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B.C. invests $33 million into northern rural infrastructure
B.C. invests $33 million into northern rural infrastructure
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia is providing funding to First Nations, local governments, not-for-profits and manufacturing businesses to strengthen northern B.C. infrastructure. The province is contributing as much as $33 million across rura...
Economic , Government
Your top JOC headlines: May 13 to 17
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news prompt payment may not be a benefi...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource
CRCA partners with Talent Beyond Boundaries to find roofing jobs for skilled refugees
VICTORIA – The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) has announced a p...
Government , Labour
Legal Notes: Letters of credit for lien security called into question
Karmina Holdings Inc. believed it had properly posted acceptable lien security w...
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B.C. invests $33 million into northern rural infrastructure
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia is providing funding to First Nation...
Economic , Government
Your top JOC headlines: May 13 to 17
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news prompt payment may not be a benefi...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource
CRCA partners with Talent Beyond Boundaries to find roofing jobs for skilled refugees
VICTORIA – The Canadian Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) has announced a p...
Government , Labour
Legal Notes: Letters of credit for lien security called into question
Karmina Holdings Inc. believed it had properly posted acceptable lien security w...
Government
B.C. expands heat pump program with more than $250M in funding
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia and the federal government are fundi...
Government , Resource
Prompt payment not advantageous to homebuilders: CHBA BC head
While many segments of the construction industry in British Columbia continue to...
Associations , Government
Federal and B.C. governments shore up Richmond flood protection
RICHMOND, B.C. – A combined investment of $13 million from the federal governmen...
Government , Infrastructure
B.C. invests in Kamloops advanced wood manufacturing
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia is investing up to $8 millio...
Government , Resource
Fire officials worry wind could push wildfire into B.C. town today
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A fire behaviour specialist with the B.C. Wildfire Service s...
Government , OH&S
Manitoba honours journeypersons at highest achievement awards ceremony
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is recognizing journeyperson achievement in t...
Government , Labour
B.C. works to protect Okanagan water source from wildfires
VERNON, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia is working with the Regional D...
Government , Resource
B.C. confident that cybersecurity attacks on government were state directed
VICTORIA - The head of British Columbia's public service says there's high confi...
Government , Technology
Portage Avenue apartment in Winnipeg vacated due to unsafe conditions
WINNIPEG – The City of Winnipeg has issued an order to the owner of 2440 Portage...
Government , OH&S
BCCA sends government report with clear message: Prompt payment is needed now
One of British Columbia’s leading construction industry associations is giving t...
Associations , Government
Saskatchewan and Alberta sign nuclear power generation MOU
REGINA – The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have signed a Memorandum of...
Government , Resource
Legal Notes: Running the risk of exaggerated lien claims
Lien claims that are exaggerated well beyond what is actually owed for work done...
Government
Federal budget lemons opportunity to innovate in Canada’s infrastructure sector
It’s time for Canadians to take the lemons they’ve been handed and make lemonade...
Associations , Government
Federal government puts $1 million into University Endowment Land green upgrades
VANCOUVER – The federal government is investing $1 million in green upgrades for...
Government
Third phase of ‘Alberta is Calling’ campaign launched
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta has launched the third phase of the Alberta...
Government , Labour
Alberta takes initial steps to create drilling accelerator
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is taking the first steps in establishing a...
Government , Projects
Manitoba labour board appoints new chair Karine Pelletier
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has appointed a new chairperson, Karine Pelle...
Government , Labour
Alberta invests $19 million to update irrigation infrastructure
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is investing $19 million through the 2024 budg...
Government , Infrastructure
Vancouver moves forward with False Creek North land transfer agreement
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver has signed a land transfer agreement with Conc...
Government , Projects
Your top JOC headlines: April 29 to May 3
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news on opening day of the $34-billion...
Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource
Saskatchewan invests $400,000 in Indigenous participation in natural resources sector
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan is putting $400,000 towards increasing I...
Government , Resource
B.C. launches new public engagement tool for environmental assessments
VICTORIA, B.C. – British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office has launched...
Government , Resource
Legal Notes: The frustration of suing the federal government for payment
Central Welding found itself in a challenging position. It was subcontracted for...
Government
Manitoba government funding memorial, local non-profit in town where family killed
CARMAN, MAN. - The Manitoba government is providing funds to create a memorial t...
Government
Manitoba labour advocate, Opposition square off on delayed PLA legislation
A strategic move by Manitoba’s Opposition party causing legislative delays on se...
Government , Labour
Preferred proponent named for Surrey Langley Skytrain systems and trackwork
SURREY, B.C. – The Government of British Columbia has selected a preferred propo...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Edmonton approves new supportive housing
EDMONTON – Edmonton City Council has approved plans for two new supportive housi...
Government , Projects
Alberta adds $50 million to water management infrastructure funding
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta’s 2024 budget is adding $50 million over th...
Government , Infrastructure
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Top 10 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba,...
Economic , Projects
Highway upgrades coming this summer for northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Crews will pave and resurface 260 kilometres of highways a...
Infrastructure
Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike
Jim Noon, president of the Vancouver Island Building and 51¹ú²úÊÓƵion Trades Cou...
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Manitoba stakeholders clash over union certification legislation
Manitoba’s labour stakeholders are once again battling about provincial legislat...
Labour
Bill Gates paves a new road for carbon reduction in construction
Bill Gates is at it again. The billionaire philanthropist, investor and co-found...
Resource , Technology , US News
Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year’s Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the hig...
Resource
51¹ú²úÊÓƵion companies need a strategy as ESG reporting requirements increase
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) monitoring, measuring and reporting a...
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Saskatchewan’s Boundary dam carbon capture project underperforms, report says
REGINA — A signature carbon capture and storage project in Saskatchewan continue...