Resource Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:16:16 +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 Resource Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Northern Tornadoes Project confirms tornado touched down in Fergus, Ont., on Sunday /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/northern-tornadoes-project-confirms-tornado-touched-down-in-fergus-ont-on-sunday /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/northern-tornadoes-project-confirms-tornado-touched-down-in-fergus-ont-on-sunday#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:16:16 +0000 /?p=413488 FERGUS, ONT. — Severe weather researchers say a tornado carved out a “long, narrow path of damage” in a community near Guelph, Ont., on Sunday. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says it sent a team to investigate in Fergus, Ont., and confirmed a tornado touched down there. The organization says it has assigned […]

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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/northern-tornadoes-project-confirms-tornado-touched-down-in-fergus-ont-on-sunday/feed 0 Pembina Pipeline seeing increased interest from potential Cedar LNG suppliers: CEO /joc/news/economic/2024/11/pembina-pipeline-seeing-increased-interest-from-potential-cedar-lng-suppliers-ceo /joc/news/economic/2024/11/pembina-pipeline-seeing-increased-interest-from-potential-cedar-lng-suppliers-ceo#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:58:51 +0000 /?p=413218 CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it has seen an uptick in interest from potential long-term contracted natural gas suppliers since making a firm decision to go ahead with the Cedar LNG project. The Calgary-based pipeline company and its project partner, the Haisla First Nation, green-lit the US$4-billion facility in June. Pembina CEO Scott Burrows […]

