JOC ARCHIVES

Archives for September 2007

2007-09-26—Charles Jago Northern Sports Centre opens for business in Prince George
2007-09-26—Kryton Group celebrates grand opening of new facility
2007-09-26—Canada will weather the U.S. economic storm just fine, thank you
2007-09-26—Province of Alberta provides $2.5 million in funding for parks and protected areas
2007-09-26—Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal creates high-speed trade corridor
2007-09-26—Matsqui Land Corporation offers local construction workers some interesting perks
2007-09-24—Government of British Columbia announces public authorities must get first crack at surplus property
2007-09-24—East Kootenay Regional Hospital finishes renovations
2007-09-24—Industry Training Authority appoints new CEO
2007-09-24—Vancouver Island housing starts are down but sales are up
2007-09-24—Vancouver Regional Construction Association announces Silver Award Winners
2007-09-19—Mirrors could make solar energy more attractive
2007-09-19—Office space shortage spurs a vertical expansion by Bosa Properties and Fox Group
2007-09-19—More than 20 people die in southern India bridge collapse
2007-09-19—Shoring collapse at Falls condo construction site baffles inspector
2007-09-19—LEED Canada Green Building Rating System gets an update
2007-09-19—Fairview Container Terminal opens new trade corridor with China
2007-09-17—Committee approves preparatory course for Construction Safety Coordinator exam
2007-09-17—Western provinces beat Ontario in labour-market performance
2007-09-17—Canada’s immigration policy hurts construction industry, says official
2007-09-17—Armtec buys Con-Force
2007-09-17—Crews begin work at Discovery Park’s new Building 12
2007-09-17—Ouellette represents Alberta at World Road Congress in Paris
2007-09-17—Jiggery-pokery and codswallop: the slang of yesterday
2007-09-17—British Columbia construction employment continues to rise
2007-09-17—City of Vancouver struggles to cope with building permit backlog
2007-09-17—Capital Regional District politicians agree to borrow $108 million for Royal Jubilee Hospital
2007-09-17—New Victoria by-law specifies green standards for civic buildings
2007-09-12—South Carolina-based Trico Engineering joins Stantec’s Charleston office
2007-09-12—Structural issues shuts down work on Victoria’s Falls condominium project
2007-09-12—Want a bigger salary increase? Try Alberta
2007-09-12—Alberta oil sands companies build private airstrip
2007-09-12—Bird Construction awarded public-private partnership deal to build Winnipeg police station
2007-09-12—New YMCA adjoins 42-storey Patina tower
2007-09-12—Three Point Properties picks up stake in Victoria’s Dockside Green project
2007-09-12—Crane arrival marks historic occasion for Vancouver Port Authority
2007-09-12—Commercial sector drives building growth in Lower Mainland-Southwest region
2007-09-12—Royal Architectural Institute offers course on Building Information Modeling
2007-09-10—Vernon gets $42.9 million for water facilities
2007-09-10—Alberta carpenters are furious after being denied right to strike
2007-09-10—Armtec buys Con-Force for $120 million
2007-09-10—Government of Alberta invests $97 million into school system
2007-09-10—Far North nails LEED gold
2007-09-10—Canada Line workers down in the cut
2007-09-10—Dockside Green going for platinum LEED certification
2007-09-10—British Columbia Visitor Centre at Osoyoos officially opens
2007-09-10—Cobalt focuses on green innovation
2007-09-05—Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International Airport setting records
2007-09-05—Alberta allocates $100 million to support school infrastructure projects
2007-09-05—New Park Bridge opens at British Columbia’s Kicking Horse Canyon
2007-09-05—Charettes create designs that shine
2007-09-05—UBC engineers invent phosphate recovery system in Vancouver
2007-09-05—Resource costs driving recycling sewage and waste in British Columbia
2007-09-05—Alberta carpenters and roofers set to strike on Saturday
2007-09-05—GENIVAR engineers design for latest wind farm
2007-09-05—Simon Fraser University launches mechatronics engineering program
2007-09-05—UMA and KMK seek to boost presence in water and wastewater market with acquisition
2007-09-05—Whistler hotels plan greenhouse gas reductions
2007-09-03—WorkSafeBC fines Murrin Construction
2007-09-03—New BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus opens in British Columbia
2007-09-03—Vancouver Island biosphere project faces opposition
2007-09-03—Deadline for the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Public Safety approaches
2007-09-03—Design Roofing & Sheet Metal top Lynn Valley Library & Town Centre Development with quality
2007-09-03—Design issues in construction process result in legal complications further down the road