JOC Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:17:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png JOC Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Trudeau shuffles cabinet as his Liberal government faces new election threat /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-shuffles-cabinet-as-his-liberal-government-faces-new-election-threat /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-shuffles-cabinet-as-his-liberal-government-faces-new-election-threat#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:59:39 +0000 /?p=418000 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is adding eight fresh faces to his cabinet in a shuffle Dec. 20, though they may not have much time in those new roles after all.  Just before Trudeau moved to shore up his front bench, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh declared he is finally ready to vote down the […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-shuffles-cabinet-as-his-liberal-government-faces-new-election-threat/feed 0 Alberta government’s Green Line report raises feasibility questions: Gondek /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/12/alberta-governments-green-line-report-raises-feasibility-questions-gondek /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/12/alberta-governments-green-line-report-raises-feasibility-questions-gondek#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:23:01 +0000 /?p=417955 CALGARY — A report on the Alberta government’s proposed alignment for Calgary’s Green Line light-rail transit project raises questions about the feasibility of an above-ground track, says Mayor Jyoti Gondek. The government-commissioned report, partially released Wednesday after initially being kept confidential by Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen over concerns about bidding integrity, says noise concerns, ease […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/12/alberta-governments-green-line-report-raises-feasibility-questions-gondek/feed 0 Global EV Growth and the Related Need for Charging Infrastructure /joc/news/economic/2024/12/global-ev-growth-and-the-related-need-for-charging-infrastructure /joc/news/economic/2024/12/global-ev-growth-and-the-related-need-for-charging-infrastructure#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:16:49 +0000 /?p=417952 Electric vehicles (EVs) are quickly replacing conventional cars and becoming mainstream. In 2023, 14 million new electric cars were added globally, bringing the total number of EVs on the roads to around 40 million. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global sales of EVs are expected to increase from 10 million per year in […]

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]]> /joc/news/economic/2024/12/global-ev-growth-and-the-related-need-for-charging-infrastructure/feed 0 Canadian carbon removal company scores US$40M grant from fund backed by Bill Gates /joc/news/resource/2024/12/canadian-carbon-removal-company-scores-us40m-grant-from-fund-backed-by-bill-gates /joc/news/resource/2024/12/canadian-carbon-removal-company-scores-us40m-grant-from-fund-backed-by-bill-gates#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:20:01 +0000 /?p=417789 CALGARY, ALTA. — A Montreal-based company building a Canadian test site for carbon removal technologies has received a US$40-million grant from Bill Gates’ climate solutions venture firm. Canadian startup Deep Sky announced it was awarded the grant from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst to help build what it calls its Deep Sky Alpha project in Alberta. The […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2024/12/canadian-carbon-removal-company-scores-us40m-grant-from-fund-backed-by-bill-gates/feed 0 Light House launches new initiative to tackle construction plastics /joc/news/resource/2024/12/light-house-launches-new-initiative-to-tackle-construction-plastics /joc/news/resource/2024/12/light-house-launches-new-initiative-to-tackle-construction-plastics#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:10:03 +0000 /?p=417781 VANCOUVER — The Light House organization has launched a new initiative aimed at diverting and upcycling plastic waste from 10 Metro Vancouver construction sites. The °µÍø½ûÇøion Plastics Initiative is a pilot project that is running until February 2026 and is still looking for more projects. The intention is to collect, separate, measure and process plastics […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2024/12/light-house-launches-new-initiative-to-tackle-construction-plastics/feed 0 Sharon Giffen appointed to WorkSafeBC’s board of directors /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/sharon-giffen-appointed-to-worksafebcs-board-of-directors /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/sharon-giffen-appointed-to-worksafebcs-board-of-directors#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:05:05 +0000 /?p=417777 VICTORIA — A new director has been selected for appointment to WorkSafeBC’s governance board. Effective Dec. 31, Sharon Giffen, who is an actuary, will be appointed as a director of the Workers’ Compensation Board for a term ending Dec. 31, 2027. Giffen replaces Donald Smith, who was appointed to WorkSafeBC’s board of directors as an […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/12/sharon-giffen-appointed-to-worksafebcs-board-of-directors/feed 0 Will increasing the supply of housing make it more affordable? /joc/news/economic/2024/12/will-increasing-the-supply-of-housing-make-it-more-affordable /joc/news/economic/2024/12/will-increasing-the-supply-of-housing-make-it-more-affordable#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:00:50 +0000 /?p=417771 Canada has a serious shortage of housing that is affordable, defined as 30 per cent or less of a family’s annual income. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation estimates the country needs to add 3.5 million homes by 2030 to restore housing affordability. To make housing more affordable, Economics 101 says you need to increase […]

