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After two days of public hearings, Vancouver city council has voted to rezone the majority of the city to enable duplex use in single-family home neighbourhoods. The decision, approved in the final city council meeting of Gregor Robertson’s decade-long tenure as mayor…

If Calgary wins a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, the event could help solve one of Alberta’s most pressing housing problems. Canmore, a town nestled in the Rocky Mountains about 100 kilometres west of Calgary, is the most…

As artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms continue to advance, making sure that the AI entities can explain their decision-making process will be extremely important, especially after an accident that results in injury or death, says a leading legal expert…

The University of Toronto is busy trying to improve the accommodation shortfall for it’s students according to the Globe and Mail. A 2017 report showed that the university would need another 2,300 beds by 2020 and proposed a 511 bed residence building at 698…

WHY FUME EXTRACTION? Welding fumes, grinding dust, oil mist: the metal industry produces all sorts of contamination. Welders and personnel in working areas are exposed to these air contaminants. It is essential to create healthy and safe working conditions by reducing these…

At 65-years-old Gary Slota had to go back to work to pay for upgrades to the sewer and water system on his Transcona street. “My retirement fund is depleting,” he said. “It’s very stressful, I don’t sleep properly, I have to take aids to…

Halifax, NS – Sept 19, 2018 – Atlantic Canada’s green building projects and innovators were in the spotlight at the Halifax Convention Centre last night, as the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) honoured the 2018 CaGBC Atlantic Chapter Leadership & Green Building…

BURLINGTON, ON, Sept. 19, 2018 /CNW/ – Bunzl Canada (bunzlcanada.ca) announced today its IoT-based restroom monitoring system, WandaNEXT™ is about to be installed in another Canadian airport and several shopping malls, adding to its growing presence in healthcare, retail, commercial and conference…

Canadian Construction Association’s Awards recognize the important contributions of individuals, organizations and projects that promote and enhance the Canadian construction industry, whether through innovation, projects, or dedication to the industry. The awards program is open to all relevant organizations and…

The City of Calgary has developed an interactive online course it believes will help residents become better prepared to deal with an emergency or disaster. The “Ready Calgary” eLearning course deals with topics from knowing the risks around your neighbourhood,…

VAUGHAN, ON, Sept. 18, 2018 /CNW/ – Ontario’s robust construction market generates almost 26 million cubic metres of excess construction soil every year – enough dirt to fill Toronto’s Rogers Centre 16 times. About $2 billion is spent annually to manage excess soil – which comes from civil infrastructure…

If and when construction begins on the beleaguered Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, one of the biggest winners could be organized labour, thanks to a decision to increase the amount of work being given to unionized companies revealed just before the…

Canada’s financial companies could make annual revenues of $110 billion by 2025 by targeting firms and projects that reduce or have lower greenhouse gas emissions, a trio of public and private groups said Sept. 17. Taking advantage of the estimated…

EDMONTON and BRESLAU, ON, Sept. 18, 2018 /CNW/ – Canadian Equipment Finance & Leasing Inc. (CEFL) and PROVEN Financial Group Inc. (PROVEN) are pleased to announce the creation of a joint venture, which will leverage more than 200 years of combined equipment finance experience. The…

Part of a bridge in the Rural Municipality of Clayton fell into a river on the day it was opened to traffic. Reeve Duane Hicks was standing on the recently replaced Dyck Memorial Bridge just an hour before a roughly…