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Loblaw to open 80 stores in 2025 as part of $10-billion investment over five years

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:29 +0000

OTTAWA – Loblaw says it’s planning to open 80 new grocery and pharmacy stores this year, about 50 of which will be discount grocers. The company says the new locations are part of an approximately $10 billion investment over the next five years, including $2.2 billion this year. The plans for 2025 include renovating more […]

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Court rules B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project is unconstitutional

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:54 +0000

VANCOUVER – The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that a law passed by the provincial government to stave off opposition to a supportive housing development in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kitsilano is unconstitutional.聽 The provincial government had adopted the law at the request of the City of Vancouver in 2023 to push through a […]

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Federal funding to transform former Sydney Street courthouse

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000

SAINT JOHN, N.B. 鈥� A performing arts centre in southern New Brunswick is receiving a聽$12 million聽investment from the federal government under the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program. The project has evolved over the last聽five years聽and will result in an expanded performing arts facility, rehabilitating the old heritage courthouse on Sydney Street into a modern […]

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Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 16 to 20

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:55:33 +0000

Your top DCN headlines this week feature an update on the Hamilton Arena renovation project; a temporary LaSalle Causeway bridge in Kingston is set to be installed by the end of September; Toronto takes a look at regulating 鈥渋ceberg homes鈥�; and a worker is killed by site equipment at Ontario Place. Work for everyone […]

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Feds invest $70 million for small craft harbour repairs in New Brunswick

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:05:19 +0000

CAISSIE CAPE, N.B. 鈥� The federal government is providing a $70-million investment over three years to continue maintenance and repair work at 18聽small craft harbours聽in New聽Brunswick. As part of Budget 2024, $463.3聽million over three years will be invested for the repair and maintenance of small craft harbours, including those damaged by Hurricane Fiona, starting in […]

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Leyad to renovate Lac Brome hotel

Mon, 27 May 2024 10:05:27 +0000

MONTREAL 鈥� Henry聽Zavriyev, founder and CEO of Montreal-based property management firm Leyad, has announced the acquisition of Hotel & Spa Lac Brome with the intention of undertaking extensive renovations. The lakeside hotel is located at Lac Brome in Quebec. It is Leyad’s first investment in the hospitality sector, stated a release. The hotel has 477 […]

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Surety Association knocks new Newfoundland government bid bond policy

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:05:29 +0000

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. 鈥� The Surety Association of Canada (SAC) has issued a statement criticizing the government of Newfoundland and Labrador鈥檚 recent decision to change its treatment of bid bonds. Bid bonds serve as a financial guarantee from vendors when bidding on projects, ensuring that the bidder remains committed to their bid and provides the required […]

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Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:56:46 +0000

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Drilling company receives $56,000 fine for worker injury in Saskatchewan

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:07:56 +0000

REGINA, SASK. – Rebel Drilling Ltd. has been fined $56,000 for violating two counts of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations in Weyburn, Sask. The charges are the result of a worker getting seriously injured on Jan. 20, 2021 while attempting to back a tracked geotechnical drilling rig through a shop door. Rebel received a […]

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The Carbon Emissions Reduction Challenge for Building Product Manufacturers (BPMs)

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:34:26 +0000

There鈥檚 a shorthand way of looking at some of the key implications for the construction industry from the major push underway everywhere to reduce carbon emissions. It鈥檚 to consider how fossil fuels are used in production processes currently and what the opportunities are for their replacement by non-polluting substitutes. There鈥檚 another important thread that runs […]

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