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Pinnacle

Pinnacle SkyTower reaches 106-storey milestone

Pinnacle SkyTower has topped off at 106 storeys, officially making it the tallest tower in Canada.
school

Bird consortium awarded Alberta schools

Concert-Bird Partners has been selected by Alberta Infrastructure as the preferred proponent to deliver P3 School Bundle #6.
rental housing gap

B.C. introduces crane licensing and permitting

B.C. is introducing a mandatory crane licensing and permitting program through WorkSafeBC to strengthen safety oversight.
cardiac

Alberta allocates $59M for cardiac care and ICU capacity

The investment will add a new catheterization lab in Lethbridge and expand intensive care and diagnostic capacity at Chinook Regional Hospital and Medicine Hat Regional Hospital.
gateway

UBC’s Gateway Health centralizes student wellbeing

UBC’s newest building, Gateway Health, is opening as a hub for student health, interdisciplinary teaching and collaborative research.
nominations

Nominations open for 2026 VRCA Awards

Project nominations for the 37th Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) 2026 Awards of Excellence are open.
b.C. pst

B.C. business leaders slam PST expansion

Key business leaders across B.C., including those in engineering, are calling on the government to scrap the PST expansion.
stal̕əw̓asəm bridge

New stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge fully opens in B.C.

All four lanes on the stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge has fully opened to vehicle traffic travelling between Surrey and New Westminster.
Chandos

Chandos completes King Thunderbird Centre

Chandos Construction celebrates the completion of okimaw peyesew kamik (King Thunderbird Centre) in Edmonton.
Bergeron

Concert Properties Christine Bergeron passes away

Concert Properties CEO and prominent B.C. business leader Christine Bergeron passed away on February 13, 2026, after a battle with cancer.
construction activity

B.C. Budget 2026 maintains infrastructure spending

The B.C. Budget 2026 commits to critical infrastructure with $52.9 billion in total capital spending over the next three years.
Edmonton Unitech

Unitech Construction expands into Alberta

Unitech Construction Management announced its strategic expansion into Alberta to be lead by Aaron Corser and Aaron Giebelhaus.
awards engineers

B.C. consulting engineers honoured

The BC Transportation Consulting Engineers Awards winners were announced at the 2026 Transportation Conference, hosted by ACEC-BC.
B6

B6 office tower achieves WELL Core Platinum

The B6 Office Tower in Vancouver has achieved WELL Platinum, making it the largest Platinum-certified office building in Vancouver.
Steveston

Paving complete on new Steveston interchange

The B.C. government announced paving is complete for the new Steveston interchange at Highway 99, improving travel and connections.
BCIT ccomplex

BCIT breaks ground on trades complex

Construction has begun on the first three facilities of the BCIT Trades and Technology Complex. Completion is expected in 2027.
board

VRCA elects 2026/27 board of directors

VRCA held its 60th Annual General Meeting, during which newly elected board of directors were announced. Scott Adkins is the new chair.