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The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is urging all levels of government to support and enhance Canada’s economic recovery by maintaining a free-flowing system of trade and labour mobility between provinces. CCA has long advocated that reciprocity and the free movement of…

The original (over 40 years of experience) Evacuation Chair manufactured by Evac+Chair® of North America, was inducted (placed) in the World Trade Centre Museum, on display for saving the lives of several individuals that were confined to a wheelchair during 9/11.…

by Ian L. Edwards, president and CEO of SNC-Lavalin As Canada enters the second COVID-19 wave, the focus for many is on how to keep the economy above water and generate jobs and investments that not only keep people employed in…

BIM One is proud to announce that AEOS Consulting is now part of BIM One, extending their services in BIM consulting, including firmwide implementation & project support Canada-wide. Both firms have a long history of helping to deliver exceptional projects, from infrastructure to major health care projects.…

Crestpoint Real Estate Investments, Broccolini, and Blackwood Partners joined Rod Phillips, Ontario Minister of Finance and MPP for Ajax and John Henry, Regional Chair of Durham in a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday afternoon for the new 1.1 million square foot Amazon fulfillment centre in Ajax. A catalyst for Ajax’s continued growth, the new…

Students in Parkland County are splitting time between the classroom and a construction site. Grade 10 students from the area are building a duplex from the ground up. It’s part of a partnership between Parkland School Division and Coventry Homes, where kids are able…

Ontario has appointed five members to a Skilled Trades Panel for a nine-month term. Michael Sherrard, Jason Ottey, Shaun Scott, Melanie Winter and Melissa Young will be advising Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, on ways to modernize…

The enormous project to dam the Churchill River in central Labrador to create a massive hydro-electric project is now the subject of a $4 billion dollar lawsuit by the indigenous Innu of the region. The massive project is a joint venture…

Two construction companies and a foreman who failed to provide fall-protection safety equipment to their workers have been fined for a workplace accident that has left an Island man severely disabled. Ryan Mahar, 33, of Emerald, P.E.I., fell from a scaffold…

Are you doubling up on payroll processes/systems? Are you thinking of using Sage 100 Contractor payroll? If the answer is yes, then keep reading… Scenario You have one system that collects time and the other system does accounting. The two systems…

On a hot summer afternoon, the North Maitland River in Southwestern Ontario trickles lazily past crumbling concrete. The Gorrie Dam – what’s left of it –awaits removal. Its destruction had been long foretold. Following a damaging flood in 1974, engineers concluded…

The urgency of attracting a new young workforce to the construction trades is looming ever larger. We’ve known for a while that the retiring Baby Boomer generation will leave a big hole in the workforce – one that Millennials seem reluctant…

At a time when many buildings are not fully occupied due to COVID-19, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) have developed a guide to help building managers address water system stagnation.…

Nathan Medcalf is launching several new brands to serve the construction industry. The first brand will unite several digital properties including heavy equipment fan page, Heavy Equipment Junkies and Construction News News—a show that intersects construction news with media profiles and…

Adding to an already successful awards season, Minto Communities GTA has been recognized with a 2020 EnerQuality Award in the Building Innovation category for a forward-thinking Air Tightness Testing Pilot project at their Yorkville high-rise Minto Yorkville Park. Undertaking this pilot…