Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction registration closing March 23
• Black and Decker DeWALT saw blades designed to cut concrete forms, pipe, rebar
• Carrick: New U.S. single-family home sales crash in May
• New York architect wins restaurant design award
• Body of Connecticut plant explosion victim returns home to Hamilton
• President Scott Balfour leaving Aecon Group Inc.
• Construction Specifications Canada issues MasterFormat updates
• Ontario Federation of Labour wants criminal probe after worker death
• Carrick: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty takes prudent measures to cool housing market
• U.S. stimulus projects saved, created 280,000 jobs: AGCA
• Christmas Eve vigil for swing-stage victims
• Like Tiger Woods, EllisDon faces significant branding challenges: CEO
• EllisDon CEO: Maybe it doesn't take brains to be smart
• Offshore oil fuelling boom in St. John’s, Newfoundland
• SNC Lavalin awarded airport terminal construction contract in Mayotte
• Carrick: New home prices continued to rise in January
• U.S. stimulus has helped construction industry, trades association chief says
• Carrick: North American auto sales in February way ahead of last year
• Westpro Constructors acquired by Giffels parent Ingenium
• Bird Construction preferred proponent for Alberta school-building blitz
• Carrick: Canada’s five best and five worst labour markets
• Alberta still feeling recession’s impacts ‘unnecessarily’
• Carrick: U.S. car sales pick up speed
• Ontario General Contractors Association hosting disability act info session
• Flynn Canada named one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies
• Carrick: Construction costs stay under wraps
• Structal-Heavy Steel Construction wins $44 million steel contract for Winnipeg Stadium from Stuart Olson
• Carrick: Opposite inflation news in Canada and U.S. good for both countries
• Black Diamond awarded camp contract for Suncor’s Firebag project
• Carrick: CanaData revises 2010 housing starts forecast slightly upward
• Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Inc. on track with their Nova Scotia wind turbine components plant
• Stimulus funded 700 Ontario construction projects
• Imasar Engineering fined $80,000 after its own consultant hurt
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims report mildly encouraging
• Some departments face steep budget cuts: Ontario finance minister
• Caterpillar dealer Finning says Q4 may not match Q3
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims and other good news stories
• Carrick: Canada’s foreign trade balance returns to zero in December
• Carrick: Banks face challenges worldwide
• Carrick: Wholesalers handling construction supplies happy in February
• CFL team considers Burlington, Ont.
• Carrick: Inflation rate in Canada moves up to 1.9%
• Western Construction awarded contract for Alberta campground modernization
• Federal funds to upgrade Keewatin Railway
• Union Gas contributes to green roof construction in Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Qatar to buy $530-million stake in Germany’s Hochtief
• Michigan vote may delay border bridge
• Carrick: Debt troubles in Europe will impact Canada
• Steel supplier EFCO Canada fined for 2007 bridge collapse
• SNC-Lavalin acquires Colombia’s largest engineering firm
• Flagman killed in Hamilton construction zone
• Edmonton condo residents forced out after fire leads to asbestos discovery
• Canadian Equipment Rental Q3 losses tighten
• Network Site Services fined for excavator-boom electrical mishap
• Holcim Canada conducts Portland-limestone cement trials
• Construction bin stolen from work site contained asbestos
• Inquest set into death of worker who fell on Halton Hills, Ontario site
• Vicwest completes conversion to corporation
• More nukes, green energy 20-year Ontario electricity plan
• Ritchie Bros. holding unreserved public equipment auction March 10-12
• Toronto-listed Boyuan to build $11-million project in Hainan Island, China
• Construction worker killed at Suncor oilsands site in Fort McMurray, Alberta
• SNC-Lavalin awarded Saudi Arabia copper project contract
• Aecon Group sells stake in Churchill Corp.
• Niagara Construction Association awards honour members
• Ontario Power Authority website will offer vendor list of green energy suppliers
• Ritchie Bros. moves to new auction site in Chilliwack, British Columbia
• RFP issued for new Belleville, Ontario courthouse
• Carrick: Canada adds 18,000 jobs in March
• Inquest to be held into death of paving worker in Mississauga, Ontario
• Seacliff Construction awarded Southern Alberta Institute of Technology electrical contract
• Carrick: U.S. jobless claims drop by 14,000
• Newfoundland calls for bids for bridge replacement culvert construction
• Atcon CEO denied extension of creditor protection
• Ontario’s economy grows for third consecutive quarter
• Ontario General Contractors Association unveils environmental management guide
• Bank of Canada says record low interest rates to stay in place - for now
• Hamilton-Halton Construction Association welcomes Canada Bread bakery construction
• Canadian Association of Women in Construction promotes student survey
• Carrick: Winter Olympics pumped up tourist travel to Canada
• Canam Group increases stake in U.S. steelmaker FabSouth
• Dominion Construction awarded two institutional construction contracts in B.C.
• Ontario firm fined over injury at Concord ready-mix concrete plant
• Inquest to be held into worker’s death on Halton Hills, Ontario site
• Oshawa city council holding public Highway 407 meeting
• Carrick: Significant drop in machinery, equipment prices in Canada
• Carrick: Manufacturing up but construction down in Canada’s December job gain of 22,000
• Carrick: Does Mark Carney fully grasp how much it costs to live nowadays?
• Manitoba calls for bids to construct affordable housing
• Heenan Blaikie forms ‘Brazil Initiative’ with SNC-Lavalin, Vale SA
• Building Storeys show extended to April 25
• Ontario Association of Architects announces the winners of the 2010 OAA Awards
• Carrick: U.S. retail sales and Canadian manufacturing sales both up sharply
• Saskatchewan Construction Association gets youth awareness funds
• Co-op Atlantic to build $7.5-million mill in Moncton, New Brunswick
• R.V. Anderson acquires Kavanagh & Associates Ltd.
• Carrick: Corporate profits on the rise in most Canadian industries
• Highrise tool toss lands Calgary contractor in hot water
• Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board calls for bids for exploration rights
• Nation Infrastructure Summit gets underway in Regina, Saskatchewan
• U.S. construction spending dropped by $5.5 billion in January
• Aecon wins Union Gas construction contract in Ontario
• Hamilton, Ontario limits contribution to Ivor Wynne stadium renovation
• Newfoundland and Labrador announces road repair construction projects
• Demand up, availability down for central Toronto office space
• Ontario issues more contracts for renewable energy projects
• Carrick: Motor vehicle sales in Canada remain in second gear
• Aecon posts $15.4-million profit in fourth quarter
• Toronto to replace City Hall windows
• Schneider Power gets OK for 10-megawatt wind farm
• Manufacturer GBO Inc. sees profit decline on lower Canadian sales, material cost hike
• Ontario names workplace safety system review panel
• SNC-Lavalin, Acciona win Calgary highway contract
• Carrick: Construction jobs in Canada gradually catching up with manufacturing
• Ontario passes amendments to occupational health and safety law
• Canada BIM Council nears accord with U.S. Building Smart Alliance
• SNC-Lavalin awarded Saskatchewan carbon capture contract
• Ontario Construction Secretariat to host ‘state of the industry’ conference
• NATSCO Mechanical Contractors fined after worker struck by pipe
• Carrick: CanaData’s Q1 starts stats show solid gains
• Carrick: 2010 public, private investment intentions in Canada up 5.3%
• Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada support Operation Eyesight
• Bow Valley College campus in Calgary to be heated by ENMAX closed loop system
• Municipal summit to address Canada’s infrastructure spending deficit
• Ottawa details Atlantic Gateway strategy, including intermodal transportation, deep water ports
• Bruce Power Inc. fined $80,000 after worker injured by falling panel
• Merit OpenShop Contractors Association hosting outlook seminar
• SNC-Lavalin awarded Fredricton bridge contract
• Work begins on new mental health hospital in Penetanguishene, Ontario
• Carrick: Canadian retail sales make a solid gain in January
• Carrick: Better U.S. retail sales accompanied by some major corporate hiring plans
• Carrick: U.S. retail sales up in March, core inflation languishes
• Burj Khalifa observation deck reopens
• Bird Construction’s reorganization proceeds on schedule
• SNC-Lavalin acquires Hydrosult for environmental division
• Hamilton, Ontario short on funds for Ivor Wynne stadium renovation
• Construction leads decline in U.S. union membership
• Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada, Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating plan construction code webinar
• CWC Systems Corp. fined $50,000 in trench collapse
• Lafarge cement plant wins environmental award
• Appointments process begins for Ontario College of Trades
• Piping problem delays opening of new Winnipeg air terminal
• Wolfe Island wind power project to create 1,900 jobs: AECOM study
• Non-residential construction strong in Prince Edward Island, BMO says
• Duke Energy purchase of Progress Energy creates U.S. energy giant
• Boyuan Construction Group expands into Boao, China
• November building permits decline
• Ontario’s Building Materials Evaluation Commission seeks members
• Worker injured on condo site in Oakville, Ontario
• Project labour agreement (PLA) has been removed from U.S. bidding process after Associated Builders and Contractors protest
• Clean energy policies to drive huge global investment
• General Electric unit to operate Ontario solar farms
• Carrick: In 2010, U.S. experienced a better year for auto sales growth than Canada
• Canadian building products will be showcased at Barbados trade show
• Nova Scotia officials investigating injury to loader operator
• Carrick: North American stock markets end 2010 on a high note
• Professional Engineers Ontario names new president
• Preferred bidder selected for Windsor-Essex Parkway
• Aecon sells ownership stake in Cross Israel toll highway
• Mason fined for refusal to pay employee
• Ontario investing $13 million in college co-op education
• Worker injured in bus collision that killed co-worker released
• SNC-Lavalin joint venture to oversee Quebec smelter
• Black Diamond awarded camp contract for Suncor’s Firebag project
• Carrick: Winter Games will help to reverse some negative travel pattern changes
• Western Wind buys turbines for California project
• Construction underway on Ice condos in Toronto
• Construction crew causes gas leak, forces evacuation
• SNC-Lavalin wins Tunisia thermal plant contract
• Aecon Group awarded contract to extend TTC subway line
• Will Alsop to teach at OCAD University
• Pickering GO bridge project underway
• Quebec union calls for inquiry into construction industry
• Aecon acquires GCCL Contracting
• Bing Thom Architects wins Royal Architectural Institute of Canada award
• Toronto accepting applications for Eco-Roof Incentive Program
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims drop for fourth week in row
• SNC-Lavalin wins contract for thermal power plant in Alaska
• envision Group awarded contract with Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement
• Bluewater Health opens new addition at hospital in Sarnia, Ontario
• Public sector spending boosts U.S. construction
• Genivar acquires 2 Alberta engineering consultancies
• Carrick: U.S. April housing starts rise to 672,000 units
• Carrick: New home prices in Canada swinging upward
• U.S. construction work stays steady in June
• Carrick: Canada’s manufacturing sector is showing steady improvement
• Carrick: Canadian motor vehicle sales accelerated in February
• Carrick: February’s U.S. home price index delivers mixed message
• Carrick: Early stimulus withdrawal cools global stock markets
• Toronto Rehabilitation Institute tops off new patient care facility
• “Army” of road crews repairs Trans-Canada Highway after floods
• AGC: Traffic congestion costs construction firms $23 billion per year
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims gradually descend again
• Steady growth in Manitoba keeps skilled trades in demand
• Aecon to sell interest in Cross Israel Highway
• Montreal team places third in concrete canoe competition
• Broccolini awarded federal office buildings contract
• ADF Group names new CFO
• Canem Systems CEO stepping down
• Architecture Billings Index drops 2.6 points in May
• Professional Engineers Ontario honours University of Ottawa prof
• Graham Construction, Flatiron awarded Saskatoon ring road contract
• Aecon Group reports Q2 profit down at $7.8 million
• Carrick: Deciphering some of the mystery about mortgage rates
• Carrick: Canadian participation in brave new world of cyberspace
• Carrick: Canada’s new housing price index up 0.3% in March
• TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning wins Ontario Association of Architects award
• Coupling that caused watermain break still missing
• Royal Architectural Institute of Canada unveils 2010 scholarship recipient
• The Churchill Corp. reports record first quarter financial results
• Carrick: The dual role played by commodities in construction
• Consulting Engineers of Ontario elects chair
• Flynn Canada announces management changes
• Carrick: World economy not out of the woods yet
• U.S. solar plant builds will generate construction jobs: Obama
• Ground broken for Waterloo Region Consolidated Courthouse
• Churchill Corp. reports growth in Q2 earnings
• S & R Mechanical fined after worker killed in Ottawa
• Canada’s resale housing prices rise 12.2% in April
• Carrick: Latest U.S. initial jobless claims a stutter step on road to recovery
• Carrick: U.S. consumer prices remain mainly steady
• Aecon Group wins Highway 407 widening contract
• Daily Commercial News reporting from the G20 summit
• Dubai’s ambitions soar with new airport
• Forklift operator dies in North Vancouver dock collapse
• RFQ issued for Highway 407 extension
• Carrick: U.S., Canadian consumers have become more skittish
• PCL Constructors V-P makes Top 40 Under 40 list
• Associated General Contractors releases materials costs report
• SNC-Lavalin 7th in socially responsible business ranking
• Carrick: Canada’s seniors population set to double by 2036
• Carrick: Manufacturing shines a little less brightly in Canada
• Parking garage collapses in Windsor, Ontario
• AGC: U.S. construction spending posts 0.1% gain in June
• Carrick: Canada’s inflation rate stays close to target
• Mega Brands plans construction toys for girls
• Infrastructure Health and Safety Association tackles fall hazards
• RFP stage closes for Thunder Bay courthouse project
• U.S. non-store retail sales increase by 12% in June
• Bay Adelaide Centre’s west tower: largest LEED-certified building in Canada
• Aecon to build Canada’s largest IKEA
• Niagara Falls History Museum being expanded
• Reg and Son Sheet Metal fined $65,000 after worker injured
• Retractable roof rises over BC Place Stadium
• Feds fund aboriginal skills training program
• U.S. construction employment rises in 29 states
• Carrick: U.S. consumer confidence index advances significantly
• Construction employment drops in 25 states between April and May
• First Capital Realty of Toronto announces financial results
• Gord Miller appointed to third term as Ontario’s environmental commissioner
• Feds fund improvements to Sharon Temple National Historic Site
• Work begins on Deerfoot Trail improvements in Calgary
• Carrick: Canada’s population surpasses 34 million
• Dufferin Construction replaces Hamilton, Ontario overpass in 51 hours
• U.S. housing starts fall 10% in May
• New water treatment plant planned for Quebec municipality
• Work completed on Tom Bradley International Terminal in Los Angeles
• Association of Consulting Engineering Companies names new chair
• Windsor-Detroit bridge proposal clears key hurdle
• Newfoundland-Labrador gets money for harbour upgrades
• Sobeys to build new head office
• RFQ issued for Humber River Regional Hospital project
• Multifamily Energy Efficiency Rebates Program gets 200th applicant
• Construction worker killed, another seriously injured in separate incidents
• RFP issued for short-listed Oakville Hospital builders
• Carrick: U.S. jobless claims, new home sales provide encouragement
• Canadian Society for Civil Engineering elects new president
• Starbucks opens its first LEED registered store in Canada
• EllisDon CEO: When does reasonable supervision become Big Brother?
