Infrastructure
Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.
Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says insurers have been working with clients for the last few weeks since the Categ...
Infrastructure
Calgarians to hear feeder main investigation findings Nov. 26
CALGARY, ALTA. — A public meeting on the preliminary findings of an investigatio...
Government , Infrastructure
Thompson Regional Airport receives $30M for needed improvements
THOMPSON, MAN. — Through the Airports Capital Assistance Program, the federal go...
Infrastructure
Sizzling concrete roads buckling in heat waves
Concrete roads and sidewalks are buckling across Canada in heat waves creating y...
Infrastructure , Resource , US News
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Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month h...
Infrastructure
Calgarians to hear feeder main investigation findings Nov. 26
CALGARY, ALTA. — A public meeting on the preliminary findings of an investigatio...
Government , Infrastructure
Thompson Regional Airport receives $30M for needed improvements
THOMPSON, MAN. — Through the Airports Capital Assistance Program, the federal go...
Infrastructure
Sizzling concrete roads buckling in heat waves
Concrete roads and sidewalks are buckling across Canada in heat waves creating y...
Infrastructure , Resource , US News
Forecasters issue ‘bomb cyclone’ warning for B.C., with 120 km/h winds predicted
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning that a "bomb cyclone" is expected to b...
Infrastructure , Resource
Red Deer Justice Centre reaches construction completion
RED DEER, ALTA. — Construction of the new Red Deer Justice Centre is now complet...
Infrastructure
Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 11 to 15
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a dam project has wrapped up near...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Feds, City of Delta partner on flood protection projects
DELTA, B.C. — The federal government is investing $7.6 million in the City of De...
Infrastructure
Lytton looking to build new municipal structures in 2025
Lytton Mayor Denise O’Connor is looking at 2025 as the year the village starts t...
Government , Infrastructure
New dam created to protect Canmore from floods
CANMORE, ALTA. — The Province of Alberta recently celebrated the new Cougar Cree...
Infrastructure
$86 million Nunavut school provides many lessons on how to build in Canada’s North
The hardships that the design/building team face on an $86 million school underw...
Infrastructure
Special to the JOC – Honouring freedom and remembrance: Light Horse Park’s legacy and its role in commemorating veterans
With Remembrance Day upon us, Light Horse Park in Edmonton stands as a living te...
Infrastructure
Brandon, Fusion Credit Union sign development deal with CIB
BRANDON, MAN. – The City of Brandon and Fusion Credit Union have signed an agree...
Government , Infrastructure
Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: PBO
OTTAWA — The federal government faces a potential loss on the sale of the Trans...
Government , Infrastructure
Design approved for False Creek’s East Park
VANCOUVER — Designs have been approved for the first phase of East Park, a new w...
Infrastructure
Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 4 to 8
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news construction is slated to start on...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...
Government , Infrastructure
Construction slated to start on Stanley Park water supply tunnel project
VANCOUVER — A major project is set to begin mid-November that will replace an ag...
Infrastructure , Resource
Seawall at Third Beach closed for hazardous tree removal, slope safety work
VANCOUVER — From now until Dec. 6 the seawall between Third Beach and Prospect P...
Infrastructure
Southwest Contracting carrying out needed Fortis Dam upgrades
KOOTENAY RIVER, B.C. – Southwest Contracting has announced it is carrying out in...
Infrastructure
RM of Taché celebrates start of community centre construction
LORETTE, MAN. – The governments of Canada, Manitoba and the Rural Municipality (...
Infrastructure
Manitoba invests $19.6 million for Souris River Bridge reconstruction
MELITA – The Government of Manitoba is investing $19.6 million into reconstructi...
Infrastructure
Feds put $727,500 towards Thompson Okanagan recreation infrastructure
KELOWNA, B.C. – The federal government is funding $727,500 through the Pacific E...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 28 to Nov. 1
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news the first of six units has begun g...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Donna Grant appointed president of BC 1 Call
VANCOUVER – Donna Grant has been announced as the new president of BC 1 Call. G...
Infrastructure , OH&S
Humpy Hollow designed to create personal space in Calgary’s downtown
A Calgary, Alta. landmark is expanding and improving while keeping itself on a p...
Infrastructure
Bonaparte First Nation hails water treatment plant completions
BONAPARTE FIRST NATION, B.C. — Bonaparte First Nation, located west of Kamloops,...
Infrastructure
City of Vancouver asks residents to adopt a catch basin
VANCOUVER – After an intense atmospheric river caused flooding across the Lower...
Infrastructure
Deerfoot improvement project reaches completion
CALGARY – The expansion of Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, a major transport artery f...
Infrastructure
First of six units begin generating power at B.C.’s Site C dam
BC Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia ha...
Infrastructure , Projects
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government...
Government , Infrastructure
Manitoba invests $48.6 million in Louis Riel Bridge project
WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba is investing $48.6 million into a bridge c...
Infrastructure
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Beyond net-zero: Wellington East Business Centre using unique concrete methods
Canada’s largest office building to pursue beyond net-zero standards is schedule...
Projects
Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells, B.C., gets approval, but a First Nation is opposed
VICTORIA — An operating permit has been granted for the Cariboo Gold Mine in cen...
Resource
Habitat for Humanity housing survey highlights Canada’s deepening housing crisis
TORONTO — Habitat for Humanity Canada’s third annual Affordable Housing Survey r...
Economic
Mayor’s Urban Design Awards event celebrates industry’s finest
CALGARY, ALTA. — Winners of 10th edition of the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUD...
Projects
Calgarians to hear feeder main investigation findings Nov. 26
CALGARY, ALTA. — A public meeting on the preliminary findings of an investigatio...
Government , Infrastructure
City of Vancouver looks for feedback on 17 ‘Future Villages’
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver is inviting the public to share their thoughts...
Government
Les Stechesen wins first Winnipeg Architecture Foundation Legacy Award
Les Stechesen, a well-known and widely admired Winnipeg architect, was recently...
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Ontario passes amendments to its Construction Act
Important amendments to Ontario’s Construction Act (OCA) received Royal Assent o...