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Archives for November 2008

2008-11-28—PCL Constructors’ Durham Courthouse project takes shape
2008-11-28—Craig Moore takes on executive director role at Ontario Association of Demolition Contractors
2008-11-28—X marks the spot at Tucker Hi-Rise project
2008-11-28—EllisDon wins $62-million construction contract for Canadian cryptologic facility
2008-11-28—U.S. steel plans to lay off about 100 workers at Lake Erie facility, union leaders say
2008-11-28—Workers find skull during Parrsboro church renovation
2008-11-28—PPP Canada prepares to focus on municipal infrastructure projects
2008-11-28—Recession in Canada now official, OECD says
2008-11-28—Planned Windsor-Essex Parkway route meets with resident resistance
2008-11-27—Court levies $85,000 fine against Bondfield Construction
2008-11-27—Building up the Avenue
2008-11-27—Sherritt plans to cut spending on Ambatovy nickel project
2008-11-27—Biomimicry captures imagination of green builders
2008-11-27—ATS lands $50-million order from energy firm
2008-11-27—A bird’s eye view of Daniel’s Chicago
2008-11-27—Preserving history at Calgary’s Memorial Park
2008-11-27—China’s Vancouver Village showcases advantages of British Columbia lumber
2008-11-27—CFIB warns WSIB’s Bill 119 will put contractors out of business
2008-11-27—Flaherty provides update on progress of federal PPP Canada program
2008-11-27—Denison Mines postpone development of Midwest uranium project in Saskatchewan
2008-11-27—U.S. construction coalition publishes ConsensusDOCS Procedures guide
2008-11-27—Use of local resources should not be mandated in P3 contracts, panelists say
2008-11-27—Construction firms still face corruption in overseas markets: PwC survey
2008-11-26—Exterior work moves ahead on PCL’s RBC Centre project
2008-11-26—Brown and Gillam form Canada’s first integrated construction services company
2008-11-26—Oil-price decline expected to affect not just Alberta, but other provinces, too
2008-11-26—Olympic Games are in ‘conservation mode,’ IOC president says
2008-11-26—Stantec Inc. offers to buy Halifax-based Jacques Whitford
2008-11-26—Atkins takes ‘Engineering Consultant of the Year in the Middle East’ title
2008-11-26—Associated General Contractors of America leads agcXML initiative
2008-11-26—La Rive Development builds condo on the Elbow
2008-11-26—Construction firm R.M. Belanger pleads guilty in unsafe diving operation case
2008-11-26—Work begins on Lewis Builds’ new Mount Pleasant Road project
2008-11-26—Economic slowdown will bring changes to public-private partnerships, expert panel agrees
2008-11-26—Ottawa city council proceeds with plans for adapting to climate-change
2008-11-26—Union members win court date to protest use of dues for political purposes
2008-11-25—CSA changes 2009 Canadian Electrical Code to align with American counterpart
2008-11-25—Open-shop contractors unite to found national Merit Canada
2008-11-25—Metro Vancouver digs deep for new contractor on water filtration project
2008-11-25—Supreme Court orders St. Lawrence Cement to pay $15 million fine
2008-11-25—Monarch builds a village Vibe in Toronto
2008-11-25—British Columbia increases its P3 threshold to $50 million
2008-11-25—Alberta implements construction and demolition waste recycling program
2008-11-25—First phase of Alberta wastewater line projects approved
2008-11-25—Accel Highrise Construction shows its form on Wellington Street in Toronto
2008-11-24—For EllisDon, failure was ‘not an option’ on Transformation AGO project
2008-11-24—Nova Scotia introduces online information portal for construction compliance documents
2008-11-24—Radio City development team earns Urban Land Institute’s 2008 Global Award for Excellence