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]]> /joc/news/economic/2024/12/will-increasing-the-supply-of-housing-make-it-more-affordable/feed 0 Tariff threats cast a shadow over U.S. reliance on Canada for the majority of its oil imports /joc/news/usa/2024/12/tariff-threats-cast-a-shadow-over-u-s-reliance-on-canada-for-the-majority-of-its-oil-imports /joc/news/usa/2024/12/tariff-threats-cast-a-shadow-over-u-s-reliance-on-canada-for-the-majority-of-its-oil-imports#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:25:08 +0000 /?p=417810 NEW YORK — The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil to meet domestic demand and that relationship faces potential strain amid the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump. More than 50% of crude oil imported to the U.S. comes from Canada, up from 33% in 2013. The increase follows a jump in production […]

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]]> /joc/news/usa/2024/12/tariff-threats-cast-a-shadow-over-u-s-reliance-on-canada-for-the-majority-of-its-oil-imports/feed 0 Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-shuffle-cabinet-friday-as-pressure-for-him-to-resign-remains /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-shuffle-cabinet-friday-as-pressure-for-him-to-resign-remains#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:37:02 +0000 /?p=417725 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall. This comes at the end of a tumultuous week that saw Trudeau lose his finance minister and face a new swell of pressure within his caucus for him to […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-to-shuffle-cabinet-friday-as-pressure-for-him-to-resign-remains/feed 0 Trudeau weighs his options as his path to stay on as prime minister narrows /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-weighs-his-options-as-his-path-to-stay-on-as-prime-minister-narrows /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-weighs-his-options-as-his-path-to-stay-on-as-prime-minister-narrows#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:11:41 +0000 /?p=417651 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his options after Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell resignation Monday heightened calls for him to step down. Freeland resigned as finance minister on Monday — the same day she was scheduled to present the fall economic statement and just days after Trudeau told her she would be moved out […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/12/trudeau-weighs-his-options-as-his-path-to-stay-on-as-prime-minister-narrows/feed 0 B.C.’s projected deficit grows again to $9.4 billion in latest fiscal update /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-s-projected-deficit-grows-again-to-9-4-billion-in-latest-fiscal-update /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-s-projected-deficit-grows-again-to-9-4-billion-in-latest-fiscal-update#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:15:38 +0000 /?p=417527 VICTORIA — British Columbia’s new finance minister said she is “realistic” about the economic challenges facing the province after announcing this year’s record deficit is projected to reach $9.4 billion. Brenda Bailey said the forecasted deficit for 2024-2025 has grown by $429 million from the $8.9 billion estimated in the last fiscal update in September, […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/12/b-c-s-projected-deficit-grows-again-to-9-4-billion-in-latest-fiscal-update/feed 0 At last: Winnipeg’s Portage Place redevelopment gets official go-ahead /joc/news/projects/2024/12/at-last-winnipegs-portage-place-redevelopment-gets-official-go-ahead /joc/news/projects/2024/12/at-last-winnipegs-portage-place-redevelopment-gets-official-go-ahead#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:10:37 +0000 /?p=417522 Winnipeg’s True North Real Estate Development (TNRED) has officially acquired the city’s downtown Portage Place mall, putting in motion the company’s plan to redevelop the site. TNRED recently signed the final paperwork with the North Portage Development Corp., Premise Properties and Spruceland Mall Ltd. on the mall, its land and assets. The completion of the […]

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