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The chief executive of the LNG Canada project on British Columbia’s northern coast said on Tuesday that the company was committed to starting construction on the $40 billion liquefied natural gas export project this year. An investment decision on the terminal in…

Whether one owns or manages a building, the responsibility of identifying all potential risks for fires is a high priority. By far, the best line of defense to reduce injuries from fires is to prevent the fires from occurring in the…

TORONTO, May 15, 2018 /CNW/ – At a ceremony held earlier today for dignitaries, partners, development industry colleagues, community neighbours and members of the media, international real estate firm Hines, and Canada’s leading condominium developer, Tridel, jointly announced their highly anticipated vision for the fourth and…

REGINA, SK, May 10, 2018 – Today the SCSA is proud to make two announcements. First, in response to member feedback, five additional topics have been added to the Guide to OHS Legislation app that was released last September – Harassment;…

Lynne Kent says owning a home in Vancouver that’s valued at $4 million isn’t the blessing it may appear to be. She and her husband are among a small group of homeowners in British Columbia facing a tax bump on homes…

NEW YORK, May 14, 2018 /CNW/ — Echo Barrier, leading international supplier of portable noise mitigation systems, is pleased to announce a partnership deal with Multiquip Inc. for distribution in the United States, Canada and Mexico of the Echo Barrier noise control systems and its network of trained personnel,…

Details: Size: 14′ L x 7’6” W / 4.27 m x 2.29 m Thickness: 4.2″ / 0.11 m ( 3.2″ special order) Weight:  2500 lbs [+/- 50 lbs]  / 1134kg [+/- 23 kg] Handling Method: 4 Point Lifting Lugs Applications: Rig mats, Road mats, Access roads, Leases, Pipeline crossings, Creek crossings, Staging areas, Camps, Tank…

May 15, 2018 – (OTTAWA, ON) – Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada) has announced its inaugural Board of Directors. GBCI Canada is a joint venture between GBCI and the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and was created to accelerate…

Ontario, Calif. (May 14, 2018) — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as a standards developing organization (SDO), confiding in the 92-year-old association the responsibility to develop, publish,…

Edmonton wants to hear big ideas for how to redevelop the Northlands site but one longtime member of the community is warning the approach by officials has likely limited what they’ll hear. Ken Cantor said he was really excited by Edmonton’s…

Construction on Lachine’s promising VillaNova new housing development is finally set to begin one and a half years after it was originally announced. Development should start at the beginning of June and the project will be one of the biggest the…

Richmond, B.C. (May 14, 2018) — Today, the Vancouver Police Department is partnering with the Work Zone Safety Alliance and WorkSafeBC to kick off the eighth annual B.C. Cone Zone Campaign, with an enforcement blitz at a roadside worksite between 9:30…

A construction crew can build a small home in about four to six weeks. To shave time and labor costs, some homebuilders have chosen to automate part of the process instead. A new robot, developed by Perth-based company Fastbrick Robotics, may be the speediest…

A North Vancouver couple is suing the company behind the home design show Love it or List it Vancouver, claiming producers brought in an actor with no contracting experience to work on their home for their episode.  Jeanine Almeida and Norman Waine also claim the renovation was…

The president of Toronto’s real estate board warned leaders of the Ontario Real Estate Association, headed by a former Progressive Conservative leader, to “stay in their lane” in an emphatic letter that relays his concerns that the provincial group is stoking…