Industry News
Beedie Group breaks ground on business park
Construction has begun on Delta Link Business Park, one of Western Canada’s largest private industrial projects currently under development. Beedie Development Group’s Delta Link Business
B.C. report shows procurement drives innovation
The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) has published a follow-up to its Innovation Report (February 2016), which revealed B.C.’s construction sector lags behind other jurisdictions
Built Environment Technology Association launches
The Built Environment Technology Association (BETA) has been established to help the real estate industry better utilize developing technologies.
Bob Hildenbrandt appointed co-chair of LCI-C
The Lean Construction Institute of Canada (LCI-C), a special committee of the Canadian Construction Association (CCA), has appointed Bob Hildenbrandt as co-chair of its council.
UL acquires CLEB, Canadian building envelope services provider
UL has acquired CLEB, a Montreal-based company that provides building envelope and building science services.
2017 CISC Alberta steel design winners revealed
The six winners of the 2017 Alberta Steel Design Awards of Excellence were recently honoured in Edmonton. The CISC Award celebration is held every other
Draft plan unveiled for Port Credit waterfront development
West Village Partners recently purchased a 72-acre, former oil refinery site in Port Credit, Ontario.
Nova Scotia changes Occupational Health and Safety Act
The Nova Scotia government is making changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that will help keep employees safe at work.
Douglas Spratt joins Prism Engineering in B.C.
Douglas Spratt has joined Prism Engineering’s mechanical team as a senior mechanical engineer. Spratt has been providing consulting engineering services to clients in Western Canada
CIBC moving headquarters to Bay Park Centre
CIBC will be moving about 15,000 of its Toronto-area employees to its new headquarters at Bay Park Centre in Toronto’s financial district.
Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant contract awarded
Metro Vancouver has awarded the contract for the new Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant to ADAPT Consortium at a cost of $525 million. Construction
ACEC-BC honours engineering excellence
The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia (ACEC-BC) has announced the 28th Annual Awards for Engineering Excellence, honouring the innovation and technical excellence of
B.C. approves new $100 million ski resort
A new $100 million ski resort near Valemount, B.C. offering year-round glacier skiing has been approved for construction. The provincial government has finalized and signed
Working-at-heights training deadline extended
Under certain conditions, construction workers who completed fall protection training before new requirements took effect in 2015 will have six more months to complete working-at-heights training.
Major transit hub plans for Toronto’s Kipling Station
Ontario is partnering with Etobicoke and Mississauga to redevelop the Toronto Transit Commission’s Kipling Station into a major transit hub.
Federal budget boosts accessibility in public spaces
Canada’s federal budget has earmarked $77 million over ten years to expand the Enabling Accessibility Fund.
$75 million donated for new Vancouver hospital
A record $75 million has been donated to the St. Paul’s Foundation to help build a new Vancouver hospital. The Jim Pattison Medical Centre, an







