Saturday, October 5, 2024 
York Group of Companies unites under the York1 brand
York Group of Companies, a leading provider in infrastructure and environmental services in Ontario, recently unveiled its new brand identity and name change to York1. Along with the name change, the company launched a new logo and website which highlights the company’s…
Two new cranes to be erected on site of Kelowna deadly crane collapse
Two new tower cranes are going up this week on the same site where a crane’s collapse caused the death of five people in downtown Kelowna. “Mission Group has been working with Emry Formworks Inc. to develop a Safety Deployment Plan…
Hundreds of Mayan artifacts discovered along train construction route in Mexico
Archaeologists say they have discovered hundreds of Mayan artifacts, including ceramic vessels and burial sites, along the route of a train construction project in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Researchers have so far discovered nearly 2,500 pre-Hispanic structures, 80 burial sites and thousands of vessels and…
Brandt completes Cervus deal to create Canada’s largest-ever equipment dealer network
Brandt Tractor Ltd. has successfully acquired Cervus Equipment Corp., following a 97.66% endorsement for the deal in an October 12, 2021 vote by Cervus shareholders. The transaction sees publicly traded Cervus transition to 100% private ownership in an all-cash deal. The landmark transaction…
Teetering Chinese property giant Evergrande makes $83M payment to avoid default — for now
China Evergrande Group appeared to have averted default with a last-minute bond coupon payment, a source said on Friday, buying it another week to deal with a debt crisis looming over the world’s second-biggest economy. China’s second-largest property developer sent $83.5…
Stantec to acquire select Cardno businesses to grow Environmental Services and Infrastructure footprint
Stantec announced that it has entered into share purchase agreements to acquire the North America and Asia Pacific engineering and consulting groups of Cardno Limited. Under the terms of the acquisition, Stantec will acquire the Select Assets for aggregate cash consideration…
Project teaches construction skills, improves community infrastructure
A project in Taykwa Tagamou Nation is teaching basic construction skills while improving infrastructure in the community. Taykwa Tagamou Nation (TTN) Employment and Training, the TTN community operations department, Northern College Training Division and Indigenous hub Keepers of the Circle have…
HRAI applauds new legislation that will protect Saskatchewan contractors from payment delays
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that on March 1, 2022, The Builders’ Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2019 will be proclaimed into force. “This government is committed to supporting the construction industry,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant said.…
Canada Infrastructure Bank invests $19.3 million in Toronto Western Hospital retrofit project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on the world’s largest raw wastewater energy transfer project, located at Toronto Western Hospital, part of the University Health Network (UHN). Renewable energy company Noventa Energy Partners (Noventa) worked with UHN with…
City of Toronto seeks input on vacant home tax intended to increase housing supply
Torontonians are being asked for their input on a new tax aimed at boosting housing supply amid the city’s ongoing affordability crisis.But some observers say they question just how much of an effect the tax, which kicks in next year, will…
U of T Engineering professor on a mission to lower concrete’s carbon footprint
For Douglas Hooton, the main challenge of building sustainably with concrete isn’t really the chemistry or the engineering – it’s trust. “Construction is a very conservative industry, and it’s very decentralized,” says Hooton, a professor emeritus in the department of civil and…
Design contract for new Kitchener police detachment jumps $1M
Regional council approved a $1-million increase in a design contract to convert the former provincial courthouse on Frederick Street into a new Kitchener detachment for Waterloo Regional Police. Council had approved the original contract with design firm Dialog Design Inc. in…
AABC to hold TAB Talk webinar on Hydronic Balancing
The Associated Air Balance Council (AABC) will host a new AIA-approved webinar sponsored by IMI Hydronic Engineering in their TAB Talk series on November 17th. The first key to hydronic control is design-flow availability at all terminal units under design condition.…
IAPMO publishes American National Standard and Canadian National Standard for Prefabricated Gravity Grease Interceptors
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) has published ANSI/CAN/IAPMO Z1001, Prefabricated Gravity Grease Interceptors, as an American National Standard (ANS) and National Standard of Canada (NSC). The binational standard is available in both English and French. First published…
Modulous finds talent gold in construction rival Katerra’s demise
When SoftBank-backed construction startup Katerra shut down in June, it was one of the most well-funded US startups ever to fold. And it hadn’t even come close to its goal of disrupting the construction industry with mass manufacturing despite burning more than $2bn in…
