Thursday, October 3, 2024 
Stantec joins 10-year, $260-million Arctic research project
An Edmonton engineering and design firm has signed onto a 10-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide services to researchers in the Arctic. Stantec will support U.S.-based Battelle on the $260-million Arctic Research Support and Logistics Services (ARSLS) contract funded by the…
Plan would see former Ledo Hotel in Sudbury redeveloped into $40M tower
A private-sector group has announced plans to redevelop the former Ledo Hotel downtown into a 150,000 square-foot commercial development. Dubbed ‘Le Ledo,’ the $40 million plan would be fully funded by private investors and would be built in conjunction with the…
CRSI releases digital version of popular Design Guide on the ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has released a much-anticipated digital version of their Design Guide on the ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, a design guide based on the ACI 318-19 code published in soft-cover form earlier this…
Construction starts on The Wedge – an award-winning tower in Victoria
The Wedge, a sustainable new residential tower by Cox Developments in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada has commenced construction. The announcement comes after the development’s recent Gold Nugget Grand Award win as the Best On-The-Boards Multifamily Community. The $50M (CAD) highly-lauded and…
Command Alkon to acquire Trimble’s construction logistics business
Trimble and Command Alkon announced today that Command Alkon, a Thoma Bravo portfolio company and leading provider of a supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trimble’s construction logistics business. The transaction is…
Construction firms highlight need to tackle systemic racism in their industry
After two separate racist and hate-motivated instances at an East York construction site, some industry leaders are calling it a systemic problem. It comes after yet another discovery by workers at the site on the Michael Garron Hospital property. Speaking to CityNews on…
News Round Up – October 5, 2020 by Construction Links Network
Welcome to this week’s edition of the News Round Up published by Construction Links Network. Top news stories include Statistics Canada reporting that August building permits were up in Canada, largely due to the residential sector in Ontario and Quebec. July…
Toronto construction company fined $150K after worker fell to his death in Hamilton
A Toronto construction company that specializes in restoration work has been fined $150,000 after a worker fell to his death from a three-storey residential building in Hamilton on Oct. 18, 2018. Welldone Inc. was convicted in a provincial offences court in…
Matawa communities to benefit from new construction training program
First Nation students in Matawa communities will benefit from new smart classroom technologies to learn about the construction trade, which will also bring new, net-zero housing units to remote First Nation communities. Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services signed a memorandum…
Growth plan must include strategy for swift flow of funds to be effective, says Canadian Construction Association
CCA members – 70 per cent of which are small and medium-sized, family-run businesses – have been asking for a clear, balanced, fair and flexible infrastructure stimulus plan as Canadians focus on pandemic recovery. The growth plan announced on October 1…
CaGBC responds to the Canada Infrastructure Bank announcement
This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Catherine McKenna, joined Canada Infrastructure Bank Chair Michael Sabia to unveil $10 billion in new infrastructure initiatives. Designed to create good jobs, build resilient communities, and make the…
We need your input – How We Build Now Canada, Beyond 2020
2020 is the year that made our radical shift to the new way of working for everyone in every industry. Let’s not fall behind. The future of construction work is here, and construction teams are needing to adapt to how we…
Magic Lite offers visual comfort and performance with new down light options
Canada’s trusted source for architectural and specialty lighting solutions, Magic Lite, is pleased to add the new LED Regressed Down Light CCT to its down light offerings. This impressive regressed downlight offers visual comfort and performance, is available in 4” (9w)…
Canadian building permits rise 1.7% in August
Statistics Canada reports that the total value of building permits rose 1.7% to $8.1 billion in August, driven by an increase in the residential sector in Ontario and Quebec. Single homes drive increase in residential sector Permits issued for single family homes rose 9.9%…
Foam installation problems leave couple with costly clean-up
A Calgary area couple is warning homeowners about health and financial hazards that can arise when spray foam insulation is not properly applied and managed. Bob and Noreen Leasak said they hired the company R-Value Solutions to apply foam insulation inside…