• Four-storey apartment collapses in Bangladesh
• Finning International announces executive appointments
• Bird Construction awarded Defence Construction Canada contract
• Request for proposals issued for Lower Churchill hydro project
• Preferred proponent selected for Women’s College Hospital redevelopment
• Green roof industry grows 16% 2009
• Trial set to open for rigger in New York City crane collapse
• ATCO Structures awarded Kandahar Airfield support services contract
• Engineering crews inspect Metrodome damage after roof collapse
• Bunting Coady Architect merges with B+H
• Industrial production records fifth straight increase in Q3
• Canadian firms to build solid waste generation plants in Mongolia, China
• Fredericton approves plans for city library renovation project
• Carrick: What Canada could learn from the land Down Under
• Genivar acquires Tundra Engineering Associates
• Genivar acquires engineering firms Aquapraxis, Hirschfield Williams Timmins
• TD tower gets LEED Gold for existing buildings
• TransCanada reaches U.S. labour agreement for pipeline expansion
• Canam Group names new executive vice-president
• Ontario’s surge drives November housing starts: CMHC
• 2 Quebec firms linked to construction magnate plead guilty to tax fraud
• Ontario, Quebec down as value of building permits drops in October
• Ontario funding skills training programs for newcomers
• PCL Constructors to build new RCMP headquarters in Nova Scotia
• Carrick: Canada must not squander benefits of its oil reserves
• Canada Green Building Council releases new LEED standards
• Carrick: Commodity prices held back by fall in international demand
• Federal government announces office tower project in Gatineau, Quebec
• CanWel Building Materials posts record sales growth
• Carrick: Better news from latest U.S. jobless claims report
• Manitoba construction industry forecast due out Thursday
• Canada’s Q1 GDP growth doubles pace of U.S.
• AECOM awarded design-build contract for Saskatoon ring road
• Canam Group to buy two U.S. steel deck plants
• Work begins on Union Station revitalization in Toronto
• Carrick: Price level declines indicate U.S. still in the doldrums
• North Bay Regional Health Centre reaches substantial completion
• Former New York crane inspector off to prison for taking bribes
• Carrick: On the double dip watch
• Construction workers target of fatal attack in Afghanistan
• U.S. loses 35,000 construction jobs in May
• Royal Architectural Institute of Canada names journalism award winner
• Emil Anderson Construction VP Frank Jacobs dies at 43
• PCL Constructors awarded CFB Halifax contract
• Carrick: Slightly slower pace for Canada’s housing starts in May
• RFQ issued for renovations at London hospitals
• SNC-Lavalin to build mining facility in Brazil
• National Urban Design Award winners announced
• COCA welcomes labour minister’s health & safety tour
• International Organization for Standardization releases compilation
• Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital unveils plans for new wing
• 2009 renovation spending up $4.5 billion in Canada
• Peter Kiewit Sons, Aecon win Lower Mattagami hydro-project contract
• SunEdison awarded solar photovoltaic projects for CanFirst
• Home Depot profit rises 7% in 2nd quarter
• Aecon Group sees Q3 revenue rise, profits decline
• New Ontario Community Capital Fund aims to boost non-profit infrastructure
• Aecon Group signs contracts for Alberta highway, road construction
• Screening problems halt Georgia nuclear power plant construction
• U.S. housing construction edges up in July
• Carrick: U.S. employment recovery could take years
• Black Diamond Group wins two work-camp contracts
• Paris Holdings, Sergerie Mechanical fined for safety violations
• 4 construction workers injured by falling bricks in Montreal
• Seacliff Construction shareholders approve Churchill’s acquisition
• Laser technology used to scan historic Iowa bridges
• U.S. homebuilder confidence down for third straight month
• Calgary’s development industry launches votecalgary.ca
• Churchill completes Seacliff Construction acquisition
• Toronto approves in principle waterfront arena complex
• Carrick: Leading indicator rises 1.0% from May to June
• North Shore infrastructure upgrades underway in Vancouver
• Boyuan Construction begins residential project in China
• 18th-century ship unearthed at World Trade Center construction site
• Carrick: Significant progress in U.S. initial jobless claims
• Innovative pulp and paper plant to be built in Windsor, Quebec
• High-rise sales high, low-rise sales low in Toronto
• Carrick: U.S. existing home sales rose 1.3% from April to May
• Workforce mobility key to meeting Atlantic Canada construction needs
• United Steelworkers, Vale talks break off in Voisey’s Bay
• Montreal to host mixed-use planning and development conference
• Leased commercial space up 132% in July: Toronto Real Estate Board
• SNC-Lavalin sees Q2 earnings grow 22 per cent
• SNC-Lavalin wins Alberta oil sands contract
• Welded Tube of Canada fined after worker critically injured
• High-speed crash in highway construction zone kills 3 in B.C.
• Carrick: Canada’s inflation rate drops to 1.0% in June
• PCL Constructors sponsors Canada at 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Admiral Welding fined after student injured
• Carrick: U.S. job recovery stalled
• Aecon signs $300-million credit facility
• Aecon makes offer to acquire assets of Cow Harbour Construction
• Bravo Cement Contracting fined after worker killed
• 3 teams pre-qualified for St. Thomas, Ontario courthouse project
• Annual rate of housing starts slips in July: CMHC
• Residential construction to slow as affordability declines: Report
• Bird Construction reports $15.4-million Q2 profit
• Request for proposals issued for St. Thomas, Ontario courthouse project
• U.S. construction employment drops by 11,000 in July
• Stantec to buy California water resources firm ECO:Logic Engineering
• North Channel Bridge project in Cornwall, Ontario ready for tender
• Construction begins on Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge in Ottawa
• Plywood falls from Calgary high-rise
• Innovative work set to start on Aberdeen Bridge in Hamilton
• Ottawa spending $210 million on improvements at CFB Borden
• CAW reaches deal with St. Marys Cement
• Bird Construction preferred proponent for OPP modernization project
• Construction worker killed by falling steel beam in Vaughan, Ontario
• Holcim touts green solutions at municipalities conference
• Ontario proposes energy-price changes to spur off-peak consumption
• Ontario targets construction sites in safety campaign
• SNC-Lavalin wins contract for Saudia Arabia district cooling project
• New Brunswick wind project receives $13.8 million in ecoENERGY funding
• U.S. construction industry adds jobs
• Construction begins on low-income seniors centre in Toronto
• Deere Q3 profit soars as Canadian farmers invest in large equipment
• Voith Hydro awarded British Columbia turbine replacement contract
• Reed Construction Data photographer among Construction Writers Association award winners
• British Columbia Supreme Court judge reviews HST petition
• Aecon awarded Peterborough Airport redevelopment contract
• China’s 60-mile traffic jam could last for weeks
• SunEdison to develop solar projects for GE Capital Real Estate
• Carrick: U.S. new home sales weak in August
• Toronto mayoral candidate calls for rapid bridge replacement technology
• United Steelworkers give $20,000 for Pakistan flood aid
• OGCA names new health and safety consultant
• 26 states added construction jobs in July
• New Arctic research station to be built in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
• Carrick: U.S. election will push green agenda onto back burner
• Construction to begin on temporary bridge to stranded Nova Scotia village
• Feds to fund new marine facility in Windsor, Ontario
• Feds to fund improvements at Huron County Gaol National Historic Site
• Carrick: Margin of error for U.S. economy is narrowing
• All sectors up as value of building permits rises in September
• Stantec to buy architectural firm Anshen + Allen
• Environment Minister Prentice quits Harper cabinet for bank job
• Russian president suspends roadbuilding over environment concerns
• Trouble ahead for U.S. employment
• Rona’s Q3 sales fall slightly in challenging home market
• Toronto council approves Bayside development plan
• Carrick: Canada’s construction starts in a transition phase
• MMFX Steel fined after worker killed
• SNC-Lavalin Q3 profits jump to $128.2 million
• Inert torpedo found at Philadelphia construction site
• envision Group awarded $1 million in Ottawa contracts
• Crane accident kills worker in Burnaby, British Columbia
• Carrick: Canada's September year to date non-residential starts up strongly
• U.S. construction spending falls to lowest point in a decade
• RONA unveils plans for two new depots in Quebec
• Enerkem begins construction on municipal waste-to-biofuels facility
• Aecon to expand Highway 11 near North Bay, Ontario
• Bird Construction to upgrade Fort McMurray water treatment plant
• Genivar acquires engineering firm Pryde Schropp McComb
• Man dies working on rock crusher in Newfoundland
• Construction employment dips in 276 of 337 U.S. metro areas
• Carrick: Stocks, homes turn in lacklustre price performances
• Hairstylist appointed to Ontario College of Trades council
• PCL Constructors awarded Coast Guard facility contract
• Carrick: U.S. labour market report may spark confidence
• Feds ‘very interested’ in plan to build NHL arena in Quebec City
• Feds fund Halton Region skills development program
• envision Group awarded contract to improve Ottawa park
• Toronto recognizes Brookfield for energy reduction initiatives
• U.S. construction industry added 19,000 jobs in August
• Stantec to acquire U.S. architecture firm Burt Hill
• Value of building permits drops in July
• Saskatchewan pledges funds for new children’s hospital
• Carrick: Canada’s leading indicator index sluggish
• Forum opens Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada conference
• New CFL stadium for Blue Bombers to cost over $160 million
• Carrick: 12,000 construction jobs added in August
• Canada down a notch to 10th in global competitiveness ranking
• Suncor Energy charged with improper water management at oil sands site
• Quanta Services buys Valard Construction
• Carrick: U.S. existing home sales jumped 10% in September
• BILD to host Toronto mayoral debate on building and development
• Carrick: U.S. consumer prices increase in August
• Carrick: U.S. resale home prices retreated slightly in August
• Carrick: U.S. credit may never return to pre-recession fluidity
• ATCO Structures wins oil sands camp contract
• Holcim to get $650 million in compensation from Venezuela
• Envision group wins office renovation contract
• Jeld-Wen fined after worker injured
• New Brunswick reaches deal with unionized construction workers
• Restoration Environmental Contractors names new president
• Ontario to rebuild three schools destroyed in Haiti earthquake
• Canadian consulting engineers off to India conference
• Alberta probes death of 200 more birds at oilsands tailings pond
• Feds: No NHL rink for Quebec City without private cash
• Thieves caught stealing at construction site next to police station
• Bird Construction secures Ontario Provincial Police facility contract
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims point to no double dip
• RFP issued for Humber River acute care hospital
• Aecon awarded contract for Waneta Dam power plant project in B.C.
• Hamilton-Halton Construction Association honours long-lasting firms
• SNC-Lavalin wins Libya wellfield contract
• Plenary Justice awarded Thunder Bay courthouse contract
• U.S. Steel reports $51-million loss in Q3
• Tories kick off autumn with softer line on stimulus
• Detour Gold buys 36 Caterpillar trucks for Ontario mining project
• Cenovus begins construction of Foster Creek oilsands expansion
• Work begins on expansion of Polar Continental Shelf Program facility
• Mechanical Contractors Association gathers for Halifax conference
• Western Construction wins ATB Financial renovation contract
• 3 consortiums short-listed for Humber River Regional Hospital build
• Clearford Industries signs India wastewater systems contract
• SNC-Lavalin drops plans to buy extra stake in Highway 407
• Hamilton-Halton Construction Association pays tribute to members
• SNC Lavalin puts bid in for Atomic Energy of Canada
• Bridge collapses in New Delhi near Commonwealth Games stadium
• Carrick: U.S. housing start data provides mild dose of optimism
• Teck Resources, Suncor partner on Wintering Hills wind power project
• Canadian Construction Association fall board meeting today in P.E.I.
