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August 20, 2008

Fleming College students build performing arts centre in Madoc

Recyclable and sustainable materials have helped Madoc’s news performing arts centre take shape under the guidance and hard work of students in Fleming College’s sustainable building program.

August 20, 2008

Cooper Construction builds new home for Great West Life Realty

Structural steel work progresses at Great West Life Realty’s new office building, situated at 2100 Derry Road in Mississauga, Ont.

August 20, 2008

Workers kick up some dust at Tridel’s Renaissance of Richmond Hill

Masonry work is underway at the Renaissance of Richmond Hill condominium and retail project in Richmond Hill, Ont.

August 19, 2008

Times Group moves Majestic Court project along quickly

Developer Times Group Corporation has completion of the Majestic Court condominium project scheduled for May 2009.

August 19, 2008

Greenpark crews get ‘tied up’ at Richmond condominium site

Owner/general contractor Greenpark Homes began the Richmond condominium project in June 2007.

August 18, 2008

Sault Ste. Marie needs more plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

There is a “drastic” shortage of plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters in Sault Ste. Marie to fill the need of two major construction projects in the Northern Ontario city.

August 18, 2008

Bondfield Construction makes progress at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Bondfield Construction Ltd. is building the two-storey Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

August 15, 2008

Crews build up, not out, at Vanbots’ Mount Sinai project

Construction progresses on the addition to Mount Sinai Hospital on University Ave. in Toronto.

August 15, 2008

Work keeps rolling along at Daniels Group’s Arc condo project

Daniels Corporation is owner/developer of the Arc condominiums at Bayview and Sheppard Avenues in Toronto.

August 14, 2008

Avenue condo project moves closer to completion

Construction manager Toddglen Avenue Ltd. began the Avenue condominium project in November 2006. Completion is scheduled for January 2009.

August 14, 2008

Remington crews keep materials on the move at Downtown Markham site

Owner/general contractor Remington Group Hi Rise Division began the Downtown Markham residential/retail project in May 2007.

August 13, 2008

Toddglen Construction crews get ‘tied up’ at iLoft condominium project

Toddglen Construction Co. Ltd. is construction manager on the iLoft condominium project, which is located on Legion Road North in Toronto.

August 12, 2008

A Window on Toddglen Construction’s Joy Condominium project

A window in a nearby building frames the Joy condominium building, now under construction at 120 Dallimore Circle in Toronto.

August 12, 2008

Davies Smith crew keep materials moving at Hearthstone by the Bay

Designed by Quadrangle Architects Ltd., the 18-storey, 127-unit luxury Hearthstone by the Bay building’s amenities include retail space and a health/wellness centre, library, salon and dining room.

August 12, 2008

ArcelorMittal plans to spend $1.6 billion to boost steel output in Brazil

ArcelorMittal SA, the world’s largest steel maker, will spend US$1.6 billion to build new steelworks in Brazil to meet surging demand.

August 11, 2008

Accolade condominiums get top marks for central location

General contractor Residences At The Accolade Inc. began the condominium project in August 2007. Completion has been scheduled for June 2009.

August 11, 2008

U.S. bridge report offers warnings that Ontario should heed, association says

The province of Ontario should look at the findings of a recent study on the challenges facing American bridges, says Andy Manahan, executive director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario.

August 11, 2008

Grascan goes the extra mile on Dundas Street bridge project

Work is progressing on the new Dundas Street Bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek in Oakville, Ont.

August 8, 2008

Construction industry steels against rising rebar prices

Like all commodities, rebar has seen unprecedented price increases in the last year, but don’t look for anyone to start making predictions as to whether the trend will continue.

August 8, 2008

Credit Valley Construction

Work continues on the redevelopment at the Credit Valley Hospital on Eglinton Ave W. in Mississauga, Ont.

August 8, 2008

Work moves along quickly at Vanbots’ Sunnybook Hospital project

Construction is moving along on the M-Wing Shell/P&G Fit-Up at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.

August 8, 2008

Structal lands $12 million steel fabrication, erection contract for Edmonton Clinic North

Structal-Heavy Steel Construction, a business unit of Canam Group Inc., has secured a contract worth $12 million from PCL Construction Management Inc. for the fabrication and erection of the structural steel frame required to build Edmonton Clinic North.

August 7, 2008

Eastern Construction digs deep at Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute site

Work is moving along for the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

August 7, 2008

Stringent standards help Chino Hills community withstand recent earthquake

If an earthquake had to hit somewhere in densely populated Southern California, the relatively new suburb of Chino Hills, population 80,000 people, was about the best place possible. Buildings in the community boast the latest in plywood-reinforced walls, tied-down foundations, strengthened concrete and stronger welds.

August 7, 2008

Trucks take turns at Tucker HiRise’s Boutique condo site

Concrete trucks line up at the Boutique phase l condominium project in Toronto.

August 7, 2008

Bilfinger Berger Canada sues Metro Vancouver over Capilano-Seymour tunnel project

The German company hired to construct twin tunnels for a water filtration project in North Vancouver is launching a lawsuit against Metro Vancouver and placing a lien against the project.

