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The IAPMO Board of Directors has determined this year’s technical committee meetings toward the development of the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®) will take place in person, May 2-5, at the Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort in Anaheim,…

It looked like Phil Sheegl would get away with receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars — some of which he split with former mayor Sam Katz — from the contractor he selected to build the Winnipeg Police Headquarters.  A five-year RCMP investigation ended…

An Edmonton history buff is running a March Madness-style bracket to get people excited about the city’s architecture.  Dan Rose, former chair of the Edmonton Historical Board, says his Arch Madness bracket is a “low stakes and safe way to get…

by Christopher Nielsen, B.Sc., P. Geo. (Limited), Vice President T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. For much of the 20th century, vermiculite from the Libby Mine in Montana was widely used in insulation products throughout Canada. Marketed under the trade name Zonolite, the…

Metro Vancouver’s board has settled on a new general contractor to finish construction of the behind-schedule and over-budget North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project. Staff for the regional governing body are working to finalize a contract with PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.,…

The Alberta government is introducing Bill 5 aimed at improving safety for roadside workers. Under Bill 5, protection is given to roadside maintenance workers and snowplow operators, which is similar to first responders and tow truck operators. In the Traffic Safety Amendment…

The Manitoba government is introducing new legislation, the prompt payment for construction act, which would establish payment obligations to contractors and subcontractors in the construction industry to alleviate payment delays, Labour, Consumer Protection and Government Services Minister Reg Helwer announced today.…

The principle of regional hiring priority in Quebec’s construction industry is being tested before the courts this week as the Superior Court began hearing a challenge on Monday. The Regulation Respecting the Hiring and Mobility of Employees in the Construction Industry gives hiring…

The City of Greater Sudbury is moving ahead with plans for a new arena project, despite concerns from construction companies about a potential conflict of interest involving one of the bidders. In February, as part of an addendum to a Request for…

Exposure to diesel engine exhaust (DEE) on some Ontario construction sites, at levels deemed unsafe in other jurisdictions, is prompting calls for greater worker protection. The new study builds on other research which concluded that exposure to diesel engine exhaust, at levels lower than…

On this day, 11 years ago, North Perth firefighters, Ken Rea and Ray Walter, were killed after the roof of a dollar store, engulfed in flames, collapsed on top of them, in Listowel. Today, after many years of lobbying and debate,…

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several professionals, groups, and companies for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The 2022 honorees include the induction of Honorary Members, ACI’s highest honor, which recognizes persons of…

The Canadian economy’s “green shift” will create a demand for a new generation of engineers with new areas of expertise, a recent report says. According to Green Collar Jobs, RBC economists say that as many as 3.1 million Canadian jobs “will…

DGR Engineering’s Justin Blauwet made a once-in-a lifetime discovery Friday, March 4, 2022 at a construction site on property owned by Northwest Iowa Community College (NCC) in Sheldon, IA. While performing construction observation on a lift station project for the City…

Prime real estate that used to be home to the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club on Sydney’s waterfront has languished for years. But there is renewed interest in developing the land and officials say that is thanks in part to construction of…