• Mechanical Contractors Association set to honour members
• Dominion Construction wins Winnipeg stadium construction contract
• Recession forcing U.S. mechanical contractors to think outside box
• Despite appeals, Winnipeg football stadium construction to proceed
• Ontario College of Trades announces new special advisor
• EllisDon, PCL ranked second, third best employers in Canada
• B.C. construction workers targeted in tool scam
• Clearford Industries signs 2 Colombia wastewater treatment agreements
• Toronto mayoral candidates to debate commercial real estate issues
• Plenary Health selected to build new Hamilton hospital
• Association of Consulting Engineering Companies honours service
• Aecon Group hires new executives, realigns management
• Mechanical Contractors Association honours members at awards breakfast
• Canadian Association of Women in Construction partners with BILD
• DCN photographer wins Construction Writers Association awards
• Ottawa Senators donate to Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence
• SNC-Lavalin forms joint venture for Brazilian construction projects
• JGB Developments fined for health and safety violations
• Innovative Steam Technologies gets $40 million in global contracts
• World War II era bomb found at Warsaw airport during construction
• SNC-Lavalin sells stake in Trencap Limited Partnership
• Maple Leaf Structural fined in 2008 site supervisor death
• SNC-Lavalin joint venture wins Panama copper mine contract
• 2 construction workers killed in scaffold collapse at Bangkok mall
• U.S. construction spending posts September gain
• Endbridge, First Solar launch Sarnia Solar Project
• GDP increases 0.3% in August after July decline
• Structural Design merges with Morrison Hershfield
• Carrick: Employment picking up in southwestern Ontario
• Toronto to host Greenbuild 2011
• Lakeside Steel lays off staff at Welland, Ontario facility
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims decline by 11,000
• Skeletons found at construction site were from old burial ground
• Carrick: Canada well positioned to benefit from new world order
• Bird Construction sees lower Q3 profit
• Suncor Energy buys 55 GE turbines for Alberta wind power projects
• SNC-Lavalin wins $80-million contract in Jordan
• Fortis to proceed with Waneta hydroelectric project
• SITQ to replace copper roof of Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City
• Carrick: Bank of Canada halts interest rate increases
• Ontario government increases workplace safety enforcement in residential construction
• Newfoundland invites tenders for heating oil tank inspections
• City of Toronto announces construction work on Pottery Road
• Carrick: A catalogue of upcoming large construction projects in Canada
• Montreal borough to install bollards, speed bumps
• Lakeview Hotel REIT reports loss, says worst is over
• H.J. Bartlett Electric of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland awarded school upgrade contract
• Yorkdale shopping centre undergoing $220-million expansion
• 10 workers killed as elevator fails on Manila, Philippines work site
• Bondfield Construction Company Ltd. to build Windsor, Ontario South West Detention Centre
• Manitoba contributes to construction of Gilbert Plains solid waste facility
• Carrick: Two prime reasons why 2011 will be a watershed year for U.S. home starts
• Rona’s Noble subsidiary acquires St.-Eustache, Quebec plumbing outlet
• Sobeys Inc. to build Montreal distribution centre
• Carrick: Consumers and exports propel U.S. 2010 fourth quarter GDP growth
• Ontario to provide extra $22.5-million for Ivor Wynne stadium renovation
• Denmark chooses $6-billion tunnel for link to Germany
• Kingston, Ontario arena gets LEED gold certification for energy efficiency
• Celestica Inc. and Recurrent Energy partner to manufacture solar components
• Canadian Mechanical Contracting Education Foundation hosting conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Hearing into Chatham, Ontario wind farm is the first under Green Energy Act
• Carrick: Share prices keep climbing while U.S. home prices slide further
• Nova Scotia to tighten control of construction projects
• SNC Lavalin reports revenue increase
• Engineering firm Dessau continues expansion by acquiring Highway Technical Engineering Services
• Mississauga, Ontario-based Strongco buys Maine Volvo construction dealership
• Dragon brings message to Ontario Road Builders’ Association
• Enbridge Inc. setting up community trust for aboriginals along Northern Gateway pipeline route
• TransCanada Corp.’s Horn River gas pipeline gets National Energy Board approval
• Invenergy Wind LLC sells stake in Chatham, Ontario wind farm to Marubeni Corporation
• Architect Jack Diamond speaks with Allan Gregg on TVO
• Grand Valley Construction Association seeks member input on strategic plan
• Proposed Compliance Coal mine on Vancouver Island to undergo environmental assessment
• Quebec construction industry corruption squad conducting raids
• Carrick: U.S. home prices decrease, decline in greenback boosts exports
• Ottawa grants heritage designation to former Capital Wire Cloth factory
• Ramcor Construction starts building stage in Montreal park
• Carrick: Signs of significant improvement in U.S. employment
• Aecon Group Inc. expects major loss on Suncor’s Firebag III CPF oilsands project
• Manitoba announces health centre construction project for Grand Rapids and Misipawistik Cree Nation
• U.S. construction spending at lowest level since 2000
• Carrick: Canada adds nearly double the number of jobs as the U.S. in January
• Apartment owner, manager charged under Ontario Fire Code in Sudbury
• Glass company fined $70,000 in death of worker
• Winnipeg considers extending tax incentive for home repairs, renovations
• Alberta changes apprentice-journeyman ratio in construction
• Genivar Inc. acquires Delcom Engineering Ltd. of Prince Edward Island
• Ontario Road Builders’ Association presents Routly Safety Awards
• Carrick: Canadian inflation rate approaches four per cent
• Carrick: U.S. housing sector continues to require full-time nursing care
• Housing starts up slightly, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reports
• Two companies fined $15,000 in death of girl hit by falling debris from Calgary site
• The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating and the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada holding motorcycle ride for Habitat for Humanity
• FortisOntario Inc., Lake Huron Anishinabek Transmission Company Inc. look to develop power projects
• Carrick: Oil prices will push down consumer spending
• Enermodal Engineering opens Halifax, Nova Scotia office with focus on LEED
• Ottawa Greenbelt Construction to rebuild part of Bank Street
• Federal environment agency assessing Ontario copper, platinum mine
• Carrick: U.S. retail spending up as food and energy prices rise
• Carrick: U.S. initial jobless claims fall to a new low in latest week
• Canam Group sees revenue climb, profits decline
• The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction accepting submissions for Ontario steel design awards
• SNC-Lavalin takes full ownership of AltaLink in $213-million deal
• Questions raised over Nova’s Scotia’s plan to buy mobile asphalt plant
• 2012 London Games within budget despite rising costs, government says
• Toronto to be site of U.S. Green Building Council 2011 Greenbuild conference
• Carrick: North American stock markets undeterred by yellow flags
• Carrick: Bank of Canada governor Carney faces tough decision
• Halifax’s Stanfield International Airport to get $14 million from feds for runway extension
• New leadership announced for Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association
• Plazacorp announces retail real estate projects in eastern Canada
• Grand Valley Construction Association inducts Dennis Strassburger into hall of fame
• Worker killed on February 14 at Toronto residential site
• Manitoba consortium replacing Disraeli Freeway bridge over Red River, railroad in Winnipeg
• Company acquitted in death of worker at northern Saskatchewan site
• Edmonton engineering firm Stantec refinances debt, reports profit increase
• Canada Fluorspar mine and port project could create 370 construction jobs in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland
• Labour forecast for Atlantic Canada released by Construction Sector Council
• Deere & Co. reports higher demand for construction equipment
• Alberta municipalities seeking more stable funding for construction
• Thieves steal copper from Habitat for Humanity Toronto housing site
• Fredericton, New Brunswick mayor says wetlands policy threatens development
• GE Canada, StandardAero to build $50-million aviation research facility in Winnipeg
• Imperial Oil retooling Kearl oilsands project
• Renovation of Saint John, New Brunswick bridge continues
• Churchill Corp. unit wins contracts worth $165 million in Western Canada for first quarter
• Ottawa schedules rural land development meetings
• Geprotech seeks LEED platinum certification for Saint-Jerome, Quebec house
• Churchill announces profit increase, $185M construction backlog
• Alberta premier commits to building police training college in Fort Macleod, Alberta
• The Greater Moncton International airport plans $24-million extension of its main runway
• Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada updates online career centre
• Ottawa to provide $73 million in infrastructure funding for Nova Scotia
• Carrick: Core inflation rises to 1.0% in U.S. and food prices set to break out
• Calgary construction firm Churchill announces financial results
• Journal of Commerce celebrates 100 years
• Carrick: Office building construction costs in 25 U.S. cities according to RSMeans
• One dead, three injured after scaffold collapse in Montreal
• Driver charged in death of Manitoba signal worker in construction zone
• U.S. luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. posts profit as prices rise
• Dessau continues Ontario expansion with acquisition of Merlex Engineering of North Bay
• Two executives resign from Montana Alberta Tie parent Tonbridge Power
• Carrick: March inflation numbers up, interest rates could follow
• Bird Construction announces decline in earnings, revenue
• Bidding closed for hospital projects in London, Ontario
• WorkSafeBC cuts fine against SNC-Lavalin Constructors (Pacific) Inc. in Canada Line fatal crane accident
• Saskatchewan spending $76.5 million to upgrade university, college facilities
• TransAlta gets green light for New Richmond, Quebec wind farm construction
• Concord, Ontario curtain wall assembler fined for safety violation
• Nova Scotia pre-fab home plant on indefinite shutdown with slow demand
• Laid-off employee charged in alleged Newfoundland subdivision arson
• Stantec Inc. reports higher net income
• Montreal awards sewer rehabilitation construction contract to Instituform
• Verdun, Quebec delays construction of proposed school
• Victoria Beach, Manitoba works on shoreline erosion prevention
• Ontario safety blitz targets construction projects with cranes
• Construction Association of Prince Edward Island draw to support Canadian Construction Association’s Ecole Lakay trade school project in Haiti
• Bird Design-Build Construction breaks ground on Thunder Bay, Ontario consolidated courthouse
• Ontario Masonry Contractors Association joins Council of Ontario Construction Associations
• Aecon gets $64 million roadwork contracts on Ontario highways
• City of Ottawa starts Carling Avenue construction project
• Inquest to be held into death of worker on Hanover, Ontario jobsite
• Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan wins federal funding for wind farm project
• Sterling Construction claims record moving pre-constructed bridge into place
• New Brunswick to renovate Petitcodiac school
• Halifax awards contract to study new stadium for 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer
• Carrick: Statistics Canada releases household debt figures
• Heavy equipment safety training targets miners in Yukon
• Newfoundland to renovate social housing in Avalon Region
• Ottawa rebar construction firm fined over crane accident causing injury
• Nova Scotia gets into road resurfacing business, citing major savings
• Nigeria claims presidential approval of petrochemical plant and says fertilizer plants planned
• U.S. consumer confidence falls in March
• Aecon reports revenue increase, drop in second quarter profits
• Newfoundland and Labrador Housing announces upgrades to social housing
• City of Brampton, Ontario to negotiate office construction contract with Dominus Construction Group
• Ottawa to fund construction at Quebec airports
• Strength in China, India, U.S. to help construction outpace global GDP growth, PwC-sponsored report says
• Ontario government to fund new rapid transit construction in Toronto
• Carrick: A three-year outlook for construction spending in Canada
• Nova Scotia to spend $10 million to improve energy efficiency of government buildings
• Niagara Construction Association recognizes member contributions at annual awards
• Etobicoke, Ontario chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario hosting “Engineering Idol” competition
• Boring machine ‘Big Becky’ nears finish on Niagara Tunnel project
• GENIVAR acquires Decibel Consultants
• Halifax community centre certified LEED silver
• Canada flush with low-volume toilets: StatsCan household survey
• Mesa Power of Texas claims Ontario green energy plans violate NAFTA
• Carrick: Comparing construction costs in different cities of jails, post offices
• Sheetrock and gypsum manufacturer USG reports loss
• Carrick: Construction gains as U.S. economy adds 192,000 jobs in February
• Sudbury, Ontario to subsidize plumbing projects including sump pit drainage
• Company, supervisor fined over obstructions on North Bay, Ontario work site
• SNC Lavalin gets set to replace bridge deck in Fredericton, New Brunswick
• Paint and coatings maker Valspar reports revenue increase
• Carrick: The international scene is driving up some construction material costs
• IBI Group of Toronto set to acquire Bay Architects
• January building permits drop unexpected, Statistics Canada says
• Alter NRG reports $3.9 million loss, revenue increase
• Ruud Lighting BetaLED introduces LED products at Lightfair in Philadelphia
• EllisDon awarded construction contract to renovate three London, Ontario hospitals
• Cement Trust of Oregon aims to reduce construction injuries in third world
• DWC Electrical to replace wiring in Newfoundland school
• Fayolle Canada opens new $6.5-million head office in Montreal
• Kenaidan Group sells majority stake to Obayashi of Japan
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reports a six-per-cent month-over-month increase in housing starts.
• Solar and wind power firm Cleanfield Alternative Energy to issue more stock
• Proposed First Coal mine in British Columbia undergoes federal environmental assessment
• Canadian Master Specification from Digicon integrates with e-SPECS building information modeling
• Carrick: U.S. Census Bureau reports little change from May in retail spending
• Halifax partners with Province of Nova Scotia to combine Bedford community centre with new high school
• Commercial real estate firm Homburg of Halifax announces revenue drop
• Terrance McKibbon appointed chief operating officer of Aecon
• Charges laid against Sudbury property owner under Ontario Fire Code
• Carrick: U.S. reports improvement in employment numbers, slight decline in construction jobs
• Stop-work order issued after men injured in fall at Nova Scotia site
• Aecon reports profit decline, revenue increase
• Carrick: StatsCan finds public works spending jumps 21 per cent
• New Brunswick government announces repair project for Miramichi school
• Vancouver Ready Mix concrete producer certified by B.C. Ready Mix Association
• Manitoba budget includes school construction funds, municipal infrastructure
• Ontario speeds up toll Highway 407 extension
• Newfoundland invites bids for water flow structure repair
• Carrick: U.S. retail spending down in May but higher than in 2010
• Toronto building industry executive Stephen Dupuis dies after receiving award
• Region of Waterloo, Ontario approves light rapid transit
• Ottawa raises concerns over impact of New York ballast water regulations on St. Lawrence Seaway shipping
• Deere reports increase in construction equipment sales
• Tonbridge Power lacks funds to complete electrical power transmission line between Alberta and Montana
• Ontario court fines ski hill operator after roof worker electrocuted
• Alter NRG wins geoexchange contract at Calgary International Airport
• Study recommends new arch bridge construction in St. Catharines, Ontario
• Carrick: U.S. home starts drop as IMF cuts global economic forecast
• Construction worker falls from roof in Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario
• Ontario Power Authority stops construction on natural gas power plant in Mississauga
• Halton Region, Ontario speeds up roadwork
• York University announces construction of engineering building in Toronto
• Rimouski, Quebec construction contractor fined for tax evasion
• Infrastructure Ontario signs contract for Belleville courthouse construction
• Carrick: More workers flock to Alberta due to oil sands revival
• Carrick: Inventory of unsold homes falls in U.S.
