Professional Development/Skills Training

March 17, 2010

Search continues for sustainable architecture

While skeptics and environmentalists duke it out for the final word on global warming, thousands around the world are investing time and money in renewable energy and sustainable architecture.

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 15, 2010

Weighing in on the Tercon Contractors appeal decision

Egregious behavior - an affront to the integrity and business efficacy of the tendering process was cited by the Supreme Court of Canada in its reasons for judgment in the Tercon Contractors Ltd. appeal.

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 10, 2010

Independent contractors association criticizes Burnaby’s fair wage policy

B.C.’s open shop association is criticizing Burnaby’s fair wage policy for increasing construction costs and taxes, but the mayor said it is just good social policy with a 20-year track record of success.

March 3, 2010

Tories vow to complete economic stimulus plan

A 6,000-word throne speech which outlined the Conservative government’s themes for governance on the eve of the federal budget delivered a commitment to complete its economic stimulus plan.

March 1, 2010

Deficit expected with today’s B.C. budget

The B.C. budget will be released later today and it is expected to include a $1.7 billion deficit. However, the provincial economy is expected to grow by about two per cent this year.

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.

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

Executive director leaving Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

When Jon Hobbs took over as executive director of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) in January 2001, the institute was grappling with a small deficit, as well as declining membership.

March 1, 2010

REpower Systems, Renewable Energy Systems finish Quebec wind farm construction

REpower Systems AG and Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. have successfully completed the construction of a test wind farm in the Gaspé region.

February 24, 2010

Construction worker falls six storeys to death in Ontario

Contrary to some news reports, the death of a 43-year-old worker at a Scarborough-area restoration construction site last week didn’t involve a swing stage, confirmed Ontario’s Ministry of Labour.

February 24, 2010

Okanagan College launches $1-million expansion of trades training facility

Okanagan College has officially broken ground on a $1 million expansion of the college’s trades training facility in Salmon Arm, B.C.

February 22, 2010

Change is in the air for B.C.’s roadbuilders training

Some things change and some things stay the same.

February 22, 2010

Construction worker falls six storeys to death in Toronto

Contrary to some news reports, the death of a 43-year-old worker at a Scarborough-area restoration construction site Thursday didn’t involve a swing stage, confirms Ontario’s Ministry of Labour.