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Minoru Centre

Minoru Centre receives facility award

The City of Richmond's Minoru Centre for Active Living received the 2022 Bill Woycik Outstanding Facility Award.
Calgary

Anthem acquires 95-acre industrial site in Calgary

The former site of a welded steel pipe manufacturing facility will be turned into a multi-phase business park with facility options for small- to medium-format occupiers, along with ancillary retail components.
construction

BCCA launches mentorship program

The BC Construction Association (BCCA) has launched Building Builders mentorship program with funding of $3.6 million.
Coquihalla repairs

Permanent repairs to begin on Coquihalla Highway

Permanent repairs to flood-damaged sections of the Coquihalla (Highway 5) and Highway 1 are set to begin this summer.
UBC Musqueam

New UBC residences open with Musqueam names

Five new UBC Vancouver student residence buildings were formally opened at a special naming ceremony hosted by the Musqueam Indian Band.
SFU

$77M funding for new resilient buildings in Lytton

The federal government announced funding of more than $77 million to support rebuilding in Lytton, B.C. after wildfires.
UBC biomedical

New biomedical engineering facility for UBC

The School of Biomedical Engineering at UBC is getting a new home with a purpose-designed, state-of-the-art facility.
COWI

Vancouver approves Indigenous redevelopment

City of Vancouver has approved the Heather Lands project, the largest Indigenous-led redevelopment in the city.
mass timber office

Vancouver mass timber office celebrates opening

Natural Resources Canada announced the official occupancy of oN5, the first office building in Canada constructed using CLT panels.
PCL

Surrey awards $17.5M contract to B&B Heavy Civil

Surrey has awarded a $17.5 million contract to B&B Heavy Civil Construction for the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension project.
Jaipur bridge

New Jaipur Bridge opens in Calgary

Jaipur Bridge, a major pathway connection from Eau Claire to Prince’s Island Park, opened to the public on June 6.
CAGBC Awards

CAGBC awards Canadian green building innovation

The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) unveiled this year’s winners of the CAGBC Awards at the 2022 Building Lasting Change conference.
REMI

CCI Toronto: Surfside Collapse, One Year Later

LRT

Construction begins on Burnaby Hospital

Construction has begun on the redevelopment of Burnaby Hospital. The redevelopment is expected to cost more than $1.3 billion.
Kelowna

BC Hydro helps fund Vancouver park upgrades

The Vancouver Park Board has approved BC Hydro's request for property rights for the West End Substation Project.
bulk indemnity agreements

RJC Engineers welcomes sustainability leader

Wendy Macdonald, a respected sustainability consultant, has joined RJC Engineers. With 23 years of experience, she is a pioneer of sustainable design.
transit

B.C. investing $2.4B for transit improvements

B.C. is contributing more than $2.4 billion through TransLink to advance key transit and infrastructure priorities.