• Bondfield Construction to build prison in Windsor, Ontario
• Toronto housing roundtable includes building trades
• Waterloo, Ontario presents relief sewer plan designed by IBI Group
• Carrick: Outlook deteriorates for U.S. residential real estate
• Nova Scotia assesses environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas exploration
• Repairs announced for Labrador Health Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
• Earthquake felt in Toronto, dislodges ceiling tiles at Washington, D.C. airport
• Elevator firm fined due to Toronto employee injury
• Nova Scotia allocates $772,000 to recreational facility upgrades, construction
• Quispamsis, New Brunswick to construct skateboard, bike park
• Montreal borough awards recreational facility construction contracts
• Jones Masonry inks $1.2 million contract to repair masonry on Fredericton City Hall
• Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust buys Winnipeg property
• Acklands-Grainger acquires hardware distributor Fercomat of Baie-Comeau, Quebec
• Province eliminates 45 positions with merger of Infrastructure Ontario and Ontario Realty
• Construction worker dies in Vaughan, Ontario accident
• Windsor, Ontario women’s construction group gets ‘overwhelming’ response to Christmas charity drive
• Perfection Paving awarded contract in Fredericton, New Brunswick
• Ottawa to fund participants in environmental assessment of Ontario radioactive waste disposal repository
• Carrick: Bank of Canada commodity price index drops
• Proposed British Columbia mine to get environmental assessment
• Newfoundland announces municipal infrastructure funding
• Carrick: A look at the U.S. employment picture by occupation
• Melloul-Blamey Construction to build $30 million retirement home in Cambridge, Ontario
• Lakeside Steel of Welland, Ontario reports loss
• Infrastructure investment seen as one path to job creation: Ontario Throne Speech
• Stantec to provide engineering for Sydney, Nova Scotia tar ponds remediation
• Stuart Olson Dominion Construction awarded Alberta hospital contracts
• Infrastructure Ontario selects qualified bidders for Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games construction projects
• Electrical Safety Authority to present safety awards in Ontario
• Police report copper thefts at Ontario construction sites
• Newfoundland announces roadwork in Bay of Islands, Humber region
• Construction underway on Kamloops, British Columbia transit centre
• Cottage, road development proposed near Placentia, Newfoundland
• Carrick: Strong bank sector, mixed urban use spurs condominium demand in Toronto
• Newfoundland plans medical centre construction projects
• Ville-Marie Expressway tunnel in Montreal open to traffic
• Expanded Stephen Leacock Community Centre re-opens in Toronto
• ARXX gets CleanTech North award for insulating concrete form technology
• Montreal engineering firm Genivar reports 9.3 per cent revenue increase
• Carrick: Politics may be blocking return to economic normalcy
• Halton Region, Ontario mandating cross-connection plumbing survey
• Shareholders of Montana Alberta Tie Line owner Tonbridge approve Enbridge merger
• Ottawa invites comments on proposed Strateco uranium exploration project in Quebec
• Water heating firm Sofame Technologies of Montreal returns to profitability
• Nova Scotia climate change fund to provide $15,000 for Halifax stormwater management
• Pure Industrial buys Caledon, Ontario industrial property
• Westmount, Quebec gets design input for new pool construction
• St. John’s, Newfoundland gets $10 million in provincial infrastructure funding
• Montreal Sun Life building gets Building Owner and Manager Association award
• New Brunswick to add national energy standards to provincial building code
• Cote Saint-Luc, Quebec completes construction of pool, community centre
• Ontario NDP asks for review of natural gas electrical power plant construction project
• Nova Scotia appoints Sandra McKenzie deputy labour minister
• Carrick: Canada outshines U.S. in construction employment
• Pointe-Claire, Quebec reaches milestone with $13 million wastewater project
• New Brunswick to invest in airport construction in Miramichi
• Carrick: Mixed news on inflation, bad news on overall economy
• Federal Bridge awards contract to Aecon Construction in Cornwall, Ontario
• CEI Architecture studies feasibility of Thunder Bay, Ontario event centre
• Environmental assessment underway for construction of Cliffs chromite mine in northern Ontario
• Manitoba to invite bids for emergency channel construction
• Unions raise concerns over Onex offer to invest in window and door manufacturer Jeld-Wen
• Carrick: How economic variables play out remains to be seen
• Firm operating Ontario Highway 407 reports 38 per cent profit margin
• Strike possible on Saint Lawrence Seaway
• Carrick: World economy spinning its wheels
• Infrastructure Ontario hosting 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games venue bidders’ meeting
• Algonquin College opens Centre for Construction Excellence in Ottawa
• Construction starts on Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium in Montreal
• Kingston, Ontario to award projects helping disabled people
• Proposed Newfoundland pipefitter training facility to get environmental assessment
• Environmental assessment underway for Newfoundland hiking trail construction
• Canadian Auto Workers union recommends St. Lawrence Seaway workers accept labour agreements
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities funds Kitchener, Ontario wastewater plant upgrades
• Court date set over construction of Guelph, Ontario health board buildings
• Stantec agrees to acquire FSC Architects and Engineers of Yellowknife
• Quebec labour minister threatened over construction worker proposal
• Cascadero Copper gets option to acquire Sudbury, Ontario mining property
• Irene slams Quebec with strong winds, power outages
• Aecon gets $250 million in construction business in British Columbia, New Brunswick
• One dead after Toronto Transit bus collides with crane rental vehicle
• Carrick: North American stock markets drop amid Greek sovereign debt concerns, protectionist sentiment
• Carrick: Retail sales up in U.S.
• Canadian Automobile Association calls for better road markings in Quebec
• Report released on construction of Verdun, Quebec school
• SunEdison, GE Capital activate solar rooftop power projects in Toronto area
• Coril agrees to acquire Toronto commercial real estate firm Redcliff
• More glass falls from condos under construction in Toronto
• Coroner’s inquest set in death of St. Catharines, Ontario construction worker
• Ontario General Contractors Association presents EllisDon’s Geoff Smith with Jock Tindale award
• NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT acquires New Glasgow, Nova Scotia medical office building
• Carrick: Enthusiasm over employment, earnings numbers eclipsed by European debt, American economy
• Montreal construction engineering firm Genivar raises nearly $160 million from institutional investors
• Chevalier Morales to design, supervise construction of Montreal library
• Michael Arnold resigns as chairman of Halifax real estate firm Homburg Invest
• Fredericton, New Brunswick airport completes runway construction
• U.S. Concrete works on supplemental materials to replace cement
• Feasibility study commences for design, construction of Halifax art gallery
• Hydro One announces environmental mitigation for electrical transmission line construction in Ontario
• Electrical Safety Authority hires Ontario deputy fire marshal Doug Crawford
• FPInnovations co-develops wood-concrete traffic noise barrier made from Vancouver Island hemlock
• Renovations announced for Saint John, New Brunswick recreational centre
• Glass falls again from Toronto condo
• Emera Utility Services acquires Green’s construction business
• Firebox Energy to build biomass power generation plant near Glenevis, Alberta
• Lawyer Evan Johnston appointed VP of Calgary construction engineering firm Churchill
• Niagara Region issues RFI seeking land for provincial courts
• Waterloo, Ontario unveils library, sports centre funded by gas tax
• Carrick: Analyzing the latest food and energy inflation statistics
• Ottawa draft budget includes $18 million on sewer upgrades
• Niagara Region, Ontario starts environmental assessment for road improvements
• Nova Construction to prepare site of Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility near New Glasgow
• Moncton, New Brunswick flag person injured by steamroller
• Northwestern Ontario Water, Wastewater Conference opens doors in Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Boucherville, Quebec construction firm Canam returns to profitability
• Ottawa awards stadium demolition contract to Delsan-Aim Environmental Services
• Nova Scotia announces $2.25 million in exterior repairs to Dominion Building in Halifax
• DPR Construction gets $121M Facebook data centre contract
• Workers evacuated after crew hits gas line at Regina construction site
• Greg Merke appointed Brandon, Manitoba senior building inspector
• Pure Industrial reports third-quarter profit, more than doubles revenues
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reports slight drop in housing starts
• Temple REIT announces acquisition of Regina Wingate Inn
• Profits up for Montreal commercial real estate firm Canmarc REIT
• Carrick: Greece plans referendum on sovereign debt while U.S. Fed revises growth forecast
• Construction starts on Halifax Central Library
• London, Ontario uses Green Municipal Fund to map energy use
• ThyssenKrupp buys Sterling Elevator of Edmonton
• Ottawa working on environmental assessment of proposed Shelburne, Ontario well
• Affordable housing projects open in Sherbrooke, Quebec
• National Energy Board announces Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline hearings in Alberta, British Columbia
• Construction underway on new Toronto Eglinton subway
• Mine construction contractor Dumas appoints former De Beers executive Burger Greeff as CEO
• Ontario transportation ministry touts 224 highway construction projects
• Income up for Quebec City commercial and industrial real estate trust Cominar
• Construction nearly complete on Niagara Falls history museum
• Canada depends on commodities while technology drives American employment
• TransCanada Pipelines optimistic Keystone XL will be approved
• Lawyer Paul Emanuelli to chair Canadian Institute public procurement event in Ottawa
• Toronto commercial real estate firm Gazit America reports third-quarter loss
• Ottawa starts environmental assessment of Donkin coal mine on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
• Zephyr Sleep Technologies head Paul Cataford lands Defence Construction Canada board appointment
• Lanesborough Real Estate Investment Trust of Winnipeg back in the black
• Toronto airport rail construction to cost $129 million: Aecon
• Carrick: Automotive sales up on both side of the border
• Union demands Industry Canada review Caterpillar acquisition of London, Ontario assembly plant
• GT Medical acquires office buildings in Ontario
• Ottawa approves Enbridge Bakken crude oil pipeline in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
• Nova Scotia to spend $610 million on capital projects, including schools and roads
• IBEW ratifies contract with Nav Canada; two year pact increases wages
• Toronto construction worker injured at downtown site
• Masonry firm president wins Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship
• Newfoundland announces construction projects at Labrador City schools
• Engineers inspect British Columbia construction site where boulder crushed passenger car
• American Auto Matrix settles patent lawsuit with TSI over building automation, fume hood controls
• Ontario Ministry of Labour releases safety blitz results
• Toronto city council approves capital budget with minor amendments
• Mark Laroche gets second term as Canada Lands president
• Search suspended for worker missing after fall from Ambassador Bridge
• Toronto budget proposals include $1.5 million Infrastructure Ontario loan for Leaside arena construction
• CanBIM to host building information modeling seminar in Montreal
• Cement truck involved in accident near Toronto
• Canadian Institute of Steel Construction offers seminars on steel-framed building inspection
• Ottawa, New Brunswick to fund well construction in Baker-Brook
• Canadian Council for Tobacco Control holds National Non-Smoking Week
• Manitoba Bipole electrical project could face delays
• Obama administration rejects TransCanada Pipelines Keystone XL pipeline project
• Construction executive Thomas Sullivan dies in Arnprior, Ontario
• Hockey veteran Paul Henderson to address Hamilton-Halton Construction Association meeting
• St. Catharines, Ontario aims for LEED silver with parking garage
• Armtec Infrastructure reports revenue increase but loses $13.27 million
• Perkins+Will merges with Vermeulen Hind Architects, launches national design practice
• Aecom awarded contract for iron ore project in Quebec and Newfoundland
• Company fined over propane explosion
• Fibrex Insulation equipment buyer will not restart Sarnia plant
• Global Asbestos Awareness Week begins with Atlanta conference
• R&S Bobcat Services to tear down bandshell in Thunder Bay, Ontario park
• Carrick: Agricultural, petroleum prices increases spur U.S. inflation
• Carrick: American housing market improved in March
• Manitoba contributes to Brandon Sportsplex pool renovations
• Alberta gives green light to Greengate Power 300 MW wind farm
• Infrastructure Ontario announces qualified bidders for Highway 407 eastward extension
• Newfoundland invites bids for bridge work
• Elevator accident in Brazil kills nine construction workers
• Carrick: Canada’s February foreign trade picture takes on more familiar look
• Carrick: American economy growing but durable goods spending slows
• Roof falls in on Calgary, Alberta seniors’ home while work being done
• Groundbreaking held for St. Joseph’s Healthcare $1.3-billion mental health facility in Hamilton, Ontario
• ITS to construct mental health facilities in and near London, Ontario
• Newfoundland to replace Searston Gut bridge in Codroy Valley
• Labour group opposes Quebec asbestos mine expansion
• Carrick: Canada and U.S. report strong gains in service sector employment
• Kingston, Ontario to prepare foundation for historic locomotive
• Feds commit stimulus funds to $45-million Jewish community campus
• Canadian nuclear association supports expansion of Darlington, Ontario power plant
• Construction scheduled for Montreal bridge bearing replacement
• General Electric, AECOM to expand Brandon, Manitoba wastewater plant
• Alberta oil sands construction projects face environmental assessment
• Brampton Brick sales up 23 per cent
• Gibraltar expands building products portfolio with acquisition of D.S. Brown Company
• G. Cooper Equipment opens Toronto location
• Aecon, McNally International join forces to build water supply tunnel in British Columbia
• London, Ontario schedules discussion on downtown core development, potential city hall construction
• Carrick: Canadian and U.S. economies show healthy recovery, positive signs for Alberta oil industry
• Toronto Port Authority invites bids for airport tunnel construction
• Carrick: Mixed message from housing inventory
• Manitoba to change rules on rent increases for apartment construction projects, condo conversions
• Ontario stays the course on nuclear reactor construction plans
• AECOM Technology Corp. wins contract extension for Edmonton, Alberta Light Rail Transit project
• Nova Scotia marine group seeks permits to dredge in Sydney harbour
• FWS Group reaches workplace safety milestone
• RFP stage closes for new St. Joseph’s Healthcare campus
• Contractor PCL Construction Holdings’ EVP Gordon Maron named Canada’s Chief Financial Officer of the Year
• Ontario coroner to hold inquest into Toronto construction death
• Sprott Power receives turbine blades for Amherst, Nova Scotia wind farm
• EllisDon CEO: Why is everyone so calm?
• Ontario Sustainable Energy Association releases green energy poll results
• Weyerhaeuser lumber sales increase, profits fall
• Construction engineering consulting firm Genivar reports revenue increase
• Carrick: Impressive gains in U.S. retail sales
• AGC: U.S. construction spending stumbles again in May
• Carrick: U.S. retail sales improve, Canadian car sales drop
• Ottawa to fund construction of multimodal shipping facility in New Brunswick port of Belledune
• Manitoba to add paved shoulders, passing lanes to Highway 10
• Waterloo, Ontario council to consider property rental bylaw
• Alberta awards US$19 million contract to Aecom for Highway 2 bridge construction at Peace River
• Niagara Falls tunnel project for Ontario Power Generation hydroelectric plant nearing breakthrough
• Statistics Canada reports new home prices up in St. John’s, Newfoundland, down four per cent in Windsor, Ontario
• Alter NRG to install geothermal system at Penetanguishene psychiatric hospital
• Ontario breaks ground on Penetanguishene mental health facility
• Lobby group gets federal funding to participate in environmental assessment of Copper Fox mine
• Ontario coroner’s inquest announced into residential construction workplace death
• Cleanfield announces solar and wind energy construction projects in Ontario
• Daily Commercial News Editorial Advisory Board members
• Good news in U.S. and Canadian November jobs reports
• Canadian capacity utilization rates in third quarter stay low and flat
• Following a soft landing, the Manitoba economy should take off gradually in 2010
• Low capacity utilization rates will hold back industrial investment
• Newfoundland and Labrador economy should ‘rock’ in 2010
• Latest Canadian retail sales figures increase sharply
• Canada’s November housing starts pause for a reality check
• Western Canada keeps posting “Help Wanted” signs — for
• Canadian motor vehicle sales have much room for improvement
• Self-reliant cities have best labour markets
• More variety in CanaData’s September starts statistics
• Manufacturing sales jump shows Canadian economy has found a sweet spot
• Capacity utilization rate drops in most industries, with a few key exceptions
• Solutions to sovereign debt problems in Europe carve out a new competitive environment
• There are many reasons to care about stock markets
• Heading into 2009, Canada’s economy will fare better than most
• Vancouver Island’s prospects are not as bleak as they first appear
• Why do Toronto incomes lag behind those in other Canadian cities?
