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BurnabyNow.com reports that a worker was killed Tuesday morning near a construction site in Burnaby. The B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating after a worker died during some excavation work in the 7100 block of 14 Avenue. Emergency crews were…

Today marks World Youth Skills Day, a day for building awareness on the importance of skills education and training, and promoting skills among youth in order to generate thriving communities. The goal of World Youth Skills Day is to contribute to…

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) reveal national home sales and new listings continued to rebound in June 2020. Summary: National home sales rose 63% on a month-over-month (m-o-m) basis in June.Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity was…

Canada’s trusted source for architectural and specialty lighting solutions, Magic Lite, has launched a new, easier-to-navigate website featuring their refreshed logo, branding and messaging. Their new look and feel is a reflection of what their distributors asked for: modern branding and…

The COVID-19 pandemic has strangled B.C.’s once full-throttle private construction industry, but, with ironic timing, it is a multibillion-dollar hospital construction program that may salvage an industry that accounted for nearly a fifth of the provincial GDP in 2019. B.C. housing…

A new sensory skin developed by a group of researchers is the first scalable monitoring technology capable of automatically detecting, localizing and quantifying fatigue cracks in bridges – something that is nearly impossible for inspectors to see during a routine visual…

The International Code Council and the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) have partnered to release a joint publication of the 2018 IBC SEAOC Structural/Seismic Design Manuals. The updated series provides a guided approach to applying the structural provisions of the…

As equipment manager for NorLand Limited, a civil and heavy industrial construction company that provides infrastructure, mining, blasting and drilling, John Ashcroft has his work cut out for him with 16 business units throughout Western Canada & Quebec and in excess…

The largest construction workers’ local union in North America is putting up a new headquarters just outside Toronto that will be a far cry from the gritty old-time union halls of the past. The new LiUNA Local 183 headquarters will replace…

The IAPMO Group is excited to announce a renewed four-year Global Industry Partnership agreement with WorldSkills, the global hub for skills excellence and development. The new agreement precedes further collaboration for the next two biennial international WorldSkills Competitions, which will be…

Due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing and in order to comply with the Chinese government’s strict preventive measures, ISH China & CIHE is to be postponed from its rescheduled August 2020 date and will now take place in May…

Tesla’s Model 3 was the top-selling car in California in the first quarter of 2020, but electrified transport is not just about cars anymore. Electric models of work trucks, commercial vehicles and construction machinery are hitting the market in greater numbers than ever before, and…

Today, the national Task Force for Real Jobs, Real Recovery launched to draw up a blueprint for Canada’s economic recovery as the country emerges from the COVID-19 crisis. The Task Force is supported by a coalition of over 25 industry associations, unions, professional organizations and…

Road construction can be a lengthy, disruptive process—so ensuring your project stays on schedule is one of your most important responsibilities. Even before any groundwork can be completed, the planning stages of some roadways can take months of soil analysis by…

Top news this week includes the City of Winnipeg being ordered to refund $30M in impact fees to developers and builders. Also, Regina homebuilder Harmony Builders has been suspended by the Regina Homebuilders Association for unpaid debts to sub-contractors. Links to…