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The provincial government states the contractor resumed work in late June on the foundations of the suspension bridge’s single tower in the Fraser River, initiating the start of major construction. This follows the short period of test work conducted in late February…

The City says it has officially surpassed $1 billion worth of construction since the beginning of the year, making June 2021 the earliest the City has reached the billion-dollar mark in construction value. 2021 marks the first time the City has reached…

Construction of a temporary bridge is underway in Morell, P.E.I., as a major bridge replacement project gets underway. The bridge over the Morell River on Route 2 is being replaced in a $7 million project that is expected to take more than a…

Chelmsford-based construction company R.M. Belanger Limited has been fined $175,000 by the courts under the Occupational Health and Safety Act following the death of a worker in Marathon, Ont. in 2019 resulting from a collapsing bridge. The company pleaded guilty of failing…

Mighty Buildings, a construction technology company that is revolutionizing the construction industry by using 3D printing, advanced materials, and robotic automation to create beautiful, sustainable, and high-quality homes, has raised an additional $22M to accelerate their carbon neutrality roadmap. The company has secured…

Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. and ZS2 Technologies Ltd. are pleased to announce a signed Letter of Intent (LOI) between ZS2 and Progressive Planet Alberta Inc. The collaboration will accelerate the development of eco-friendly products for the cement, concrete, and building products…

Canadian construction services firm EllisDon and consultancy AECOM have formed a partnership dubbed Prairie Link to progress plans for a C$9 billion (US$7.2 billion) high speed line from Edmonton via Red Deer to Calgary in Alberta, Canada. The partnership has proposed the project through the government of Alberta’s…

Bird Construction Inc. recently announced that it has negotiated a construction services contract with the international real estate firm Hines for a mixed-use project in the heart of Toronto. The project is a 17-storey mixed-use building located near the corner of King…

DPI Construction Management has announced Carolee Turner as the company’s new Vice President, Business Development. Turner brings over a decade of sales experience to the leaders in office space commercial construction. “Carolee conducts business to a higher standard,” said Rick Perin,…

The trend in housing starts was 293,567 units in June 2021, up from 284,837 units in May 2021, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of…

Greystone Architectural Partners are pleased to announce the acquisition of Toronto based Point Architects. Principals Gordon Pape OAA, Sidney Paul OAA and associates will be joining the Greystone team, bringing over 40 years’ experience of high-quality design and architectural solutions to the Retail, Food Service,…

Fast + Epp celebrates completion of their new four-storey home office building in the Mount Pleasant district of Vancouver. The one of a kind building uses hybrid mass timber and steel as the structure’s fundamental building block to demonstrate material efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainable…

The Canadian Wood Council’s Wood WORKS! BC program recognizes excellence in contemporary design and building with wood in Vancouver at the virtual 16th Wood Design Awards in B.C. Many design and building professionals joined the virtual event, including architects, structural engineers,…

HKA has significantly enhanced its construction consulting capabilities in Canada with the addition of nine executives across its Montreal and Calgary operations. With the new hires, HKA now employs 37 construction consulting executives in Canada, including nine testifying experts, making it one of the largest construction claims practices…

The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council has issued its 2020 Moving Forward Report, looking closely at the importance of healthy buildings. The report examines how buildings can protect and promote public health, providing recommendations for President Biden and policymakers on three components…