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Statistics Canada reports that investment in building construction edged down 0.2% to $20.6 billion in May, as many of Ontario’s unionized construction workers were on strike during the month. These strikes caused significant delays in numerous residential and non-residential construction projects throughout the…

A Vancouver based company is supporting the Village of Lytton and Lytton First Nations in their recovery and rebuilding efforts after the day that changed the small community along the Fraser and Thompson Rivers forever. With over a year having passed…

Reclaimed or salvaged building materials come from development projects or buildings that have been deconstructed, demolished, or remodeled. Salvaged building materials can also be sourced from the excess construction material of building sites to reuse in other projects. For builders or DIYers,…

On July 12, 2021, a catastrophic failure occurred while workers dismantled a tower crane at a construction site on St. Paul Street in Kelowna. As a result, five workers died, including four workers at the construction site and a worker unrelated to…

The way windfarms are built could be changed forever by a new project that uses real-time data to understand the effect turbines have on local wildlife and ecosystems. SSE Renewables, Microsoft and Avanade are working together to create Azure Digital Twins of offshore windfarms and…

This week, City of Vancouver staff announced major updates are forthcoming to its processes — what it calls a more “user-friendly Zoning and Development bylaw.” It will make it easier for landowners and builders to find and use information contained within…

When it comes to finding the best place to live what is high on your agenda? What criteria are looking for to make a town or city the perfect home. Is it crime rates? House prices? Schooling options? What may be…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, delivered an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada for the systemic anti-Black racism that members of No. 2 Construction Battalion endured before, during, and long after the First World War. The Prime…

Over the last several weeks, the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) has sent out almost 182,000 vacation cheques to Québec construction workers. A total of more than $553 million has been distributed. As we know, every month employers pay benefits into…

Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, announced it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage AWS IoT TwinMaker to extend the value of construction data into facility operations. The tools AWS IoT TwinMaker…

Sluggish labour force growth and ongoing supply chain disruptions are contributing to recruiting challenges for the red-hot construction industry, leading some builders to defer or even cancel projects as they seek to fill record-high job vacancies. Project delays are not only…

EllisDon Corporation recently announced the appointment of two new directors to its Board: Dr. Gina Parvaneh Cody, Ph.D., an accomplished and recognized professional engineer, corporate executive, and principal, and Saad Rafi, a seasoned infrastructure, transportation, energy, and public safety leader. Brendan Calder is retiring from…

Ontario’s labour ministry is investigating after distressing videos were shared online showing a construction worker dangling high in the air from a crane load in downtown Toronto. One 54-second snippet of video, apparently recorded from the point-of-view of another worker, was posted…

Construction problems are all too common throughout a project’s life cycle. Project managers tasked with ensuring projects remain on schedule, within budget, compliant with safety regulations, and running smoothly know that it can be difficult with the amount of potential and unanticipated…

Building wind and solar farms is an important part of building a new green grid, but a calm night stops their energy generation cold. It’s just as important to research and build green energy storage — and to that at scale requires federal…