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Saskatchewan company fined $70,000 after worker injured in fall
Saskatchewan company fined $70,000 after worker injured in fall
SASKATOON, SASK. – A Saskatchewan window and door company has been fined $70,000 after a worker was seriously injured. Denovo Window & Door Inc. pleaded guilty on Oct. 2 in Saskatoon Provincial Court to one violation of the Occupational Health and Sa...
OH&S
Pulp company fined for releasing ‘acutely lethal’ wastewater into Alberta river
The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million fo...
Government , OH&S
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 7 to 11
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news several Saskatchewan construction...
Associations , OH&S , Projects
Alberta oilfield consulting firm fined $90,000 for workplace injury
VALLYVIEW, ALTA. – An Alberta oilfield consulting firm has been fined $90,000 af...
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Saskatchewan company fined $70,000 after worker injured in fall
SASKATOON, SASK. – A Saskatchewan window and door company has been fined $70,000...
OH&S
Pulp company fined for releasing ‘acutely lethal’ wastewater into Alberta river
The operator of a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta has been fined $1 million fo...
Government , OH&S
Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 7 to 11
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news several Saskatchewan construction...
Associations , OH&S , Projects
Alberta oilfield consulting firm fined $90,000 for workplace injury
VALLYVIEW, ALTA. – An Alberta oilfield consulting firm has been fined $90,000 af...
Government , OH&S
Alberta metal fabricator fined $360,000 for worker fatality
LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. – HTK Iron Works Ltd. in Lethbridge, Alta. has been fined $360...
OH&S
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 30 to Oct. 4
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Alberta’s Industrial Heartland is...
Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S
Oakridge site sees second crane incident; load falls day after new crane regs
VANCOUVER - Â Another crane incident has occurred at the Oakridge construction si...
OH&S
Gas well fire north of Calgary finally out; investigations into cause underway
COCHRANE, ALTA. - An energy company that runs a natural gas well north of Calgar...
OH&S , Resource
Construction supervisor fined $30,000 for workplace injuries
CALGARY – Construction supervisor Jeffrey Gross will pay a $30,000 fine for a se...
OH&S
Langford construction worker dies following workplace injury
LANGFORD, B.C. – A construction worker on a Langford, B.C. worksite has died. O...
OH&S
Reminder: New tower crane regulations coming Oct. 1 to B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. — WorkSafeBC is reminding the industry new regulations regarding...
OH&S
Construction’s role in World Suicide Prevention Day
First launched in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention,...
OH&S
Employers worry WorkSafeBC accident fund is running low
Some B.C. employers believe the WorkSafeBC accident fund is run down and needs t...
Associations , OH&S
Some cool thinking needed after Vancouver wood-frame construction site fire
On Aug. 6, a fire broke out at a six-storey wood-frame rental apartment building...
OH&S
Flush toilets coming Oct. 1 for B.C. construction sites
VICTORIA – British Columbia construction workers will soon have access to flush...
Associations , OH&S
B.C. mining project ordered to shut down unauthorized work camp
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – The province of British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment O...
OH&S , Resource
Town of Kindersley fined $175,000 for worker fatality
KINDERSLEY, SASK. – The Town of Kindersley, Sask. pleaded guilty on Aug. 13 in K...
OH&S
Removal underway for huge crane blocking Vancouver, B.C., street
VANCOUVER - A City of Vancouver official says a huge crane that crashed down on...
Infrastructure , OH&S
$95,000 fine handed down after workers injured from truss collapse
NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK — On July 29, HVR Construction Ltd. pleaded guilty in Nor...
OH&S
B.C. wildfire costs reach about $387 million so far this year, wildfire service says
VICTORIA—British Columbia has already spent about $387 million battling fires so...
Economic , OH&S
Five homes unsafe following Vancouver fires, crane collapse: fire department
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Fire Rescue Services say five homes are unsafe to occupy a...
OH&S
Your top JOC headlines: Aug. 5 to 9
Your top JOC headlines this week feature a story on a massive fire that erupted...
Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
Vancouver residents displaced after major fire burns homes as crane collapses
VANCOUVER — Leslie Guerin watched ashes and burning embers the size of bowling b...
OH&S
Western wildfires: How to protect jobsites with a fire safety plan
Yesterday, we looked at the steps construction employers and workers can...
OH&S
Fasten your bandages: Changes coming to B.C.’s occupational first aid regulations
On Nov. 1, 2024 changes regarding the provision of occupational first aid (OFA)...
Associations , OH&S
Western wildfires: Mitigating worker health risks on jobsites
With wildfire season in full swing and smoke drifting across most of Wes...
OH&S , Resource
UPDATE: Crane collapses amidst fire at Vancouver construction site
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) says a fire that broke out on...
OH&S
Oct. 1 is coming, here’s what you need to know about new tower crane safety regs in B.C.
A new amendment meant to improve tower crane safety in B.C. will take effect Oct...
OH&S
WorkSafeBC crane safety, emergency planning amendments approved
VANCOUVER – WorkSafeBC has approved several amendments to the Occupational Healt...
OH&S
Multiple structures ablaze as wildfire roars into Jasper, Alta., townsite
JASPER, ALTA. - One of two raging, wind-whipped fires menacing Jasper, Alta., ro...
Infrastructure , OH&S
Wildfire near Jasper National Park prompts evacuation and highway closures
EDMONTON - Multiple wildfires in Jasper National Park flared up with a vengeance...
OH&S
Wildfire prompts MEG Energy to evacuate northern Alberta oilsands site
CHRISTINA LAKE, ALTA. - MEG Energy Corp. has had to evacuate non-essential perso...
OH&S , Resource
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Saskatchewan construction associations announce major merger
SASKATOON, SASK. – Five Saskatchewan construction associations have announced a...
Associations
Rustad lays out views on project procurement, immigration at ICBA event
With a tight B.C. election only weeks away, one party leader has detailed his co...
Associations , Government
Alberta and Calgary release Green Line update
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta’s minister of transportation and Calgary’s mayor have i...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Toronto again reigns in latest RLB crane count
TORONTO — Toronto remained the champion of Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) biannua...
Economic , Projects
The potential and pitfalls of recycled plastic in construction materials
It is estimated humans create over 380 million tons of plastic every year, with...
Resource
Progress Avenue bridge demolished to make way for future Scarborough Centre Station
TORONTO — The 8,100-tonne Progress Avenue bridge above McCowan Road, at the site...
Infrastructure
Vancouver one of the world’s largest demolition centres
Landlocked Vancouver is among the world’s largest demolition centres based upon...
Projects
Aecon consortium to deliver Winnipeg sewage treatment plant contract
WINNIPEG – Aecon Group has announced a consortium will execute a contract with t...