Isolated First Nation celebrates Freedom Road
As reported in The Star, for the first time in his life, Chief Erwin Redsky won’t have to fight for each small stone that lies along the 24-kilometre road that connects his First Nation to the outside world after…
CPC Navajo Mountain Begins
Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2019) — The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation’s (IWSH) Community Plumbing Challenge (CPC) began today in Navajo Mountain region on the Arizona-Utah border. Presented in collaboration with the award-winning DigDeep Navajo Water Project, CPC Navajo Mountain…
Construction rebuild in B.C. showing some big cracks
As reported in The Free Press, the first highway construction job under the B.C. NDP government’s Orwellian “community benefits agreement” has been awarded, and it is one whopping steak-and-six-salads lunch for the U.S.-based unions so revered by Premier John…
Montreal’s new development model aims to keep housing affordable
As reported on Huffingtonpost.ca, as Toronto and Vancouver struggle to keep housing affordable for anyone but the wealthy, Montreal says its new, first-on-the-continent development model will help it succeed where other big cities have failed. Montreal led big Canadian…
Ottawa construction companies, supervisors fined $677,500 after worker fatality
Convicted: Claridge Homes (Preston) Inc., 2001-210 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, a new-home builder; Michael Lwow, site supervisor for Claridge Homes; Bellai Brothers Construction Ltd., 440 Laurier Avenue West #200, Ottawa and employer of the deceased worker; Leo Simard, site…
A strong first quarter for Vancouver Island construction
Victoria, BC (May 30, 2019) – Building permits across Vancouver Island climbed 26 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 over the previous quarter totaling $610 million. Total permits rose five per cent compared to the first quarter of…