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]]> /joc/news/economic/2024/11/pembina-pipeline-seeing-increased-interest-from-potential-cedar-lng-suppliers-ceo/feed 0 Construction slated to start on Stanley Park water supply tunnel project /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/11/construction-slated-to-start-on-stanley-park-water-supply-tunnel-project /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/11/construction-slated-to-start-on-stanley-park-water-supply-tunnel-project#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:05:32 +0000 /?p=413005 VANCOUVER — A major project is set to begin mid-November that will replace an aging piece of infrastructure and help Metro Vancouver provide high-quality drinking water. “The new Stanley Park Water Supply Tunnel will replace a watermain that was built in the 1930s and is nearing the end of its service life, so it’s extremely […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/11/construction-slated-to-start-on-stanley-park-water-supply-tunnel-project/feed 0 Five things to know about the proposed emissions cap on oil and gas production /joc/news/resource/2024/11/five-things-to-know-about-the-proposed-emissions-cap-on-oil-and-gas-production /joc/news/resource/2024/11/five-things-to-know-about-the-proposed-emissions-cap-on-oil-and-gas-production#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:10:13 +0000 /?p=412896 OTTAWA — The federal government has published new draft regulations that will force oil and gas companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions.  Here’s what that looks like, and what it might mean for the industry and for Canada’s climate targets:  What is an emissions cap and what does it target? The government is essentially […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2024/11/five-things-to-know-about-the-proposed-emissions-cap-on-oil-and-gas-production/feed 0 Financial close reached on $35M solar project near Kamloops /joc/news/resource/2024/11/financial-close-reached-on-35m-solar-project-near-kamloops /joc/news/resource/2024/11/financial-close-reached-on-35m-solar-project-near-kamloops#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:05:58 +0000 /?p=412892 VANCOUVER – The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) and BluEarth Renewables (BluEarth) have achieved financial close on a $35 million loan towards a project that will be located on reclaimed land in the Highland Valley Copper Mine, southwest of Kamloops, B.C. Called quA-ymn Solar, the project is a partnership between the […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2024/11/financial-close-reached-on-35m-solar-project-near-kamloops/feed 0 Enbridge in talks about Mainline pipeline expansion as Canadian oil output grows /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/enbridge-in-talks-about-mainline-pipeline-expansion-as-canadian-oil-output-grows /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/enbridge-in-talks-about-mainline-pipeline-expansion-as-canadian-oil-output-grows#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:15:09 +0000 /?p=412766 CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has begun talks with its customers about expanding its Mainline pipeline network to handle growing volumes of Canadian oil output, the Calgary-based company said recently. “We have commenced commercial discussions with the industry. We’ve spent the quarter engineering the expansion,” said Colin Gruending, president of liquids pipelines for Enbridge, on a […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/enbridge-in-talks-about-mainline-pipeline-expansion-as-canadian-oil-output-grows/feed 0 EverWind receives federal funds for green hydrogen shipping /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/everwind-receives-federal-funds-for-green-hydrogen-shipping /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/everwind-receives-federal-funds-for-green-hydrogen-shipping#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:15:27 +0000 /?p=412705 PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — EverWind Fuels has announced it has received $22.5 million in funding through Transport Canada’s Green Shipping Corridor Fund to support marine and shore-side infrastructure development at EverWind’s Point Tupper Terminal in Nova Scotia. The project will boost EverWind’s efforts to create a hub for green hydrogen and ammonia production and transportation at […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/everwind-receives-federal-funds-for-green-hydrogen-shipping/feed 0 Canada has lots to learn from Sweden’s ‘Timber City’ /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/canada-has-lots-to-learn-from-swedens-timber-city /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/canada-has-lots-to-learn-from-swedens-timber-city#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:05:46 +0000 /?p=412738 Over a span of several decades Växjö, a small city in southern Sweden, has grown a reputation as “a living research area” to test different construction materials and building solutions. Wood designed buildings have been a major part of the movement which is why the municipality of 100,000 residents has been nicknamed Timber City, Sweden, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/canada-has-lots-to-learn-from-swedens-timber-city/feed 0 Moving mass timber into mainstream: Experts discuss construction hurdles /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/moving-mass-timber-into-mainstream-experts-discuss-construction-hurdles /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/moving-mass-timber-into-mainstream-experts-discuss-construction-hurdles#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:00:18 +0000 /?p=412478 Hurdles that mass timber faces to becoming part of mainstream construction were top of mind at a panel session at Summit 2024, a conference hosted by WoodWorks in Toronto recently. At issue for developers is a lack of data to determine how much a mass timber building can rent or sell for, said Annabelle Hamilton, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2024/11/moving-mass-timber-into-mainstream-experts-discuss-construction-hurdles/feed 0 US chooses winning bids in first commercial sale for floating offshore Atlantic wind /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/us-chooses-winning-bids-in-first-commercial-sale-for-floating-offshore-atlantic-wind /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/us-chooses-winning-bids-in-first-commercial-sale-for-floating-offshore-atlantic-wind#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:00:15 +0000 /?p=410908 PORTLAND, MAINE – The U.S. government chose winning bids Tuesday to develop wind power off New England in the first commercial sale for floating offshore wind on the Atlantic coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held a lease sale and selected nearly $22 million in winning bids for four lease areas from two firms. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/us-chooses-winning-bids-in-first-commercial-sale-for-floating-offshore-atlantic-wind/feed 0 B.C. miners win reclamation awards /dcn/news/resource/2024/10/b-c-miners-win-reclamation-awards /dcn/news/resource/2024/10/b-c-miners-win-reclamation-awards#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:50:44 +0000 /?p=409867 By its nature, mining is a process of destruction – demolishing the ground on or under the surface in order to get at the minerals, metals or gravel the miners seek. To control the damage to the Earth, modern government regulations have mandated that plans for remediation and reclamation be in place before a mining […]

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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2024/10/b-c-miners-win-reclamation-awards/feed 0 Inside Innovation: Hot-In Place Recycling means reduced carbon and waste for road repairs /dcn/news/resource/2024/10/inside-innovation-hot-in-place-recycling-means-reduced-carbon-and-waste-for-road-repairs /dcn/news/resource/2024/10/inside-innovation-hot-in-place-recycling-means-reduced-carbon-and-waste-for-road-repairs#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:33:25 +0000 /?p=410014 Maintaining Canada’s network of over one million kilometres of public roads from coast to coast is a continual process. Not only do Canadian roads experience a wide range of climatic conditions that are damaging over time, but North American vehicles are getting larger and heavier, further accelerating deterioration. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), […]

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