JOC Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:29:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png JOC Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Alberta premier announces boost to school building budget amid population growth /joc/news/government/2024/09/alberta-premier-announces-boost-to-school-building-budget-amid-population-growth /joc/news/government/2024/09/alberta-premier-announces-boost-to-school-building-budget-amid-population-growth#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:29:08 +0000 /?p=393531 EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says as classrooms get overwhelmed with new grade school students, her government will fast-track new school builds with $8.6 billion over the next three years. In a televised address Tuesday evening, Smith said the province’s existing budget isn’t enough to keep up with rapid population growth in kindergarten to […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/09/alberta-premier-announces-boost-to-school-building-budget-amid-population-growth/feed 0 Climate and °µÍø½ûÇøion: Canada joins global drive towards green steel /joc/news/government/2024/09/climate-and-construction-canada-joins-global-drive-towards-green-steel /joc/news/government/2024/09/climate-and-construction-canada-joins-global-drive-towards-green-steel#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:17:56 +0000 /?p=393432 There’s no avoiding steel. It’s not only a staple in construction but also a critical part of the world’s low-carbon future that includes clean power grids, improved rail transport, wind turbines and electric vehicles. Nevertheless, carbons are involved in the fabricating process. Since steel demand is unlikely to decrease, focus must shift to how steel […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/09/climate-and-construction-canada-joins-global-drive-towards-green-steel/feed 0 B.C. investing up to $7.2 million in Lower Mainland capital projects /joc/news/government/2024/09/b-c-investing-up-to-7-2-million-in-lower-mainland-capital-projects /joc/news/government/2024/09/b-c-investing-up-to-7-2-million-in-lower-mainland-capital-projects#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:00:55 +0000 /?p=393252 VANCOUVER – The Government of British Columbia is contributing up to $7.2 million through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund toward six capital projects and two planning projects in the Lower Mainland. Vancouver-based clean-tech company pH7 Technologies Inc. is receiving as much as $1.5 million to construct a full production plant and purchase new equipment to scale […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/09/b-c-investing-up-to-7-2-million-in-lower-mainland-capital-projects/feed 0 Manitoba premier says he’ll reverse controversial regional planning bill /joc/news/government/2024/09/manitoba-premier-says-hell-reverse-controversial-regional-planning-bill /joc/news/government/2024/09/manitoba-premier-says-hell-reverse-controversial-regional-planning-bill#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:00:43 +0000 /?p=393245 The Manitoba government has announced it will introduce legislation this fall that will allow municipalities to opt out of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region’s Plan 20-50. Calling the upcoming legislation a “freedom bill,” Premier Wab Kinew said in an announcement, “This is about giving municipalities the freedom to make their own planning decisions, rather than force […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/09/manitoba-premier-says-hell-reverse-controversial-regional-planning-bill/feed 0 B.C. grants in-stream protections to already underway projects /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/09/b-c-grants-in-stream-protections-to-already-underway-projects /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/09/b-c-grants-in-stream-protections-to-already-underway-projects#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:00:41 +0000 /?p=393260 VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia is granting in-stream protections for housing projects that are underway in relation to new 2024 building code changes for adaptable dwellings and earthquake designs. The BC Building Code 2024 came into effect March 8 and at the time new earthquake-design and adaptable-dwelling provisions were moved to March 10, 2025 […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/09/b-c-grants-in-stream-protections-to-already-underway-projects/feed 0 Provincial Green Line pullout will hurt Calgary construction: Black /joc/news/associations/2024/09/provincial-green-line-pullout-will-hurt-calgary-construction-black /joc/news/associations/2024/09/provincial-green-line-pullout-will-hurt-calgary-construction-black#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:00:41 +0000 /?p=393436 The latest delay for Calgary’s Green Line project hurts not only its future users but the companies needed to build it according to one Calgary construction leader. Calgary °µÍø½ûÇøion Association president Bill Black said the city’s ambitious Green Line light rail project, which was intended to serve commuters to and from the downtown to the […]

