Broadway condo tower gets warm reception at Saskatoon city hall
People could be getting tired of mounting opposition to big infill projects, since one of the largest proposed developments seems to be getting a warmer reception. A 17-storey condominium tower with office space on the bottom two floors got the stamp…
Canadian Construction Association introduces mentorship pilot program
Ottawa (January 30, 2019) – In an industry first, the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), with support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research and Program (NRC IRAP) and Canadian Construction Innovations (CCI), is introducing a mentorship pilot program. This…
Beumer-PCL Awarded GTAA Baggage 2025 Master Agreement
Toronto, Ontario (January 30, 2019) – PCL Construction, one of the largest contracting organizations in North America has, in joint venture with BEUMER Group, a global leader in baggage-handling systems, signed a master agreement with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) for Toronto Pearson International Airport’s Baggage…
90,000-square-foot MILA AI institute opens in Montreal
The transformation of an old garment district in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie into Montreal’s artificial intelligence hub took another step forward on Monday with the inauguration of the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms’ new headquarters. The organization, a partnership between the Université de Montréal and McGill university,…
Contractor banned from City of Hamilton projects for one year
The contractor for the ongoing J.L. Grightmire Arena addition — and previously delayed Dundas library branch renovation — has been banned from working on new projects for the City of Hamilton for a year. City councillors passed three recommendations from the…
Premier Ford wants to build Ontario out of its housing crisis
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pushing to eliminate housing shortages in Canada’s largest province, as policy makers seek to deflate pricey markets in places like Toronto without triggering a correction. Ford’s housing minister, Steve Clark, began consultations this month on proposed…
City of London praised for bird-friendly building proposals
An environmental group is praising London city hall for trying to make future buildings more bird-friendly. Backed by city council’s planning committee this week, a staff report that could pave the way for features to help prevent birds from colliding into…
Bankrupt Ottawa snow removal company operators face criminal charges
OTTAWA, Jan. 28, 2019 /CNW/ – The Integrated Bankruptcy Enforcement Unit, comprised of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB), have charged two (2) Ottawa area business operators with offences related to their 2015 bankruptcies.…