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Mississauga is trying to eliminate a smoggy past and make a hard u-turn toward a green, dense and environmentally sustainable future. Nowhere is the drastic contrast between past and future more blinding than the shores of Lake Ontario. Visitors to South…

As reported in the Associated Press, U.S. construction spending rose 0.3% in September, the fourth straight monthly gain after a coronavirus-caused spring swoon, although a smaller gain than analysts had expected. The Commerce Department reported Monday that the September gain follows…

Over the last month, we’ve seen the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Canada, as in many other parts of the world, we’ve seen the economy shut down while we work from home. As governments provide the much-needed support to…

Retired construction entrepreneur Antonio (Tony) Accurso and four companies he owned in the past have been fined more than $4 million for provincial tax evasion. The sentence was delivered at the Laval courthouse Friday morning. Accurso and the companies — Simard…

According to James Morrison, director, performance solutions operations, for Finning, during COVID-19 one of the ways they were able to support customers was the use of remote monitoring technology. “When COVID-19 started, access to sites and equipment was limited, but we…

Manitoba Hydro has temporarily cut the number of workers at the Keeyask Generating Station construction site in northern Manitoba as part of a measured strategy to contain COVID-19 cases identified through ongoing testing of the project’s entire workforce, the Crown corporation…

The worker who found a noose at a construction site at Toronto’s Michael Garron Hospital in September says the grim discovery was shocking, but also not at all surprising as acts of racism are rampant in his industry. The construction worker, who spoke…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the News Round Up published by Construction Links Network.  Top news this week includes the announcement that the Canadian Construction Association launched a Construction R&D Portal that will give construction leaders unprecedented visibility into world-class…

The Hamilton Spectator reports that it seems like it would be an open-and-shut investigation, but $2 million worth of construction equipment reported stolen in Caledonia last week is anything but. “This is equipment that has been used to develop stolen land…

Aecon Construction Ontario East Ltd., of Carp, has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty in connection with a 2018 incident in which a bulldozer struck a road worker at a site on Highway 417. The unidentified worker, who was described as…

With complaints piling up from residents frustrated by the early-morning racket of construction crews, one Ottawa city councillor says it’s time for the Ontario government to hand control of noise bylaws back to municipalities. “Another year of this is going to drive residents insane,” said…

Terry Hussey is proud to be from Newfoundland. He set up his construction agency, Vigilant, in the town of Paradise eight years ago. While operating on the island, he saw his business grow at a rapid pace, particularly between 2016-2019. But, when…

New software developed at EPFL can help architects to design building structures that incorporate both new and reused components, thereby lowering their environmental impact. The construction industry is among the world’s most polluting sectors: in developed countries it accounts for some 40% of…

Changing demographics and lifestyles have increased the need to make our built and natural environments smarter, sustainable and connected. Recent events have only served to accelerate this – from the rise in international climate movements, to a greater appreciation of remote…

The Energy Management Association (EMA) partnered with ENERGY STAR earlier this year to host the first ever Retro Rumble – a commercial and public building energy efficiency success competition. Participants were judged based on their overall changes in ENERGY STAR score…