BC to require anonymous land owners to reveal true identities
While the rest of the country debates privacy issues, British Columbia has boldly proclaimed that all owners of land in the province will have to publicly reveal their identities. In a budget revealed Tuesday in Victoria, finance minister Carole James announced…
SaskPower expanding commercial smart meter pilot program
SaskPower is expanding their commercial and industrial smart meter pilot program to businesses across Saskatchewan. Approximately 7,500 customers will be getting the smart meters. “It will be a wide-swath across Saskatchewan,” SaskPower spokesperson Jonathan Tremblay said. “From potential restaurants or shopping…
Inuvik company fined $100K for accidental workplace fatality
A Northwest Territories judge has ordered Inuvik’s Allen Services & Contracting Ltd. to pay $100,000 after the workplace death of David Vinnicombe. David Vinnicombe, a 19-year-old from Australia, was working for Allen Services in Inuvik in June 2016 when a piece…
RAIC awards 2018 Gold Medal to Saucier + Perrotte Architectes
OTTAWA, February 21, 2018 – The founders of Saucier + Perrotte Architectes, a Montreal firm that for 30 years has consistently produced refined, elegant and modern buildings – many for the public – are the recipients of the 2018 RAIC Gold Medal.…
PCL Toronto Appoints New Director of Business Development
PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Olynyk to the position of director, Business Development, in Toronto. He will report to PCL Toronto senior vice president and district manager Todd Craigen. In this new role,…
Garaga Introduces a New Color: Chocolate Walnut
St-Georges, Febrary 2018 ̶ Once again, Garaga is expanding its choice of colors, adding Chocolate Walnut this time, for its Townships Collection and Standard+ Series doors, all of them R-16 polyurethane-injected doors. Garaga proposes this color for those want to replicate…