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![Vancouver mayor announces Kits Pool reopening](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Kitsilano_Pool_view-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Vancouver mayor announces Kits Pool reopening
VANCOUVER – Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim announced July 5 Kitsilano Pool will reopen...
Government , Infrastructure
![Concrete strike averted, Teamsters Local 213 says](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/cement-truck-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Concrete strike averted, Teamsters Local 213 says
VANCOUVER – A possible concrete strike has been averted for now, according to a...
Labour
![B.C. NDP ministers Bains, Ralston and Fleming won’t seek re-election in Oct. 19 vote](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_523212592WEB-300x169.jpg)
B.C. NDP ministers Bains, Ralston and Fleming won’t seek re-election in Oct. 19 vote
VICTORIA, B.C. - Three veteran New Democrat cabinet ministers and community stal...
Government
![Alberta invests in $35 million Siksika recovery community](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/SASKATCHEWAN-MAIN-e1525799970153-300x169.jpg)
Alberta invests in $35 million Siksika recovery community
SIKSIKA NATION, ALTA. – The Government of Alberta is entering the construction p...
Government , Projects
![CentrePort Canada announces leadership changes to board of directors](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_376933627-scaled-e1591207967690-300x169.jpg)
CentrePort Canada announces leadership changes to board of directors
WINNIPEG – CentrePort Canada Inc. recently announced it has appointed Southport...
Economic
![Saskatchewan Breast Health Centre construction begins](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Labour_03-768x432.jpg)
Saskatchewan Breast Health Centre construction begins
REGINA – Demolition has begun at the site of the new Breast Health Centre in Reg...
Infrastructure
![Competition Act environmental amendments evoke strong responses](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/JOC-WF-Competition-act-amendmentsMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Competition Act environmental amendments evoke strong responses
OTTAWA — New amendments to the federal Competition Act have been met with a mixe...
Government
![Winnipeg looks to the future of its downtown core with CentrePlan 2050](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/winnipeg-centreplan-mainweb-300x169.png)
Winnipeg looks to the future of its downtown core with CentrePlan 2050
The geographical centre of Canada is looking to densify and revitalize itself....
Government , Projects
![Trade perception shifting as SkilledTradesBC sees record numbers](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/JS-skilled-trades-BC-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Trade perception shifting as SkilledTradesBC sees record numbers
The perception of the trades as a career is shifting as record numbers of both f...
Labour
![Your top JOC headlines: July 1 to 5](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Collage_07_05JOC-300x169.jpg)
Your top JOC headlines: July 1 to 5
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Aecon has settled a dispute with C...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
![Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3-JB-Virginia-Street-Studios-AO-ArchitectsMainWEB2-PM-300x169.png)
Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction
So many factors suggest a promising future for modular home construction in Nort...
Technology , US News
The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 353: immigration and the labour shortage
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcastâ„¢, digital media editor Warren...
![Wildfire burns out of control near Suncor’s Firebag oilsands site](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_710588224WEB-300x169.jpg)
Wildfire burns out of control near Suncor’s Firebag oilsands site
CALGARY—Suncor Energy Inc. says it is moving to have essential personnel only at...
OH&S
![Teamsters Local 213 issues 72-hour strike notice that may stall concrete production](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/GC-Lehigh-cementWEB-300x169.jpg)
Teamsters Local 213 issues 72-hour strike notice that may stall concrete production
VANCOUVER - A concrete strike may be looming in the Lower Mainland. On July 2 T...
Labour
![First Nation seeks halt to Yukon mining after failure at gold mine](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/yukon-flag-for-web-300x200.jpg)
First Nation seeks halt to Yukon mining after failure at gold mine
MAYO, YT. - A First Nation in central Yukon is demanding the immediate halt of a...
Government , Resource
![Metro Vancouver elects Mike Hurley as new chair](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/shutterstock_1178215546MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Metro Vancouver elects Mike Hurley as new chair
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver’s board of directors has elected Burnaby, B.C. Mayor...
