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Science, research and innovation are playing a key role in Canada’s move toward a cleaner and stronger economy and in our fight against climate change. Working with industry—including the cement and concrete sector—is critical to creating economic opportunities for Canadians, growing our leadership…

A London, Ont., property management company’s vision for a high rise at the edge of downtown isn’t getting approval from local heritage advocates. Farhi Holdings Corporation has proposed a 40-storey building at 435, 441 and 451 Ridout Street North, which is the…

Lowe’s Canada, one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating or servicing some 470 corporate and affiliated stores under different banners, is proud to present more than $1.2 million to Children’s Miracle Network and Opération Enfant Soleil to support the work…

A startup based in Colombia, the world’s largest arabica coffee bean exporter, is utilizing coffee husks, a byproduct from the coffee roasting process that would otherwise go to waste, to build affordable housing, a report from FastCompany explains. The Bogotá-based company, called Woodpecker WPC,…

The City of Regina is set to begin construction on the long-awaited Winnipeg Street North overpass on Monday, according to a city news release. “This major project to rebuild the overpass and re-align Winnipeg Street North will provide a safer and efficient roadway,…

The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program awards students with a four-year degree in Concrete Industry Management and the annual auction is its primary funding source. Contractors interested in getting started with concrete temperature and maturity monitoring can bid on COMMAND Center…

EllisDon recently announced the appointment of Max Mantha to the role of Senior Vice President of Eastern Canada, and the appointment of Richard Whyte to the role of Vice President and Area Manager, Toronto Civil. “I am very proud of the growth of EllisDon’s Eastern Civil…

Among the many things we didn’t worry about a year and a half ago was the quality of the air in the malls where we shopped and offices where we worked. But as the third wave of COVID-19 finally begins to…

Timmons city council has agreed to proceed to the design development phase for the Golden Manor Redevelopment Project. Golden Manor administrator Carol Halt presented an update on the project, including the current schematic design, during Tuesday’s meeting. “Our team set out…

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) last week completed Technical Committee Meetings toward the development of the 2024 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®), which will update the 2021 UPC and UMC, American National Standards governing the installation…

Contractors on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion were granted permission to begin tunnelling beneath Burnaby Mountain on Wednesday, and by Friday project opponents started new rounds of protests arguing for an end to it. The group Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver planned…

The COVID-19 pandemic and outbreaks in several communities across Nunavut have brought the Inuit housing crisis into focus. Inadequate and unsafe housing is endemic in many Inuit communities and has been blamed for poor health outcomes and susceptibility to infectious disease for decades. And these problems have…

Ontario’s construction, infrastructure, and transportation industries may come to a grinding halt by the mid of June, reports the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU)/ Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1750, whose employer rejected several proposals to address workplace barriers…

A key supplier of materials for the Hard Rock Hotel construction project tried to warn the builders they needed more steel supports on the upper floors, but those supports were never added before the partially built 18-story high-rise collapsed, according to…

As the mostly widely used material on Earth, concrete has a massive carbon footprint that scientists are working to chip away at in all sorts of ways. Recent research projects have demonstrated how the wonder material graphene could play a role…