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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…

A report prepared as part of the police investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire has uncovered calamitous deficiencies in the installation of the windows, cavity barriers and cladding system, and their failure to meet building regulations. The 210-page interim document, by fire investigation…

City council has given the go-ahead for a casino in north Etobicoke, under conditions including a $5-million investment in daycare for local workers who will be hired under a community-benefits agreement. Councillors approved the beefed-up benefits agreement Thursday in the second…

Brad Done watched carefully as a machinist drilled a hole into a bright yellow metal tube about a metre long and 10 centimetres across at his Surrey, B.C., business, Reliance Foundry. The pole is called a bollard, designed to be set into…

The University of Calgary has begun a large-scale redevelopment project of MacKimmie Tower, which will last until summer 2019. The renovations are part of a larger plan to redevelop the MacKimmie Complex and the Professional Faculties Building. This summer, the link…

Construction has begun on a massive new revitalization plan on one of Montreal’s most important commercial areas, Sainte-Catherine Street. The portion of the street from Atwater Avenue to de Bleury Street is getting an entire makeover: The sidewalks will be widened…

A 12-storey, 83-unit prefabricated residential building at Constance Avenue and Admirals Road was given the green light by Esquimalt council after a public hearing this week. The Corvette Landing project will be the second-highest tall-timber building in the province next to…

Even with good intentions, appropriate funding and expedited permitting processes, there simply aren’t enough construction tradespeople to build all the homes required to meet B.C.’s housing targets, according to a group of industry experts. Speaking to a huge audience at the…

The City of Weyburn gave a presentation on the new Recreation and Culture Centre to be built in Jubilee Park and connected to the new elementary school building. The design has two floors with a combination of art facilities and sports…

Violence Against Women Services Elgin County (VAWSEC) opened its new emergency shelter in 2016 on Princess Avenue in St. Thomas after provincial funding and $1.2 million in community donations made it happen. The innovative design for Women’s Place Elgin’s Emergency Shelter…

The choices we make — big or small — can have a huge impact on our safety and the safety of those around us. This is especially true in the construction industry, where thousands of men and women rely on each…

Ontario is investing in research, education and construction of tall wood buildings so more wood products can be used in new homes and taller buildings through the new Mass Timber Program. This program is part of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan and is…

Mississauga, Ont. – April 24, 2018 – Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, is announcing Premset – its new range of medium voltage (MV) switchgear. This innovative compact and modular vacuum switchgear represents a technological…