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Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     October 29, 2018 (Burlington) – Nearly two years of renovations culminated with a community-focused celebration inside the pristine corridors of the freshly renovated Burlington Centre on…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     A Vancouver Island home built using cutting-edge green technology is now move-in ready. It’s called the “Harmless Home,” and the exterior walls are constructed out…

Got news? This week’s submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news Below are links to the top news items posted on Construction Links Network over the past week. Thank you for stopping by and have a great…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Montreal, October 26, 2018 –  Representatives from the architectural regulatory authorities of Canada and European Union signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) today, giving architects…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     The report is in, but the verdict is still out. A building trades “boot camp” that helps disadvantaged young people access lucrative careers in the…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     From the very start of his campaign for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump has passionately promoted construction of a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico –…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     The University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) and Okanagan College have signed a letter of co-operation to explore the creation of a Green Construction and…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news The new Champlain Bridge slated to open later this year now won’t welcome traffic until sometime in 2019, the federal government confirmed Thursday. Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said during a…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     The world’s first bio-brick grown from human urine has been unveiled by University of Cape Town (UCT) master’s student in civil engineering Suzanne Lambert, signalling an…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     October 25, 2018 (Victoria, BC) -The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) hosted its Annual General Meeting on October 24th where it announced the election of…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Imagine being able to build a neighbourhood from scratch in the heart of Toronto, the country’s most populous city; to experiment with innovative urban design…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     The construction industry is one of the most resource-intensive sectors of the German economy. The nation’s buildings constitute a vast store of raw materials, harboring…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     The Supreme Court of British Columbia has rejected the injunction of northeastern B.C. First Nations groups that want to cancel the $10-million Site C dam…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     About 85 crane operators and 25 heavy equipment -operators on mainland Nova Scotia went on strike on Wednesday. The heavy-equipment operators’ new contract appears to…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Toronto, ON – On October 22, 2018 Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) returned to the Ontario Legislative Assembly for its fourth annual Queen’s Park Day…