2008-11-24—KPMB wins contract to design Balsillie School of International Affairs
2008-11-24—Galaxy’s most expensive construction project gets $19-million toilet
2008-11-24—Hangzhou City subway tunnel collapse claims lives of 21 workers
2008-11-21—Declining economy challenges Windsor construction industry
2008-11-21—Weakest small-business economic outlook resides in Ontario
2008-11-21—Architecture Billings Index in the U.S. falls five points in October 2008
2008-11-21—Downtown Markham project remains on schedule, despite tumultuous financial markets
2008-11-21—Throne Speech promises further investments in infrastructure projects and trades training
2008-11-21—Ontario exports to rise moderately in 2009, after double-digit decline in 2008, says EDC
2008-11-21—Rising debt costs raise doubt about future of large wind-power projects, some experts say
2008-11-21—PCR dusts off cancelled plans and materials to build Windsor Family Credit Union Centre
2008-11-21—U.S. homebuilding activity plummets to record low in October 2008
2008-11-21—New home sales in the Greater Toronto Area remained resilient in October, BILD says
2008-11-21—Canadian businesses react positively to latest Throne Speech
2008-11-20—Toddglen Construction’s iLoft project moves ahead
2008-11-20—Amsterdam considers financing roads with mileage charges
2008-11-20—United Arab Emirates government sets up agency to protect foreign workers
2008-11-20—Partners in Fort Hills oilsands project delay investment
2008-11-20—City of Ottawa revises plans for east-west light rail transit line
2008-11-20—Bodies found at site of Hangzhou City tunnel collapse
2008-11-20—Flint Energy Services wins $50-million StatoilHydro Canada construction contract
2008-11-20—Great Lands creates Mona Lisa Residences
2008-11-20—Province of Ontario seeks input on location of new forensic services facility
2008-11-20—Dalton Company celebrates completion of historic Wychwood Barns project
2008-11-20—Study calls for creation of barriers between Great Lakes and Mississippi River
2008-11-19—Calgary’s Bow tower faces possible financing shortfall, analyst says
2008-11-19—Successful implementation of road tolls requires leadership, panel says
2008-11-19—Twenty-three bridge workers feared dead in Kashmir bridge collapse
2008-11-19—Work resumes at Plutonic Power’s Toba Inlet site
2008-11-19—United States Steel Corp. cuts 677 jobs, blames weaker demand
2008-11-19—Hangzhou subway tunnel collapses while under construction
2008-11-19—Badger Daylighting crew comes to the rescue — again
2008-11-19—Victims of Thormanby Island plane crash identified
2008-11-19—Foundry development reflects well on owner Polygon Homes
2008-11-19—James Cooper mansion movers make way for new condominium tower
2008-11-19—RCMP release details of investigation into Thormanby Island plane crash
2008-11-19—Concrete crews keep busy at Bramalea City Centre mall project
2008-11-19—Lone survivor of Thormanby Island plane crash ‘doing good,’ brother says
2008-11-19—Global Insight revises first-quarter 2009 economic forecast for Canada
2008-11-19—BIM software helps predict buildings’ LEED performance
2008-11-19—Con-Drain fined $250,000 for conviction related to death of employee
2008-11-18—Finning International foresees slower sales of construction equipment
2008-11-18—New Brunswick’s international export growth will outshine all other provinces in 2009
2008-11-18—Price point key to public road-toll acceptance, expert says
2008-11-18—Thermal Insulation Association joins Canadian trade contractors coalition
2008-11-18—Bondfield Construction makes progress on University of Waterloo’s Engineering V Building
2008-11-18—Undersized steel plates cited in failure of Minnesota’s Interstate 35W bridge