• CanaData’s first half construction starts -52% versus last year in square footage
• Canada’s November exports provide insight into resource sector investments
• The notion of a double-dip recession is shelved for now
• Residential real estate in Canada continues to attract buyers
• Canada’s labour markets start to slide: Construction will feel the impact
• Canada’s economy gets two so-so rankings – again
• Canada’s housing market: Losing its foundation
• Stronger oil and gas demand should re-energize Alberta’s economy in 2010
• Taxes continued to dominate household expenditures in 2007
• Provincial and city labour markets tell the tale of the economy
• Federal Reserve Bank’s December Beige Book brings more bad news
• Better management of inventory and inflation makes world economies more flexible
• U.S. third quarter GDP growth hovers in barely acceptable range
• What enforced discipline in Europe might mean longer term
• Difficult labour adjustments are coming at residential construction job sites
• Statistics Canada finds more growth in Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, and Manitoba
• The spotlight turns from inflation to deflation in the U.S. and Canada
• Good news for construction in Canada’s November retail sales
• More help wanted in Regina
• Globalization in a time of recession and deflation
• Commodity price plunge will affect construction material costs
• Canada’s economic outlook – Let’s not be naive
• Manufacturing and construction drag down labour markets in the U.S. and Canada
• Recent declines in labour productivity threaten to hobble economic growth
• April CPI on the cusp of deflation in U.S. and Canada – Expect moderation through July
• Canadian retail sales now lag the U.S. on several levels
• Taking comfort from Canada’s solid economic base
• The inventory of unoccupied new homes in the U.S. is self-correcting
• Statistics Canada delivers good news in its latest labour market report
• The outlook for Canada’s home renovation market
• Europe’s economic outlook takes a definite downturn
• Does the Bank of Canada have a Plan B? No, it has a Plan Q
• Jailing the bearer of bad economic news doesn’t solve Latvia’s problem
• Keeping up with world-wide economic events takes focus
• United States economy more likely to suffer negative impact of deflation
• Canada’s November jump in housing starts is a Toronto story
• Toronto housing starts defy gravity
• Canada created more jobs in June than the U.S.
• What’s providing the lift to Canadian housing starts?
• Western Metros look like they will lead in 2012 and 2013
• U.S. manufacturing continues to purr and Canadian new home prices sing
• Some breakdowns in the usual labour market-housing start pas de deux
• Railroad carloadings as a proxy for how Canada’s overall economy is doing
• 2012 is shaping up to be a difficult year for labour
• April’s Canada and U.S. employment numbers were very strong, maybe
• OECD report takes a closer look at future impact of biofuels
• Demographic change still often rules the economy
• Thoughts on how Canada’s economic outlook is shaping up
• Something significant is happening to Canada’s merchandise trade
• 2012 holds promise but there’s no denying the uncertainty (part 2)
• British Columbia’s Lower Mainland economy shifting out of reverse
• The slowing world economy and concern for jobs in the U.S. and Canada
• Commodity price bubble bursts – construction costs receive a reprieve
• Stronger global resource demand should underpin Saskatchewan’s growth
• Canada’s housing starts retreat to trend in December
• Canada’s foreign trade deviates from normal while U.S. returns to form
• Some regional housing markets show the strain
• Canada adds a nice cushion of jobs in June
• May’s higher inflation rate in Canada can only be called “rude”
• Hostile economy notwithstanding, many folks are still heading west
• Canada’s R&D spending will stagnate this year, likely remain weak in 2010
• Behind-the-scenes action within the food and energy CPI sub-categories
• Urging patience while knowing all will be revealed in the fullness of time
• Consumer debt in Canada going into home ownership rather than retail sales
• Will Detroit’s “Big Three” survive long enough to meet new mileage standards?
• October foreign trade in U.S. and Canada signals cyclical and structural shifts
• Slower construction activity won't reduce demand for construction skills training
• The HST will likely cause Toronto’s construction slump to be protracted
• How does China keep the value of its Yuan low?
• A litany of weak data and problem areas in the North American economy
• Skilled-worker shortage likely to blunt effectiveness of government stimulus plans
• After its Olympic sprint, expect China’s economy to jog into 2009
• Plans for new royalty regime may tax Alberta’s economy in 2009
• North America’s stock markets register displeasure and impatience
• December home starts in Canada again defied expectations
• Immigration fuelled Canada’s population growth in Q3
• Headwinds from the U.S. will slow Nova Scotia’s economic growth in 2009
• Strong global demand for commodities should underpin Saskatchewan’s economy into 2012
• Manitoba to regain momentum in the first half of 2012 following late 2011 pause
• Canadian consumers appear better prepared for chilly economic conditions ahead
• Oil and gas helps fuel foreign direct investment in 2010
• Expect renovation spending to downshift over the next two years
• U.S. November retail sales take dramatic turn for the better
• Canadian home starts climbed back above 200,000-unit benchmark in July
• The roles of oil and natural gas in the economic outlook – Part 1
• Canada’s January inflation maintains the positive economic environment
• Canada’s inflation rate heats up while U.S. home prices cool further
• Government accounted for nearly half of Canada’s 2010 non-residential construction
• Canadian motor vehicle sales diverge in ways that affect labour markets
• Canada’s housing starts spring up in March
• U.S. retail spending stayed high but flat in June
• North America’s auto industry accelerates into a smoother ride
• Good news for construction in Canada’s November retail sales
• Price increases leading to stagflation continue to haunt U.S. and Canada
• Nova Scotia’s economy is under a fair wind heading into 2012
• Bank of Canada holds steady on interest rates for a variety of reasons
• Canadian retail sales in May suffer from burnout
• Raw materials prices help explain Canada’s November GDP advance
• Rebellions, earthquakes, droughts and defaults are making for a more uncertain world
• U.S. employment gain in December confirms tendency towards improvement
• Chartered Bank Mortgage and Personal Loan Rates Demonstrate the Credit Crunch
• Drop in U.S. retail sales brings distress to Canada’s doorstep
• Canadian construction job market should remain somewhat tight into 2009
• Toronto’s prospects look good for now, but challenges lie ahead
• Cap and trade: Effective policy or just every bureaucrat’s dream?
• Retail sales show that motorists are altering their behaviour
• North American stock markets have been flying high
• Currency is the safety valve for Canada’s inflation rate versus the U.S.
• Ontario’s economic pulse is beating faster despite the strong Canadian dollar
• Consumers flex their purchasing power even as GDP numbers weaken
• Hang onto your food staples, higher prices are coming
• Canada's foreign trade turned a significant corner in December
• Engineering work will lead Canadian construction categories out to 2014
• Key indicators point to better economic and construction prospects in the U.S. and Canada
• A resurgent U.S. economy with a more favourable view of Alberta’s oil
• Canada’s October job losses take back most of the gains in August and September
• Canada’s GDP growth in first quarter 2011 outperformed U.S.
• Canadian upcoming showcase construction projects
• Six smaller cities receive more exposure in Statistics Canada’s labour market report
• Strong North American stock markets have many positive implications
• Raw materials prices help explain Canada’s November GDP advance
• Latest Canadian and U.S. economic data is a mix of more pluses than minuses
• World interest rates moving in line with inflationary expectations
• More wings should give a boost to Quebec’s economy in 2011 and 2012
• Canada's July housing starts match the first half average
• Service sector job growth in Canada is tracking the U.S. downward
• Accept it – the bias for interest rates is upward
• Canada’s leading indicator index advanced strongly in April
• Heading into 2010, hiring plans appear to be gradually strengthening
• Canada merchandise trade position improves
• Signs of hope in building permit, construction start numbers
• Canadian housing market had strong finish to 2009
• Profit growth bodes well for stronger investment spending in 2010
• Low capacity utilization rates will hold back industrial investment
• Canada's December labour market report takes wind out of economy's sail
• Lower mortgage rates spur housing sector recovery
• Impressive degree of consistency in Canada’s GDP, retail trade and population change numbers
• Canada’s November housing starts reach highest level of the year
• Canada’s November inflation rate at highest level in seven months
• Peak oil: Are we there yet?
• Canada’s third-quarter GDP growth turns mildly positive, but the struggle continues
• Nova Scotia is emerging from the economic doldrums, but slowly
• Canada, U.S. November jobs reports are cause for celebration
• Canadian retail sales continue on a slow upward path
• CanaData revises 2010 housing starts forecast slightly upward
• U.S. and Canada moved away from deflation in October
• Ontario has its foot on the accelerator as 2011 approaches
• Stronger global commodity demand should re-energize Saskatchewan in 2010
• Even after the Olympics, B.C.’s economy is still going for gold
• OECD and IMF boost Canada’s 2010 growth prospects
• From an economic perspective, Saskatchewan’s big sky looks bright
• New U.S. housing numbers something to be thankful for
• Canadian building permits slightly more positive in September than August
• Canada’s October job losses take back most August, September gains
• October best month so far for Canadian housing starts
• Expect office construction to stall due to rising vacancy rates
• Construction costs are up year over year, but have eased in latest six months
• Recent economic indicators point to a better than (currently) expected 2010
• CanaData’s February construction starts a mix of pluses and minuses
• U.S. recovery plus monetary and fiscal stimulus bode well for Quebec
• Canadian retail sales recovering, but gradually
• The overhanging dark cloud of uncertainty is perhaps dispersing
• Canada’s inflation rate low, but consumers feel price pressures
• Manitoba, Saskatchewan: Canada’s top destinations for oil and gas exploration
• Canada's housing starts end 2009 on a high note
• North American stock markets and the timing of monetary tightening
• Non-residential building starts continued long slide in August
• British Columbia has two geographic advantages over the rest of Canada
• Canada’s inflation rate heats up while U.S. home prices cool further
• Why is methane the almost-forgotten greenhouse gas?
• Foreign trade shows neither U.S. nor Canadian economies anywhere close to normal
• Households in Saskatchewan, P.E.I. and Québec boost spending in 2008
• Stimulus, oil sands should energize engineering construction in 2010
• Partly caused by inflation, U.S. home starts stumbled in April
• Pace of Canada’s GDP growth accelerates in 2009’s fourth quarter to +5.0%
• Canadian and U.S. Consumer Price Index changes almost match again
• Some disturbing trends in the latest employment numbers
• Canadian construction material costs are still negative, but the situation is changing quickly
• Carrick: Canada's foreign trade position remains an 'anomaly'
• 60% of jobs lost in Canada last year were in Ontario
• December labour market reports in U.S. and Canada take wind out of economies’ sails
• U.S. foreign trade position becomes more familiar; Canada’s remains an anomaly
• 10 reasons to like British Columbia’s economic prospects
• Unsold inventories of singles and multiples go their separate ways
• Consumer spending and home sales giving a boost to Quebec’s economy
• Counting on mega projects in five sub-categories of construction
• Carrick: U.S. housing starts were lacklustre in 2009
• Expect an older, healthier labour force to retire later
• Globe-trotting to scope out 2011’s world economic outlook
• Canada’s foreign trade in January returned to mediocrity
• Outlook for greenback takes turn for the better while loonie keeps climbing
• China’s growth prospects appear positive, despite a weak Baltic Dry Index
• Canadian retail sales join many other indicators on an upward trend
• “Seniors’ Boom” redefines retirement
• Interesting Canada-U.S. and construction-manufacturing labour market comparisons
• Four reasons why the Bank of Canada dropped interest rates
• Surprise! Increases in energy efficiency lead to more, not less, energy use
• Canada’s November labour market remains strong, but with some west-east shifts
• Expect new home prices to trend higher over the near term
• Outlook for Canadian engineering construction in 2009 begins to dim
• Earliest-stage component prices are moving higher
• A fuller Canadian understanding of the personal versus business mood disparity in the U.S.
• Stock markets in U.S. and Canada move in sync with positive GDP growth
• It’s a world of rapid change in commodity pricing
• Expect Canadian office building construction to moderate in 2008
• Expect Canadian housing market to cool in 2008
• Federal Reserve cuts target interest rate by 50 basis points
• Canada’s +0.4% GDP advance in November a pleasant surprise
• Canada’s job growth doubles the long-term average in 2007
• Bank of Canada’s business outlook survey is flashing green for growth in 2010
• Canadian retail sales in December OK, verging on pretty good
• 2010 to be another difficult year for construction
• Biofuels: Seldom is so much spent to achieve so little
• Real home prices will drop between 0% and 5% in 2008
• Sluggish U.S. economic outlook suggests higher risk of North American recession
• Some interesting anomalies appear in Canadian labour markets
• 2010 to be another difficult year for construction, but take heart over the longer-term outlook
• Québec’s economy looks good in early 2008, but risk of U.S. recession looms
• Latest inflation rates in U.S. and Canada put pressure on central banks
• Canada’s six most magnetic metro areas for migrants
• In 25 years, Canada will have more seniors, immigrants and Westerners
• Concerns about the economy creep into retail sales
• Ontario has some winners, but mainly losers, in major city labour market rankings
• The U.S. and Canadian economies - Three pre-conditions for recovery
• Turning the clock back doesn’t necessarily reduce energy use
• Canada’s trade surplus in jeopardy
• Canadian standard of living will continue to improve
• Canadian construction outlook appears bleak, but it will improve
• After weak start to 2010, non-residential construction should start to gain strength
• Japan still leading the world in innovation - Canada loses ground
• Six reasons to cheer for a freer floating yuan
• Canada’s housing starts near 200,000-unit level in March
• American and Canadian consumers have become more skittish
• Expect higher interest rates at mid-year, possibly before
• Ontario’s economy likely to continue its struggle into 2010
• Stock exchanges are seeking perspective on the view
• Upward trend in self employment points to recovery in third-quarter 2009
• Double-dip recession? The economic template is no longer working
• The U.S. and Canada are walking a fine line on inflation
• Consumer bankruptcies will escalate in the near term as unemployment rises
• Canadian retail sales join many other indicators on an upward trend
• Consumer bankruptcies slowing, business bankruptcies already low
• Investment intentions up strongly in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia
• A closer look at Canada’s labour markets
• Key implications from world currency shifts – Part 1 of 2
• Expect construction prices to firm in the near term
• Canada’s housing starts sink to a new lower level
• Heading into 2011 Canadian and U.S. leading economic indicators are flashing green
• Canadian residential, non-res building and engineering construction outlooks
• Tough policy choices as inflation heats up
• Hiring plans firm in February with more strength in the west
• Inflation and retail sales implications for interest rates
• Inflation may look dead, but it’s probably just sleeping
• Canada’s city labour markets hold up well through October
• Largest declines in operating rates were all tied to export markets
• International Monetary Fund expects stronger recovery for world and Canada
• The Bank of Canada’s heroic fight against deflation
• Bank of Canada cuts 2009 GDP forecast by almost 75%
• Further investment needed to maintain recent strong productivity advances
• Canada’s trade position improves in February
• Canadian housing starts begin 2011 the same as they ended 2010
• ‘Climategate’ has taken much of the heat out of global warming argument
• CanaData’s February year-to-date construction starts a mix of pluses and minuses
• Reports show economic conditions less than stellar
• British Columbia’s economic outlook remains sunny, but could turn cloudy
• When it comes to energy investment, Alberta is losing some of its lustre
• Unemployed youth need more access to post-secondary education
• Canadian economic growth likely to stall in fourth-quarter 2008
• Based on March inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s job just got harder
• Promising more to come, U.S. GDP picks up speed in 2010’s fourth quarter
• Wonderful jobs numbers for Canada and U.S.
