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An approved fire safety plan contains multiple sections including but not limited to instructions for its implementation, the schedule for maintaining the building fire and life safety systems, and illustrations for the floor layouts, exits, stairwells and placement of fire extinguishers,…

Colloquially, we define insanity as doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. And while that may not be the medical definition, it’s something most of us can relate to – even in the construction industry.  How many…

Ask a typical person on the street what the difference is between passive and active, and the response will probably relate to lifestyle. “A passive person sits on the couch and watches TV, but an active person is out jogging and…

Statistics Canada reports that the total value of building permits in Canada declined 0.6% in April to $11.7 billion. Decreases in residential permits (-3.3%) were mostly offset by gains in the non-residential sector (+5.0%). On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), the total value…

The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) is excited to announce that Canada’s third annual National Roofing Week celebration will launch on Monday, June 6th. We encourage everyone involved in the roofing industry to join the celebration. Roofing Week enables roofing professionals…

The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the money will fund 13 programs to help small- and medium-sized employers offer apprenticeship…

Researchers at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Vienna, Austria, have suggested a nifty idea of converting skyscrapers into storage units for energy generated through renewable sources, New Atlas reported. This can be done for existing skyscrapers as well as those…

Five new high schools in Alberta are on track to open to students in September 2024. The announcement was made on Thursday by Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda at the future site of Ohpaho School in Leduc. The five schools are being…

Many of the remaining buildings at the defunct Giant Mine townsite will be torn down over the summer, bringing back memories from the half century the gold mine operated on the outskirts of Yellowknife.  For some, the area is a source of fond…

Investor sentiment has started to cool for new Toronto condos, the latest sign that the sharp rise in borrowing costs is slowing the country’s frenetic real estate market. Realtors are seeing a pullback among retail condo investors as they wait for…

STACK Construction Technologies announced the addition of Mike Sabol to their executive leadership team, joining in a new role as Vice President of Enterprise Sales. Sabol most recently hails from GoContractor, bringing over 20 years of construction technology sales expertise to STACK. In…

Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing some 450 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, proudly accepted an award for the In-Store Experience & Design category (tied) during the Retail Council of Canada’s (RCC) Excellence…

Ground was officially broken on Edmonton’s Valley Line West LRT route on Friday. More of a photo opportunity than true start of the project’s construction, the groundbreaking was mostly a celebration of the work that started more than a decade ago…

Earlier this month, crews at a large construction site in Mississauga watched as the final building block of a long-delayed long-term care facility was lowered into place. The 640-bed facility, financed by Infrastructure Ontario and completed for Trillium Health, represents one…

As large numbers of young people begin entering the workforce for summer jobs, WorkSafeBC cautions that young and new workers are vulnerable to injury at work.   In 2021, WorkSafeBC accepted 7,125 claims related to injuries from young workers. Injuries were most likely to…