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January 29, 2010
Carpenters union in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario forced into merger
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in Sault Ste. Marie will retain its office and training centre despite a forced merger with the Sudbury local.
January 26, 2010
Hamilton-Halton Construction Association hall of fame inductee helped launch group
Industry veteran Don Stewart, who played a pivotal role in establishment of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Hamilton (MCAH), is being inducted into the Hamilton-Halton Construction Association’s (HHCA) construction hall of fame.
January 8, 2010
Swing-stage tragedy hits home for Labourers' International Union of North America
With hundreds of its workers on swing stages daily, one of North America’s largest unions has numerous concerns about the Christmas Eve incident that claimed four worker lives in Toronto.
January 6, 2010
Windsor, Ontario’s St. Clair College opens Centre for Construction, Innovation and Production
Electrical students will no longer have to share storage cradles with heating, ventilation and air conditioning students. Those studying to become plumbing apprentices won’t have to “imagine” certain construction scenarios and pretend to do hook-ups.
December 10, 2009
Drywallers walking tall as battle for stilt use nears end
The hard-fought battle by the drywall industry and affiliated groups to persuade the provincial government to lift the prohibition on stilts for use by tapers and insulators is nearly over.
December 2, 2009
Project team announced for Toronto’s Union Station revitalization
The City of Toronto has announced the head lessee, construction manager and finalization of sale agreements with Metrolinx for the Union Station revitalization, a $640 million city initiative to improve Canada’s busiest rail passenger facility.
December 1, 2009
B.C. Construction Association launches electronic bidding system
An electronic bidding system developed by the B.C. Construction Association (BCCA) has been used for the first time in British Columbia to close two construction projects.
November 20, 2009
British Columbia truckers upset over reduced rates on Port Mann Bridge expansion
Some truckers and the leader of the B.C. Teamsters Union are upset that construction companies building the new Port Mann Bridge are reducing rates.
November 18, 2009
Three unions replace Christian Labour Association on Vancouver tunnel project
Workers on the twin tunnel component of a water treatment facility in North Vancouver have voted to certify a new union, after construction on the stalled project restarted this fall.
November 13, 2009
Union Gas building gets LEED Gold certification in Burlington, Ontario
Union Gas’s innovative Burlington Regional Centre has been awarded LEED Gold, the first building in the city to achieve this level of certification.
May 25, 2007
$6M roadway reconstruction designed as a tourist draw
After a regulatory approval process that took three years to obtain, a $6-million two-year reconstruction of one the Greater Toronto Area’s most scenic and environmentally-sensitive tourist roads is now in full swing.
May 25, 2007
Contractors rely on frozen tundra base
Use of Ice Platforms for Bridge Construction
May 25, 2007
Variety of finishes adds complexity to art centre
The $2 million wall and ceiling contract Toronto’s Select Drywall & Acoustics recently completed at the Brampton Performing Arts Centre hardly ranks in comparison with some of the contractor’s work at Toronto’s $4.4 billion international airport makeover.
May 25, 2007
Awareness campaign makes a difference
One of the off-shoots of the collective bargaining process between the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario (MCAO) and the Ontario Pipe Trades Council (OPTC) has been the creation of a joint Labour-Management Committee that addresses matters of mutual concern affecting the mechanical industry in the ICI construction sector.
May 25, 2007
Turning a new leaf towards green roofs
Over the last two-and-a-half years, Toronto-based Gardens in the Sky Inc. has designed and created about 20 extensive green roofs in Ontario.
May 25, 2007
Driving home demanding foundations
Hamilton contractor Bermingham Construction Ltd. is not only one of the world’s leading suppliers of pile drivers, but has the expertise in using them to engineer some of the most demanding foundation construction jobs around.
May 25, 2007
Green plumbing gaining popularity in green builds
Plumbing systems are the latest specialty group to forge their way into the LEED process.
May 25, 2007
Standards program eases geographical limits for welders
Since development and implementation of a Standard Provincial Welding Procedures Program (SPWPP), welders are showing up certified work ready, ensuring the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario (MCAO) is meeting is goals “to promote and maintain improved methods of business”.
May 25, 2007
Mill given second chance as regional arts centre
After years of neglect and abandonment, a remnant of Ontario’s once proud 19th Century industrial mill heritage is being given a new life.
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Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
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