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Ontario contractors warn there is not enough infrastructure work in the pipeline: RCCAO Survey
According to a survey released by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), COVID-19 has significantly affected Ontario’s civil and engineering contractors and resulted in a dramatic drop in tenders being issued…
Crestpoint Real Estate Investments breaks ground on new Amazon fulfillment centre
Crestpoint Real Estate Investments, Broccolini, and Blackwood Partners broke ground on the 1.1 million square foot Amazon fulfillment centre in Ajax.According to the developers, the fulfillment centre will create 1,000 new jobs and will…
InterContinental Hotels Group breaks ground on first avid hotel in Canada
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) broke ground on its first Canadian property in Vaughan. The property is the latest international expansion for its avid hotels brand and is expected to open by spring 2022.Offering 119 rooms…
Proposal calls for adding 230 affordable housing units to Lawrence Heights renewal
TORONTO STARA new proposal for the multi-decade revitalization of Lawrence Heights could see 230 new affordable rental units added over the next 17 years at an estimated cost of more than $90 million, with some city officials pushing…
RESCON and 21 industry partners join forces to address racism in the construction industry
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) and 21 industry partners have joined forces and formed a roundtable that will work to address racism in the construction industry.
The roundtable includes employers, unions,…
Ground officially broken on Library Square development
THE AURORANSocially distant and braced against the rain, nearly two dozen community leaders converged on Victoria Street on Thursday afternoon for what Mayor Tom Mrakas described as a ''historic'' moment for Aurora.The Mayor, along…
Ontario Construction Secretariat releases its fourth Coronavirus Contractor Survey
The Coronavirus Contractors Survey 4: Stability & Anxiety is released as the fourth survey in a series of independent studies conducted by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS).Between September 8 and 18, 2020, the OCS…
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada fell 20 per cent in September
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in September plunged 20 per cent from August.The housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 208,980 units in September,…
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum releases a National Strategy for Supporting Women in Trades
In celebration of National Women’s History Month, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) is releasing a National Strategy for Supporting Women in Trades.In 2019, CAF-FCA led a task force of more than 60 skilled trades stakeholders…
M3 breaks ground, will sets record as Mississauga’s tallest mixed-use development
M City’s third and tallest tower, M3 broke ground at Burnhamthorpe and Confederation Parkway in Mississauga. Designed by IBI Group, M3 will soar to 81 stories, surpassing the previous benchmark set by M City’s flagship towers.…