Sunday, April 20, 2025
Canada’s cement and concrete industry launches action plan to net-zero
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) – together with its members and partners in the concrete sector – released Concrete Zero, an Action Plan to ensure…
Construction
Ontario Wood WORKS! 2023 Wood Design Award winners announced
Nine outstanding wood projects from across Ontario were celebrated at the 23rd annual Ontario Wood WORKS! Awards Night. The awards program honours the people and organizations that, through…
WSP acquires Quebec-based building engineering firm LGT Inc.
WSP Global announced the acquisition of LGT Inc. (lgt), a Quebec-based building engineering firm. lgt provides advisory services in the areas of mechanical engineering, electricity,…
Construction Safety Nova Scotia recognizes leaders in workplace safety
Construction Safety Nova Scotia (CSNS) announced the winners of its 2023 Safety Awards, which were handed out at the association’s Annual General Meeting. This year,…
Ontario contractors appeal to industry to help ‘Stop the Drop’
As more high-rise buildings dot Ontario’s cityscapes, there is heightened need for the construction industry to come together to take proactive action to prevent falling…
Infrastructure BC releases Spring 2023 BC Major Projects update
Infrastructure BC announced the release of the Spring 2023 BC Major Infrastructure Projects Brochure. The brochure offers industry, contractors, subcontractors, and market participants a forward…
Mass timber pedestrian bridge installed at George Brown College’s Limberlost Place
PCL announced a significant construction milestone at George Brown College’s Limberlost Place with the installation of a two-storey mass timber pedestrian bridge that was erected…
Annual BCCA survey reveals a construction industry under strain
The findings of the annual BC Construction Association (BCCA) Industry Survey expose the operational stresses facing construction employers across BC. The results, taken from over…
New mass timber student housing building under construction at BCIT
Construction is underway on a new 12-storey mass timber building that will provide 470 students with affordable on-campus housing at the British Columbia Institute of…
EllisDon appoints new CEO
EllisDon announced that Geoff Smith will be stepping down as president and CEO in June of this year. The Board of Directors, Board Chair Gerald…
Builders say feds must ante up more funds for housing and related infrastructure
A pair of construction associations are calling on the federal government to do its part and begin investing more of the tax revenue it collects…
Town of Saugeen Shores breaks ground on Innovation Park
The Town of Saugeen Shore, Ont. announced construction has officially begun on the Town’s new Innovation Park, an area set up to attract clean energy…
BC Construction Association honours industry excellence
The BC Construction Association (BCCA) honoured its 6th Annual Construction and Skilled Trades Month by recognizing excellence across the industry in three areas of priority: public…
Lafarge pursues partnership to reduce cement’s carbon footprint
Progressive Planet announced the signing of a non-binding MOU with Lafarge Canada Inc. to explore a CleanTech solution expected to decrease the carbon footprint of…
Ironworkers crown new Toronto tower with final curved steel beam
On March 16, 2023, ironworkers placed the final curved steel beam 47 storeys above downtown Toronto, crowning Cadillac Fairview’s 160 Front Street West commercial office…
PSPC kept Parliament’s rehabilitation program moving despite delayed decisions
A report from Auditor General Karen Hogan tabled in the House of Commons found that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) used flexible approaches to…
Canadian Wood Council announces 2023 Wood Design & Building Award winners
The Canadian Wood Council has announced the winning projects of the 39th annual Wood Design & Building Awards program. The influential awards program recognizes and celebrates…
Canada announces $1.4B investment to upgrade JTF Dwyer Hill Training Centre
The Government of Canada announced a $1.4-billion infrastructure project to upgrade the Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2) special operations forces’ facilities at the Dwyer…
Consulting Engineers of Alberta hand out 2023 Showcase Awards
Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) presented 13 awards of excellence and 11 awards of merit at its 26th annual Showcase Awards Gala, held in Calgary.…
London’s Renew Construction Program is investing over $200M in 2023
The City of London announced that its Renew Construction Program is investing over $200 million to build new roads, bridges and underpasses and rehabilitate existing…
Aecon to sell minority interest in Bermuda airport concessionaire
Aecon Group Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure to sell a 49.9 per cent minority interest…
Changes needed to outdated Canadian immigration policy: CCA 2023 Day Two
Immigration isn’t the silver bullet for solving construction labour shortages in Canada, but it sure could make a big difference, according to Patrick McManus, executive…
Procurement, trade infrastructure discussed at 2023 CCA Conference
The first day of the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) annual conference in Tucson, Arizona offered up advice on collaborating with governments to help achieve net-zero…
Positive outlook from industry contractors, annual OCS survey finds
More than eight-in-10 Ontario contractors are feeling good about their business prospects this year, according to the Ontario Construction Secretariat’s (OCS) annual Contractor Survey. Eighty-one…