New Boots, a New Brunswick program aimed at supporting and mentoring women in apprenticeable trades, has been extended by three years.

Tarion Warranty Corporation released its plan to address recommendations arising from Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk’s special audit last October.

BM Group of Companies (BM Group) has acquired Vancouver Ready Mix and Fraserway Prekast. The acquisition will allow the group to serve new locations.

A construction firm in New York City will pay a USD $1.5 million settlement and undergo three years of outside monitoring following the State Attorney General’s investigation of sexual harassment complaints.

Dawson Civil Limited of Kamloops has been awarded the $25.9-million contract for the Chase Creek Road to Chase West project.

A new report uncovers how difficult it is to investigate and compensate workplace cancer, largely attributed to solar radiation, asbestos, diesel engine exhaust and crystalline silica.

The district heating and cooling centre at the University of Lethbridge will receive $20 million in government-funded upgrades, creating about 112 jobs.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced new infrastructure investments for Lower Mainland communities.

The contract for the final portion of the West Calgary Ring Road has been awarded to Calgary Safelink Partners for $277 million.

The City of Richmond has received an award for having Canada's first district energy system to provide heating and cooling to large format retail buildings.

The Metro Vancouver regional district has achieved corporate carbon neutrality for 2019, an important step toward reaching Climate 2050.

The Ontario government's new online health and safety training touches on topics such as infection control, ladder safety, and preventing harassment.

Trevor Hildebrand is the new Mechanical Contractors Association of BC (MCABC) chair for 2020-21. He is president of Phase Mechanical Ltd. in Surrey,

Alberta has unveiled a Recovery Plan for the province’s economic strategy that includes a a record $10-billion investment in infrastructure.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released a new guide to help cities effectively modify urban streets amid the pandemic.

BC Housing, the City of Vancouver, the BC Non-Profit Housing Association and the Pembina Institute announced they are launching an initiative called the Reframed Lab to demonstrate retrofit projects on multi-unit residential buildings.

Three qualified teams have been shortlisted for the Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment Project. The successful proponent will be identified by mid-2021.