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UBC recreation

Construction underway on UBC recreation centre

Construction is underway on a new recreation centre at the University of British Columbia (UBC) that will support wellness and fitness.
emil anderson nature

Emil Anderson donates 71 acres for conservation

Emil Anderson Group has donated 71 acres of land along the Englishman River to The Nature Trust of BC, valued at more than $5 million.
CCA

Indigenous Business Award recipients announced

The BC Achievement Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2022 Indigenous Business Award.
dyke network

Surrey plans dyke network upgrades

Surrey is in the first phase of upgrading the dyke network to protect against flooding from increasingly more common storm events.
CFBC Timber Wolf

CFBC announces Timber Wolf Legacy Fund

The Construction Foundation of British Columbia (CFBC) has launched the Timber Wolf Legacy Fund on behalf of the family of Rene B. Delisle. Delisle passed
cascades casino

New $100M Cascades Casino Delta is open

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited has officially opened the new $100 million Cascades Casino Delta, its sixth Cascades-branded casino,
COWI

Bird Construction awarded Edmonton health centre

Bird Construction has been awarded a $95 million contract to build the Covenant Wellness Community – Community Health Centre in Edmonton.
Surrey childcare centre

Calgary’s Green Line LRT Phase 1 RFP issued

The Calgary Green Line board has approved the release of the RFP to select a proponent to design, construct and finance Phase 1 of the LRT.
child care

Capilano University centre to double child care space

A new centre for childhood studies at Capilano University will more than double the available child care spaces at the campus.
TransLink

TransLink opens new flagship service centre

TransLink has opened a new 6,200 square-foot flagship Customer Service Centre at the downtown Vancouver Waterfront Station.
Stantec Douglas

Stantec designing new Douglas College facilities

Stantec has been selected to provide architecture and engineering for new academic and student housing facilities at Douglas College in B.C.
Tim Smith named to international bridge board

Tim Smith named to international bridge board

The appointment of Tim Smith to the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority board of directors reinforces the team stickhandling construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
affordable housing

Calgary 135-unit affordable housing breaks ground

The City of Calgary has broken ground on a new 135-unit, mixed-income affordable housing redevelopment at Rundle Manor.
transit

Surrey’s first transit oriented development opens

King George Hub by PCI Developments has officially opened. The Hub is Surrey’s first comprehensive transit-oriented development.
Surrey

CAF-FCA launches apprenticeship grants

The Apprenticeship Service is encouraging small- and medium-sized employers to hire Level 1 apprentices by offering $5,000 grants.
mentorship

Application for B.C. mentorship program opens

The Building Builders program, the only province-wide mentorship program serving B.C.’s construction industry, is open for applications.
SFU housing

New family housing opens on SFU campus

Simon Fraser University (SFU) has opened two purpose-built, sustainably designed family housing at its Burnaby Mountain campus.