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March 15, 2010
Canadian construction experts visit earthquake-ravaged Haiti
A team of construction experts from Alberta and British Columbia are travelling to Haiti, to assess damage to an educational campus and develop a strategy for rebuilding a community.
March 10, 2010
Industry welcomes federal government’s commitment to labour-market tracking
The federal government’s recent commitment to provide up-to-date labour market information and innovation by colleges is music to the Construction Sector Council’s ears.
March 1, 2010
Construction Sector Council unveils mentoring program
A new Construction Sector Council (CSC) mentorship tool will help the industry retain the skills and expertise found at jobsites, as large retirement numbers loom over the next eight years.
March 1, 2010
New engineering association forms in Fort McMurray, Alberta
The newest chapter of a national association for plant and facility maintenance has been established in Fort McMurray, Alberta, to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry in the region.
February 22, 2010
Change is in the air for B.C.’s roadbuilders training
Some things change and some things stay the same.
February 10, 2010
CAT operators among first on ground in Haiti
Caterpillar Inc. is providing heavy equipment and trained operators to its Haitian dealer HayTrac in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.
February 8, 2010
Saskatchewan gets new natural gas trades training centre
A new natural gas trades training centre has been established through a unique partnership between the Mechanical Contractors Association of Saskatchewan (MCAS) and SaskEnergy.
January 27, 2010
Fort McMurray college experiences apprenticeship boom
Trades and heavy industrial apprenticeships at Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alta. have doubled in the last eight years, driven by rapid growth in the construction and operation of oilsands facilities.
January 27, 2010
B.C. Roadbuilders fund program to train drug-testing technicians for 2010 Winter Olympics
B.C. Roadbuilders are sponsoring a program to train drug testing technicians for the 2010 winter Olympics and are planning to develop the initiative into an antidrug campaign for the construction industry.
December 21, 2009
Several factors led to plane crash that killed five construction executives
Poor maintenance, lack of pilot training and an overloaded aircraft were some of the factors cited in a report into a plane crash last year that killed five construction executives.
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- International Living Building Institute launches new challenge
- Government takes over Northwest Territories P3 bridge project
- Dominion Construction gets two B.C. contracts
- Independent contractors association criticizes Burnaby’s fair wage policy
- Infrastructure gets funding increase in B.C. Budget 2010
- 20 Most Popular Stories
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 316 projects with a total value of $201,737,936,657 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on yesterday.
NATURAL GAS PLANT, POWER PLANT
$200,000,000,000 Capital RD BC Prebid
$200,000,000 Vancouver BC Prebid
CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT, HOTEL, COMMERCIAL TOWER
$160,000,000 Vancouver BC Negotiated
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Government takes over Northwest Territories P3 bridge project
- Canadian construction experts visit earthquake-ravaged Haiti
- Winnipeg gets new water treatment plant
- Weighing in on the Tercon Contractors appeal decision
- Construction restarting on hospital in Fort St. John, British Columbia
- In new movie, Hamilton construction worker becomes ‘Defendor’ at night
- ‘Quality product cannot come from cutting corners on safety’
- Shop owner suing VANOC over pre-Olympics road construction disruptions
- Canadian Construction Association chair bids farewell
- Excavation underway for St. Gabriel Manor condos in Toronto
- Pursuit of LEED could result in professional negligence, insurance executive warns
- St. Marys Cement plant workers go on strike in Bowmanville, Ontario
- Construction continues on the Nautilus at Waterview condo project in Etobicoke, Ontario
- Search continues for sustainable architecture
- U.S. construction unemployment could get even worse
- WorkSafeBC issued record number of fines in 2009
- Canada job numbers up in February
- BC Hydro awards purchase agreements for 19 clean wind, run-of-river energy projects
- Concern over presence of hermit beetles delays Poland road job
- Russian official calls 2014 Winter Olympics protests “unconstructive”
- Construction moving forward on Ho Chi Minh City tunnel
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- A dozen incredible measurement sets on Canada’s changing ethnic mix (March 9, 2010)
- How fragile is recovery around the world? (March 3, 2010)
- The world financial crisis goes into extra innings (February 25, 2010)
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| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More
- Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley Architects begin work on arena plans for Flamborough, Ontario (Aug 17, 2009)
- Orillia Market Square aims for LEED Silver certification (Jun 25, 2009)
- Designs for new York Region District School Board building features energy efficiency (Jun 23, 2009)
- IPC Energy considers Milford location for future wind farm (May 22, 2009)
- Waterloo partnership seeks LEED Silver for West Side Family YMCA and District Library (May 22, 2009)
