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As reported on Yahoo News, construction of the City of Whitehorse’s new operations building is behind schedule, and on track to cost about $4.2 million more than expected. According to city staff, the cost has gone up because of issues…

Plymovent Inc. announces expansion of head office to develop and deliver more clean air products for the welding and fabricating industry, production shop floors and the manufacturing business sector globally. The history of Plymovent started over 40 years ago. Plymovent’s origin…

Ottawa, June 18, 2019 – News of the federal government’s decision to green light the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project comes at a welcome time for the construction industry, according to the Canadian Construction Association (CCA). Regulatory delays have impeded progress…

TORONTO and CARPINTERIA, Calif., June 19, 2019 /CNW/ — Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software, today announced that Pomerleau, one of Canada’s leading construction companies and a pioneer in sustainable buildings, has selected Procore as one of its valued partners to help future-proof its…

As reported in the Vancouver Sun, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the twinning of the pipeline would create “thousands of middle class jobs” and would give Canada access to markets beyond the United States (which buys 99 per cent of…

As reported on Global News, their squeaks fill the air like a rodent symphony. The green space near Saddlebrook Way in northeast Calgary is home to an endless parade of gophers popping from the soil. “It’s an infestation. It’s…

As reported on Yahoo Finance, U.S. new-home construction fell in May after an April reading that was stronger than initially reported, signaling stabilization in the market amid lower borrowing costs. Residential starts dropped 0.9% to a 1.27 million annualized…

As reported in Truro News, Jeremy Lynds may be just 27 years old, but he’s skillfully managing the construction of a new apartment complex in Truro — all while making sure safety is the team’s top priority. Lonnie Fahey, construction…

As reported on Global News, those looking to rebuild after this year’s devastating spring floods may be out of luck. The Quebec government announced Monday it was forbidding new constructions in high-risk flood plains and would not allow homeowners…

VANCOUVER, June 17, 2019 /CNW/ – LNG Canada and its prime contractor, JGC Fluor BC LNG JV (JGC Fluor), today announced the launch of YOUR PLACE, a province-wide workforce development program aimed at attracting, recruiting, training, supporting and employing women to work…

As reported on Forbes.com, one of the primary concerns about how technology could negatively affect our society and culture is where many people express fear a future of a robotic takeover of most jobs leaving humans to fulfill the roles of managers and call…

As reported on CBC News, all in all, Terry Radford’s new product — with apologies to Pink Floyd — looks to be anything but another brick in a wall. That’s because the president of Just BioFiber, based in Airdrie,…

As reported in The Star, subway station plans so filled with errors they required thousands of revisions. Faulty waterproofing that led to leaks onto the tracks. Changes to designs that forced crews to demolish work they had already completed.…

As reported by APTN News, the Rural Municipality of Winslow was forced to put construction of a road running through a farm on hold while a site where First Nation artifacts were found is examined. Mitzie Gilroy owns the…

As reported in the Waterloo Chronicle, a pair of University of Waterloo students are looking to develop a more sustainable framework for construction through the development of their own company. Daniel Gonzalez and Noor-ur-Rahman Shaikh are aiming to expand their…