Tuesday, April 30, 2024 
A digging machine is trapped under Toronto. Inside the $9-million rescue plan
Shovels in hand, people contracted by the city will soon perform a complex and costly rescue deep under the streets of Toronto. They won’t be freeing a raccoon from a sewer. Instead, it’s a “micro-tunnelling boring machine” stuck underground for nine months after…
N.L. government throwing ‘unprecedented’ cash at road upgrades, says transportation minister
The provincial government will spend what the transportation minister calls an “unprecedented” $225 million on highway construction this year, with an emphasis on upgrading infrastructure vulnerable to the effects of climate change. And Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Elvis Loveless is promising more announcements…
Construction sector joins N.S. delegation on refugee recruitment trip to Jordan
A Nova Scotia construction company is joining an official delegation to the Middle East as the province steps up its recruitment of skilled refugees to help fill some key jobs. It’s one of the strategies being used to address a labour…
Phased projects hold appeal as construction risks linger
Phased projects have frequently been a way to bring large-scale developments to completion, breaking them down into elements that appear in turn, almost organically, at a pace that allows the developer to avoid becoming financially overstretched. But the supply chain disruptions…
By using the bones of old buildings, this company lowers the carbon footprint of skyscraper construction
Last year, the Sydney skyline got a strikingly modern addition: a 49-story office tower, built from a decades-old structure. The Quay Quarter Tower, in the city’s historic Circular Quay, stands on the site of a 1976 skyscraper that Danish architecture firm 3XN repurposed to…
Brendan Nobes to serve second year as Chair of the Canadian Construction Association
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is pleased to announce that Brendan Nobes is returning for a second year as Chair of the 2023-2024 Board of Directors. A 35+ year veteran of the industry, Nobes is the Director of Major Projects for…
CONEXPO-CON/AGG Salutes Women Who Work in Construction During “Women in Construction Week”
When CONEXPO-CON/AGG unveiled the world’s largest 3D-printed statue of a woman who works in construction during the 2020 show, the show was already a leader in recognizing the growing role women play in the construction industry and encouraging more women to explore construction…
Water Damage Repair
From pipe leaks to floods, the risks of water damage come in many forms. Learn more about water damage risk and recovery methods that can help you reduce your losses. Types of Water Damage Few catastrophes have the power to upend…
Philippe Adam appointed Chief Executive Officer of Pomerleau
Poised to pursue its growth in Canada, Pomerleau is writing a new chapter in its history. Together with the Board of Directors, Pierre and Francis Pomerleau is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe Adam as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. He will take up his new duties in August…
ACEC-Ontario launches professional development learning platform
ACEC-Ontario has launched a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) learning platform for professional engineers in time for PEO’s new mandatory requirements that took effect as of 2023. EngineeringCPD.ca is a new platform which provides technical courses for continuing professional development, aligned with PEO’s PEAK Program…
Great Gulf Group appoints Kiel O’Sullivan as President US Single-Family Build-to-Rent
Bill Tresham, Executive Chairman Great Gulf Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kiel O’Sullivan as President of Granden Living the Group’s US single-family build-to-rent business. Kiel will be responsible for forming and executing the strategic direction of the business overseeing the operations, capitalization,…
Aecon to sell roadbuilding business in Ontario to Green Infrastructure Partners
Aecon Group has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Green Infrastructure Partners to sell its Aecon Transportation East (“ATE”) roadbuilding, aggregates and materials businesses in Ontario for $235 million in cash. ATE provides roadbuilding infrastructure solutions throughout Ontario to the provincial government, municipalities, and private clients…
How to decarbonize concrete and build a better future
Concrete is the most-consumed human-made resource on Earth, and the 14 billion cubic meters produced every year are projected to climb to 20 billion cubic meters by 2050, as human societies urbanize and demand for infrastructure grows. From bridges and hospitals to apartment…
Developer sues over ‘contaminated vapour plumes,’ dry-cleaning chemicals at Burnaby site
A developer building condos on contaminated Burnaby land is blaming the owners of nearby lots once used for dry-cleaning businesses and suing them for the cost of cleaning up the contamination. In B.C. Supreme Court documents, I4PG Hastings Street Inc., which…
Students studying the trades have top pick for jobs as construction in London ramps up
Ontario is facing a construction labour shortage, and for construction students at London’s Fanshawe College, the high demand has created a student-focused job market. Associate dean of the Donald J Smith School of Building Technology at Fanshawe College, Steve Crema, said…
