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As reported in the Calgary Sun, a massive new storage and maintenance facility for transit buses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG) has officially opened in north-central Calgary. The sprawling facility just west of the Deerfoot-Stoney Trial interchange arrives just…

As reported on CTV News, Nova Scotia is proposing legislation that would set rules for coastal construction and protect features such as salt marshes and dunes as sea levels rise in the future. Environment Minister Margaret Miller says the new…

As reported in The Star, the general manager of Toronto Water is recommending that Aplus General Contractors Corporation be barred from bidding on City of Toronto contracts for three years after it allegedly failed to properly conduct and complete…

MONTREAL, March 12, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – The 12th Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum, a CG/LA Infrastructure initiative, will be held at Montreal’s the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth from March 26 to 28, 2019. The Forum is an ecosystem where infrastructure decision makers come together to…

As reported on Insurance Business Canada, PEI’s energy efficiency initiative will soon roll out a list of approved contractors that homeowners will have to choose from if they want to take advantage of any rebates. To make that list, however,…

Ontario’s government is working to keep those who work-at-heights safe. The government’s working-at-heights training program is preventing worker injuries and saving business up to $36 million in health, lost productivity and other costs, says a study by the Institute…

As reported on CBC News, an engineer urged Winnipeg city councillors to “move ahead cautiously” on solar power investments. Robert Parsons, who has been working with his students at the Asper School of Business on a review of the economics of solar…

As reported on APTN News, a northern Manitoba First Nation has reopened a school that was closed after fears about toxic, black mould. The chief and council of Mathias Colomb also terminated the contract of the educational consultant who closed…

As blogged on Inhabitat.com, as the construction industry continues to evolve and adapt to innovations like green buildings, the push for more sustainable materials and the efforts to reduce waste, there is one trend that is pushing the limits of design…

As reported in the National Post, Tameeka Gwyn is used to schlepping concrete weighing as much as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) around a construction site. For Janna Rojas, it’s a cinch to carry metal pipes as heavy as 100 pounds…

Ontario, Calif. (March 11, 2019) — In celebration of World Plumbing Day 2019 — a day that recognizes the vital role plumbing plays in protecting public health and improving amenity — the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH), has announced…

As reported on CTV News, several dozen people in Greater Sudbury say they handed over thousands of dollars to a local contracting business for home improvements that weren’t completed. They say it’s fraud, but police say it’s more likely…

As reported in The Globe and Mail, five years ago, then prime minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government was convinced that Canada’s labour market was sinking into a deepening skills-mismatch problem: There were plenty of skilled jobs available, but not…

As reported on StittsvilleCentral.ca, a well-attended open house took place on March 6th, that Councillor Glen Gower, Ward 6 Stittsville, organized for a proposed new development on Main Street. The open house was held to allow the community to learn more,…

TORONTO, March 11, 2019 /CNW/ — Yvonne Steiner has been named Head of Property for Zurich Canada. Steiner will be a member of the Zurich Canada Executive Team and will report to Zurich Canada CEO Saad Mered. Her first day at Zurich will be April 15.…