JOC ARCHIVES
Archives for January 2008
- 2008-01-30—Police identify body found at Langley construction site
- 2008-01-30—Mohawk College’s iWing gets Second Life in online world
- 2008-01-30—Redden Development shifts work at Kingsway Honda construction site into high gear
- 2008-01-30—Construction crew ruptures Jasper’s natural gas line
- 2008-01-30—Manitoba construction industry prepares to pay more for skilled trades workers
- 2008-01-30—Nothing but blue skies ahead at Haebler Construction’s Vancouver project
- 2008-01-30—Cement-truck driver faces new charges in fatal Calgary accident
- 2008-01-30—OPTI Canada’s $6 billion Long Lake oilsands plant nears completion
- 2008-01-30—Smart grids move into mainstream
- 2008-01-30—Construction workers find pipe bombs in portable toilet at Lynn Valley building site
- 2008-01-30—Thieves in search of copper target Toronto and Edmonton construction sites
- 2008-01-28—Investment in Canadian non-residential construction sets another record
- 2008-01-28—Body found at British Columbia construction site
- 2008-01-28—Roof now complete for 2010 Olympic skating oval
- 2008-01-28—Canadian construction industry turns to aboriginal workers to solve labour shortage
- 2008-01-28—U.S. slowdown may cool off world construction market
- 2008-01-28—Ironworker killed in Vancouver crane mishap
- 2008-01-28—Construction Rolls Along on Grandview Highway in Vancouver
- 2008-01-23—British Columbia and Alberta home to five of Canada’s top infrastructure projects
- 2008-01-23—WorldWide Workforce told to stop employment-agency activities in Alberta
- 2008-01-23—Britco Structures wins $32-million contract for athletes’ village at Whistler
- 2008-01-23—British Columbia Court of Appeal enforces tender exclusion clause
- 2008-01-23—CCA backs TRIP Canada’s suggested amendments to gas-tax agreements
- 2008-01-23—Busby Perkins + Will leads design team for VanDusen Botanical Garden refurbishment project
- 2008-01-23—Statistics Canada reports national building permits fell 9.9% in November 2007
- 2008-01-23—Wind wreaks havoc at Living Shangri-La
- 2008-01-21—Mijoman Holdings wins contract for rehabilitation of Waneta Bridge
- 2008-01-21—Committee drafts national guideline for early stages of building projects
- 2008-01-21—British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell announces massive transit plan
- 2008-01-21—City of Kelowna considers issuing bond to help cover infrastructure costs
- 2008-01-21—New ICBA chair aims for national influence
- 2008-01-21—Lubor Trubka Associates Architects designs Beacon Ridge residential development
- 2008-01-21—PCL renews sponsorship of Team Canada
- 2008-01-21—Mobile-crane operator dies on the job at Canada Line rapid-transit project
- 2008-01-21—Alberta safety violation fines set record with $1.7 million in penalties
- 2008-01-21—‘Clam’ roof plan for Vancouver’s Robson Square irks architects
- 2008-01-16—WorkSafeBC plans to hire more inspectors for construction-compliance program
- 2008-01-16—Archeologist joins Edmonton LRT expansion team
- 2008-01-16—British Columbia construction companies find skilled workers in Mexico
- 2008-01-16—Vanbots Construction builds future community at Mount Pleasant Civic Centre
- 2008-01-16—British Columbia government seeks demolition contractor for Enderby hospital site
- 2008-01-16—Foreign-trained architects help build a better Canada
- 2008-01-16—Concord Pacific Group’s TV Towers condominium project looks sharp
- 2008-01-16—Iredale Group Architecture awarded Robert Bateman Art and Environmental Education Centre project
- 2008-01-16—Twelve construction occupations join temporary foreign worker pilot project
- 2008-01-16—Edmonton International Airport embarks on $1 billion expansion plan
- 2008-01-14—EllisDon tops list of best employers
- 2008-01-14—In Memoriam
- 2008-01-14—New worker orientation reduces chance of injuries
- 2008-01-14—Ledcor commits to training 50 more employees for Gold Seal certification
- 2008-01-14—SNC-Lavalin acquires DTI Telecom
- 2008-01-14—Plan to certify British Columbia crane operators gets a lift from new partnership
- 2008-01-14—British Columbia Labour Relations Board clears way for CMAW carpenters
- 2008-01-14—Construction Safety Association of British Columbia launches new traffic control training course
- 2008-01-14—Alberta Court of Appeal upholds drug testing at construction workplaces
- 2008-01-14—EllisDon Westpro Construction builds Broadway Tech Centre project
- 2008-01-09—Building Information Modelling poised to change the construction industry
- 2008-01-09—U.K. Green Building Council report calls for more challenging zero-carbon targets
- 2008-01-09—Initial class of building officials graduates
- 2008-01-09—Allied Steel signs on for three-year NASCAR sponsorship deal
- 2008-01-09—British Columbia engineers vote in favour of new registration bylaw
- 2008-01-09—Edmonton LRT project underway again after discovery of human remains
- 2008-01-09—British Columbia Industry Training Authority explores Red Seal training for Jamaican construction workers
- 2008-01-09—Colourful Canopy
- 2008-01-09—Foresty expert expects pine beetle to take a big bite out of lumber production
- 2008-01-07—Discovery Place team aims for LEED Gold while it dreams of platinum
- 2008-01-07—Husky Energy completes multi-million dollar ethanol plant
- 2008-01-07—Manasc Isaac Architects embrace 2030 Challenge
- 2008-01-07—Kingsway pedestrian bridge takes shape
- 2008-01-07—Canadian Construction Association warns against unscrupulous labour-recruiting agencies
- 2008-01-07—Canadian non-residential construction industry enjoyed another strong year in 2007
- 2008-01-07—Natural gas gathering pipeline proposed for northeast B.C.
- 2008-01-07—Canadian Construction Association plans focus on training, LEED in 2008
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