• With few exceptions, productivity growth across Canada has been sub-par
• Canadian housing starts now level with last year
• Canadian housing starts remain elevated in September 2008
• Expect slower hiring to dampen migration in 2009
• Drop in commodity prices raises prospects for equities
• So-so retail sales in Canada, basement-dwelling U.S. home sales and record gold and silver prices
• These are tricky times for Bank of Canada Governor, Mark Carney
• Flattening office-vacancy rates point to weaker commercial construction ahead
• Canadian housing starts recover nicely in January 2010
• A further 50 basis point drop in the Bank of Canada’s key overnight interest rate
• Alex Carrick: Should the U.S. and Canadian dollars be combined?
• The Bank of Canada overnight rate cut and construction investment plans
• Permanent tax cuts work, but temporary fixes don’t
• Consumer spending and profits to suffer from higher oil and gasoline prices
• Canada appears headed for longer-than-normal recession
• Canada’s GDP flat-lined in April
• Office construction fundamentals still weak, but starting to stabilize
• Canadian retail holiday spending should hold up better than in the U.S.
• Expect a full-time, not part-time, job recovery in the coming year
• Canada’s Labour Market in January – Job Losses in Manufacturing,
• Start defusing Canada’s demographically driven fiscal time bomb now, not later
• CanaData’s latest 2010 housing starts forecast raised to 180,000 units
• Canadian construction material input costs are slowly easing
• CanaData’s construction starts are -20% year to date in August
• Rumours of Ontario manufacturing industry’s death are greatly exaggerated
• Large firms more productive, Bank of Canada study finds
• Signs of recession in commercial markets; How to succeed in infrastructure markets
• Record-low capacity utilization points to weak business investment in 2009-2010
• Québec mini-budget cuts taxes and boosts investment to avoid recession
• Will a meltdown in U.S. commercial mortage market be next?
• CanaData’s April starts boosted by returning oil sands work
• Climate for construction hiring appears positive as 2009 approaches
• Break in commodity price bubble benefits just about everybody
• Canadians buy record number of U.S. homes
• Canada sheds 55,000 mostly part-time jobs in July
• Construction ready to post Help Wanted signs, according to latest Manpower survey
• Canada’s employment prospects fray at the edges
• Disappointing second-quarter GDP numbers overlook underlying strengths
• Slowdown in retail sales has crept across the border
• Regional housing strength shifts to the east
• Canada’s housing starts plunge in July
• Manitoba’s near-term economic prospects are among the best in Canada
• Capacity utilization rates beginning to climb again in Canada
• Now that non-residential construction costs have hit a 25-year high, what’s next?
• Following rapid rise, oil prices should fall as demand softens
• Motor vehicle sales are driving into some potholes
• Sustained investment should underpin New Brunswick’s growth in 2008-2009
• Heading into 2010, Saskatoon’s economic health is second to none
• The heyday is over for construction employment
• Saskatchewan’s well-fertilized economic prospects glow brightly
• Unlike the weather, institutional construction is starting to heat up
• Extinguishing the Olympic torch will not cool Vancouver’s economy for long
• Commodity prices are on the march again
• Canada’s gross domestic product advances strongly in January
• Housing starts in Ontario strong – The province didn’t get the memo
• Canada’s first-half housing starts this year match last year
• Outlook surveys present opposing views on prospects for growth, but not inflation
• Regional influences on the Canadian construction outlook
• Stronger profits, balance sheets signal increased investment ahead
• February U.S. and Canadian inflation rates stayed within an acceptable band
• Demand for Canadian office space remains strong, for now
• Alberta’s economy has become more energized
• Multi-unit housing in Canada growing in significance compared to singles
• Stronger growth of late 2009 will likely carry over into 2010
• Canada’s housing market is changing – look at the regional figures
• In terms of population growth, Western Canada definitely wins
• Add utilization rates to the list of negative indicators
• Crops and energy help, while forestry and autos hinder, Canada's foreign trade
• Québec likely to grow ‘très lentement’ (slowly) into 2009
• The two key U.S. housing reports turned more positive in March
• Nova Scotia: late coming into the recession; could be late leaving it too
• Regional housing markets in Canada — some wide swings
• Employment growth slows but doesn’t stall (yet)
• Canada’s March labour report provides another dose of vitality
• Canada’s sound economy helped in recession and should aid in recovery
• The "I" word returns..."Inflation" that is
• Hiring plans for second half of 2008 cool, particularly in construction
• Toronto’s economic outlook is looking good
• U.S. and Canadian growth rates present a conundrum
• Canada's construction starts through May continue to disappoint
• Who wants Canada’s oil?
• Canada’s westward flow, stalled in late 2009, should restart in 2010
• The three real reasons to stand pat on interest rates
• Latest construction data shows signs of struggle south and north of the border
• Stock markets sail ahead, backed by strong winds from several sources
• Unsold inventories of singles and multiples go their separate ways
• Challenging outlook for goods-producing industries may hobble male job prospects
• Canadian retail sales add another stepping stone on path to recovery
• Canada's first-quarter GDP decline was a rare event
• Solid GDP growth numbers in both Canada and U.S.
• Stronger profits in 2010 point to full-time job growth
• Rising vacancy rates could dampen Canadian office construction until 2011
• Shifts between asset classes and the role of psychology in the economy
• Freakishly low interest rates don’t get a break from U.S. and Canadian inflation
• Whole world is watching U.S. labour market
• U.S. and Canadian foreign trade performed as expected in March
• Financial sector bailouts move to a new phase
• Construction employment to date better than in previous recoveries
• Commodity prices are on the march again
• The bloom on Alberta's economy may have faded, but it hasn't fallen
• The U.S. also benefits from emerging nations
• New Brunswick’s economic pulse has quickened in 2010
• Does Canada really have a cold?
• Outlook for non-residential investment continues to deteriorate in 2008
• Global economy grinds into reverse as 2009 begins
• Canadian consumers and retailers are watching U.S. trends
• Canada’s housing market – home-buying sentiment suffers some setbacks
• Some construction material costs in Canada are flexing their muscles
• The retail sales decline stabilizes but CanaData’s retail construction forecast is marked down
• Industrial construction strengthens despite strong Canadian dollar
• Don’t sweat climate change, Nobel Prize-winning physicist says
• Hiring plans still positive following strong job gains in early 2010
• Canada’s home starts in April above 200,000 units
• Tightest labour markets are still in the west, but the east is gaining slowly
• Waiting to see if the other shoe drops in Canada
• Canadian housing starts remain strong in first half of 2007
• Despite different drivers, growth in Canada should remain strong into 2011
• Atlantic Canada investment picture brighter, despite shrinking stimulus
• U.S. double dip recession would have negative impact on Canada
• Canada's foreign trade surplus back on track, thanks to price of oil
• Canada’s inflation rate remains subdued in February
• Canada’s inflation rate low, but consumers feel price pressures
• North American stock markets send out strong signals of optimism
• If aging continues, more bridges and overpasses will be ready to "retire" early
• More firms put hiring plans on hold
• How the problems of Greece and other euro nations will affect Canada
• Canada’s home starts in April above 200,000 units
• Canadian retail sales add another stepping stone on path to recovery
• Leading economic indicators signal growth ahead in 2010
• A tale of two labour markets in U.S. and Canadian January jobs reports
• Public debate is about to become more political
• Canada sees declines in non-residential, apartment construction in third quarter
• Canada’s June housing starts come off the boil
• Key implications from world currency shifts
• Why infrastructure spending may be Canada’s best shot at beating the economic crisis
• Stock pickers recognize a calculated risk
• Weaker investment in Canada and Ontario bodes ill for future growth
• The housing start, home price and labour market connection in February
• Latest capacity utilization rate at lowest level in 10 years
• New mortgage rules should cause housing demand to slow but not stall in 2011
• Victoria hosts hottest economy in Canada
• St. Catharines-Niagara's economy chugs along despite pressures
• Canadian food prices may heat up soon
• Canada's merchandise trade surplus bounces back in February
• Corporate Profits, Stock Market Values and Investment Spending Plans – U.S. and Canada
• The latest on Canada’s population change and pension holdings
• U.S. and Canadian foreign trade positions converge
• Better North American stock markets encapsulate a great deal of data
• Nova Scotia’s economy picks up in 2010
• Too many Ontario and Québec cities rank low on jobs
• After a huge gain in April, Canada adds a less flashy 25,000 jobs in May
• June 2008 Canadian economic outlook table
• Canada's industry-based GDP -0.2% in February
• Manitoba’s economy should bloom in 2010
• Cheap natural gas should fuel Canada for a long time
• Saskatchewan Reigns as Canada's Hottest Regional Housing Market
• U.S. and Canadian foreign trade positions worsen in March
• Latest Bank of Canada survey shows cooler outlook for construction
• Some Canadian construction material costs set to rise
• Canada’s sanitary and storm sewer system: Out of sight, out of mind
• The bedrock of the Canadian economy has been strong employment
• Prospects for growth dim in many developed countries
• Economic spring appears to have arrived in Alberta
• Canada’s trade surplus is “slip-sliding” away
• A new era in Canadian infrastructure
• Bank of Canada adopts "wait-and-see" approach to further interest rate cuts
• Pickup in non-residential building should bolster construction job market
• Yen and Yuan are moving up in value
• More investment in sewage treatment essential for improved water quality
• Six reasons to cheer for a freer floating yuan
• Canada’s construction starts fail to keep up through April
• Expect a mid-year growth pause in Ontario
• Low unemployment rate and dollar parity no coincidence
• House-related spending will boost retail sales in 2008, but not so much in 2009
• Private office buildings lead starts through February
• Lower oilfield depletion rates and slower world growth will dampen energy prices
• Canadian retail sales are set for a fall
• U.S. inflation up to 3.6% in May with commodity prices as the spur
• The roles of China, autos and hesitancy in consumer spendi
• CanaData’s starts year to date nearly double last year
• Why not use Canada’s fiscal surplus to cut income taxes and boost growth?
• Canada in 2007: Marginally slower but regionally balanced growth
• Greenback and loonie joined at the hip since last September
• Uncertainty about the world economy has turned stock markets volatile
• Canadian provincial and city housing starts forecasts
• Canadian housing starts begin 2011 the same as they ended 2010
• China’s industrial output, U.S. retail sales and Canadian home prices all point to faster recovery
• So far, 2008 has not been a good year for equities
• Bank of Canada hikes interest rate
• Saskatchewan’s economy continues to lead other Canadian provinces
• Low vacancy rates won’t translate into stronger rental apartment construction
• Look for Bank of Canada to make two more cuts to overnight interest rates
• Shares, stock, equities – By whatever name, it’s been a wild ride
• Rising house prices are good news for Canada's economy
• U.S. downgraded while Canada gets an upgrade
• After huge gain in April, Canada adds a less flashy 25,000 jobs in May
• Immigration alone won't solve problems with labour shortages, aging workforce
• Canada’s retail sales take a break in April
• Motor vehicle sales in Canada remain in second gear
• Expect less room at Canadian inns in the second half of 2010
• February’s job increase in the U.S. provides a boost to confidence
• Lumber supply, employment in B.C. will feel mountain pine beetle’s bite
• Canada’s retail sales take a break in April
• Bank of Canada steps out front to lower monetary stimulus
• Construction industry profits most from rising exchange rate, study reveals
• Two improving news stories – U.S. retail trade and Canada’s Foreign trade
• Canada’s middle-aged road system needs more investment
• CanaData’s 2010 starts nearly double last year
• Manufacturing and tourism should drive St. Catharines-Niagara into 2011
• Canada sees 2% year-over-year employment increase in May
• U.S. retail sales begin to stumble and stagger
• Stronger profits point to stronger investment late in 2010 and into 2011
• Canada’s commercial construction
  market will stay upbeat through 2008
• Canadian retail sales among several indicators sending mixed messages
• Energy prices +5.4% in Canada and +17.0% in the U.S.
• Manitoba has an energized outlook
• Consumer Price Index falls in U.S. and Canada
• Stronger global growth and inflation point to higher interest rates to come
• U.S. Regional Housing Starts (Part 1) Northeast is smallest regional housing market, but also the healthiest
• U.S. price inflation levels, both all-items and core, stay constant
• Expect Canada’s labour force to change quite visibly over the next 20 years
• Canada’s fourth-quarter productivity growth disappoints again
• Economic Snapshot - Nova Scotia’s economy improves in 2007, and its future looks bright, too
• Canada: Month-to-Month Total Job Creation
• Business and governments plan to continue investing in 2008
• Manufacturing is the weakest link
• Want a home in Vancouver? Be prepared to spend two-thirds of a million dollars
• Although the housing market is still quite warm, it’s starting to cool
• Canada’s foreign trade in need of a boost; U.S. shortfall returning to normal
• Dutch Disease won't infect Canadians
• Canada’s construction starts make solid gains in first half of 2010
• Private non-residential construction starts in Canada sink rapidly in first quarter
• Saint John is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the east
• Manufacturing, housing drive productivity growth in first quarter
• Eruptions in Japan and Libya alter the course of world events
• Key measures of Canadian and U.S. inflation converge
• Edmonton leads as the tightest labour market in Canada in July 2007
• Canada’s housing start figures measure only a fraction of the U.S. decline
• Value of Canadian institutional building permits jumps 26.6% in January 2008
• Change in Construction Employment — Canada vs U.S.
