DCN Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:56:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 World Trade Center 7 building did not collapse due to fire: Report /dcn/news/others/2020/05/world-trade-center-7-building-did-not-collapse-due-to-fire-report /dcn/news/others/2020/05/world-trade-center-7-building-did-not-collapse-due-to-fire-report#comments Wed, 20 May 2020 09:10:15 +0000 /?p=217857 A group of engineers and architects is demanding the American National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) retract and correct a 2008 report that concluded one of three World Trade Center buildings collapsed because fire weakened the steel supporting it in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth (AE911T) has formally […]

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]]> /dcn/news/others/2020/05/world-trade-center-7-building-did-not-collapse-due-to-fire-report/feed 98 9/11 destruction “controlled demolition” — fact or fiction? /dcn/news/government/2017/11/911-destruction-controlled-demolition-fact-fiction /dcn/news/government/2017/11/911-destruction-controlled-demolition-fact-fiction#comments Fri, 24 Nov 2017 18:27:55 +0000 /?p=127500 Despite strong contrary arguments, a McMaster University engineering professor steadfastly maintains the collapse of three World Trade Center buildings after the infamous 9/11 attacks can only be adequately explained if “controlled demolition” is part of the equation. Robert Korol, a civil engineering professor emeritus and a fellow of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, authored […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2017/11/911-destruction-controlled-demolition-fact-fiction/feed 2 Wheels Inn now reborn as Chatham, Ontario convention centre /dcn/news/projects/2011/04/wheels-inn-now-reborn-as-chatham-ontario-convention-centre-dcn044130w Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 /news/uncategorized/2011/04/wheels-inn-now-reborn-as-chatham-ontario-convention-centre Norlon Builders is general contractor for the Chatham-Kent John D. Bradley Convention Centre, on the site of the Wheels Inn in Chatham, Ontario. The shell of the former entertainment building is being kept intact with the interior walls mostly gutted.

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]]> PHOTO: Hospital Addition /dcn/news/projects/2020/03/photo-hospital-addition Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:05:22 +0000 /?p=214829 Work has moved above grade on the new eight-storey Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre at Michael Garron Hospital redevelopment located at Sammon and Coxwell Avenues in East York, Toronto. The owner is Infrastructure Ontario and the design/build contractor is EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare. The project involves renovation works within the J and D Wings […]

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]]> Goldboro LNG plant slated to be largest project in Nova Scotia’s history /dcn/news/projects/2021/01/goldboro-lng-plant-slated-to-be-largest-project-in-nova-scotias-history /dcn/news/projects/2021/01/goldboro-lng-plant-slated-to-be-largest-project-in-nova-scotias-history#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:00:21 +0000 /?p=231558 Calgary, Alta.-based Pieridae Energy is gearing up to build a massive, multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility near the small community of Goldboro in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, about 250 kilometres northeast of Halifax. Construction of a $720-million workcamp and amenities at the site could begin this summer if all goes according to plan. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2021/01/goldboro-lng-plant-slated-to-be-largest-project-in-nova-scotias-history/feed 17 2010-2019 Trends in Canadian Building Product Material Costs /dcn/news/economic/2019/03/2010-2019-trends-canadian-building-product-material-costs Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:19:01 +0000 /?p=199366 Recently, ɫɫ took a close look at the movement in U.S. construction material costs, through focusing on the Industrial Product Price Indices (PPIs) calculated and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This current article carries out a similar analysis for Canada. The north-of-the-border data series that are equivalent to the U.S. PPI are the […]

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]]> Decision imminent on $10-billion Nova Scotia LNG plant /dcn/news/infrastructure/2018/06/decision-imminent-10-billion-nova-scotia-lng-plant /dcn/news/infrastructure/2018/06/decision-imminent-10-billion-nova-scotia-lng-plant#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:10:04 +0000 /?p=158171 Thousands of Nova Scotia construction workers are at the starting gate ready to get to work as Pieridae Energy edges closer to giving the go-ahead to its proposed $10-billion-plus liquid natural gas (LNG) project targeted for Goldboro, in the southeast of the province. The project owner has been proceeding steadily for six years obtaining permitting, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2018/06/decision-imminent-10-billion-nova-scotia-lng-plant/feed 4 Pickering casino construction close to completion /dcn/news/projects/2020/02/pickering-casino-construction-close-to-completion /dcn/news/projects/2020/02/pickering-casino-construction-close-to-completion#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:00:16 +0000 /?p=212318 Construction of a large Las Vegas-style casino on a sprawling parcel of property in the east end of the City of Pickering is moving along and should be completed by spring. The 330,000-square-foot gambling venue, aptly named Pickering Casino Resort, is being built by One Toronto Gaming and is expected to open in April. The […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2020/02/pickering-casino-construction-close-to-completion/feed 7 Forensic investigation into $80M Bondfield fraud digs deeper /dcn/news/government/2019/12/forensic-investigation-into-80m-bondfield-fraud-digs-deeper Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:00:59 +0000 /?p=210868 An iconic Toronto construction company teeters under bankruptcy protection while a forensic audit digs ever deeper into the alleged $80 million trail of phony invoices. Court-appointed monitor Ernst and Young LLP’s (E&Y) Oct. 30 Phase II report to the court overseeing the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceedings at Ontario Superior Court, zeros in on […]

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]]> BREAKING: Ontario outlines essential construction projects /dcn/news/government/2021/04/breaking-ontario-outlines-essential-construction-projects /dcn/news/government/2021/04/breaking-ontario-outlines-essential-construction-projects#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:21:53 +0000 /?p=238204 TORONTO – The Ontario government has issued a list of construction projects and activities that are considered essential under expanded emergency orders issued today to deal with the pandemic. The measures are “targeted at stopping the rapid growth in COVID-19 case rates and relieving mounting pressures on the province’s health care system,” a government statement […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2021/04/breaking-ontario-outlines-essential-construction-projects/feed 60 Industry slams Trudeau on ‘gender impacts’ comment about male construction workers /dcn/news/government/2018/12/industry-slams-trudeau-gender-impacts-comment-male-construction-workers /dcn/news/government/2018/12/industry-slams-trudeau-gender-impacts-comment-male-construction-workers#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2018 06:00:30 +0000 /?p=189341 A comment made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the recent G20 Summit in Argentina has caused a stir in the Canadian construction industry, with several stakeholders taking to social media to voice their views and opinions on the matter. During a panel discussion with members of the G20 Business Women Leaders Task Force, which […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2018/12/industry-slams-trudeau-gender-impacts-comment-male-construction-workers/feed 3 The seven-year itch: Bobcat and Doosan splitting apart /dcn/news/economic/2018/07/seven-year-itch-bobcat-doosan-splitting-apart Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:05:03 +0000 /?p=163652 After seven years of growing the Doosan brand under Bobcat, Doosan is now separating itself with the aspiration of being one of the top five heavy equipment manufacturers in North America. Under the new arrangement: “Bobcat remains part of Doosan Bobcat North America, the U.S. and Canadian subsidiary of Doosan Bobcat Inc., which includes Bobcat […]

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