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Minto Group recently released its “More with Minto – 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Report”. The report highlights the initiatives that Minto has undertaken during the 2022 calendar year and marks the company’s 14th annual report and 68th year in…

Manitoba’s PC government says it’s still too soon to call a public inquiry into the real-estate and construction scandals that plagued the City of Winnipeg more than a decade ago despite the resolution of a pair of city lawsuits over its…

The Manitoba government has decided to adopt the lowest possible standard for energy efficiency when the newest national model codes take effect next year. “It’s a missed opportunity to reduce the cost of living for Manitobans,” said Laura Tyler, executive director…

Canada is growing rapidly — and so are its housing needs. In turn, these pressures are testing the construction industry, which finds itself dealing with a mounting labour shortage. There are tens of thousands of unfilled construction jobs across the country — including up to 20,000 open positions in Ontario alone —…

Road construction season is on. While waiting in line for the flag person to eventually give the stopped traffic the go-ahead with the fluorescent SLOW sign, waving back and forth. These are called traffic control paddles. The Romans invented concrete (opus caementicium)…

As the cleanup continues after a tornado ripped through the south Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven this week, researchers with Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project suggest a $200 hurricane strap could have prevented some of the roof damage to homes in the…

Hillcore Group recently announced that they have completed the acquisition of control of Ruskin Construction Ltd.  Founded in 1989, Ruskin Construction has worked for 34 years to provide clients across North America with quality construction services. Ruskin specializes in temporary resource bridges, as well as…

A pilot project using a new technique to replace asphalt in Sudbury on three area roadways is at a standstill. The hot-in-place recycling project started earlier this summer with work on part of the Kingsway, between Moonlight and Third Avenue, but…

While rents in many B.C. cities are soaring higher every month and house prices continue to rise, the number of homes being built is declining, with home builders saying that interest rates and prohibitive land and construction costs continue to hobble…

ASSE International and the CSA Group are pleased to announce the release of ASSE 1003/CSA B356, Pressure Reducing Devices, the first of three harmonized standards of which the two standards developing organizations (SDO) recently agreed to develop jointly. The resulting standard will…

According to Statistics Canada, in May 2023, Canada experienced a decline in investment in building construction, decreasing by 1.2% to $19.9 billion. This decrease was primarily driven by a 1.7% drop in the residential sector, which amounted to $14.0 billion, while…

In June 2023, Canada experienced a notable upswing in housing starts, marking the largest monthly increase in a decade. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) reported that the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of housing starts reached 281,373 units, a…

Finding a more efficient and proactive way to deal with disaster recovery is a priority for property owners & managers. It can mean staying open for business and truly being able to weather the storm.   Most of us never consider the…

RONA inc., one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing some 425 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, recently announced the appointment of J.P. Towner to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective on October 16, 2023. “I am delighted…

From day one on a construction project, the number one question everyone has is whether the project will meet the expected budget. You can wait to answer this question at the end of the project when you can’t do anything about it,…