LATEST NEWS 
June 30, 2008
WILLIAM CONWAY/PROGRESS PHOTOGRAPHY
Work continues on the Art Gallery of Ontario expansion. The site is on Dundas Street West in Toronto.
EllisDon makes waves at Art Gallery of Ontario expansion project
Project manager EllisDon Corp. began the three-storey Art Gallery of Ontario expansion in April 2005. Completion is expected in late 2008.
The project was designed by Gehry International Architects Inc.
Consultants are Halcrow Yolles (structural), HH Angus & Associates Ltd. (mechanical) and Mulvey & Banani International Inc. (electrical).
Subtrades include Geo-Foundation Contractors; Structform International (formwork); Res Precast Inc.; Benson Steel Ltd.; Clifford Masonry Restoration; Adelt Mechanical Works Ltd.; Geo A. Kelson Co. Ltd. (HVAC); and OZZ Corp. (electrical).
Also on the list of subtrades are Vipond Inc. (sprinklers/fire protection); Simplex Grinnell (fire alarm system); Cesaroni Carline (drywall); Antamex International Inc.(glass/glazing); Bothwell-Accurate Co. Ltd. (roofing); Flynn Canada (Toronto) (siding); and Kone Inc. (elevators).
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- DCN election poll finds Conservatives still in the lead
- DCN election poll puts Stephen Harper’s Conservatives out in front
- PCL Constructors team expands Air Canada Centre
- Dubai plans to top its own record with new tower
- Stantec joins Infusion Health consortium on P3 hospital project
- 20 Most Popular Stories
| CURRENT STORIES |
- EllisDon reaches for the top at Bay Adelaide Centre
- Open-shop contractors and trades council agree next federal government must broaden skilled-labour focus
- Sewer, watermain contractors beat election drum for infrastructure cash
- National Trade Contractors Coalition of Canada plans to publish guide to CCA’s stipulated price subcontract document
- Foreign carpenters displaced local tradesmen at Winnipeg airport project, MP charges
- Aecon Buildings nears completion of Bell Creekbank project
- ‘Request for proposal’ wording could expose owners to tender law obligations, lawyer warns
- Korky Koroluk: Popularity of heavy-duty hybrid trucks fails to live up to the hype
- Oklahoma Transportation Commission approves $4-billion infrastructure improvement program
- Rockway Building Supplies pleads guilty in electrical-shock incident
| ALEX’S BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in Canada's economic environment. He also shares light-hearted reflections on life and current events.
Economics Blog More 
- Why are the Conservatives and Stephen Harper taking it on the Chin? (October 10, 2008)
- Standing up in a Convertible while Driving under a Bridge (October 9, 2008)
- Phrase of the Day: Libor (October 8, 2008)
Lifestyle Blog More
- Three Cities with a Lot in Common: Calgary, Edmonton and Venice (September 29, 2008)
- How to Get Ahead in this Life (September 25, 2008)
| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More
- Viljoen Architects readies working drawings for Stonebridge by the Bay (Sep 15, 2008)
- REC Silicon plans $1.2-billion manufacturing plant in Quebec (Sep 15, 2008)
- Construction underway at Interfor’s Adams Lake sawmill (Sep 11, 2008)
- Alcan moves closer to construction of Kitimat aluminum smelter (Sep 11, 2008)
- Town of Oliver presses on with plans for wine village (Sep 11, 2008)