• Despite tough economic times, population growth still stronger in the West
• A ballet with three principal dancers – commodities, construction and manufacturing
• Canada: Month-to-month total job creation
• Bank of Canada raises overnight rate to 0.75%
• Stock markets anticipate U.S. rate cuts
• Standardized apprentice training should boost productivity
• Want a home in Vancouver? Be prepared to spend two-thirds of a million dollars
• City labour markets reveal much about Canada’s economy
• Comparing the connections between currency value, foreign investment and construction activity
• Canada's construction material costs are trekking higher
• Major Canadian Cities: Employment Growth and Unemployment Rate
• Industrial capacity utilization rates drop to lowest level in more than 10 years
• Don’t expect the Olympic torch to provide B.C. with much heat in 2009
• Multiple-unit housing starts remarkably resilient in first quarter
• Less self-employment, more student employment show strengthening economy
• Weakening profits point to slower future spending
• Strong fundamentals driving Kitchener-Waterloo into 2011
• Industry capacity utilization rates in Canada slowly on the mend
• Some relief from gloomy U.S. housing news in June and “knock on” effects in Canada
• Canadian capacity utilization rates are slowly on the mend
• After a pause, growth in U.S. and Canada should regain momentum
• Canadian retail sales advanced in March mainly in areas of price increases
• With the economy under attack, Canadian housing starts retreat in August
• CanaData’s 2008 housing starts forecast revised up; 2009 revised down
• Free-spending ways of Canadians won’t last forever
• The String of Good News on Job Growth Ends in August
• Ontario’s Job Prospects Worsen
• Headline inflation in the U.S. is double Canada’s level — Part 1
• Canadian currencies make interesting moves against other world currencies
• Saskatchewan and Manitoba post impressive housing starts gains
• Newfoundland and Labrador’s future economic prospects look rock solid
• Strong labour markets lead to higher wages
• Canada’s current grim office building outlook will eventually turn cheerier
• Canadian apartment tenants becoming greyer
• Office vacancy rates hit five-year high, despite uptick in office jobs
• Economy at a Glance
• Canada’s auto sector is producing more cars, but not more jobs
• Recession has proven that the home is the foundation of the economy
• Key Canadian and U.S. policy-setting interest rates
• Expect travel, tourism spending to cool
• Canada’s GDP up a modest 0.1% in May
• U.S. housing market is more dynamic than first appears
• U.S. Regional Housing Starts (Part 2) The south — by far the largest regional housing market — still sliding
• Public-sector employment growth makes strong gains in latest two months
• Canada’s Consumer Price Index back on target in July
• Expect more construction job losses as housing and business investment weaken
• All’s not right in the world of Canadian and U.S. foreign trade
• Canada’s employment growth moves at double the U.S. pace
• The Bank of Canada withdraws any hint of monetary tightening
• Family incomes likely shrank in 2009, but should recover in 2010
• The Canadian economy stuttered in February
• Canada’s housing starts return to normal
• Wage settlements in public sector continue to outpace private sector
• Consumer bankruptcies escalate sharply in first-quarter 2009
• Canada’s labour market catches a summer cold from the U.S.
• U.S. home starts in September continued to languish
• Have U.S. and Canadian shoppers taken a vow of frugality?
• Canada's inflation rate continues to slide
• Employment picking up in southwestern Ontario’s diverse economy
• Prospect of higher inflation points to higher interest rates
• Construction starts in first-quarter 2008 are not encouraging
• Canadian housing starts will weaken but won’t be infected with U.S. virus
• There can be soft landings on the moon, but rarely for housing starts
• Key economic developments impacting on Canada’s major cities
• Trois-Rivières economy adopts new industrial structure
• IMF and Economist Intelligence Unit give Canadian economy high marks
• Outlooks for Canadian and U.S. construction and manufacturing jobs diverge
• Drivers of Commodity Prices are Domestic and International
• Manufacturers will continue to hire despite strong Canadian dollar
• Hotel demand outlook appears strong despite loonie’s flight
• Agricultural and energy prices drive the economy of western Canada
• Québec and Ontario lead in terms of immigrant arrivals
• Canada’s core inflation rate climbs to 2.5% in June, but all-items rate remains stable
• Canada’s labour market tightens versus U.S.
• Newfoundland's prospects for 2008 look positively upbeat
• Montreal is approaching 2011 at full speed
• U.S. home prices continue their slide but confidence improves
• Potential disputes are simmering over imbalances in world trade
• Still strong fundamentals should sustain commercial construction through 2009
• Eastern and central Canada compete with second-wave rise of western cities
• The phrase ‘jobless recovery’ oversimplifies the message
• Improving indicators hint at impending U.S. economic recovery
• Canada stands by and watches as U.S. job market picks up in October
• The bloom has definitely come off Alberta’s economy
• A healthy world economy will recover from its current credit market ills
• Three key measures of consumer spending ease in February
• Canada’s fourth-quarter 2007 “final domestic demand” still strong
• U.S. and Canadian retail sales and construction spending are both restrained
• Canada’s second quarter GDP growth lower than expected
• Three increases and three decreases in housing starts
• Despite some hiccups, the economic health of the world and Canada is on the mend
• Bank of Canada cuts overnight rate by 50 basis points
• "Green" solutions can have hidden costs
• Design services will be another sector to ride the commodities wave
• Canada’s latest inflation rate acceptable, but retail sales flagged
• Compared to retail sales tax, HST definitely the better tax
• Naysayers take note, the U.S. labour market is improving
• Most provinces have refreshed their water-supply systems
• A Time of Wait and See with Regard to Inflation and Interest Rates
• Spate of bad news about U.S. housing, but watch for American resilience
• The provincial decline in housing starts has all come in the west
• Ontario’s near-term prospects look solid
• Canada’s construction starts are in a transition phase
• Bank of Canada raises target overnight rate to 1.00%
• Canada’s latest inflation rate acceptable, but retail sales flagged
• Statistics Canada study offers recipe for stronger productivity growth
• RSMeans detects a speed-up in construction material prices
• So-so retail sales in Canada, basement-dwelling U.S. home sales and record gold and silver prices
• Canada’s strong job creation masks the inflexibility of our labour markets
• The prospects for Saguenay and its aluminum industry look bright and shiny
• Foreign investment positive for Canada say Statistics Canada and Fraser Institute
• Canada’s August GDP declined 0.1%, but don't worry
• Change in Construction Employment — Canada vs U.S.
• House prices in Canada continue to march upward
• Strong Canadian dollar will moderate non-residential construction costs
• Business investment exhibits record drop in first-quarter 2009
• Canada’s August housing starts continue on recent downward trend
• Low unemployment rate will continue to put pressure on Ontario construction wages
• Canada’s September housing starts move sideways
• Oil and gas drives productivity in Newfoundland but is a drag in Alberta
• Canada’s economy added a respectable 22,000 jobs in May
• What halts home price deflation? Fear of losing a bargain
• Food and energy prices move up rapidly
• Canadian construction material costs still negative
• New construction in Canada will reach $300 billion by 2014
• Canada’s September year-to-date construction starts up strongly in almost all categories
• Employment in construction in Canada rose by 24,000 in March
• The CIBC plan to increase construction stimulus without running up government expenses
• Retire later, stay active, and you will probably live longer
• Margin of error for U.S. economy is narrowing
• Canada’s foreign trade balance weakens amid major global shifts
• Bank of Canada’s focus on U.S. economy points to lower Canadian interest rates
• Despite domestic demand dip, Quebec’s economic fundamentals remain sound
• Barrie and Kelowna lead in housing start gains
• A primer on construction costs (continued)
• Will Ontario’s plan to create “green” jobs work?
• Stocks, homes turn in lacklustre price performances
• Canadian capacity utilization improves in Q2
• Lukewarm September labour market reports in both Canada and U.S.
• Depth of Canada’s house-price drop depends on how you measure it
• A primer on construction costs
• Thunder Bay’s economic growth will be “Superior” in the near term
• Construction's share of Canada's total employment at 33-year high
• For Canada, the longer-term outlook is largely about commodities
• U.S. more vulnerable than Canada to inflationary pressures
• The Fed tries to get your attention
• Low inflation keeps window of opportunity open for construction borrowers
• Precious and base metal prices still on the rise
• Why bail out the Big Three automakers?
• Canada’s May housing starts ascend partway out of the basement
• What President-elect Barack Obama will mean for Canada
• Construction prices run low on oil
• New construction in Canada will reach $300 billion by 2014
• August’s U.S. labour market report may provide a spark of confidence
• World’s central banks take coordinated and unprecedented action to lower interest rates
• Canada’s two defining influences: commodities and construction
• Non-residential building construction loses steam as 2009 gets underway
• Canadian manufacturing and U.S. retail sales show recent improvements
• Construction job losses continue, but all workers are being severely tested in this recession
• Key economic developments impacting on Canada’s major cities
• Canadian retail sales are very gradually recovering
• Our strong dollar, along with lower oil prices, should keep lid on inflation
• Many reasons to celebrate Canada’s escape from minority government
• Canada’s housing starts in September about where expected
• Exceptional news on the jobs front for Canada in September
• Strong population growth should help underpin housing demand into 2010
• The effects of three key dates on GDP and the value of the loonie
• Recent reports offer a glimmer of hope for U.S. economy
• Household financial health has taken a turn for the better
• Canada’s July retail sales disappoint, but there’s good news from the auto side
• U.S. consumer prices increased in August, but mainly in food and energy
• Ontario’s economy definitely on the road to recovery
• Canada should see softer economic landing if U.S. recession is a mild one
• Is inflation dead, or is it just sleeping?
• Non-residential building construction maintains its momentum — for now
• Why Canada's unemployment rate is higher than in the United States
• Institutional and engineering construction outlooks
• Now for some positive news on the world economy
• Canadian economy stuttered in February
• Decline in Canadian home starts picked up speed in October
• Both U.S. and Canada slip further into foreign trade deficits in July
• U.S. retail sales climb 0.4% in August as shoppers support the economy
• U.S. retail sales stay strong in April, but gasoline and food alter the mix
• International and inter-provincial migration likely to slow in 2009
• The Fed’s magic pill
• Canada’s July GDP recorded first decline in almost a year
• Canada’s economic pulse is quickening, but outlook continues to be fragile
• Canada’s housing starts in August get caught in an updraft
• Interest rate implications from Canadian inflation upgrade and U.S. debt downgrade
• The effect of provincial crop yields on the Toronto Stock Exchange
• Will Canada follow the lead of the American Jobs Act?
• In the context of a highly regarded Canadian economy, Toronto kicks up its heels
• Purchasing managers send mixed messages on growth
• A mild dose of optimism from U.S. August housing starts
• Don't expect a pickup in non-residential industrial investment until mid-2010
• Heading into warmer summer weather, the economic climate turns chillier
• The employment outlook is improving – led by construction
• Canada’s new housing price index in August shows stability
• Canadian retail sales advanced in March mainly in areas of price increases
• Lukewarm September labour market reports in both Canada and U.S.
• Alberta regains title as Canada’s population growth leader
• U.S. homes market staggered in August, but took some steps in right direction
• September U.S. retail sales solid, but inflation lacks sparkle
• U.S. trade deficit will attempt to self-correct
• City labour markets highlight British Columbia’s strengths
• The skill lies in the balance
• The U.S. weak residential markets versus high-tech job opportunities conundrum
• August housing starts move up in Canada, but down in the U.S.
• Canada’s new housing price index in August shows stability
• August job numbers a disappointment in the U.S., but cause to celebrate in Canada
• Canada's August housing starts get caught in updraft
• Montréal's economy is showing signs of a (gradual) recovery
• Stock markets may be getting ahead of themselves
• Improving outlook for the U.S. bodes well for Canada
• Canada’s GDP decline this year will be reversed next year
• Housing demand should get a boost from job gains
• Canadian economy should expand heading into 2011, but more slowly
• Foreign trade's role in the great U, V or W GDP debate
• August U.S. and Canadian foreign sectors reflect worsening global trade war
• Calgary’s economy, stalled for now, should be re-energized in 2010
• Strong U.S. March labour report provides antidote to some global uncertainties
• Canada’s September leading indicator index falls after 15 months of gains
• Canada’s economy has been stepping livelier of late
• Canada's July retail sales continue on a comeback trend
• Canadian employment faltered in October while U.S. hiring continued
• How stock prices have performed depends on the timing of the data points
• Vancouver’s economy will continue to shine and outperform in 2008
• Canada’s housing starts maintained momentum in February
• Capacity utilization by Canadian industry has returned closer to normal
• The Canadian economy has found a sweet spot
• Canada’s trade surplus stayed strong in May – three major influences on exports
• Canadian rental markets have softened over the past year but not by much
• December’s core inflation gives permission for further rate cuts
• U.S. housing starts plunge nearly 50%
• Stronger business investment should offset the impact of slower U.S. growth
• Strong employment ensures Abbotsford’s prospects remain bright in 2008
• The yin and yang of politics and the economy
• Rebellions, earthquakes, droughts and defaults are making for a more uncertain world
• U.S. resale home prices retreated slightly in August
• Harper’s minority Conservative government offers buttoned-down budget
• Flickers of light from U.S. new home sales, jobless claims
• Economies are recovering. So why do we need all the stimulus?
• Jump in Canada’s October CPI ties to electric power project announcements
• Mid-November stock market prices fall back five to seven per cent
• Eastern and central Canada compete with second-wave rise of western cities in job creation
• The age of infrastructure in Canada has declined — but not by much
• Strong fundamentals fuel housing demand heading into 2012
• As plant usage falls, the time horizon for a construction pick-up lengthens
• Kyoto has had no impact on CO2 output. Let’s try something else
• Mandate of central banks undergoes tweaking as inflation stays stubbornly high in Canada and the U.S.
• Job growth is a front-line indicator of economic health
• New Brunswick’s economy likely to pick up speed heading into 2010
• Canada stands by and watches as U.S. job market picks up in October
• The inflation rate in the U.S. and Canada: Watching for the turnaround
• Canada’s productivity performance remains weak in first quarter of 2008
• No counter-punch in U.S. home starts; another decline in August
• Institutional and engineering work sustain July construction starts in Canada
• North America's stock markets are waiting for the economy to catch up
• U.S. resale home prices fell again in March, according to S&P Case-Shiller
• Major stock markets have another good month in November
• Reviving stock markets cause by-product effects in bond and currency markets
• Deteriorating U.S. outlook does not bode well for Canada
• Toronto's economic spring should arrive by the fall
• Black Monday was nasty for the U.S. and Canada
• Canada’s October leading indicator hops back on right track
• Eastern Canada’s job creation outpaces Western Canada’s in 2007
• Construction material costs in Canada remain temporarily restrained
• An economy spinning its wheels, looking for firmer traction
• No high drama from either latest retail sales or inflation figures in Canada
• Trump helps push up Canada’s January starts
• Ahead of the Olympics, British Columbia’s economy is off to the races
• Headline inflation in the U.S. is double Canada’s level — Part 2
• Canadian wholesalers send retailers a message of caution
• Infrastructure Stimulus Fund: Better late than never
• The economic climate, like the weather, is improving – but very slowly
• U.S. new home sales in January beat another retreat
• Turning the corner on inflation in both Canada and the U.S.
• Canada’s housing starts retreat to trend in December
• What do the U.S. midterm election results mean for Canada?
• Wrapping one’s mind around the world economy in 2012
• Any signs yet of government construction stimulus in the U.S. and Canada?
• Subprime mortgage crisis morphs into bad debt crisis
• U.S. and Canadian December job gains did not meet sky high expectations
• World interest rates have moved in line with inflationary expectations
• The latest data on debt and demography in Canada
• Add U.S. October retail sales to the list of positives on the North American economy
• Inflation all but disappears in the U.S. and Canada
• Canada's July labour report is disappointing but not unexpected
• Statistics Canada reports a 3.4% drop in Real GDP in 2008’s Fourth Quarter
• The prospect of a shrinking labour force threatens Canada’s prosperity
• Did consumers see their shadows when they came out in January?