Government
![MHCA presses Manitoba government for highway investment plan](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_170955158WEB-300x169.jpg)
MHCA presses Manitoba government for highway investment plan
WINNIPEG  – The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is urging Manitob...
Associations
![Kelowna care centre slated for replacement and expansion](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_419089738WEB-300x169.jpg)
Kelowna care centre slated for replacement and expansion
KELOWNA, B.C. – Interior Health in British Columbia has announced it plans to bu...
Projects
![Phase two of Cottonwood Hill Highway 97 project starts this summer](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Labour_10-768x432.jpg)
Phase two of Cottonwood Hill Highway 97 project starts this summer
QUESNEL, B.C. – Phase two of the Cottonwood Hill project on Highway 97, part of...
Infrastructure
![Combined federal, provincial infrastructure investment of $327.8M in Saskatchewan](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/SASKATCHEWAN-e1530639194203-300x169.jpg)
Combined federal, provincial infrastructure investment of $327.8M in Saskatchewan
REGINA – The federal government and Government of Saskatchewan are investing mor...
Government
![Legal Notes: Court pulls the reins on rush to fast default judgment](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
Legal Notes: Court pulls the reins on rush to fast default judgment
You’ve issued a statement of claim within the required time limit against a defe...
Government
![B.C. issues RFP on single egress stairway designs](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/egress-mainweb-300x200.png)
B.C. issues RFP on single egress stairway designs
VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia has issued a Request For Proposals...
Government
![CIB to fund energy retrofit program through GDI](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/net-zero-building-graphic-e1577729479726-300x169.jpg)
CIB to fund energy retrofit program through GDI
TORONTO — The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced it has reached fina...
Economic , Government
![Manitoba pipeline restored to full capacity](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_570368662WEB-300x169.jpg)
Manitoba pipeline restored to full capacity
WINNIPEG  – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced June 27 the Imperial Oil pipeli...
Infrastructure , Resource
![BC Hydro to introduce rebates for rooftop solar, battery storage installations](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/pexels-photo-356036-e1511965610185-300x169.jpeg)
BC Hydro to introduce rebates for rooftop solar, battery storage installations
RICHMOND, B.C. – BC Hydro will provide rebates for installation of rooftop solar...
Resource
![Regina Urgent Care Centre officially opens](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/emergency-room-3323451_1280-e1531944813168-300x169.jpg)
Regina Urgent Care Centre officially opens
REGINA – The Regina Urgent Care Centre (UCC) held its grand opening recently, op...
Infrastructure
![ATCO EnPower, Shell move forward with Atlas Carbon Storage Hub project](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_2394810023MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
ATCO EnPower, Shell move forward with Atlas Carbon Storage Hub project
CALGARY – ATCO EnPower has announced that together with Shell Canada Limited a f...
Projects , Resource
![Vancouver passes actions to promote diverse housing, transit-friendly communities](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/JOC-WF-Vancouver-housingMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Vancouver passes actions to promote diverse housing, transit-friendly communities
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver has adopted two actions to encourage transit-f...
Government
![Can old Winnipeg inner city neighbourhood make itself new again?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Point-Douglas-Image-BryanScott-Original-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Can old Winnipeg inner city neighbourhood make itself new again?
Point Douglas is one of Winnipeg’s oldest neighbourhoods and one of its most int...
Projects
![Inside Innovation: Move over 3D concrete houses, there’s a new kid on the block](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/07/JohnBleasbyColumnmainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Inside Innovation: Move over 3D concrete houses, there’s a new kid on the block
The world’s first 3D-printed house made entirely from bio-based materials was un...
Technology
![Contractor Aecon settles dispute with Coastal GasLink over pipeline construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_570368662WEB-300x169.jpg)
Contractor Aecon settles dispute with Coastal GasLink over pipeline construction
Shares of Aecon Group Inc. fell more than 10 per cent after the infrastructure c...
Resource
![Calgary lifts indoor water restrictions, outdoor ban remains after water main break](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/calgary-stampede-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Calgary lifts indoor water restrictions, outdoor ban remains after water main break
CALGARY - Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says the city is no longer asking residents...