July 2, 2009
Canada unveils model Afghan village
DEH-E BAGH, Afghanistan
Canada recently took the wraps off its “model village” project in southern Afghanistan.
To mark the occasion, Canadian government and military representatives met local and provincial Afghan officials in the village of Deh-e Bagh just south of Kandahar city.
The district’s leader praised the help Canadians have offered in terms of security and development.
Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance called it an “important” day.
The project is important to Canada’s strategy of moving away from a hard-edged military role toward one of aid and construction. The idea is to create communities in which Afghans themselves feel safe enough to pursue their own economic and social development agenda.
Canadian Press
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Steel truss system helps reduce construction cost of Toronto apartment building
- Ontario College of Trades will drive up infrastructure costs: Conservative leader Tim Hudak
- Procurement needs to be fair, open and transparent
- Losing bidder bridles at Pan Am Games park selection, Equine Canada “thrilled”
- Armstrong extended at Ontario College of Trades
- CVTech secures Hydro Quebec construction, maintenance work
- Toronto council votes in favour of light rail transit
- Ottawa City Council approves affordable housing capital projects
- Pre-cast concrete segment falls into river after gantry crane collapses
- Alberta throne speech hints at development plan
- Union claims construction oversight needed at defence department
- Site prep in North Vancouver
- Legislation limiting strikes ruled unconstitutional
- World Plumbing Day garners support from Canadian senator
- PHOTO GALLERY: Merit Alberta open house
- Seeing the sustainable forest for the trees
- Pump Station Upgrades
- Labour federation opposes pipeline
- Site for new correctional facility selected
- Edmonton roofer dies
- Regulators approve oilsands facility expansion
- Highway 3 upgrades
- New chairman named for Alberta Construction Association
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- Home starts and job levels diverge in Canada and the U.S. (February 8, 2012)
- Canada’s labour market flat in January but U.S. on a roll (February 3, 2012)
- Canada’s leading indicator series continued to charge ahead in December (January 23, 2012)
- More
