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The Pembina Institute has sent the following letter to Canada’s ministers of finance, environment and climate change, and natural resources: February 13, 2019 Hon. Bill Morneau Minister of Finance 90 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON  K1A 0G5 Hon. Catherine McKenna Minister of Environment and…

February 14, 2019 (Victoria, BC) – On Friday, February 22nd, the Vancouver Island Construction Association’s U40 network is hosting their annual charity casino event to raise funds for the Help Fill A Dream Foundation. Now in its sixth year, and their…

Mokena, Ill. (Feb. 14, 2019) — ASSE 1055-2018, Performance Requirements for Chemical Dispensing Systems with Integral Backflow Protection, has been designated as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is now available for purchase. Chemical dispensing…

Plasti-Shield®  Boron Filled Polyethylene Neutron Shielding, supplied by MarShield, is a lightweight, cost-effective neutron shielding solution to attenuate and absorb neutron radiation. Our borated polyethylene contains 5% (2% available on special order) boron content by weight. Used in the medical,…

As blogged on FastCompany.com, according to a team at Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture, led by professor Xu Weiguo, the world’s longest 3D-printed bridge actually has its roots in the ancient world. Their 86-foot-long, 11-foot-wide bridge was inspired by the Anji Bridge(also called…

As reported on LethbridgeNewsNow.com, about 100 construction workers are now putting the finishing touches on the 413,334 square foot Destination Building Project at the University of Lethbridge. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, Environment Minister Shannon Phillips, MLA East Maria Fitzpatrick, along with students,…

As reported in The Province, Canada’s upcoming federal election is adding to the urgency of lifting the tariffs in order to push the trade agreement through Canada and Mexico won’t consider ratifying the revised North American Free Trade Agreement unless the…

As reported on CTV News, the City of Edmonton has received a rezoning application to build two residential towers on Jasper Avenue. The towers, approximately 35 and 45 storeys tall with a maximum of 1,050 units, would be located at the…

Bengaluru, India (Feb. 13, 2019) — IAPMO India will celebrate the opening of its new testing laboratory and office in Bengaluru, India, during an invitation-only ceremony and lunch at noon Tuesday, Feb. 26. The opening signals IAPMO India’s expansion of the…

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2019 /CNW/ – With heavy snow falls occurring across Ontario, Enbridge Gas Inc. operating as Union Gas reminds customers that it is imperative to keep snow and ice from building up and covering your gas meter and the external exhaust outlets for…

VANCOUVER / MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH & TSLEIL-WAUTUTH TERRITORIES — Karen Tam Wu, B.C. director at the Pembina Institute and a member of B.C.’s Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council, made the following statement today in response to the B.C. government’s 2019 speech from the throne:…

As reported in The Georgia Straight, local and international architects have been invited to take part in a special review for a proposed Vancouver high-rise. The Urban Design Panel has set a meeting on Tuesday (February 20) to evaluate the design…

WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 12, 2019 /CNW/ — eSolutionsGroup, a Waterloo-based company, has announced the development of a completely new web-based application that will use the existing LINK2BUILD Ontario brand. The application is being developed specifically for the newly formed Ontario Construction Alliance Association (OCAA), a…

As reported in the National Post, Quebec prosecutors are working with the RCMP on the possibility of new criminal charges against SNC-Lavalin tied to a contract to refurbish Montreal’s Jacques Cartier Bridge, court documents show. In December, Quebec court approved a request…

As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, inspectors looking for construction snafus in Ottawa’s largest infrastructure project found water infiltration, drainage glitches and concrete defects at the Rideau LRT station last year, city records reveal. The city recently released 25 more “non-conformance”…