August 6, 2008

Menkes moves up as 25 York Street tower takes shape

Menkes Developments Inc. began the 25 York Street office tower in September 2006. Completion has been scheduled for June 2009.

August 6, 2008

Texas worker dies as crane working over Colorado River topples

Officials in Texas say a crane removing steel girders from an aging bridge over the Colorado River became overloaded and toppled, killing one worker and injuring another.

August 6, 2008

BCITA decision to split ironworker trade into three sections meets opposition

The British Columbia Industry Training Authority (BCITA) is in the process of updating the ironworkers trade certification by making the designation more specialized, but some people in the industry believe the changes will harm the trade.

August 5, 2008

PCL relies on teamwork to get the job done at Maple Leaf Square project

Construction manager PCL Constructors Canada Inc. began the 48-storey, 872-unit Maple Leaf Square residential/commercial project in January 2007. Completion has been scheduled for December 2009.

August 5, 2008

Kenaidan keeps steady pace at Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre project

Work begins to take shape for the expansion to the Barrie Water Pollution Control Centre in Barrie, Ont.

August 1, 2008

Bird Construction crews tie some Richmond Street rebar

Construction manager Bird Construction Co. has completion of the project at 60 Richmond scheduled for May 2009.

August 1, 2008

Fernbrook Homes team digs deep at Absolute World Tower Four

Construction progresses at the Absolute World Tower Four condominium project in Mississauga, Ont.

August 1, 2008

Korky Koroluk: Prospects for concentrated solar power burn bright

Advocates are calling a new concept called “concentrating solar power” — the use of mirrors to increase the amount of power sunlight generates — the most important form of carbon-free power in the 21st Century, writes Daily Commercial News columnist Korky Koroluk.

July 31, 2008

200-ton tunnel boring machine completes Manhattan rail tubes

A huge, granite-eating machine that spent the past eight months chewing a mile (1.6 kilometre)-long tunnel beneath a busy Manhattan office district is getting a rest, of sorts, after completing its journey to the city’s Grand Central Terminal train station.

July 31, 2008

Work continues at Tucker Hi-Rise’s Russell Hill Retirement Residence project

Work moves along at the Russell Hill Retirement Residence at 262 St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto.

July 31, 2008

Bluescape keeps on top of construction at 501 Adelaide residential project

Construction manager Bluescape Construction Management Inc. began building at 501 Adelaide Street East in September 2007. Completion of the project is scheduled for May 2009.

July 31, 2008

Georgian College set to build centre for sustainable technologies

With $4.65 million in funding from the province, Georgian College is set to build a new centre for sustainable technologies at its Barrie campus.

July 30, 2008

Four Seasons Hotels faces opposition to Istanbul hotel plan

Most tourists to Istanbul inevitably make their way to its historic core along the Golden Horn, a peninsula rich in relics and monuments from the mighty Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires.

July 29, 2008

Aecon and MHPM prepare for late fall occupancy at Bell Creekbank project

Construction manager Aecon Buildings and MHPM Project Managers Inc. began the five-storey Bell Creekbank office building in spring 2007. Completion is scheduled for late fall 2008.

July 29, 2008

Bri-Chem Corp. forges $11.2-million take-over of Weifang Steel Canada

Bri-Chem Corp. has announced an $11.2-million deal to take over Weifang Steel Canada Ltd., a privately held distributor of pipe and other steel products in Western Canada and the United States.

July 28, 2008

Cranes keep swinging at Monarch’s Twenty Gothic in High Park

The crane continues to swing at the Twenty Gothic in High Park condominium project on Gothic Avenue in Toronto.

July 25, 2008

Public Works estimates Parliament Hill restoration will cost $1 billion or more

The cost of renovating and rebuilding the historic Parliament Hill buildings has climbed to a minimum of $1 billion, according to Public Works budgets and plans.

July 25, 2008

EllisDon builds big at Bay Adelaide Centre

Construction manager EllisDon Corp. began the 52-storey Bay Adelaide Centre project in summer 2006 for owner Brookfield Properties Corp. Completion is scheduled for summer 2009.

July 24, 2008

Work moves along smoothly at Vanbots’ Southlake Regional Cancer Centre project

Concrete work continues at the Southlake Regional Cancer Centre in Newmarket, Ontario.

July 23, 2008

Monarch Construction builds EQ – times two

Work is moving upward at the EQ1 and EQ2 at Equinox condominiums in Scarborough, Ontario.

July 22, 2008

Bondfield nears completion of Peel Region’s Joint Use Regional and Police Facility

Bondfield Construction Co. has completion of the six-storey Joint Use Regional and Police Facility project scheduled for October 2008.

July 22, 2008

McNally and Aecon work to extract tunnel boring machine trapped under Langstaff Road

McNally Construction and Aecon Group, working as a joint venture, have begun preparations to remove the $5-million tunnel boring machine that has been trapped under Langstaff Road since May 2, 2008. Approximately 1,000 cubic metres of soil collapsed on the machine during construction of a portion of the York-Durham Sewer System project.