DCN Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:31:53 +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 Province funds nearly $27M to train over 2,600 carpenters /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/province-funds-nearly-27m-to-train-over-2600-carpenters /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/province-funds-nearly-27m-to-train-over-2600-carpenters#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:31:53 +0000 /?p=428037 CONCORD, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is investing nearly $27 million through two funding streams to help train more skilled carpentry workers.  The funding is slated to go towards expanding training programs and supporting the construction of a new carpenter training facility in Sudbury.  Four existing facilities in London, Windsor, Cambridge and Ottawa […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/province-funds-nearly-27m-to-train-over-2600-carpenters/feed 0 ‘You better pray we get elected’: Doug Ford says he will call snap Ontario election /dcn/news/government/2025/01/ontario-premier-doug-ford-plans-to-call-snap-election-next-week-sources /dcn/news/government/2025/01/ontario-premier-doug-ford-plans-to-call-snap-election-next-week-sources#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:27:32 +0000 /?p=427976 TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election Wednesday, seeking an even larger majority than his current government holds and using the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump as a justification. That election call would send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, more than a […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/ontario-premier-doug-ford-plans-to-call-snap-election-next-week-sources/feed 0 Ontario reaches tentative deal with government engineers following labour dispute /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/ontario-reaches-tentative-deal-with-government-engineers-following-labour-dispute /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/ontario-reaches-tentative-deal-with-government-engineers-following-labour-dispute#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:20:44 +0000 /?p=427724 TORONTO — Ontario has reached a tentative deal with more than 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who have been withdrawing their services from key infrastructure projects as part of a labour dispute. The Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO) bargaining association had said members’ earnings have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/ontario-reaches-tentative-deal-with-government-engineers-following-labour-dispute/feed 0 Conestoga College receives funding for two industry-related research projects /dcn/news/technology/2025/01/conestoga-college-receives-funding-for-two-industry-related-research-projects /dcn/news/technology/2025/01/conestoga-college-receives-funding-for-two-industry-related-research-projects#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:10:55 +0000 /?p=427688 KITCHENER, ONT. — Two Conestoga projects are on the receiving end of $568,000 in funding from the provincial government’s Ontario Research Fund (ORF). Conestoga received grants for CONSTRUCT: Centre for Ontario’s Network of Skilled Trade Researchers, Unions, Contractors, and Tradespeople ($333,500); and robotic welding and metallurgical analysis ($234,408 from the ORF – College Fund Ontario […]

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]]> /dcn/news/technology/2025/01/conestoga-college-receives-funding-for-two-industry-related-research-projects/feed 0 Strait of Canso Superport receives funding boost for big moves /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/strait-of-canso-superport-receives-funding-boost-for-big-moves /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/strait-of-canso-superport-receives-funding-boost-for-big-moves#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:05:45 +0000 /?p=427683 MULGRAVE, N.S. — The Province of Nova Scotia has announced it is investing $750,000 for capital upgrades to the Mulgrave Marine Terminal, including the installation of a bridge. Specifically, the funding will be used for the installation of a 44-metre steel bridge at the northern end of the Superport’s Mulgrave Marine Terminal, explains a release, […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/strait-of-canso-superport-receives-funding-boost-for-big-moves/feed 0 Design contract awarded for $98M electronic warfare regiment facility in Kingston /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/design-contract-awarded-for-98m-electronic-warfare-regiment-facility-in-kingston /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/design-contract-awarded-for-98m-electronic-warfare-regiment-facility-in-kingston#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:00:07 +0000 /?p=427670 KINGSTON, ONT. — Construction has officially started and a design contract has been awarded for the new 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment facility at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston. Colbourne & Kembel Architects Inc. of Kingston will be undertaking the design work. The $98-million, 8,350 m2  facility will consolidate units across CFB Kingston into one secure compound, explains a release. The two-storey […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/design-contract-awarded-for-98m-electronic-warfare-regiment-facility-in-kingston/feed 0 U.S. tariffs could slow M&A activity in first half of 2025: KPMG report /dcn/news/economic/2025/01/u-s-tariffs-could-slow-ma-activity-in-first-half-of-2025-kpmg-report /dcn/news/economic/2025/01/u-s-tariffs-could-slow-ma-activity-in-first-half-of-2025-kpmg-report#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:05:48 +0000 /?p=427718 TORONTO — A new report says tariffs proposed by the United States on Canadian goods could cause merger and acquisition activity to slow in the first six months of the year. However, the report by KPMG in Canada says structural changes in trade could spur cross-border deals in the long-term. U.S. President Donald Trump has […]

