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As reported on CTV News, the City of Edmonton has received a rezoning application to build two residential towers on Jasper Avenue. The towers, approximately 35 and 45 storeys tall with a maximum of 1,050 units, would be located at the…

Bengaluru, India (Feb. 13, 2019) — IAPMO India will celebrate the opening of its new testing laboratory and office in Bengaluru, India, during an invitation-only ceremony and lunch at noon Tuesday, Feb. 26. The opening signals IAPMO India’s expansion of the…

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2019 /CNW/ – With heavy snow falls occurring across Ontario, Enbridge Gas Inc. operating as Union Gas reminds customers that it is imperative to keep snow and ice from building up and covering your gas meter and the external exhaust outlets for…

VANCOUVER / MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH & TSLEIL-WAUTUTH TERRITORIES — Karen Tam Wu, B.C. director at the Pembina Institute and a member of B.C.’s Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council, made the following statement today in response to the B.C. government’s 2019 speech from the throne:…

As reported in The Georgia Straight, local and international architects have been invited to take part in a special review for a proposed Vancouver high-rise. The Urban Design Panel has set a meeting on Tuesday (February 20) to evaluate the design…

WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 12, 2019 /CNW/ — eSolutionsGroup, a Waterloo-based company, has announced the development of a completely new web-based application that will use the existing LINK2BUILD Ontario brand. The application is being developed specifically for the newly formed Ontario Construction Alliance Association (OCAA), a…

As reported in the National Post, Quebec prosecutors are working with the RCMP on the possibility of new criminal charges against SNC-Lavalin tied to a contract to refurbish Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge, court documents show. In December, Quebec court approved a request…

As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, inspectors looking for construction snafus in Ottawa’s largest infrastructure project found water infiltration, drainage glitches and concrete defects at the Rideau LRT station last year, city records reveal. The city recently released 25 more “non-conformance”…

Crispo Canada has announced the immediate availability of the Surspider Rebar tier, enabling owners of other rebar tying tools the option to trade-in and immediately upgrade to the World’s Lightest Rebar tier.          Many companies have already benefited from deploying…

As reported in the Calgary Herald, Okotoks is one step closer to bringing a tiny homes eco-village to town after council approved the conceptual design for the project on Monday. The initiative, through which the town would partner with Calgary-based Vagabond Tiny…

As reported on CTV News, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind has released a statement in response to ongoing controversy over construction of a new four-story office building in Wascana Park. “Wascana Park has provided an ideal place for CNIB…

As reported in The Guardian, the City of Charlottetown is once again taking a look at what it can do to address the population of crows in the downtown. Coun. Terry MacLeod, chairman of the environment and sustainability committee, said he’s…

As reported on BayToday.ca, the North Bay Society of Architects (NBSA), a non-profit organization comprised of local architects and architectural professionals, visited the North Bay Public Library this week to present a donation of over 90 architecture-related books. They ranged from easy-reading…

Although changes may not have been made to the physical building over time, changes to the list of building emergency personnel, their phone numbers, and the list of “persons requiring assistance” (PRA’s) may very well be outdated. It is the responsibility…

By Miranda Paquette, Architects DCA   A layman’s view (not an architect) I was in my forties the first time I visited Europe. My family emigrated from Europe, mostly France and Poland, hundreds of years ago. As someone brought up in Canada,…