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Hot off the press: Winnipeg Places and Spaces architecture guidebook
Hot off the press: Winnipeg Places and Spaces architecture guidebook
The Winnipeg Architecture Foundation (WAF) has just released Winnipeg Places and Spaces, a comprehensive guidebook to the buildings and landscapes of the Manitoba capital. The guide covers the neighbourhoods in the metropolitan area, from the centre of t...
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RFQ issued for new trades and technology building at Saskatchewan Polytechnic
REGINA — The Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement and Saskatchewan Polytechnic...
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Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program
MOOSOMIN, SASK. — An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its...
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Vancouver’s Broadway Plan is polished, passed, praised and panned
Vancouver City Council recently approved Broadway Plan (BP) updates that allow f...
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Hot off the press: Winnipeg Places and Spaces architecture guidebook
The Winnipeg Architecture Foundation (WAF) has just released Winnipeg Places and...
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RFQ issued for new trades and technology building at Saskatchewan Polytechnic
REGINA — The Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement and Saskatchewan Polytechnic...
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Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program
MOOSOMIN, SASK. — An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its...
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Vancouver’s Broadway Plan is polished, passed, praised and panned
Vancouver City Council recently approved Broadway Plan (BP) updates that allow f...
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$1.2M demolition contract approved for North Surrey Recreation Centre
SURREY, B.C. — Surrey City Council recently approved a $1.2 million contract for...
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Project profile: Scotia Place construction prep work well underway
Another hurdle has been cleared for development of the $1.2-billion Scotia Place...
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Mixed-use development proposed for False Creek’s emerging health district
VANCOUVER — GWL Realty Advisors (GWLRA) is proposing a new mixed-use development...
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The Front Page 2024: Mega milestones, crane chaos, political shockers
It was a year full of twists and turns for Western Canada. Notable megaprojects...
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Ground broken on new personal care home in Lac du Bonnet
LAC DU BONNET — Construction is officially underway on a 95-bed personal care ho...
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Counting Down the Top 20 Headlines of 2024
The Daily Commercial News has compiled the top 20 most read stories for 2024. Fi...
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Development permit approved for Calgary’s Scotia Place
CALGARY, ALTA. — The Calgary Planning Commission has approved the development pe...
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At last: Winnipeg’s Portage Place redevelopment gets official go-ahead
Winnipeg’s True North Real Estate Development (TNRED) has officially acquired th...
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Demo recommended for 500 Dunsmuir St. amid collapse concerns
VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s chief building official has submitted a report recommend...
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An in-depth look at UBC’s $560 million student residence complex
Some early prep work has started at the site of a new, $560-million student resi...
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Broadway Plan updates approved, 41,500 new homes on deck over 30 years
VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Council has approved updates to the contentious Broad...
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Built Green Canada awards third community certification with Canmore’s Spring Creek
CANMORE, ALTA. — The Spring Creek community in Canmore, Alta. has earned Phase 2...
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Phase one of Marine Landing development complete
VANCOUVER — Developers Wesbild and KingSett Capital have announced the completio...
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One last chance: Calgarians can retrieve inscribed Olympic Plaza bricks before demo starts
CALGARY – The City of Calgary, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and Art...
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Port Coquitlam’s first transit-oriented, highrise community proposed by Wesbild
VANCOUVER – Developer Wesbild recently submitted a rezoning application to the C...
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FIFA construction work to start in January
Full-scale construction converting two Vancouver community parks into profession...
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Taiwan firm halts plan for $1B battery plant in B.C. that had federal support
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell production plant that...
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40-unit temporary housing project opens in Campbell River
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — A new 40-unit temporary supportive housing project in Cam...
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Vancouver Art Gallery scuttles $600M design of new building, parts way with architect
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Art Gallery says it is not going ahead with a planned...
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‘The Last of Us’ among five made-in-Alberta projects to receive concrete awards
The Alberta Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently gave five...
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Unique concrete pipe heats and cools Sudbury net-zero building
The recently completed Coniston Non-Profit Seniors Housing complex in Sudbury, O...
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Central Alberta seniors home wins concrete award
An Alberta seniors’ home has won the October 2024 Canadian Precast/Prestressed C...
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Edmonton offering public land for affordable housing developments
EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton is making several sites available for developmen...
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Edmonton apartment building SYNC111 named precast concrete project of the month
SYNC111, an apartment building that lies just west of downtown Edmonton, was rec...
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Renovation of UBC engineering building wins concrete award
The MacLeod Engineering Building at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has...
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Beyond net-zero: Wellington East Business Centre using unique concrete methods
Canada’s largest office building to pursue beyond net-zero standards is schedule...
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Mayor’s Urban Design Awards event celebrates industry’s finest
CALGARY, ALTA. — Winners of 10th edition of the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards (MUD...
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Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal
JASPER, ALTA. — A bright green Welcome Home banner still hangs on the awning of...
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U.S. benefits from Canadian trade at least as much as Canada: report
OTTAWA — The U.S. benefits just as much as Canada does from the current bilatera...
Economic
Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. p...
Government
Alberta infrastructure highlights for 2024
EDMONTON — With a strong outlook for Alberta's construction market, 2025 is shap...
Infrastructure
Manitoba highways and structures could see $5.25B cash injection over five years
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure is estimating an investmen...
Infrastructure
Registration open for 2025 MCAC Emerging Leaders Conference
TORONTO — The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) has announced...
Associations
Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be ‘deep disappointment’
OTTAWA — It would be a "deep disappointment" if a First Nations drinking water b...
Government
Construction Associations of Saskatchewan hosts first board meeting
SASKATOON, SASK. – Earlier this month the newly-formed Construction Associations...
Associations
EllisDon completes first pour with graphene-enhanced concrete
OTTAWA — EllisDon is reporting it recently completed its first test concrete pou...