Prince George building boom extends into the backcountry
The wilderness around Prince George, out into the Robson Valley and up towards the Pine Pass has been home to plenty of hammering and sawing and digging and clearing to go along with the hiking, snowshoeing, skiing and mountain biking. Thanks to…
GlobalFair secures new cash to simplify procuring construction materials
The construction materials market is fragmented, according to GlobalFair CEO Shaily Garg, because it involves layers of both supply chain and logistics complexities. In a 2021 survey for the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo, the vast majority of builders said that the…
$8M lawsuit alleges defects in Mike ‘Holmes approved homes’
It was a housing project with promise: a subdivision of unique homes in picturesque Meaford, Ont., advertised as “Mike Holmes Approved.” Mike Holmes is a contractor and television personality known for rescuing homeowners from botched construction jobs. In 2016, Myles Johnson and Andrea…
Youth push Mississauga to write robust green building rules
Kaneera Uthayakumaran isn’t going to let Mississauga’s politicians pass the buck now that a new council has been elected. During Ontario’s recent municipal elections, the 18-year-old biomedical chemistry student, along with roughly 15 other young Future Majority volunteers, sought to convince…
Lunch and Learn with Skyline Group
The Skyline Group lunch & learn presentation has been designed to provide guidance and allow us to educate our industry or anyone faced with height safety risks on how to make height safety compliance easy. Regardless of the project stage, height…
Construction bookkeeping: everything you need to know
While bookkeeping in the construction industry can be challenging due to its many considerations, it’s an essential part of successfully running a construction firm. Here’s what you need to know about bookkeeping for construction companies. What is construction bookkeeping? Bookkeeping in…
BODAQ at the PRINTING United Expo 2022
As announced earlier, Bodaq Finishes has joined the exhibitor line-up at the PRINTING United Expo 2022 in Las Vegas, NV. What is PRINTING United Expo? PRINTING United Expo is the most dynamic and comprehensive printing three-day event. It brings together the…
HRAI Wins Association Excellence Award
At last week’s Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE), the national association for associations, HRAI was awarded a CSAE Award of Merit for its government relations campaign named Supporting Government Climate Change Objectives through HVACR Innovation. The award…