2008-11-18—More U.S. engineering, architectural firms send work offshore, poll finds
2008-11-18—‘Blu Man’ grabs attention at Bazis condo project
2008-11-18—Intertech Construction Managers move ahead at CityPoint
2008-11-18—McMaster’s Ronald V. Joyce Stadium scores construction touchdown before East-West Bowl
2008-11-18—Poor literacy skills threaten worker health and safety, report finds
2008-11-18—Porter calls inquests into two separate construction-site fatalities
2008-11-17—Second school collapses in Haiti
2008-11-17—Consortium model for $1 billion Windsor border project sparks concerns
2008-11-17—Las Vegas Sands shelves plans for Macau gambling projects
2008-11-17—Holcim plans to close selected plants in U.S. and Spain
2008-11-17—Halsall/KPMB team’s YES BEE CAN wins jurors’ favourite award at Canstruction 2008
2008-11-17—Canadian Pacific Railway cuts 2009 capital spending plans by $200 million
2008-11-17—Terasen Gas develops Canada’s first utility construction training program for First Nations youth
2008-11-17—Construction of Shops at Don Mills enters home stretch as retail tenants arrive
2008-11-17—Kiewit and Finning Canada workers die in Thormanby Island plane crash
2008-11-17—World Trade Centre land turnover dispute moves into arbitration
2008-11-14—Construction crews clear site of Haitian school collapse
2008-11-14—Professional Engineers Ontario applauds Ontario Propane Safety Panel recommendation
2008-11-14—Ottawa Congress Centre targets LEED Silver certification
2008-11-14—Stantec signs letter of intent to expand Edmonton International Airport
2008-11-14—Honda Canada Construction
2008-11-14—Costa Rican court orders Infinito Gold to halt construction at gold-mine project
2008-11-14—Brampton’s Cassie Campbell Community Centre combines state-of-the-art, natural building features
2008-11-14—EllisDon completes construction of Transformation AGO project
2008-11-14—Bird Construction Income Fund announces record third-quarter financial results
2008-11-14—U.S. unions seek ‘payback’ from Obama for their support
2008-11-14—U.S. Steel Corp. delays construction of Alabama plant
2008-11-14—Crane drops load of steel beams at Wachovia tower construction site
2008-11-14—Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre Project
2008-11-13—Ontario Wood Works Award Winners
2008-11-13—Canadian construction and engineering associations push for accelerated infrastructure spending
2008-11-13—Rural politicians decry Manitoba Hydro’s “foot-dragging” on wind farm project
2008-11-13—Three construction firms charged with rigging bids for Chicoutimi hospital project
2008-11-12—Canadian open shop association going national
2008-11-12—California voters back bond for high-speed train
2008-11-12—Ontario construction associations wonder if Merit will take root
2008-11-12—GWL Office Job in Mississauga, Ontario
2008-11-12—Veteran engineer takes Toronto co-ordination post
2008-11-12—CME supports new reactor concept for Ontario
2008-11-12—Credit squeeze puts condo job at risk in British Columbia
2008-11-12—Company fined in Toronto guard rail death
2008-11-12—Mt. Sinai Section in Toronto
2008-11-11—‘Negative trend in lost jobs’ likely for 2009, economist says
2008-11-11—Wind power draws support in survey
2008-11-11—Canada following world to brink of recession: IMF
2008-11-11—Winning bidder expected soon for Afghan dam
2008-11-11—Pre-tendering steel a boon for Allstream
2008-11-11—Newfoundland refinery decision postponed by creditors
2008-11-11—Prepping the Pathway in Markham, Ontario
2008-11-11—$23 million Saskatchewan prison construction completed
2008-11-11—Nova Scotia town faces legal bill after losing steel arbitration
2008-11-11—Award-winning Hospital Project in Abbortsford, B.C.
