February 10, 2012
SNC-Lavalin, the Montreal construction and engineering firm, says executive vice-president Riadh Ben Aissa and vice-president finance Stephane Roy are no longer with the firm.
February 10, 2012
The Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) has launched its self-service career and mentorship programs.
February 9, 2012
Staff at the City of Ottawa are recommending that Ottawa Stadium be leased to Beacon Sports Capital Partners, which proposes to spend $5.5 million on capital improvements and bring in a AA baseball team.
February 8, 2012
The winners of the Don Smith Commercial Building Awards, named after EllisDon Corp.’s co-founder, were announced in London, Ontario. The awards were established by the Regional Commercial Council of the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors.
February 8, 2012
Lanterra Developments has acquired the Sutton Place Hotel and plans to expand the base of the existing tower to accommodate 20,000 square feet of retail space, and increase the height of the 300-foot tower by nine floors. It will work with Page & Steele to redevelop the building just east of the Ontario Legislature building at Queen’s Park.
February 8, 2012
Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: CUF.UN) of Quebec City announced after hours Tuesday it has taken an additional step of taking over Canmarc Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: CMQ.UN) of Montreal by acquiring more than 90 per cent of the Canmarc units not owned by Cominar or its acquisition group. Canmarc’s properties include the Montreal Canadian National Railway passenger terminal, Place Longueuil shopping centre and the 27-storey Plaza Tower apartment building in Westmount.
February 7, 2012
The City of Westmount, Quebec, on the island of Montreal has awarded a $38-million design-build contract to Pomerleau Inc. for the construction of a recreation centre with ice surfaces and a pool.
February 7, 2012
The City of St. John’s, Newfoundland will spend more than $21 million in its capital budget in 2012. Capital projects include upgrading Main Road in Goulds, south of the city, for $3.2 million in 2012 and $1.4 million for sanitary sewer diversion on Pine Bud Place.
February 7, 2012
The Montreal borough of Verdun announced Monday that Les Architectes FABG will design the plans and specifications for a $16.3-million theatre, converting the former Arena Guy-Gagnon. It includes demolition, construction, landscaping, parking and equipment.
February 6, 2012
The City of Ottawa environment committee has received a staff-proposed rate-supported budget for water and wastewater that includes several construction projects at the Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre.
February 6, 2012
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced Monday that a joint federal-provincial assessment will be done on Alderon Iron Corp.'s (TSX.V: ADV) Kamistiatusset (Kami) Iron Ore open pit mining project in southwest Labrador.
February 6, 2012
Honeywell International Inc. is suing Nest Labs Inc., alleging the defendant infringed on a Honeywell patent for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controller plus six other thermostat technology patents. Nest Labs is a Palo Alto, California-based thermostat vendor.
February 3, 2012
Progress Rail Services Corp., a subsidiary of construction equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), is closing a London, Ontario locomotive factory.
February 3, 2012
The Montreal borough of Verdun has officially opened La Station, a former Esso service station as a centre for youth aged 12-17 and adults 50 and over. Located on L’Ile-des-Soeurs, about a kilometre south of the Champlain Bridge over the St. Lawrence River, the former gas station was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1967 and 1968, and was recognized as an historical monument after it was shut down in 2008.
February 2, 2012
The Newfoundland and Labrador department of Environment and Conservation announced this week that a proposed harbour construction project on the west side of the island has been registered with the province by the federal department of fisheries and oceans.
January 30, 2012
Minto Group Inc. said its 180 Kent Street tower in Ottawa, Ontario attained Building Environmental Standards (BESt) Level 4 certification from the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA). Minto is aiming platinum certification under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The building includes a rainwater harvesting system, green roof and heat recovery units.
January 30, 2012
The Ontario government announced construction has finished on the Allandale GO Transit railway station in Barrie for commuter service to and from Toronto Union Station. Completed at a cost of $9.2 million, the project includes a snowmelt system for the platform, tunnel work and improvements to Gowan Street.
January 26, 2012
The director of Canadian Affairs for Building and Construction Trades Department (BCDT) of the American Federation of Labour-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)is encouraged by remarks made by Prime Minister Stephen Harper about regulatory approval for construction projects. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Harper said the federal government plans to take action to ensure energy and mining projects are not subject to unnecessary regulatory delays.
January 26, 2012
Empire Theatres Ltd. of Stellarton, Nova Scotia plans to build an eight-screen movie theatre in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Construction is scheduled to begin this year and the complex will open in 2013.
January 26, 2012
The Canadian Auto Workers plans to set up information pickets at equipment centres and dealers of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) construction products in Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton , Surrey, British Columbia, Chicoutimi, Quebec and in the Ontario cities of Windsor, St. Catharines, Sudbury, London and Concord (north of Toronto).