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Based in Hardisty, Alberta, Remedy Oilfield Services Ltd. is a general civil construction company that focuses on civil construction, general construction and pipeline maintenance throughout the province. “We’ve had a long-standing relationship with Finning. Actually, our whole fleet is Caterpillar equipment,”…

The chair of Waterfront Toronto is promising to create an “iconic” looking neighbourhood at Quayside as the corporation gets set next year to seek a new partner to co-develop the site abandoned by Sidewalk Labs. Steve Diamond, a developer and chair…

Command Alkon, the provider of the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, is pleased to announce their acquisition of Ruckit, Inc, a transportation logistics platform for the heavy materials and construction industries. This transaction combines Command Alkon’s comprehensive construction…

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many Canadians to re-evaluate their housing and workarrangements, spurring some to think not big, but tiny. Pamela Robertson builds tiny homes in Gibsons on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast and said she couldn’t keep up with requests for…

Thousands of tonnes of earth in the United States has been moved by bulldozers and excavators that have no one at the controls. The heavy machinery is completely autonomous, and the company that created it wants to expand into Canada and help…

The last time a person stepped foot on the moon was 1972. Now, the moon is back on NASA’s space agenda. This time around the agency isn’t just visiting — it’s planning to stay. With its Artemis missions starting next year,…

At more than $11 trillion per year, spending related to construction is responsible for about 13% of global GDP – but in comparison to other industries, productivity and growth are lagging behind. At the same time, the impact on the environment can…

The ULI Awards of Excellence recognize superior development efforts in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Winning projects represent the highest standards of achievement in the development industry, and today the real estate and land use industry widely recognizes the ULI…

Peterborough’s Lett Architects Inc. will be designing the new Canadian Canoe Museum at Johnson Park on Ashburnham Drive. The museum announced on Tuesday (December 22) that the property at 2077 Ashburnham Drive, which is owned by the City of Peterborough, has…

Emissions from the operation of buildings hit their highest-ever level in 2019, moving the sector further away from fulfilling its huge potential to slow climate change and contribute significantly to the goals of the Paris Agreement, according to a new report…

Oxford Properties and the real estate arm of Canadian Tire have announced plans for five office and apartment skyscrapers in midtown Toronto, as landlords bet on the market rebounding despite the pandemic driving workers from office towers and slowing demand for downtown…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday making classical architecture the preferred style for federal buildings in Washington, a White House official said Monday. The presidential action stops short of mandating that all new federal buildings are built in…

After more than a decade of advocacy from parents and community leaders, construction on the long-awaited North Calgary public high school is set to begin in January 2021. On Friday, the government of Alberta announced Bird Construction, a Calgary-based construction company,…

Skills Canada Alberta’s 2020 Skills Exploration Days offers students the opportunity to participate in a hands-on learning experience to introduce them to career opportunities in the trades. This year the program was virtual for the first time. Finning’s sponsorship of the…

The first Indigenous owned and operated water utility in Canada developed by way of Public-Private-Community Partnership (PPCP), is a step closer to reality with a formal agreement signed last month between the Okanagan Indian Band Group of Companies (OKIB GC), EPCOR…