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Alberta housing starts rise 35 per cent over previous year

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:10:10 +0000

EDMONTON – Alberta homebuilding continues to accelerate. Monthly data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) indicates Alberta housing starts rose to 33,577 in 2024, a 35 per cent increase from the previous year. “Alberta’s impressive rise in housing starts underscores the essential collaboration between all levels of government and the building industry. The […]

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Federal, Alberta governments commit $50M to energy management in industrial facilities

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:05:30 +0000

CALGARY – The Government of Alberta and Natural Resources Canada are putting $50 million toward Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) new Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI) program. SEMI is intended to help program participants reduce energy costs while growing organizational skills and capacity building while helping cover the cost of capital retrofits, an ERA release […]

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$150M Ocean tower making waves in downtown Victoria

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:22 +0000

After a prolonged excavation, Telus’s 10-storey Ocean tower is taking shape in downtown Victoria. The $150-million project is due for finish by mid-2026, says Manasweeta Bhatia, Telus’s director of real estate developments. “Telus has always invested in signature buildings,” she says. In the Victoria case, the Ocean is already making waves in the downtown skyline. […]

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Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what’s next?

Journal of Commerce — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:00:37 +0000

CALGARY – Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada’s energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project’s massive cost overruns. By a variety of measures, the expensive and contentious pipeline project is bearing fruit as more Canadian oil reaches the […]

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One home washed away in B.C. mudslide, owner missing: police

Journal of Commerce — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:49:51 +0000

COQUITLAM, B.C. – First responders in Coquitlam, B.C., spent much of the weekend searching for a person who is missing after their home was washed away in a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia’s south coast. Officers responded to a report of the slide along Quarry Road on the east side of Pinecone […]

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B.C.’s final election result won’t be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:57:08 +0000

VANCOUVER — The final results of British Columbia’s weekend election won’t be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the difference between the New Democrat and B.C. Conservatives candidates is less than 100 votes. The NDP candidates hold slim leads in both the […]

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Manitoba to make zoning bylaw revision easier

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:25:51 +0000

WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba has introduced legislation to accelerate building new housing. Amendments introduced to the Planning Act and City of Winnipeg Charter Act would change the appeals process for zoning changes by removing a requirement that made it difficult for municipalities to change local zoning bylaws and allowing faster new housing construction, […]

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Calgary begins phase three repairs on Bearspaw South Feeder Main

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:15:18 +0000

CALGARY – The City of Calgary began phase three repairs on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main project on Oct. 16, with construction expect to go until late November. The repairs, which stem from Calgary’s critical watermain break incident in June, are much smaller in scope and will not require city-wide water restrictions because these sections […]

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SCSA uses survey tool to help companies prevent incidents before they happen

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:00:08 +0000

An innovative new survey tool is being used by the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA) to help companies identify hazards and prompt them to take steps to reduce injury risks. The tool was developed by the SCSA in collaboration with EHS Analytics, a Calgary-based company that specializes in health and safety data, research and machine […]

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Alberta steel fabrication facility fined $200,000 for workplace fatality

Journal of Commerce — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:00:35 +0000

CALGARY – Calgary-based Glenmore Fabricators Ltd. has been penalized $200,000 in relation to a workplace fatality in August 2021. The company pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code for failing to develop and comply with procedures certified by a professional engineer, a release said. The charges stem from an […]

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B.C. wakes to election uncertainty, with Conservatives, NDP in tight race

Journal of Commerce — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:16:16 +0000

VANCOUVER – British Columbia is waking to a reshaped political landscape but no clear winner of a provincial election marked by the rise of the B.C. Conservatives from the political fringe to centre stage. Neither the Conservatives, led by John Rustad, nor the incumbent NDP of Premier David Eby reached the 47 seats needed to […]

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Federal and provincial governments pledge $5.5 million for Jasper tourism attraction

Journal of Commerce — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:29:11 +0000

JASPER, ALTA. – The Alberta and federal governments are putting a combined $5.5 million toward attracting tourists to the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta. A July wildfire destroyed one-third of the town, including multiple hotels and 800 housing units. Year-round tourism is Jasper’s main economic driver. Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the federal tourism minister, says […]

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