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]]> /joc/news/associations/2024/09/provincial-green-line-pullout-will-hurt-calgary-construction-black/feed 0 The °µÍø½ûÇøion Record Podcast – Episode 365: Hard Hat History with Vince Versace /joc/podcasts/the-construction-record-podcast-episode-365-hard-hat-history-with-vince-versace Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:00:29 +0000 /?post_type=podcast&p=393478 On this episode of The °µÍø½ûÇøion Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with °µÍø½ûÇøConnect director of news media Vince Versace about the long history of the humble hard hat. Invented by American Edward W. Bullard in 1918 the hardhat is both the first and one of the most vital pieces of safety equipment […]

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]]> Saskatchewan issues nearly 1.2 million cubic metres of timber to One Sky Forest Products /joc/news/resource/2024/09/saskatchewan-issues-nearly-1-2-million-cubic-metres-of-timber-to-one-sky-forest-products /joc/news/resource/2024/09/saskatchewan-issues-nearly-1-2-million-cubic-metres-of-timber-to-one-sky-forest-products#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:00:28 +0000 /?p=393256 REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan has allocated nearly 1.2 million cubic metres of timber to Saskatchewan-based company One Sky Forest Products to assist opening an oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Prince Albert, Sask. OSB is a versatile engineered wood panel, which is similar in strength and performance to plywood and is commonly used in home construction for roof, […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2024/09/saskatchewan-issues-nearly-1-2-million-cubic-metres-of-timber-to-one-sky-forest-products/feed 0 Bird to release 2025-2027 strategic plan /joc/news/economic/2024/09/bird-to-release-2025-2027-strategic-plan /joc/news/economic/2024/09/bird-to-release-2025-2027-strategic-plan#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:55:29 +0000 /?p=393125 MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Bird °µÍø½ûÇøion has announced it will be releasing a new strategic plan for 2025-2027 at its next Investor Day. The corporate event will be held Oct. 9 in Toronto at 9 a.m. ET both in-person and virtually. The event will feature presentations and a question-and-answer session with Bird CEO Teri McKibbon and […]

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]]> /joc/news/economic/2024/09/bird-to-release-2025-2027-strategic-plan/feed 0 Over 100 mayors, councillors meet to discuss North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant /joc/news/government/2024/09/over-100-mayors-councillors-meet-to-discuss-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant /joc/news/government/2024/09/over-100-mayors-councillors-meet-to-discuss-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:56 +0000 /?p=393342 PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – Over 100 mayors and councillors met on Sept. 14 in Port Coquitlam, B.C. for Metro Vancouver’s Council of Councils meeting to discuss the ongoing circumstances of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program in North Vancouver. “It was a pleasure to host elected officials from across the region to come together […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/09/over-100-mayors-councillors-meet-to-discuss-north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant/feed 0 North end of Granville Bridge roadway reopens /joc/news/projects/2024/09/north-end-of-granville-bridge-roadway-reopens /joc/news/projects/2024/09/north-end-of-granville-bridge-roadway-reopens#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:55 +0000 /?p=393339 VANCOUVER – The north end of Vancouver’s Granville Bridge reopened on Sept. 16 with a new elevated roadway to replace north loops. The new elevated roadway north of Pacific Street will only allow transit vehicles, taxis, cyclists and local traffic will be able to travel northbound through the intersection of Granville Street at Drake Street. […]

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]]> /joc/news/projects/2024/09/north-end-of-granville-bridge-roadway-reopens/feed 0 Site C reservoir fills as megaproject heads for the finish line /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/09/site-c-reservoir-fills-as-megaproject-heads-for-the-finish-line /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/09/site-c-reservoir-fills-as-megaproject-heads-for-the-finish-line#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:54 +0000 /?p=393182 Site C’s reservoir is starting to fill but preparation for this moment has spanned a decade. Filling the reservoir, located at the Site C project site near Fort St. John, B.C., allows for putting the generating station, spillways, turbines and generators into operation. Over a period of up to four months, water will rise by […]

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