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The construction industry is constantly evolving, and in order to remain competitive, construction companies must continuously strive for improvement. One way to achieve this is through performance measurement and reporting. Performance measurement and reporting involves collecting and analyzing data on various…

WorkSafeBC, the province’s workers’ compensation board, is reminding employers about a newly implemented guideline outlining requirements to ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) fits properly for all workers, regardless of their gender. A press release by WorkSafe said that the new guideline…

The City of Whitehorse is trying to get ahead of another landslide by giving part of the unstable slope a bit of a push. The plan, announced Monday, is to spend $175,000 to force about 6,000 cubic metres of rock, sand and…

Three years ago, while much of the world hunkered down to wait out the COVID-19 pandemic, the B.C. government set its sights on the sky. It began planning how to fill urban horizons with more highrise living space and office towers using wood as…

It may well be the fastest-growing district in Halton Hills…. At least in the minds of some students at Georgetown District High School.  Leonardville is a fictional town invented by local teacher Michelle Leonard. She conceived it 20 years ago as a teaching…

Following a successful procurement, the Green Line Board has approved the Development Phase Agreement and selected Bow Transit Connectors (BTC) as Green Line’s Development Partner.  BTC brings together Barnard Constructors of Canada, LP, Flatiron Constructors Canada Ltd, and WSP Canada Inc,…

The Government of Saskatchewan and Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments (ACD) have signed a preliminary agreement to advance design work for the new Urgent Care Centre (UCC) in Saskatoon. This is the next step in the partnership to jointly develop a new Urgent…

Manitoba Housing is entertaining proposals to redevelop downtown Winnipeg’s vacant Centre Village housing complex — with demolition on the table for troubled 13-year-old project. On Tuesday, the provincial agency launched a formal search for a non-profit organization, Indigenous group or government interested in developing at…

The City of Mississauga is thrilled to announce the distinguished jury for the 2023 Mississauga Urban Design Awards. This year’s ceremony and celebration takes place on September 21, 2023. “Each year, the Mississauga Urban Design Awards jury has the privilege of reviewing…

Aecon Group recently announced that it has been selected by Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors to deliver the Deerfoot Trail Improvements project in Calgary under two contracts with an aggregate value of $615 million. Aecon has been selected as the preferred proponent for…

Whitehorse’s MacBride Museum Society is suing a local contractor and architecture firm as well as a product manufacturer over a “serious roof leak” in the recently-expanded portion of the downtown museum. The leak has damaged the museum as well as certain “displays,…

Along a downtown Montreal street, in sight of city hall, orange-and-white-striped traffic cones stand in a row on the sidewalk. A few metres away, more cones mark off construction sites, while a solitary cone is perched atop a blue bollard separating…

The City of Winnipeg could look at reducing its carbon tax bill by retrofitting some publicly owned buildings. A motion passed at the city’s water and waste committee on Monday calls on city staff to report on how much Winnipeg will…

XYZ Reality, the leading provider of Augmented Reality (AR) solutions for construction and engineering projects, announces its expansion into the United States to help asset owners and general contractors eliminate rework, improve efficiency and streamline processes. Due to the interest and…

The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) – together with its members and partners in the concrete sector – recently released Concrete Zero, an Action Plan to ensure Canada’s cement and concrete industry achieves its carbon emissions reduction goals by making cement net-zero by 2050. The industry has…