The number of speeding tickets issued in Calgary construction zones has increased by at least 1,300 per cent since last year, according to Calgary police statistics released to Global News on Tuesday. A total of 76,390 speeding violation tickets in…
The number of speeding tickets issued in Calgary construction zones has increased by at least 1,300 per cent since last year, according to Calgary police statistics released to Global News on Tuesday. A total of 76,390 speeding violation tickets in…
The European Commission has announced it will end punitive tariffs on solar panels imported from China, five years after they were put into place. The EU accused China in 2013 of ‘dumping’ their solar panels into the European market, selling…
OTTAWA, September 5, 2018 – In a departure from tradition, the architects behind some of Canada’s best new buildings and spaces are coming to Winnipeg for an awards ceremony at Government House and to share their award-winning projects at…
MONTRÉAL, Sept. 5, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Over 39% of SMEs are struggling to find new employees and the problem will not improve for at least a decade, according to a new study released today from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). “Labour shortages are affecting…
Renee Wolfe was one of the 12 students who studied in this year’s Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) program based in the Standing Buffalo community which took place this past spring. Wolfe from the Muskowekwan First Nation was employed at the Regina bypass…
A fight over the federal government’s bill to overhaul the National Energy Board has been playing out away from the public eye but is expected to take centre stage in the Senate in September. Behind the scenes, lower levels of…
Solar installers could offer rooftop customers even more savings by bundling solar panels with heat pumps and other electric appliances, according to a recent study by the Rocky Mountain Institute. RMI studied the carbon benefits and financial costs of electrification of home heating in…
The consortium of infrastructure companies that will construct the Gordie Howe International Bridge are assuming a fixed cost of more than $2.68 billion to build what will become North America’s largest cable-stayed bridge over the Detroit River. The Canadian government…
The number of new homes being built in Richmond is on the rise, while the number of existing ones being sold is declining. Construction started on 1,413 new houses, townhouses and apartment units in the first six months of 2018,…
You’ve heard of offshore drilling platforms and offshore wind farms. Now a Dutch company is developing what’s being called the world’s first offshore dairy farm. Plans call for the high-tech, multilevel facility to open this fall in Rotterdam, a port city about 50 miles…
Workers and companies who were set to be employed on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion have been left wondering where they stand as construction on the project begins to shut down. Ryan Bruce, director of government and public relations for…
The first tower pitch council turned down in eight years is back, now with three floors of family-sized units near Grandin School and a thin park between it and nearby homes. Council turned down a 28-storey tower proposal from Westrich…
Some Yukon contractors are asking why the territorial government awarded a contract worth nearly a million dollars to an N.W.T. company in a non-competitive process. The contract is for services related to construction of the new Francophone high school and community centre in Whitehorse —…
The County of Simcoe has purchased the shuttered Orillia District Collegiate and Vocational Institute (ODCVI) property for development of a future regional services hub. While details remain scant, the county said the aged buildings on the West Street North property…
Depending on their size and classification, some buildings are seemingly in a constant state of change with renovation or construction activities. For this reason, the fire code requires that each building fire safety plan (FSP) is reviewed at intervals of…