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An excavation company director was sentenced to four months behind bars for his part in the death of a day labourer crushed in a trench collapse in 2015. “He got four months for a life,” Dennis Tomyn, the dead worker’s brother,…

A total of 31 finalists will compete for top honours in the seventh annual Fraser Valley Commercial Building Awards, which will be held Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Cascades convention centre in downtown Langley. The Hub at King George won the…

(Guelph, Ontario, Nov 2, 2017) – Hammond Power Solutions (HPS) is exhibiting at SPS IPC Drives in Nuremberg, Germany, November 28-30th, 2017. SPS IPC Drives is the leading exhibition for electric automation bringing together more than 1500 exhibitors. HPS will showcase…

TORONTO, Nov. 1, 2017 /CNW/ – The Association of Condominium Managers of Ontario (ACMO) wishes to congratulate the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO) on the launch of its program to administer licences to professional condominium managers. ACMO has been the leading provider of condominium management…

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 30, 2017 /CNW/ – On Oct. 10, 2017 Jose Julio DeNobrega was convicted in a Burlington court and ordered to pay a $45,000 fine plus a $5,625 victim fine surcharge for conducting unsafe electrical work without an electrical contractor’s licence at 14 locations in Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville. DeNobrega pleaded guilty to…

MONTREAL, Oct. 30, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – St. Raphael’s Palliative Care Home and Day Centre (“St. Raphael’s”), a charitable organization created to build and operate a palliative care home with a day centre that will be the first of its kind in Montreal, held a…

Public opinion continues to remain an important factor in the planning for a new facility for Municipality of Argyle administrative offices. Close to 35 people attended a second public session at École secondaire de Par-en-Bas on Oct. 26, in which Wild Salt…

The Kelson Group has purchased two high-rise apartment buildings downtown, along with other land, in a deal worth an estimated $25 million. The Kamloops-based residential and commercial property management and development company plans on consulting with the public as it decides…

Manitoba workers are exposed to harmful chemicals and materials on the job every day, but the architects of a new safety plan hope to reduce risks by more closely monitoring workplaces — and by educating employers about hazards they may not even know exist. On…

One of the country’s pre-eminent elevator companies has been fined $500,000 for five violations of Ontario’s safety rules. ThyssenKrupp had pleaded guilty to the offences in Ontario court under the Technical Standards and Safety Act. According to Ontario’s safety regulator, the…

The Province of Ontario and City of Toronto have reached a new milestone in their plan to redevelop Kipling Station into a hub connecting subway, light rail and buses across three transit services. On Tuesday, officials said three companies submitted bids…

Calgary should consider new safety standards for attaching windowpanes to skyscrapers in the wake of several cases of glass shattering on the streets below, says an architect and professor. A pane of glass fell from the corner of the 23rd floor of Brookfield…

An open house has been scheduled for a development that is presented to put Vancouver on the global map for green highrise design. Asia Standard Americas Ltd. and Landa Global Properties have proposed a pair of 43- and 48-storey towers in…

A host of large-scale developments have recently been announced for Toronto, joining many more proposed or underway in the city. Here are some of the most ambitious, including Canada’s tallest building, an underground park and an entire new “future city”. For photos and to learn more,…

The family of an Australian teen who died on the job in Inuvik in 2016 says they are “shocked” his employer is pleading guilty to only one of nine charges the company faced following his death. David Vinnicombe, 19, died while on a…