2008-11-10—Wolfe Island Wind Farm Project set to deliver power by spring
2008-11-10—New bridges planned for future Highway 404 extension at Mount Albert Road
2008-11-10—Documentation requirements for New York City cranes grow more stringent
2008-11-10—Deltera Inc. on the move at Renaissance of Richmond Hill project
2008-11-10—Ottawa’s public housing stock needs $332 million in repairs over next five years
2008-11-10—International mobility will help construction, engineering companies weather the economic storm
2008-11-10—Hardwoods Distribution Income Fund suspends monthly payments to unitholders
2008-11-10—Three companies invited to submit proposals for CAMH phase 1B redevelopment
2008-11-10—Wahgoshig Alarie Construction wins $15-million Black Fox mine contract
2008-11-10—AGC intends to press new administration for construction stimulus spending
2008-11-10—Many experts expect Toronto-area residential condo market to weather the financial storm
2008-11-07—Export Development Canada plans trade mission to United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
2008-11-07—Survey finds Prince Edward Island contractors support use of cell phones while driving
2008-11-07—British Columbia’s Highway 97 closed due to unstable rock face
2008-11-07—Scarsella Bros. drops dispute over rejected Highway 93 roadbuilding bid
2008-11-07—Province of Ontario extends bid-proposal deadline for two new Darlington reactors
2008-11-07—British Columbia school retrofit program draws on lessons learned from condo crisis
2008-11-07—Twenty-two suspects charged in tax-evasion scheme linked to Quebec construction industry
2008-11-07—Menkes’ York Street tower takes another step toward completion
2008-11-07—Plans for Highway 427 extension may shift westward, says Ontario’s transport ministry
2008-11-07—Level of U.S. manufacturing activity plunges to 26-year low in October 2008
2008-11-07—Explorer Software targets construction industry with iPhone-based technology
2008-11-06—Upcoming Transportation Futures forum considers alternative financing models
2008-11-06—OGCA reaches agreement with Ontario Realty Corporation on CCDC 2-based standard construction contract
2008-11-06—Recession won’t spare Atlantic provinces, council warns
2008-11-06—
Laser profiling of underground pipe inches its way into Canada
2008-11-06—Crane-filled Maple Leaf Square
2008-11-06—CanWel profit drops in third-quarter 2008
2008-11-06—Surveying the site at Daniels’s Bayview condo project
2008-11-06—UK-based ‘Canary Wolf’ makes music out of credit-crunch blues
2008-11-05—Recent cabinet shuffle bodes well for Canadian construction industry, CCA president says
2008-11-05—Wellington Construction employee dies in fall from roof
2008-11-05—Dublin Docklands Development Authority puts U2-backed tower on hold
2008-11-05—Wesley Building and King Parliament Square win 2008 Heritage Toronto awards
2008-11-05—Vancouver mayoral candidates debate liability for cost overruns on Olympic athletes’ village project
2008-11-05—Erickson tower takes shape in downtown Vancouver
2008-11-05—DJ Campbell Construction builds Casa on Charles Street
2008-11-05—Bird Construction’s Richmond Street project rises
2008-11-05—Twin towers rise at PCL’s Maple Leaf Square project
2008-11-05—Global economic strife hits British Columbia condominium projects
2008-11-05—Executives of Testwell Laboratories face enterprise corruption charges
2008-11-04—Union says it’s confident that Maple Leaf Structural job-site is safe
2008-11-04—Trimming mechanical insulation from building budgets may lead to higher long-term operating costs
2008-11-04—Stantec revenues rise in third-quarter 2008
2008-11-04—Bruce Power eyes Nanticoke location for new nuclear plant
2008-11-04—Cash crunch halts work on Ukraine hotels for Euro Cup
2008-11-04—One killed, nine rescued in New Orleans bridge accident
2008-11-04—Torbel Group makes progress at the Plaza Royale
2008-11-04—Design-build model takes advantage of integrated design and construction
2008-11-03—Four Canadian engineering firms among Top 100 employers
2008-11-03—Toronto’s Steeles Avenue tops list of Ontario’s worst municipal roads
2008-11-03—Quoddy Bay LNG withdraws request for state permits, but intends to resubmit in future
2008-11-03—Eleven workers die in crane-container accident near Chongqing, China
2008-11-03—Toronto mayor David Miller gives push for plan to retrofit of post-war towers
2008-11-03—BrightSource Energy pushes for faster review of proposed Californian solar-energy complex
2008-11-03—Crews move up at Aspen Ridge Homes’ Vü
2008-11-03—Ohio contractor urges U.S. House committee to support infrastructure spending