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TONI HAFKENSCHEID
The Abilities Centre received an award of merit in the architecture category in the 2013 Ontario steel design awards of excellence.
ACEC conference to focus on economic solutions
Consulting engineers from across Canada are gathering for their annual conference in Alberta to network and discuss the most important opportunities and challenges facing their business today and in the future. More
Improper bypass of low bidder found
In its September 2008 decision in Force Construction Ltd. v. Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court awarded lost profit damages after the purchaser improperly bypassed a low bidder based on undisclosed evaluation criteria. More
There are two ways to lower the home-price-to-average-earnings ratio
Previously, I’ve written that there is concern home prices in Canada may have become considerably more expensive than in the United States. More
CISC awards honours individual achievements
TORONTO
The Ontario region of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) has honoured individuals who have made significant contributions to the steel industry during their careers with presentation of history of strength awards. More
Quebec construction workers on strike after failed negotiations
MONTREAL
Quebec’s construction sites were idle on Monday because of a general strike called by unions. Negotiations broke down Saturday and the strike began at midnight. More
Newfoundland and Labrador set to lead the way in economic growth
St. JOHN’s, NFLD.
Newfoundland and Labrador will lead the country in economic growth over the next two years, projects the Conference Board of Canada. More
Construction industry to increase hiring in 2013, according to outlook
TORONTO
With a net employment outlook of 15 per cent, employers in the Canadian construction sector are expecting a respectable hiring climate for the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest results of the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. More
OCOT review panel proposing a ratio reduction for plumbers and steamfitters
TORONTO
The journeyperson to apprentice ratio for the plumber and steamfitter trades should be reduced, concluded the review panel at the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT). More
Man fined in construction site death of 12 year old Nova Scotia boy
PORT HOOD, N.S.
A construction project manager charged in the death of a 12-year-old Cape Breton boy has been fined $5,750 and sentenced to 100 hours of community service. More
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| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 544 projects with a total value of $1,665,691,502 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on Tuesday.
$44,000,000 Sault Ste Marie ON Tenders
CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT TOWER, RETAIL BUILDING
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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, GOLF CLUB
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- An Overview of Prices and Sales in the Diverging U.S. and Canadian Housing Markets (April 25, 2013)
- Canada’s Precarious Dependence on the Commodity Price Super-Cycle (April 22, 2013)
- Twenty major upcoming residential and transportation terminal construction projects - April 2013 (April 15, 2013)
- More
| JOURNAL OF COMMERCE |
- ERCB investigates Zama City, Alta pipeline spill
- Crystal Clear
- Regina looking to annex adjacent land
- Pipeline oil spill highlighted during twinning debate
- Consulting engineers gathering in Lake Louise, Alberta
- Biased specs grounds for RFP redraft
- Incoming chair looks to the future
- Foreign worker court case led to reforms
- Shell Canada gets approvals for pipelines and gas well
- B.C. building permits rise, but Alberta declines
- Electronic migration
- Unauthorized water system shut down in Alberta
| INDUSTRY EVENTS |
June 18 - 20
Hazards and Control of Mould in Buildings in Ontario - 3 Day Course organized by Pinchin Environmental at the Mississauga Head Office, Mississauga, ON Tel:855-746-2446 Email:courses@pinchin.com
June 19
Time Management Workshop organized by ICBA Nanaimo, BC Tel:604-298-7795 Email:sabine@icba.ca
June 19
Design-Build Contracts Seminar (CCDC 14 & 15) organized by Canadian Construction Documents Committee at the Toronto Construction Association, Richmond Hill, ON
June 19
Membership Appreciation Day 2013 organized by Niagara Construction Association at the Niagara Construction Association, St. Catharines, ON Tel:905-682-6661 Email:karin@niagaraconstruction.org
June 20
City of Toronto Sewer By-Laws & Pollution Prevention Planning organized by Pinchin Environmental at the Toronto Quality Hotel Airport East, Toronto, ON Tel:855-746-2446 Email:courses@pinchin.com
June 20
Design-Build Contract Seminar (CCDC 14 & 15) organized by Canadian Construction Documents Committee at the Construction Association of Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, NS
