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EllisDon, Kinetic awarded $135m UVic facility

EllisDon Corporation and Kinetic Construction have been selected for the $135 million new Student Housing and Dining Facility at the University of Victoria.

Investment green light for massive LNG facility

LNG Canada has announced that its joint venture participants have taken a Final Investment Decision to build the Kitimat LNG Canada export facility.

Stantec opens new tower as its global headquarters

Stantec Tower, Canada's tallest west of Toronto, has opened its doors in downtown Edmonton. Stantec’s new global headquarters is 69-storeys in height.

Amazon to open new facility in Metro Vancouver

Amazon will be opening a new 450,000 sq. ft. fulfillment facility within Delta iPort, a new industrial park being developed by GWL Realty Advisors.

Emil Anderson wins 2018 SICA Innovation Award

Emil Anderson Construction was awarded the Southern Interior Construction Association’s 2018 Innovation Award for their work on the Vedder Bridge in Chilliwack, B.C.

Entry calls for ICBA’s Gord Stewart Award

The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) and WorkSafeBC are pleased to announce the 2018 Gord Stewart Construction Workplace Health and Safety Innovation Award is now open for entries.

CBRE Canada names Werner Dietl CEO

Werner Dietl will succeed Mark Renzoni, as president and CEO of CBRE Canada effective Jan. 1, 2019. Renzoni, will step down at the end of the year after 30 years with the commercial real estate company.

Lions Gate Hospital expansion approved

A new acute care facility for Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver has been approved by the B.C. government. The building will be a six-storey tower.

REMI Network earns three 2018 COPA nominations

After winning gold in 2017, the REMI Network is again a Canadian Online Publishing Award finalist for Best Trade Media Website.

Partners REIT sells nine Western Canada properties

Partners Real Estate Investment Trust (Partners REIT) announced today that it has agreed to sell nine of its 10 properties in Western Canada.

EllisDon selected for Kamloops Patient Care Tower

EllisDon Infrastructure has been selected as the preferred proponent for the new Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

Wood WORKS! BC recognizes wood leadership

Wood WORKS! BC recognized leadership in structural and architectural wood use by local governments at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention.

New CEO search for Industry Training Authority

The Industry Training Authority (ITA) announced that Gary Herman, chief executive officer (CEO) has left the organization effective September 12, 2018.

Royal Roads University opens innovative facility

Royal Roads University has officially opened the new Sherman Jen Building which included major renovations and upgrades to a century-old building.

VRCA urges Trans Mountain project forward

The Vancouver Regional Construction Association is appealing to all parties involved in the Trans Mountain project to come together to move it forward.

Californians urge scrutiny of seismic resistance

Legislation to mandate a statewide inventory of buildings deemed to be potentially vulnerable in a major earthquake awaits the Governor of California's signature to become law.

Rapid transit funding confirmed for Vancouver

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier John Horgan, have confirmed more than $3 billion in federal and provincial funding for rapid transit.