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Mass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-Resistant
As part of it’s 2017 Budget Update, the B.C. Government invested $46.9 million to replace two Vancouver schools - $22.4-million for Vancouver’s Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary school and $22.5-million for Bayview Community Elementary school,…
Ontario Reports Next Stage for Yonge North Subway Extension
The Ontario government reports that is moving to the next stage of planning for the Yonge North Subway Extension. According to a government release, the Initial Business Case and supplementary analysis for the project, released by…
Feds unveil first ever dedicated fund for active transportation
OTTAWA – Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have a pool of money dedicated specifically to ``active transportation.''The National Active Transportation Fund, $400 million to be spent over…
Ford defends use of development tool as concern mounts over fast tracked projects
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's use of a controversial land planning tool as concerns mount about overuse.The mechanism known as a ministerial zoning order gives the municipal affairs minister power…
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold despite more upbeat forecast
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold Wednesday even as it said it now expects the economy will grow over the first three months of this year, an about-face from its previous forecast just weeks ago that 2021 would…
Halifax building named after the construction crane that fell on it during storm
HALIFAX – An apartment building in downtown Halifax that was under construction when a crane fell on it during post-tropical storm Dorian has been renamed after the disaster that made it famous.Seymour Trihopoylos, one of the owners…
HOK Tapped to Design British High Commission Building in Ottawa
Construction has begun on the new HOK-designed British High Commission in Ottawa. The high-performance building is designed to capture passive solar heat, reduce water usage by 40 percent, and incorporate locally sourced recycled…
Romy Bowers named new head of CMHC, will succeed Evan Siddall in April
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. has chosen Romy Bowers to succeed Evan Siddall as its chief executive next month.Previously a managing director at Bank of Montreal, Bowers has been with the federal housing agency since 2015 and…
Ottawa’s decision on controlling the fate of GTA West Highway will come by May 4th
By Isaac Callan, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterTHE POINTERFor more than a year, the PC government's plan to build a sprawling GTA West transportation corridor flew under the radar.When Doug Ford and his colleagues…
Construction Industry supports the Toronto Declaration of Inclusive Workplaces & Communities
Developers, contractors, unions, associations, and workers are uniting in a growing coalition supporting the Toronto Declaration of Inclusive Workplaces & Communities.“Systemic racism and discrimination harm our construction…