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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…

OTTAWA, October 24, 2019 – The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) extends its congratulations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada for winning a second mandate in the 2019 Canadian federal election on Monday evening. CCA also wishes…

As reported by Nunatsiaq News, the Nunavut Housing Corp.’s rent scale, which determines how much tenants pay, based on their income, should be reconsidered, says Cathy Towtongie. The MLA for Rankin Inlet North–Chesterfield Inlet made the demand in the…

As reported on CTV News, a groundbreaking was held on Wednesday, Oct. 23  for a first-of-its-kind, 12-storey tall wooden mixed-use building in Langford. The building, called Tallwood 1, will be located at 2830 Peatt Road and is a part of…

As reported in the Waterloo Region Record, construction of the $30-million expansion and retrofit of the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Centre is slated to begin in January and will take at least two years to complete. On Monday, city council…

As reported in the Financial Post, the biggest losers of Monday’s federal election may not be a political party, but foreign homebuyers and homeowners, who are facing the possibility of new taxes levied on them by a Liberal minority…

As reported in the New York Times, the pedestrian bridge that collapsed over a busy Miami street last year, killing six people, was doomed by a fatal design flaw, federal authorities concluded in a scathing review on Tuesday. The errors led…

In recognition of Waste Reduction Week, Built Green Canada acknowledges the integral role waste management plays in environmental sustainability, as well as those builders who have long chosen responsible waste reduction methods. While Waste Reduction and Recycling Weeks in Canada began…

As reported by the Montreal Gazette, Montreal is barring a sub-contractor for five years for adding plywood panels to his truck to make the loads of snow it was carrying appear larger. The city’s Inspector General (BIG) exposed the fraud…

As reported by the Winnipeg Free Press, at the edge of the observation deck, Michael Maltzan pauses, his bright yellow safety vest glaring bright amid the lines of soaring steel bars and flat concrete floors. He looks down over…

As reported on CTV News, a $110-million stadium proposal submitted by a group hoping to land a CFL franchise in Halifax will be analyzed by city staff after narrowly surviving a council vote that could have killed it outright. Regional…

TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Transdev, as a member of the Mobilinx consortium, is pleased to announce that Mobilinx has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $4.6 billion by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx for the Hurontario LRT, in the Toronto region. The Mobilinx team…

As reported on BNNBloomberg.ca, a bellwether of the global industrial economy may be sending out distress signals. Caterpillar Inc. is heading for a “mild earnings recession,’’ according to Morgan Stanley, and analysts expect the heavy-equipment maker to post its first…

Las Vegas, NV – The International Code Council welcomed a new slate of officers and directors to its Board of Directors during the Code Council Annual Business Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The board sets the strategic direction for the…

Ontario, Calif. (Oct. 21, 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®) is being submitted for public…