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Vancouver announces housing development acceleration plan
Vancouver announces housing development acceleration plan
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver has announced a new goal of approving 83,000 new homes in the next decade, a 15 per cent increase from previous targets. The updated 10-year Housing Targets  and new Three-year Action Plan adopted by city council, will a...
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B.C. highlights housing target outcomes with more than 4,000 new homes built
VICTORIA, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia has released a six-month pro...
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As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the...
Government , Infrastructure
Legal Notes: Paying into the court can extricate owners from payment disputes
The Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba found itself entangled with a dispute it...
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Vancouver announces housing development acceleration plan
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver has announced a new goal of approving 83,000 n...
Government
B.C. highlights housing target outcomes with more than 4,000 new homes built
VICTORIA, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia has released a six-month pro...
Government , Projects
As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the...
Government , Infrastructure
Legal Notes: Paying into the court can extricate owners from payment disputes
The Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba found itself entangled with a dispute it...
Government
Calgarians may see full water service restored earlier than expected: mayor
CALGARY - Calgary's weeks-long water crisis, which has prompted civic officials...
Government , Infrastructure
Saskatchewan invests $100 million in major Indigenous wind project
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan has announced it will provide up to $100...
Government , Resource
City of Edmonton wins three Transportation Association of Canada awards
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton has won three awards from the Transportation Ass...
Associations , Government
Calgary mayor wants wide survey of water lines after catastrophic break
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor is promising a wide-ranging examination of the city's...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top JOC headlines: June 17 to 21
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Alberta hit a record number of hom...
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Manitoba to build healing centre at landfill, with search for remains to start in fall
WINNIPEG, MAN. - The search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two s...
Government
Calgary mayor sticks to Stampede opening day for possible main water fix
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor is sticking to opening day of the Stampede as a best-c...
Government , Infrastructure
BCCA issues warning about lack of ‘Contract A’ in public sector procurement
Construction stakeholders are sounding the alarm as some public procurement esch...
Associations , Government
Legal Notes: Adjudication is still on a learning curve in Ontario
Experience is being gained with the adjudication process introduced to Ontario i...
Government
Insurance Essentials: Why you need an installation floater for your next (and every) job
Whether a new construction build, major renovation project or kitchen re...
Government
Calgary marks two weeks of water restrictions; pipe pieces arrive from San Diego
CALGARY - It has been two weeks since a massive water pipe ruptured in Calgary,...
Government , Infrastructure
Metro Vancouver to initiate independent review of troubled North Shore wastewater project
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver issued a statement on June 18 indicating...
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LNG company plans to use ‘floatel’ near Squamish, B.C., without local permit
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The company behind a natural gas project near Squamish, B.C., h...
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Alberta funds upgrades to rural infrastructure
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is funding $236 million in grants for 125 loca...
Government , Infrastructure
Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
In December 2019, Ontario’s On Site and Excess Soil Regulation came into law in...
Government , Resource
Panel to review water main break that has forced Calgary to conserve water
CALGARY - A panel of experts is to review why a major pipeline burst in Calgary...
Government , Infrastructure
B.C. environmental regulator orders LNG company to deploy ‘floatel’ near Squamish
SQUAMISH. B.C. - A British Columbia government agency has ordered a liquefied na...
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City of Vancouver adopts new replacement water heater efficiency standards
VANCOUVER – Vancouver City Council has approved updates to efficiency standards...
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Vancouver Parks Board approves 10-year sports field strategy
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation gave unanimous approval...
Government , Infrastructure
Calgary mayor: no more breaks found in remaining 300 metres of failed water main
CALGARY - There have been no more unpleasant surprises following a robotic inspe...
Government , Infrastructure
New B.C. regulations will streamline international credentialing
VICTORIA — The Government of British Columbia will soon implement a streamlined...
Government
Mount Pleasant building scales new heights thanks to zoning change
One of Vancouver’s oldest and trendiest areas is climbing to new heights, thanks...
Government , Projects
Canadian labour ministers say they want federal government training money back
VICTORIA - Canada's provincial and territorial labour ministers will be meeting...
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Calgary pipe repair could take three to five more weeks as ‘significant’ damage found
CALGARY - Resumption of normal water service in Calgary could be delayed by an e...
Government , Infrastructure
Design-build contract awarded for Edmonton’s Capital Line South LRT extension
EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton has awarded a design-build contract for phase on...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Another crane-swing case hoists up to B.C. Supreme Court
A crane-swing case filed for hearing in B.C. Supreme Court (BCSC) is underscorin...
Government , OH&S
Coastal GasLink completes $7.15B bond offering, largest in corporate Canadian history
CALGARY - Calgary-based TC Energy Corp., the company behind the Coastal GasLink...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
B.C. politicians ask for audit of $3.86 billion North Shore water treatment plant
VANCOUVER - A group of local politicians from B.C.'s Lower Mainland are asking t...
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Bird selected to complete five projects valued at $625M across Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. has been selected for five projects i...
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Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
In December 2019, Ontario’s On Site and Excess Soil Regulation came into law in...
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BoC considered waiting until July to cut interest rates, summary says
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s governing council thought about waiting until July...
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Jacob Bros acquisition comes down to culture and strategic growth: Bird CEO
For Bird president and CEO Teri McKibbon the acquisition of Jacob Bros addressed...
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‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success
For almost 25 years Lilly Lazare-Greene worked as a bartender in downtown Toront...
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Over 200 members of Indigenous communities across Canada gain valuable construction skills
More than 200 members of 14 Indigenous communities, including a sizable number o...
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Top 10 major upcoming Recreational and Retail, Wholesale, Warehouse construction projects – Canada – June 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Recreational and Retail...
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Calgary’s can-do construction industry keeps dry during water emergency
Like everyone else in Calgary, the city’s construction industry has been struggl...