Windsor fire officials say the city’s newest fire hall is designed to be a “post disaster” structure that can be relied upon to function in the face of a variety of emergency events. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens and Fire Chief Stephen…
Windsor fire officials say the city’s newest fire hall is designed to be a “post disaster” structure that can be relied upon to function in the face of a variety of emergency events. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens and Fire Chief Stephen…
Sheet lead for Radiation Protection in laboratories, clinics, dental and medical application can be a challenge. Many contractors and architects face challenges due to space criteria and the weight of the shielding requirements. We provide Sheet lead in 12 different sizes and…
A community action group has withdrawn its motion to seek a stop to construction at the White Pines industrial wind turbine project in South Marysburgh. The Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County (APPEC) appeared before theOntario Divisional Court in Toronto Friday,…
With spring finally here, SaskPower is reminding farmers and those in the construction industry to be aware of overhead and underground power lines. “Producers and construction workers are likely feeling some pressure out there with the late spring,” said Kevin Schwing,…
Engineers from WSP are working with architects at Innovation Imperative to create a carbon neutral modular hotel made from groups of concrete pods. Created by engineering firm WSP’s new in-house design studio and David Ajasa-Adekunle’s architecture practice, the project called Tetra Hotel is currently at proof-of-concept…
Ottawa, ON, April 30, 2018 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is proposing an amendment to Bill C-45 that would result in a moratorium on home cultivation of cannabis until the governments can enact rules and regulations for the entire…
EASTON, Pa., May 1, 2018 /CNW/ — Victaulic announces the fire industry’s first Installation-Ready™ sprinkler that is UL-listed and FM-approved with the launch of its FireLock™ IGS Style V9 Sprinkler Coupling and line of FireLock IGS grooved sprinklers. Created to replace threads on…
Doug Ford said Monday he would allow some development in the Greenbelt — the world’s largest permanently protected green space — if elected premier this spring, to ease the housing crisis in the Greater Toronto Area. The Progressive Conservative leader made…
TORONTO, April 30, 2018 /CNW/ – A new milestone under the National Housing Strategy (NHS) has been reached. Families and vulnerable Canadians in need of an affordable place to call home can count on long-term funding for community housing in Ontario. The Honourable Jean-Yves…
It’s been boarded up for more than a decade. The last business licence issued for it was in the late 1990s. But now the small commercial building at 10344 Jasper Ave. — just east of the historic Birks Building — is getting…
Nine organizations will receive grants of up to $40,000 from the Government of British Columbia’s Building Excellence Research and Education Grants program. The program is distributing more than $331,950 in funding through BC Housing, following a review of submissions for 2018.…
The City of Calgary is rethinking how it looks at risk as it prepares to finalize new rules about building near railway corridors. In a report going to council committee Monday, new regulations that are much more lenient than the national…
Montréal, April 30th, 2018 – DELMA Real Estate Corporation, a subsidiary of DELMA Group Inc., is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 56,000 sq. Ft. 6-storey office building located at 185, Dorval Avenue, in the heart of downtown Dorval, a…
Below are links to the top news items posted on the Construction Links Network over the past week. Members are invited to send company news items and press releases before May 4 to be included in the next issue. Thank you…
Richmond, B.C. (Saturday, April 28, 2018) — Thousands of workers, families, union members and employers are remembering those who lost their lives on the job with 40 ceremonies across British Columbia this weekend. Today’s Vancouver ceremony is at Jack Poole Plaza…