• The decline in Canadian home starts picked up speed in October
• Canadian retailers smile, the Bank of Canada charms and U.S. foreign traders break even
• Trade issues climb the agenda in both Canada and the U.S.
• Consumers returning to the mall – slowly
• The focus shifts to oil prices, extraction capacity and construction costs
• British Columbia's beautiful...
  and its economy looks quite stunning, too
• Office construction slows as vacancy rates rise and jobs disappear
• Stronger than expected economic growth may force interest rates higher
• U.S. GDP growth slowed in this year’s first quarter
• Waxman-Markey and Canada’s merchandise trade position
• Canada and the U.S. both recorded trade deficits in August
• Ontario finds itself in the unemployment winner’s circle
• Canada’s city labour markets and employment insurance claims
• Canada's retail sales drop below benchmark level in March
• China's economic green shoots starting to bloom
• Mid-year update on residential construction: taking a breather
• Housing price report offers further evidence of an improving economy
• Finding fault with Canada’s carbon footprint is absurd
• Canadian Construction Materials Cost Index - Minus 13% from Peak and a Flat Year Ahead
• In November, Canada shed some jobs while the U.S. bulked up
• B.C. in the spotlight as Canada’s place in the world shifts course
• Canada’s total housing starts rose slightly in May
• Shrinking hiring plans point to further employment declines
• Eroding confidence casts shadow over consumer spending in early 2012
• Weak stock markets, a Greek haircut and protectionist fervour
• The swing in Canada’s housing starts becomes exaggerated in April
• Newfoundland and Labrador: last in 2009, first in 2010
• Stabilization in commodity prices sets the stage for recovery
• Expect west to east shift in construction spending to continue into 2010
• B.C. has two geographic advantages over the rest of Canada
• For Canada, the economic outlook depends on commodity prices; for the U.S., it’s housing demand
• Federal Reserve statements, wobbly stock markets and Frankenstein politics
• Transportation issues help reveal current concerns and long-term trends – Part 2
• Both Canada and the U.S. had a better foreign trade month in September
• Retail Sales in Canada Gently Tumble in November, But Beware the U.S. Example
• Despite nagging worries, the world recovery is becoming entrenched
• Flagging office-based job growth tempers commercial construction outlook
• Where is the economic and construction action in Canada’s major cities?
• 2012 holds promise but there’s no denying the uncertainty (part 1)
• With respect to GDP growth, Canada may soon find itself in an unfamiliar role
• Québec’s near-term prospects appear much better than most
• Motor vehicle sales in Canada regain half their peak-to-trough decline
• A 13-step action plan to fix the financial mess
• Shifts between asset classes and the role of psychology in the economy
• Canada was more competitive in 2009, World Economic Forum says
• Survey finds Canadian employers plan more hiring as 2008 approaches
• Canada’s December labour market report encapsulated what’s happening in the economy
• Latest Canadian retail and wholesale trade and the tie-in to productivity growth
• Stronger private sector investment will drive capital expenditure in 2011
• Canada’s June housing starts recovered some ground
• U.S. delay on Keystone XL pipeline decision gives Canada opportunity to step into adulthood
• Canada number one? Are you sure they didn’t make a mistake?
• The U.S. economy is picking up. If only Europe were on the mend.
• U.S. November retail sales played a role in boosting the economy
• U.S. new and existing home sales move in opposite directions in April
• Canadian retail sales were solid in September but U.S. politics still a sore spot
• April’s labour market reports – Job gains in Canada and fewer job losses in the U.S.
• Deterioration in home affordability points to a weaker housing market
• A notable day for stock market indices and GDP results
• U.S. and Canada both record improvement in foreign trade in November
• Mixed-to-slightly-positive messages on the U.S. economy
• Don’t expect China’s year of the water dragon to start with a huge splash
• Canada and the U.S. continued to struggle on the jobs front in November
• Confirming the pause, the U.S. added only 54,000 jobs in May
• The U.S. corporate sector has reason to celebrate in early 2011
• U.S. inflation and Canadian car sales contribute to summer of uncertainty
• December home starts in Canada again defied expectations
• Volatility in world trade playing out in currency values and commodity prices
• Looks like Santa will need some extra helpers this season
• The resource sector is providing some of the highest-paying jobs in Canada
• U.S. housing starts pull back again in December
• Carrick: Bank of Canada holds steady on interest rates for a variety of reasons
• Canada’s inflation rate remains tame in March
• Construction employment starting to build (very slowly)
• To understand the economy, follow the money
• Ontario’s construction outlook within an uncertain economic framework
• It’s a world of rapid change in commodity pricing
• Canada and the U.S. continued to struggle on the jobs front in November
• Canada and the U.S. continued to struggle on the jobs front in November
• Canadian housing starts float above 200,000 units in September
• CanaData’s latest square footage construction forecasts – Some record lows
• U.S. November all-items inflation eased, while the “core” rate crept higher
• Interest rates: Up, down or sideways?
• Global, U.S. and national economic indicators are all flashing green
• Alberta and Ontario lead retreat in construction employment
• CanaData’s construction starts are depressed, but a familiar pattern is emerging
• Canada’s gross domestic product in August declined 0.1% – but don’t worry
• Stock markets are adjusting to a cloudier outlook for the world economy
• In September, Canada’s labour market soared while the U.S. rose gently
• Skip the doom and gloom about restraint, U.S. retail sales recovering nicely
• Outlook positive for stronger commercial construction heading into 2012
• Stock markets shuffle sideways in June – Doubts cast on consumer and construction financing
• Canada’s December leading indicator upbeat due to better U.S. prospects
• Canada stands firmly in the middle of the road as it enters 2012
• Canadian tourism dips amid hotel construction slowdown
• November home starts in the U.S. mean more chimneys for Santa to descend
• Approaching 2012 with caution, but also some optimism
• U.S. manufacturing continues to purr and Canadian new home prices sing
• Legerdemain and misdirection: The debate over the Fed’s mandate
• The U.S., Canada and the World of Trade – Growing Protectionist Pressures
• Government dollars for jobs is a loser in manufacturing but a winner in construction
• Canada’s information highway could become an information sideroad
• Pre-emptive warnings about home equity lines of credit (HELOCs)
• October another terrible month for U.S. housing starts
• Supply chain disruptions and U.S. fiscal problems put temporary chill on outlook
• Transportation issues help reveal current concerns and long-term trends – Part 1
• It slows the bleeding, but the patient remains in a coma
• U.S. retail spending pulled back in May, but only slightly
• Canada’s economy came up short in the second quarter
• Standing witness to Gaga economics in Washington
• An interesting mix in the construction outlook to 2014
• Drop in plant usage in Canada adds to growing evidence of slowdown
• As vacancy rates rise, Canada’s commercial construction outlook dims
• U.S. sub-sector jobs histories provide insight into economic structural change
• First-quarter housing starts up in majority of Canada's cities
• Stock market indices give a boost to business confidence
• Categorize economics to the dismal sciences or the sexy humanities?
• A stronger U.S. economy should underpin Canada’s growth in 2012
• CanaData’s latest forecast of housing starts - U.S. and Canada move into sync
• Canada’s first-quarter GDP grows at double the pace of the U.S.
• Expect different drivers to power Vancouver after the Olympics
• Canadian retail sales continue on slow upward path
• British Columbia’s economic prospects in 2008 appear solid
• China overtakes Japan to become Canada’s second-largest customer
• U.S. home starts rose 3.5% in May and building permits climbed 8.7%
• 2010 construction starts in Canada had big leg up versus U.S.
• World’s banking sector still faces major challenges
• Canadian retail sales still buoyant while U.S. new home sales languish
• The roles of oil and natural gas in the economic outlook – Part 2
• Counting on mega projects in five sub-categories of construction
• Damage to the credit rating of the U.S. has made tomorrow today
• Canadian companies scaling back on their investment plans
• Following a hiatus, Newfoundland’s economy should be reinvigorated in 2010
• Canada non-residential building starts drop to half 2007 level
• Canada’s November jump in housing starts is a Toronto story
• Housing is pulling the U.S., Canada and China out of recession
• Canada’s latest IPPI and RMPI results reflect the economy’s summer lethargy
• Expect tourism spending to strengthen as year wears on
• Declining corporate debt is a positive for investment in 2010
• Housing markets in Canada and U.S. tell complex stories
• October foreign trade in U.S. and Canada signals cyclical, structural shifts
• The latest foreign trade numbers for the U.S. and Canada are important for construction
• Tax cuts should give a boost to New Brunswick economy
• International Monetary Fund takes dim view of global economic prospects
• Retail sales and construction starts are stalled in cyclical decline
• Canada’s Housing Market in Full Retreat, According to CMHC’s Starts Statistics
• Housing is pulling the U.S., Canada and China out of recession
• A single interest-rate hike may not be
  enough for the Bank of Canada
• Bank of Canada has little room to move on interest rates over next six months
• Bank of Canada cuts its 2009 and 2010 GDP forecasts (hopefully for the last time)
• U.S. potential homebuyers waking up to price and mortgage rate advantages
• Rising vacancy rates will likely cause office construction to stall in 2010
• U.S. home resales slow in October, but Q3 GDP growth quickens
• A shakier world outlook explains the easing in commodity prices
• Concrete, steel, asphalt and diesel fuel prices – some are stickier than others
• Canada’s falling capacity utilization rates put industrial construction on hold
• Zero inflation, low short-term interest rates and construction prospects in the U.S. and Canada
• Capacity utilization in Canada makes big strides along recovery path
• U.S. existing home prices stabilized month to month in April
• U.S. trade deficit remains stuck at $60 billion per month
• For fiscal performance, B.C. ranks first, Ontario last
• Construction awaits the government-promised flow of infrastructure projects
• Lack of technology, less innovation have hobbled Canada's productivity growth
• Lots of baby steps forward in the U.S. are starting to yield real progress
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• Over the near term, expect warmer weather and cooler inflation
• Declines in full-time employment will shrink residential construction
• Canadian housing starts had best month so far in October
• Regina’s economy ranked first among Canadian urban centres
• Slowing tourism and business travel will cool hotel construction in 2009 and 2010
• Significant changes in foreign trade are coming for U.S. and Canada
• China’s economy will likely plod along during the Year of the Ox
• Becalmed after smoother sailing but hoping to avoid storm-tossed seas
• Commodities as building blocks for construction materials and processes
• Canada’s industry-based GDP spun its wheels in April
• Plan to harmonize Ontario's sales tax could harm new home buyers
• Survey indicates capital spending will decline despite budget boost
• St. John’s lays claim to title of hottest job market in Canada
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• Canada’s latest IPPI and RMPI results reflect the economy’s summer lethargy
• Bank of Canada rate cut, Canada’s strong banking sector and international financial overs
• Latest data on the North American economy has been a tad cheerier
• Canada’s leading indicator series continued to charge ahead in December
• Consumer spending in the U.S. takes a tumble; Canada set for a fall
• More negatives are appearing in Canada’s city labour markets
• Latest U.S. retail sales encouraging but core inflation still a little worrisome
• The foreign trade statistics for Canada and the U.S. head in opposite directions
• Full-time, part-time, private and public labour markets all come into alignment
• Rising living standards mean economics may no longer be the ‘dismal science’
• Canadian housing starts in line with expectations
• Steel prices likely to decline into 2009, economist says
• Office building construction markets in Toronto and Calgary
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• A wealth of fair-to-great data on year-end 2011 and early 2012
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• A possibly problematic U.S. yield curve and lessons to be learned from Australia
• Hotel and motel construction likely to slow in 2009, then rebound in 2010
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• Slow progress in CCA talks with federal ministries on reducing contractor risk
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• CanaData revises 2009 ICI square footage forecasts further downward
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• BIM needs more emphasis on information
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• VIDEO: Commodity-hungry China will lure Canada away from U.S.
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• Time limits on infrastructure jobs ‘recipe for disaster,’ OGCA warns
• ‘You don’t create job opportunities by cutting off business:’ Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters CEO
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• VIDEO: How Ontario Construction Lien Act changes will affect construction contractors
• Canadian Construction Association strengthening research and innovation efforts
• Ontario General Contractors Association launching project management course
• Industry must change its approach to operating commercial buildings: Canada Green Building Council
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• Still time to enter Ontario Project Awards of Excellence, OGCA president says
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• Carrick: Expect housing starts to ease as 2010 wears on
• Construction Specifications Canada president: ‘We have to be open to change’
• VIDEO: Drafting a workplace safety incident response plan
• Open shop educating contractors to limit union clout
• VIDEO: Pan Am Games the ‘largest sporting event’ in Canadian history
• Piquing interest in perpetual pavement
• VIDEO: Canada must look beyond North America for market opportunities
• VIDEO: Communicating oilsands’ benefits an ongoing challenge
• VIDEO: U.S. economy impacting Canadian recovery more than stimulus
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• Is now a good time for a common market and currency with the U.S.?
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• Thurston elected chair of ADR Institute of Ontario’s construction section
• VIDEO: CanaData speaker bullish on commercial construction in Canada
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• General contractors look forward to a busy fall and an even busier 2010.
• VIDEO: Lawyers debate merits of drug testing on construction sites
• VIDEO: Electrical workers’ union official touts no-strike no-lockout protocol
• VIDEO: Pillars of the global economy a bit shaky
• General Contractors look forward to a busy Fall and an even busier 2010.
• VIDEO: Ontario General Contractors Association shows support for Gold Seal
• Construction spending offers governments better ROI than auto-industry bailouts, economist says
• Construction leads latest job loss totals
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• VIDEO: Canada should embrace rainscreen cladding systems
• Carrick renews call for common currency, borderless crossings
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• VIDEO: Ottawa contributes $27 million for Toronto waterfront park
• Bank of Canada’s latest interest-rate cut all about perception, economist says
• Low interest rates may not boost privately financed construction in 2009
• Open shop contractors taking on human resource functions
• VIDEO: Toronto parks and environment chair Norm Kelly touts mixed use along waterfront
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• Colgan takes the helm of CSC
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• VIDEO: Economic Action Plan to continue, Clement says
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• Government should be more flexible with stimulus project deadline, outgoing ORBA president says
• Professor proposes new construction productivity position
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• Building energy dashboards show tenants’ resource consumption
• VIDEO: Bentall Four memorial service remembers victims
• MasterFormat changes get positive reception from industry
• As loonie flirts with par, excess capacity “increasingly important”
• CCA complains of serious breakdown in communication with municipalities on stimulus program
• VIDEO: Canada’s economy is slowing down
• Canada has fared better than U.S. with commercial vacancy rates
• Ontario Road Builders’ Association launches green award
• BIM can blur lines of professional responsibility
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• VIDEO: How effective has stimulus spending been?
• Canadian economy heads south for the winter
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• VIDEO: Waterfront Toronto combines public art, stormwater treatment
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