Government Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:31:11 +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 Government Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat /dcn/news/usa/2024/07/biden-administration-proposes-rule-for-workplaces-to-address-excessive-heat /dcn/news/usa/2024/07/biden-administration-proposes-rule-for-workplaces-to-address-excessive-heat#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:31:11 +0000 /?p=369079 WASHINGTON – The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures. If finalized, the measure would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from injuries related to heat exposure on the job […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/07/biden-administration-proposes-rule-for-workplaces-to-address-excessive-heat/feed 0 Vancouver announces housing development acceleration plan /joc/news/government/2024/07/vancouver-announces-housing-development-acceleration-plan /joc/news/government/2024/07/vancouver-announces-housing-development-acceleration-plan#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:10:07 +0000 /?p=368966 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 advance the implementation of the Vancouver Plan, Housing Vancouver Strategy and changes in provincial […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/07/vancouver-announces-housing-development-acceleration-plan/feed 0 B.C. highlights housing target outcomes with more than 4,000 new homes built /joc/news/government/2024/07/b-c-highlights-housing-target-outcomes-with-more-than-4000-new-homes-built /joc/news/government/2024/07/b-c-highlights-housing-target-outcomes-with-more-than-4000-new-homes-built#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:05:37 +0000 /?p=368954 VICTORIA, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia has released a six-month progress update from 10 priority communities previously selected as housing targets with more than 4,000 net new homes built. In September 2023, B.C. established housing targets for the first priority communities based on 75 per cent of each municipality’s estimated housing need, a […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/07/b-c-highlights-housing-target-outcomes-with-more-than-4000-new-homes-built/feed 0 Governments team up to bring affordable housing to Orillia /dcn/news/projects/2024/07/governments-team-up-to-bring-affordable-housing-to-orillia /dcn/news/projects/2024/07/governments-team-up-to-bring-affordable-housing-to-orillia#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:10:00 +0000 /?p=368935 ORILLIA, ONT. — The governments of Canada and Ontario recently announced a combined investment of over $8.1 million to build 42 new affordable homes in Orillia. Located at 250 West St. N., Orillia Development counts 130 affordable apartments ranging from studio to three-bedroom sizes for seniors, families and individuals and will also include a community […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/07/governments-team-up-to-bring-affordable-housing-to-orillia/feed 0 Ontario testing digital twin technology for infrastructure projects /dcn/news/government/2024/07/ontario-testing-digital-twin-technology-for-infrastructure-projects /dcn/news/government/2024/07/ontario-testing-digital-twin-technology-for-infrastructure-projects#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:05:58 +0000 /?p=368931 TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it is testing the application of digital modelling technology, known as digital twins, for ‘key’ infrastructure projects such as hospitals, highways and transit as it relates to timing and budget. Digital twins are virtual models of existing and planned assets that when mapped for construction projects, can be […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/07/ontario-testing-digital-twin-technology-for-infrastructure-projects/feed 0 Procurement Perspectives: Managing the use of consultants in your organization /dcn/news/government/2024/07/procurement-perspectives-managing-the-use-of-consultants-in-your-organization /dcn/news/government/2024/07/procurement-perspectives-managing-the-use-of-consultants-in-your-organization#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:06:32 +0000 /?p=368949 Having worked as a purchasing consultant for many years, I have some interest in this topic. The use of a consultant has many perceived benefits, but the reliance placed on them is nevertheless troubling in today’s economy. In studies I have seen over the years, the general consensus is that one third of all consultant’s […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/07/procurement-perspectives-managing-the-use-of-consultants-in-your-organization/feed 0 A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions /dcn/news/usa/2024/07/a-signature-biden-law-aimed-to-boost-renewable-energy-it-also-helped-a-solar-company-reap-billions /dcn/news/usa/2024/07/a-signature-biden-law-aimed-to-boost-renewable-energy-it-also-helped-a-solar-company-reap-billions#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 05:00:56 +0000 /?p=368749 WASHINGTON – As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world” from climate change. One of the largest players in the solar industry was ready. Officials, board members and major investors in First Solar, the largest domestic maker of solar panels, donated at least $1.5 million […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/07/a-signature-biden-law-aimed-to-boost-renewable-energy-it-also-helped-a-solar-company-reap-billions/feed 0 As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high /joc/news/government/2024/06/as-end-looms-for-calgary-water-restrictions-mayor-warns-daily-usage-way-too-high /joc/news/government/2024/06/as-end-looms-for-calgary-water-restrictions-mayor-warns-daily-usage-way-too-high#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:37:32 +0000 /?p=368998 CALGARY – Calgary’s mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the city has set to keep water service going amid a conservation crisis. Jyoti Gondek says Calgarians used 500 million litres of water on Thursday. It is 20 million litres more than the daily limit the city says is needed to ensure enough […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/06/as-end-looms-for-calgary-water-restrictions-mayor-warns-daily-usage-way-too-high/feed 0 Architecture firm behind Ontario Science Centre says closure was ‘a political move’ /dcn/news/government/2024/06/architecture-firm-behind-ontario-science-centre-says-closure-was-a-political-move /dcn/news/government/2024/06/architecture-firm-behind-ontario-science-centre-says-closure-was-a-political-move#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:15:39 +0000 /?p=368889 TORONTO — The firm of the late architect who designed the Ontario Science Centre says the province’s decision to immediately close its doors over a problem with the roof was “absurd” and motivated by politics rather than safety concerns. Brian Rudy, a partner with Moriyama Teshima Architects, said news of the science centre’s abrupt closure […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/06/architecture-firm-behind-ontario-science-centre-says-closure-was-a-political-move/feed 0 Funding will help build firefighter training centres in Ontario /dcn/news/projects/2024/06/funding-will-help-build-firefighter-training-centres-in-ontario /dcn/news/projects/2024/06/funding-will-help-build-firefighter-training-centres-in-ontario#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:50 +0000 /?p=368796 THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, ONT. — Five new state-of-the-art training facilities will be built to train thousands of firefighters for in-demand careers, thanks to funding from the Ontario government. Ontario is investing over $9 million to build five new training centres through the capital stream of the province’s Skills Development Fund. The new centres will have the […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/06/funding-will-help-build-firefighter-training-centres-in-ontario/feed 0 Your top DCN headlines: June 24 to 28 /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/06/your-top-dcn-headlines-june-24-to-28 /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/06/your-top-dcn-headlines-june-24-to-28#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:55:22 +0000 /?p=368808 Your top DCN headlines this week feature news tunnelling work is complete on a portion of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension; after news of the Ontario Science Centre’s abrupt closing, the province is looking for a smaller temporary home; Toronto workers were recently rescued from a swing stage after several cables snapped; and Ontario is […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/06/your-top-dcn-headlines-june-24-to-28/feed 0 David Lindsay reappointed as chair of Infrastructure Ontario /dcn/news/government/2024/06/david-lindsay-reappointed-as-chair-of-infrastructure-ontario /dcn/news/government/2024/06/david-lindsay-reappointed-as-chair-of-infrastructure-ontario#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:05:37 +0000 /?p=368729 TORONTO — Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma recently announced that David Lindsey has been reappointed as chair of Infrastructure Ontario’s board of directors for an additional three years. According to a statement, since his appointment in 2021, he has fulfilled an important advisory role for the government and ensured the agency’s corporate governance continues […]

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