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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2025/01/u-s-tariffs-could-slow-ma-activity-in-first-half-of-2025-kpmg-report/feed 0 Future Whitby Sports Complex rounding the bases to completion /dcn/news/projects/2025/01/future-whitby-sports-complex-rounding-the-bases-to-completion /dcn/news/projects/2025/01/future-whitby-sports-complex-rounding-the-bases-to-completion#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:00:50 +0000 /?p=427709 WHITBY, ONT. — Whitby’s new $154.9 million sports and recreation complex continues to take shape on the west side of Baldwin Street South, near the intersection of Highway 407. Designed by Perkins + Will Architecture and being built by Ledcor, the 160,000-square-foot Whitby Sports Complex is slated for completion in late 2025. Ground was broken […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2025/01/future-whitby-sports-complex-rounding-the-bases-to-completion/feed 0 Aecon, AtkinsRéalis JV awarded $2.1B contract for Pickering nuclear station refurb /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/aecon-atkinsrealis-jv-awarded-2-1b-contract-for-pickering-nuclear-station-refurb /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/aecon-atkinsrealis-jv-awarded-2-1b-contract-for-pickering-nuclear-station-refurb#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:00:48 +0000 /?p=427671 PICKERING, ONT. — Aecon Group Inc. and AtkinsRéalis have been awarded a $2.1 billion contract by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) for early engineering and procurement work as part of the retube feeder and boiler replacement program for the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station’s “B” units. The joint venture, known as CanAtom, will carry out work for […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/aecon-atkinsrealis-jv-awarded-2-1b-contract-for-pickering-nuclear-station-refurb/feed 0 Field of Liberal leadership contenders nearly set as deadline day arrives /dcn/news/government/2025/01/field-of-liberal-leadership-contenders-nearly-set-as-deadline-day-arrives /dcn/news/government/2025/01/field-of-liberal-leadership-contenders-nearly-set-as-deadline-day-arrives#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:20:02 +0000 /?p=427649 OTTAWA — The federal Liberal caucus is meeting today and tomorrow on Parliament Hill as the party searches for its next leader. Candidates who want to run to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader are almost out of time to confirm their bids. Leadership hopefuls face a 5 p.m. deadline to declare they will run […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/field-of-liberal-leadership-contenders-nearly-set-as-deadline-day-arrives/feed 0 Canada leaning toward matching tariffs on U.S. — but not all premiers agree /dcn/news/government/2025/01/canada-leaning-toward-matching-tariffs-on-u-s-but-not-all-premiers-agree /dcn/news/government/2025/01/canada-leaning-toward-matching-tariffs-on-u-s-but-not-all-premiers-agree#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:07:19 +0000 /?p=427644 OTTAWA — Canada appears to be leaning toward hitting the United States with matching tariffs if President Donald Trump makes good on his threats, but not all of the country’s premiers support that approach. The premiers met virtually with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other federal officials on Wednesday morning to talk about Trump’s early […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/canada-leaning-toward-matching-tariffs-on-u-s-but-not-all-premiers-agree/feed 0 Company fined $250,000 after two workers injured, two killed in Ajax sewer incident /dcn/news/ohs/2025/01/company-fined-250000-after-two-workers-injured-two-killed-in-ajax-sewer-incident /dcn/news/ohs/2025/01/company-fined-250000-after-two-workers-injured-two-killed-in-ajax-sewer-incident#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:25:06 +0000 /?p=427454 MAPLE, ONT. — Sewer and watermain construction company Direct Underground Inc. of Maple, Ont. has been fined $250,000 in relation to an August 2022 incident where two workers were killed and two injured during the installation of a new underground sewer system in Ajax. According to an Ontario court bulletin, the incident occurred on Aug. […]

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