Industry News
CMW and Capri Insurance join forces
CMW Insurance Services Ltd. and Capri Insurance Services will join forces, announcing a merger effective January 1, 2017. The new company will be one of
Call for Canada’s Green Building Product of the Year
The submission process is now open for the 2017 CaGBC Green Building Product of the Year Award.
LMS grows its California yard operations
LMS Reinforcing Steel Group (LMS) has established a second fabrication yard in the United States. With this new yard in Corona, California, LMS now has
B.C.’s job growth set to continue into 2017
B.C. set the pace for job growth in Canada in 2016 and that will continue in 2017. Thanks to a Canada-leading job-growth rate of 3.0
CITT reaches decision on gypsum board duties
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has announced that the imposition of anti-dumping duties on gypsum board imported into Western Canada from the United States
PCL Construction donates $6.6 million to United Way
The PCL family of companies has made a $6,611,570 million donation to United Ways across North America from its overall 2016 campaign. Twenty-eight PCL districts
BCCA Manley McLachlan announces retirement
The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) have announced that Chris Atchison has been named incoming president, replacing retiring incumbent Manley McLachlan. The handover will begin
WELL and BREEAM standards to unite
The WELL Building Standard is aligning with BREEAM to make it easier for projects pursuing both standards.
ICBA Philip Hochstein retires as president
After more than 30 years at the helm of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Philip Hochstein has stepped aside as president. Under his
Standardized construction cost reporting sought
A proposed new framework for construction cost reporting is aimed at enabling consistent and transparent cross-border comparisons of the capital outlay required for a dozen different categories of commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects.
P3 National Award for Southwest Calgary Ring Road
The Southwest Calgary Ring Road project is the Gold Award recipient in the financing category of the 2016 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in
Jack Davidson honoured with Pinnacle Award
The Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) has honoured Jack Davidson, CAE, president of the BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association, with its Pinnacle
Dave Filipchuk is new PCL president and CEO
The PCL family of companies has announced that Dave Filipchuk has been appointed the eighth president and CEO of PCL in its 110-year history. Filipchuk
Construction updates for Halifax Convention Centre
Construction on the new Halifax Convention Centre at the Nova Centre in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia is now expected to be completed by August 2017.
New plans for mixed-use project Le Phare de Québec
Groupe Dallaire has unveiled new plans for Le Phare de Québec, a mixed-use development that will be built around a dynamic public square.
Surrey pool is world’s top engineering project
The Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre in Surrey, B.C. has been recognized as the world’s top structural engineering project. The Institution of Structural Engineers has presented
Evergreen Line set to open in B.C.
The B.C. government has announced that construction on the $1.43 billion Evergreen Line is now complete and that the new transit system is set to
