Industry News
Metro Vancouver terminates Acciona $1B contract
Metro Vancouver Regional District has terminated Acciona's $1 billion contract to build the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.
EllisDon fined for disturbing migratory bird nests
EllisDon has been ordered to pay a mandatory minimum fine of $100,000 for disturbing migratory bird nests without a permit.
Subsidy to ease industrial site approval costs
Industrial land owners in Ontario could qualify for up to $25,000 to reimburse 50 per cent of the costs of municipal and provincial planning and environmental studies.
B.C. construction group launches flu shot campaign
The B.C. construction industry wants to ensure construction sites continue to remain safe by protecting workers with a flu shot campaign.
Kicking Horse Canyon reaches milestone
The Kicking Horse Canyon project has reached an important milestone as the first parts of the Sheep Bridge on Highway 1 have been installed.
Centennial College expansion achieves zero carbon
The Centennial College Block A Expansion Project has been certified Zero Carbon under the Canada Green Building standard.
Bird and ETRO win Groundbreaker Awards
Bird Design-Build Construction Inc. and ETRO Construction have won Groundbreaker Awards from Procore Technologies.
Royal Roads University opens new auditorium
A new multi-purpose 500-seat auditorium and academic space has opened at Royal Roads University (RRU). The Dogwood Auditorium is the largest conference space on the Westshore
Vancouver’s Legionella program earns award
The City of Vancouver has received the 2021 Innovation Award for Legionella prevention from the Environmental Operators Certification Program.
Climate advocates call for CleanBC reboot
A large group of multi-sector signatories are calling on the B.C. government to overhaul its CleanBC climate action plan, calling it inadequate and out-of-step with recent climate data.
Bird gets three integrated project delivery contracts
Bird Construction will provide construction services for three integrated project delivery contracts worth in excess of $150 million.
Construction completed on Southwest Calgary Ring Road
After five years of construction, the 31 km Southwest Calgary Ring Road is complete and open to traffic.
First slurry TBM completes work under Burrard Inlet
Tunnel excavation is now complete at the Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel, using the first slurry tunnel boring machine (TBM) in Canada.
PoCo Community Centre officially opens
The $132 million Port Coquitlam Community Centre, the city's second largest construction project to date, has officially opened.
Construction and maintenance work among the most dangerous jobs
Various jobs in these industries were found to suffer fatality rates of several times the average of 3.4 per 100,000 workers.
Calgary construction booming during pandemic
During the first eight months of 2021, the city saw $4.2 billion worth of construction compared to $2.2 billion the same time last year.
Mass timber office revealed for Bentall Centre
Hudson Pacific Properties has unveiled plans for the addition of a 16-storey hybrid mass timber office and retail development to Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver.























