Construction jobs in the Lower Mainland-Southwest Region totaled 116,300 in January 2015, according to the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA). This represents a 2.3 per

North American design firm Stantec has acquired Seattle-based, 130-person Sparling, and their lighting design division Candela. A recognized industry authority in electrical engineering and architectural

FirstService Corporation (FirstService), a global real estate management company, has announced unofficial plans to divide into two separate companies – FirstService Corporation and Colliers International. Once operations are independently run, FirstService will be comprised of the existing FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands divisions.

According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), an increase in Ontario housing starts in the multi-family sector over the last several months can be attributed to low vacancy rates, growing prices in the detached housing market and increasing urban intensification.

Construction will soon commence on Ontario’s largest commercial solar energy rooftop portfolio ever installed.   Enerdynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp (EHT) said it will complete 143

The K-12 Souris Regional School has officially opened in Prince Edward Island after entering construction in the spring of 2013. The new $20-million facility is comprised of 128,000 square feet of space including a new K-6 academic wing, a culinary teaching area, enhanced IT and trades spaces, two gymnasiums and three playgrounds.

Approximately 380,000 square feet of space will be added to the Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH) in the form of a new eight-storey patient care tower. The project, which will include an underground parking lot, courtyard and an additional three-storey expansion, is scheduled for completion in 2023.

Avison Young has acquired Calgary-based property management firm Peregrin Inc., welcoming 12 new employees to its company and adding 1 million square feet of managed

Allied Properties REIT (Allied) has completed the acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in a property located at 19 Duncan St. in Toronto, Ont., which the company plans to develop into a mixed-use building including retail, rental apartments and five floors of office space.

A 17-storey luxury hotel in downtown Vancouver, known as the Viva Suites Hotel, has been acquired by CIBT Education Group’s (CIBT) wholly owned subsidiary, Global Education City Holdings Inc. (GEC), with the intent to convert it into a 230-bed student housing development for foreign students. The total value of the project, including purchase price and renovations, is approximately $37-million.

The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) has appointed Kenneth A. Morrison, P. Eng., as chair of the board of directors. Morrison has more than 40

A 107,639-square-foot expansion has been added to the John H. Price Sports and Recreation Centre at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Que. The addition, which includes renovations of existing facilities, was funded by the governments of Canada and Quebec as well as the City of Sherbrooke. The project represents a total investment of $32-million.

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET) has bought a 60-acre development site in Vaughan, Ont. to construct a Fedex Ground facility dedicated to the GTA.

According to the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board (GMREB), condominium sales in the Montreal region fell nine per cent, year-over-year, in January. In fact, with the exception of plexes (two to five units), all property types registered decreased sales when compared with January 2014 statistics.

A new $42.3-million correctional facility has officially opened in Priestville, N.S. Known as the Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, the jail replaces the aging Antigonish and Cumberland penitentiaries, built in 1948 and 1890, respectively. The new building is the second largest correctional facility in the province.

A 35-storey Class A building, part of the Bentall Centre office complex in Vancouver, has earned LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council.

Groupe BMR is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the agricultural and agri-food cooperative La Coop federee. Looking to build on the retail sector, particularly