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As reported on CTV News, the province is increasing its investment in the CAREERS: The Next Generation program, which helps connect students with employers through paid internships and apprenticeship programs in the skilled trades. Premier Jason Kenney announced the expansion Monday…

TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2019 /CNW/ – The City of Toronto, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and Context Development today announced they have agreed to a major revitalization of TCHC’s Don Summerville Apartments at 1555 and 1575 Queen St. E. in the Queen…

Ontario, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2019) — In accordance with the IAPMO Regulations Governing Committee Projects, IAPMO would like to announce that a Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) to the 2018 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC®) and two TIAs…

It took 10 years for charges to be laid, and now it will take another year before the trial begins for a major B.C. government contractor accused of criminal negligence causing the death of rock scaler Sam Fitzpatrick. A total of…

The wind is so steady at the Ikea store in Dartmouth, it seems like a natural place to look at erecting wind turbines. And, in fact, a weather station on the roof of the store is collecting data for…

As reported on CTV News, the final pieces of a crane that collapsed onto a building in Halifax last month, during post-tropical storm Dorian, have been removed. A government release says the pieces that were lying on the top…

TORONTO, October  25, 2019 – The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is pleased to announce the Baha’i Temple of South America in Santiago, Chile as the winner of the 2019 RAIC International Prize. The architects are Hariri Pontarini Architects of Toronto,…

Ontario, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2019) — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is accepting applications and seeking technical experts to participate on a task group relating to Legionella for mechanical systems. The scope of the Legionella Task Group…

On October 24, 2019 representatives from KingSett Capital and PCL Construction gathered to celebrate completion of 700 Bay’s concrete structure with the workforce that are making the residential addition and renovation a reality. “KingSett, on behalf of our core strategy income fund is…

“We messed up,” Juanito Gulmatico from HDR Architects told North Cowichan’s council on Oct. 16. Gulmatico is the senior architect for the Vancouver Island Regional Library’s new $2.7-million library under construction at 9796 Willow St. in downtown Chemainus. He…

A new SickKids is starting to rise. After eight months of demolition, today we marked a milestone moment for our campus redevelopment (known as Project Horizon) as we broke ground on the Patient Support Centre: a new 22-storey education, training…

An Edmonton shopping centre could be bulldozed to make way for high-rise residential towers and mixed-use property if a rezoning is approved. RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust wants to redevelop the Jasper Gates Shopping Centre at 14915 Stony Plain Road. With…

As reported on CTV News, when cracks began to appear all over his condo in Vancouver’s West End early this year, Wayne Morrissey didn’t understand what was going on. Then a neighbour told him the owner of the identical…

As blogged on Dwell.com, near Bologna, Italy, Mario Cucinella Architects and 3D-printing company WASP are building a new kind of habitat. It’s called TECLA, and it’s a 100% 3D-printed house made of clay harvested at the build site. The…

As reported by the Journal Pioneer, it was what some residents in the Spruce Drive area might call a win. Some city councillors and pair of housing developers, however, would disagree. On Tuesday, Summerside city council voted against the…