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The Pre Employment Supports, Maskwacis Employment Center in partnership with Ermineskin ASETS, Income Support, and Ermineskin Housing Authority have provided a unique carpentry training program for Ermineskin members. This partnership is to provide training to employment for members to move…

Citing safety concerns, the City of Oshawa says the contractors hired to rebuild Verdun Road are in default and city staff are looking for alternate means to complete the project. Oshawa hired Orin Contractors to rebuild Verdun Avenue, including putting…

A Calgary family is having some early Halloween fun with a sizeable sinkhole that was discovered outside their northwest Calgary home last Friday. Jordan Piraux said she and her family were enjoying a quiet evening last Friday when they heard sirens…

NLCSA is encouraging all construction companies to participate in a voluntary safety stand-down on, or close to, Tuesday, August 14th to speak directly to workers about safety and specifically to stop, reassess risk and reset. What is a Safety Stand-Down? A safety…

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 week!   Best Regards, Arnie Gess, President   Save time – Click here to read…

An old iron safe discovered by construction workers digging up part of downtown Dawson City, Yukon, is generating a lot of curiosity. “Everybody wants to know what’s inside, but we checked with YG [Yukon Government] heritage resources and the local…

Caspian Projects says any damages a court orders over alleged construction deficiencies at the Winnipeg Police headquarters should be charged to an engineering consultant, not Caspian. The HQ contractor added to its $7.9-million countersuit against the city over the project…

Laneway homes are coming to Port Moody and they’ll have to follow strict design guidelines. At a meeting last month, Port Moody council adopted an amendment to the city’s official community plan to regulate the construction of laneway homes. Coun.…

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 8, 2018 /CNW/ – Bird Construction Inc. (Bird) announced today that it has been selected by Infrastructure Ontario, the Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as the preferred proponent to design, build…

A new report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) revealed that nearly a quarter of opioid-related deaths over a four year period occurred among people in construction-related jobs. The Boston Globe noted that the pain and pressure associated with such highly-physical roles is an “overlooked…

A majority of British Columbians support the NDP government’s deal with unions for building publicly funded infrastructure, according to a new poll. The Research Co. survey was commissioned by the BC Building Trades Council, an umbrella union group. The Horgan…

OTTAWA, August 9, 2018 – The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) will hold a national forum in Vancouver on August 21 to explore challenges, opportunities, and new directions for architecture in British Columbia and Canada. This special event takes…

None of the ironworkers who posed in photos last week from the top of the Stantec Tower were disciplined following an investigation, a union official said Thursday. “The guys were all tied off … There really was no unsafe activity going on.…

Washington, D.C. (Aug. 9, 2018) — Lixil, the pioneering manufacturer of such brands as American Standard and Grohe, and the Piping Industry Progress & Education Trust Fund (P.I.P.E.) have generously extended support, both financial and products/materials, to the International Water,…

By now everyone seems to know about NASA’s goal to land a human crew on Mars and explore the red planet. However, we also know NASA doesn’t want to stop there. It wants humans to colonize not only Mars, but…