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Amazon Canada to Build First Fulfillment Centre in Québec

Building Nov 12, 2019

Amazon Canada will open its first fulfillment centre in Québec. The new site will be located in Lachine on the island of Montréal in time for the 2020 holiday shopping season.This will be Amazon’s 12th fulfillment centre in the…

Building

Canadian Small Businesses Weighed Down by Disparate Property Taxes: Report

Building Nov 6, 2019

Altus Group and the Real Property Association of Canada (REALPAC) have released an in-depth look of commercial and residential property tax rates in eleven cities Canada.The 2019 Canadian Property Tax Rate Benchmark Report found that…

Architecture

René Menkès (1932-2019)

Building Oct 25, 2019

Renowned Canadian architect, René Menkès, passed away on October 7th in Montréal, at the age of 87. A striking figure in modern, national, international and contemporary architecture, René Menkès was a respected and admired man. We owe him…

Real Estate

Concept Zenit Introduces HausValet

Building Sep 13, 2019

HausValet is a virtual reality experience that is teleporting homebuyers to thousands of homes on the market without ever leaving the comfort of their own living rooms.Concept Zenit, a Québec business using virtual reality technology to…

Building

Niagara Home Builders’ Association Announces the 2019 Scholarship Program Winners

Building Aug 20, 2019

The Niagara Home Builders’ Association recognizes individuals continuing educational studies beyond high school with their annual Scholarship Program.Since 2012, the NHBA has awarded over $35,000 to students pursuing a career within a…

Building

Aecon Poised to Gain From SNC Lavalin’s Retreat From World of Builders

Christopher Reynolds - The Canadian Press Jul 29, 2019

The head of Aecon Group Inc. has voiced his faith in fixed-price contracts after rival SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. signalled an abrupt retreat from the business this week in a move analysts say will work in Aecon's favour.Aecon's share…

Construction

Keep Your Friends Close: CCDC 30 and Integrated Project Delivery

Theron Davis and Bill Woodhead Jul 9, 2019

In early 2019, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (“CCDC”) released the CCDC 30 Integrated Project Delivery Contract 2018 (the “CCDC 30”). Various other North American and international industry organizations have also introduced…

Cities

Group Think

Peter Sobchak Jul 5, 2019

My friend David Allison has always been reliable for a comfort-rattling op-ed, but this outing struck a nerve with me. His topic is intriguing, but on my first pass I actually felt some very interesting (subtext: potentially disturbing)…

Real Estate

Cayman Marshall: Lakeside Disruptor

David Lasker Jun 27, 2019

This is a business-story twofer, with two new disruptive business models incubated by an innovative real estate firm not, as one would expect, in the hothouse markets of Toronto or Vancouver, but in the wilds of Ontario’s cottage…

Exhibition

Future Building Ottawa Holds Three-Day Construction Trades Exhibition for Youths

Building May 14, 2019

Between May 14 and 16, Future Building will turn Ottawa's EY Centre into a career exploration stage for a large construction exhibition.“The Future Building show is a great opportunity for young people to try their hand at a trade…

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