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The south side of the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University in Kingston overlooks Lake Ontario.
EllisDon to build performing arts centre for Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario
Contractor EllisDon is poised to start construction in May on an estimated $45-million performing arts centre at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. More
Historic Burlington, Ontario railway station to be moved
The City of Burlington, Ontario recently announced that the Freeman railway station, built in 1906, will be moved from a temporary location beside a fire station. More
Widespread opposition to Ontario College of Trades membership classes
It’s not often that the construction industry overwhelmingly agrees on an issue, but close to 90 per cent of it opposes the new classes of membership by the Ontario College of Trades, says the Ontario Construction Employers Coalition. More
Column | Korky Koroluk
The search for new, environmentally friendly cements has been a preoccupation for manufacturers for more than a decade now.
By now, most of us know the figures that drive that interest: Cement production is responsible for five per cent of the world’s man-made carbon dioxide emissions. The gas traps heat and that leads to global warming. More
Letter to the Editor
Safety training today builds safety leaders of the future, says IHSA
To the Editor:
My heartfelt condolences go out to the families of those 73 workers who lost their lives in 2011. One workplace fatality is simply one too many.
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Denis Dixon new Professional Engineers Ontario president
TORONTO
Self-employed consulting engineer Denis Dixon has been installed as the 93rd president of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the licensing and regulating body for professional engineers and engineering in the province. More
Canada’s housing starts in April a stunningly high 245,000 units
Chief Economist, CanaData
Wow! What is one to say? New home starts in April were a stunningly high 244,900 units, seasonally adjusted and annualized, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) . More
MMMC ARCHITECTS
Newton Parking Structures Ltd. and MMMC Architects have won a design-build competition for a University of Windsor project.
University of Windsor design competition winners announced
WINDSOR
Newton Parking Structures Ltd. and MMMC Architects have won a design-build competition for the University of Windsor to build two new campus structures. More
Construction material costs “took a breather” in April: Associated General Contractors of America
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The cost of construction materials in the United States took a breather in April, while contractors showed a slightly greater ability to roll past price increases into their bids, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released by the Associated General Contractors of America. More
VIDEO: Highlights from the May 18 Daily Commercial News
EllisDon Corp. is about to start construction on a performing arts centre at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario., worth an estimated $45 million. More
VIDEO: Common ladder safety errors in construction
Bruce Bolduc, owner of Construction Workplace Safety Training Ltd. , recently gave a seminar near Toronto on ladder safety in construction. More
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- Where does labour law stand on ladder safety?
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- Cliffs Natural Resources to invest $3.3 billion in Ring of Fire
- Toronto studies construction of new islands
- PCL Constructors works on Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto
- 20 Most Popular Stories
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 455 projects with a total value of $1,378,405,540 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on Thursday.
COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDING, RETAIL
$55,000,000 Ottawa ON Negotiated
TOWNHOUSE AND CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT
$43,000,000 Clarington ON CANCELLED/ DEFERRED
$23,000,000 Ottawa-Carleton Reg ON Tenders
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- Economic Nuggets - May 15, 2012 (May 14, 2012)
- Canada Rode a Second Consecutive Month of Strong Job Gains in April (May 11, 2012)
- U.S. Employment Rose by a Mediocre 115,000 in April (May 4, 2012)
- More
| JOURNAL OF COMMERCE |
- Electrical Worker Crushed
- High School Construction
- Victoria bridge inches closer to construction
- Collapse injures worker at Commonwealth Stadium
- Panel appointed to oversee hearings into B.C. mine project
- Bockstael celebrates 100 years
- More work needed to protect flaggers
- Co-founder of ATCO announces his intention to step down as chair
- SNC-Lavalin hit with $1.5 billion class action lawsuit
- PST returns to British Columbia
| INDUSTRY EVENTS |
May 17 - 19
AIA 2012 National Convention and Design Expo organized by The American Institute of Architects at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC Tel:1-800-242-3837
May 23
CSMPS Breakfast Event organized by Canadian Society for Marketing Professional Services (CSMPS) at the Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BC Tel:604-818-6614 Email:info@csmps.com
May 23 - 27
CSC Conference 2012 organized by Construction Specifications Canada-Toronto Chapter Ottawa, ON Tel:1-800-668-5684
May 24 - 25
Foundations for Health and Safety organized by Vancouver Island Construction Association at the #5 -1850 Northfield Rd., Nanaimo, BC Tel:604-636-3690 Email:iangel@bccsa.ca
May 25 - 26
VRCA's 1st Construction Learning Forum organized by Vancouver Regional Construction Association at the Four Seasons Resort, Whistler, BC Tel:604-294-3766 Email:lwolfe@vrca.bc.ca
May 28 - 30
Project Planning & Cost Control organized by ICBA - Independent Contractors and Businesses Association Fort St. John, BC Tel:604-298-7795 Email:sabine@icba.ca
