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A Toronto committee shelved an attempt to re-open the contentious debate over the future of the eastern Gardiner Expressway Monday, after city staff revealed that nearly half of the project’s billion-dollar budget had already been spent. “When anyone makes an enormous…

A contractor who was paid thousands of dollars by the owners of three P.E.I. properties and who did not perform any work has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for theft and using forged property development permits.  “These crimes were…

A coalition of construction companies says Quebec could save $14 billion over the next 10 years by cleaning up its public contracting procedures and, above all, by instituting professional and competent project management. Two major construction associations and two independent institutions,…

As new homes continue to go up in Moncton, contractor Andrew Nelson gets lots of calls about taking on new projects. But with not enough workers, he routinely turns them down. “My standard answer now is ‘What’s your timeline?'” If they say they…

A B.C. highway contractor has been fined $1 million after a chemical spill from their West Vancouver job site led to a fish kill on Larson Creek. Keller Foundations pleaded guilty to one count under the Federal Fisheries Act and was sentenced in…

Two city councillors want to renew a call on the province to launch a public inquiry into Winnipeg construction projects, procurement processes and real estate transactions. Couns. Russ Wyatt (Transcona) and Ross Eadie (Mynarski) want their council colleagues to join them…

The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Cochrane of Cochrane Supply & Engineering to the CABA Board of Directors. “I have long been a fan of CABA’s work to promote positive advancements in the…

CASE Construction Equipment is teaming up with nonprofit Crew Collaborative to sponsor and help build from the ground-up an-all new career counseling and mentoring program for high school students interested in the construction industry trades: FrameWork. “At CASE, we are customer-led in all we do,” says…

Holcim’s ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete has been selected as the CONEXPO-CON/AGG Next Level Awards Contractors’ Choice in the inaugural awards program at CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2023. The Next Level Awards celebrate exhibiting companies that are pushing the boundaries and developing next-level products, technologies…

GRYB International, a leading manufacturer of heavy equipment attachments, will be present at the 2023 ISRI Convention from April 17-20 at the Music City Convention Center. Something exciting is coming, and GRYB wants you to be a part of it! Bateman,…

Four professionals who have significantly impacted architectural practice around the world have been named Honorary Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). The 2023 Honorary Fellows exemplify the tremendous impact that architects have—not only on the built environment, but…

Technology for water damage risk mitigation will give you the tools to save on costs. protect your property and more. Read on. Property damage caused by water related events accounts for the largest proportion of emergency calls to property restoration companies.…

Construction began in earnest on the restoration and conversion of the Barron Building, one of Calgary’s first downtown skyscrapers. The Strategic Group officially launched the $100 million, 118-unit office-to-residential conversion of the 1951 building at an event Wednesday inside the 6…

The Ontario government says they’re “working for workers” by making washrooms on construction sites clean, safe, and private in the hopes of making the skilled trades more accessible to women. Labour minister Monte McNaughton announced in London, Ont., Wednesday that he is proposing to amend rules…

The National Institute of Building Sciences has begun planning for Building Innovation 2023, and it’s looking for speakers. BI2023 takes place September 5-7, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC. “Building Innovation attracts the industry’s most critical movers and shakers from federal, state and…