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An international showcase for the best in digital photography of the built environment, The Art of Building competition 2021 saw two photographers claim the top prize and each take home  $2,030 (£1,510 / $AU2,900) in winnings.  The competition is now in…

A Saskatoon-based employment skills program that offers opportunities to gain experience for people facing barriers to entry into the construction industry has obtained provincial funding. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training posted an advance contract award notice…

The RAIC was looking forward to hosting its first-ever hybrid conference where delegates could choose to attend in-person, virtually, or both. The RAIC staff have been carefully monitoring updates from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and…

Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing over 450 corporate and affiliated stores under various banners, is launching a major spring hiring campaign today to fill over 5,000 positions in its Lowe’s, RONA, and Réno-Dépôt corporate…

Vancouver and Quebec recently banned certain kinds of fossil fuel-based heating in new home construction. Similar — and, in some cases more extensive — bans are happening around the world, from Norway to New York City. The goal? To cut CO2 emissions…

Construction on the ongoing Bragg Creek Flood Mitigation Project is ramping up in preparation for its anticipated completion date. The government-funded initiative aims to provide full flood protection to the hamlet of Bragg Creek and Rocky View County (RVC) says it will likely be done by this…

There has been a lot of talk lately about labour shortages on P.E.I., particularly in construction. Many reasons have been put forward for this. I’d like to talk about wages. When the subject of wages comes up, there is a continuing…

About the Webinar Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Time: 7:00 AM PT | 10:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM CET Duration: 30 minutes Dealing with reclaimed water from returning mixes and truck washouts can be a headache for concrete producers. While reclaimers can help…

Graham Group’s acquisition of the North American assets of AECOM’s Energy Operations and Maintenance (EOM) business is now complete, significantly expanding Graham’s capacity to provide maintenance, turnaround, fabrication and sustaining capital services for major energy, industrial and petrochemical companies in Western…

Following a year of record growth in which the company added almost 2000 people to their workforce, the Brandt Group of Companies has announced plans to create a further 1500 new positions in 2022. “2021 was a record year for Brandt. …

Calgarians can now explore the history of Chinatown and the area’s buildings through an online interactive map. The map, which launched on Thursday, was created by artist and architect Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong. Wong is based in New York City, but from…

2021 was a record year for building in North Bay. Year to date construction values came in over $105 million as reported in November of last year. Those figures bode well for someone whose job it is to design buildings. President of Bertrand…

The Art Gallery of Ontario, one of Canada’s largest art museums, is planning a 55,000-square-foot expansionof its building in downtown Toronto, The Globe and Mail has learned. Dubbed “AGO Global Contemporary,” the proposed expansion would include asix-floor tower rising from the…

Architects working on the initial design for Morden’s new school are drawing inspiration from other recently built schools in the province. In late November and early December, representatives with the firm, MCM, were joined by members of the Western School Division…

An ongoing global pandemic coupled with sky-high inflation would be more than enough reason to scuttle construction plans for a new terminal building at the Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport. But Robert Colwell is still optimistic the long-planned-for $4.2-million project will get underway in…