Friday, April 26, 2024 
Chippewas of the Thames building tiny homes in community-led effort to address housing needs
Micro homes are being built in Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, part of a student-run program to address homelessness and increase the amount of affordable housing in the community. Two micro homes are nearly finished after 14weeks of construction in…
How this Calgary company is transforming empty offices into housing units
Even as remote employees start returning to in-person work, Canada’s downtowns remain filled with vacant office buildings. In Calgary, for example, the downtown vacancy rate recently reached 27.5 per cent. Meanwhile, the demand for housing throughout the country is higher than…
Ontario tells mayors municipal fees on new housing ‘unsustainable and out of control’
An Ontario cabinet minister’s letter to big city mayors has sparked a war of words over controversial new housing legislation. London Mayor Josh Morgan will meet with Ontario’s 28 other Big City Mayors to discuss the province’s new Building More Homes…
All coroner’s jury recommendations in 2014 trench collapse rejected by Ontario Labour Ministry
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour has rejected all 10 recommendations a coroner’s jury has made in an inquest into the death of a construction worker in a trench collapse eight years ago. The ministry, which is not required to accept recommendations from a…
Nipissing First Nation timber bridge recognized for design excellence
The new Duchesnay Creek Bridge on Highway 17B at Nipissing First Nation continues to garner accolades. Representatives from Wood WORKS! Ontario were in North Bay to deliver to the bridge project owners the Northern Ontario Excellence Award for Wood Design on Dec. 2.…
CSA Z1220 – First Aid Kits For The Workplace: What You Need To Know
First aid kits are a critical piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) for every business no matter how large or small. First aid is required by all workplaces according to the Provincial Occupational Health & Safety Act. Unfortunately, many people do not understand…
HRAI Task Team Focuses on Building HVACR Manufacturing Capacity in Canada
A new task team struck by the HRAI Manufacturers Division Board will develop a strategy for engaging with federal, provincial and local governments on the issue of attracting HVACR manufacturing production into Canada as well as supporting existing manufacturers in the country. …
Cadillac Fairview begins construction of company’s first residential rental project
Cadillac Fairview (CF) is pleased to announce commencement of construction of a 288-unit residential rental building integrated with CF Rideau Centre, Ottawa’s largest and busiest shopping mall. The Rideau Registry residences, solely owned by CF, represents the company’s first major investment in a residential…
Vicaima presents wide range of interior door designs in new catalog for the North American market
For an intuitive and efficient selection of the most suitable items for any given project, Vicaima presents its latest catalog for the North American Market with a comprehensive showcase of interior door solutions, in which professionals can discover how the company is uniquely…
World Plumbing Council invites submissions for annual scholarships
The World Plumbing Council is accepting applications for its three annual scholarships, two of which are awarded to plumbers to travel internationally to learn more about the industry, and the third of which goes to a trainer/instructor to attend the annual…
Canadian building permits decline in October
Statistics Canada reports the total value of building permits in Canada declined 1.4% in October to $10.0 billion. Losses in the residential sector more than offset gains from the non-residential sector. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), the total value of building permits…
$40,000 Donated to Movember Canada Organization by Lowe’s, RONA, and Réno-Dépôt
In November, we held the PROvember in most of Lowe’s, RONA, and Réno-Dépôt stores across the country. This event was the opportunity to make a donation at checkout to support Movember Canada, a leading philanthropic organization dedicated to changing the face of…
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Canadian District receives $37 Million to support employers hiring first-year apprentices
This program will fund assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to hire new, first-year apprentices in the skilled trades and provide extra support for employers to assist apprentices from equity deserving groups. According to the United Brotherhood of Carpenter’s (UBC) Canadian District Vice-President Jason Rowe: …as the…
Adi Developments reaches settlement with Home Construction Regulatory Authority
Adi Developments announced that a settlement of all outstanding regulatory issues has been reached with the HCRA. Tariq Adi, CEO of Adi Developments, said, “We are happy to have this behind us and look forward to completing our existing projects and bringing…
Aecon consortium selected for next development phase of the Scarborough Subway Extension project
Aecon recently announced that Scarborough Transit Connect (STC), a 50/50 consortium between Aecon and FCC Canada Limited (FCC) in which Aecon is the lead partner, has been selected by Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario as the development partner for the Scarborough Subway Extension…
