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Archives for April 2008
- 2008-04-30—Temporary foreign workers see exponential growth in Alberta
- 2008-04-30—Net zero approach vital to energy conservation
- 2008-04-30—All Aboard in Nanaimo
- 2008-04-30—Manitoba gives $3.8 million for apprenticeships
- 2008-04-30—Saskatoon begins rebuilding northern power line
- 2008-04-30—Construction and tourism team up in British Columbia
- 2008-04-30—West is best for national permit values in Canada
- 2008-04-30—Billions allocated to infrastructure in Alberta’s 2008 budget
- 2008-04-28—ATCO wins contract to build work camp and employee facilities at Koniambo mine
- 2008-04-28—TransCanada Corp. seeks customers for proposed Pathfinder Pipeline project
- 2008-04-28—Gravel truck collides with SUV and school bus, claims one life
- 2008-04-28—AIBC announces eight winners at annual awards gala
- 2008-04-28—Repair work begins on Pitt River bridge
- 2008-04-28—Tests find fungi, algae in speed-skating oval’s roof membrane
- 2008-04-28—Architects Institute of British Columbia recognizes exceptional projects
- 2008-04-28—Badger Daylighting crew comes to rescue of trapped construction worker
- 2008-04-23—Group lobbies for Terrace-to-Bob Quinn Lake power line
- 2008-04-23—Number of workplace fatalities rises in Alberta
- 2008-04-23—San Francisco leads green-building wave
- 2008-04-23—Manitoba program to improve conditions for temporary foreign workers lacks teeth, labour says
- 2008-04-23—Romeo becomes Juliet at Farmer Construction’s residential project
- 2008-04-23—New LEED Canada model tracks building performance
- 2008-04-23—B.C. Children’s Hospital plans new acute-care centre
- 2008-04-23—Rotary/Flames House offers spark of hope for children and their families
- 2008-04-23—Alberta beavers’ dam construction project sets record
- 2008-04-21—BCIT offers new degree in electrical engineering
- 2008-04-21—City of Burnaby construction crew gets to work on Willingdon Avenue
- 2008-04-21—Court levies $250,000 fine against film production company in worker death
- 2008-04-21—Dockside Green strives for LEED Platinum certification
- 2008-04-21—British Columbia leads country in March employment gains
- 2008-04-21—TransAlta-Alstom partnership takes aim at carbon-capture project
- 2008-04-21—Wary of realty speculators, BRIO developer pulls plug on project
- 2008-04-16—Construction industry’s pay-when-paid debate continues
- 2008-04-16—Number of temporary foreign workers in construction rises
- 2008-04-16—Architects must encourage real progress on green building, not ‘greenwash’
- 2008-04-16—Campbell Construction makes ‘emergency addition’ to Victoria General Hospital
- 2008-04-16—Calgary sees rapid rise in number of multi-family residential permits
- 2008-04-16—Province provides $47 million for University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus redevelopment
- 2008-04-16—Mount Baldy ski facility brings ‘boutique resort’ amenities to Oliver wine country
- 2008-04-16—Competing natural gas pipelines get support from Alaskan government
- 2008-04-16—Construction Sector Council teams with Canadian colleges to prepare for future labour shortages
- 2008-04-16—Report highlights TILMA’s impact on construction industry
- 2008-04-14—British Columbia in good shape despite looming threat of U.S. recession, RBC reports
- 2008-04-14—Pitt River Bridge support column topples
- 2008-04-14—Kiewit builds iron constitution for new Pitt River Bridge
- 2008-04-14—Century Group’s Glen Oaks development brings New Urbanism to Nanaimo
- 2008-04-14—Terasen Gas storage facility gets final government approval
- 2008-04-14—British Columbia government offers $1.4 million to Industry Training Authority
- 2008-04-14—Cameron Street bridge gets major facelift
- 2008-04-14—AIA names three Canadian architects as honourary fellows
- 2008-04-14—Farmer Construction builds big at Bayview Residences
- 2008-04-14—ASHRAE creates “net zero” energy building tools
- 2008-04-09—Canada Line workers prepare tunnel boring machine for trip to Russia
- 2008-04-09—Understanding payment provisions in CCDC 2
- 2008-04-09—Moneda Resources plans purchase of AIW Corrosion Engineering
- 2008-04-09—Ontario Bid Depository quietly fades away
- 2008-04-09—City of Edmonton building-permit numbers almost double
- 2008-04-09—Improvements underway at Saskatchewan Legislative Building
- 2008-04-09—Unions make presentation to House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
- 2008-04-09—Laser Projects keeps everything under control
- 2008-04-09—Canadian Construction Association chooses to stay out of immigration-policy fray
- 2008-04-07—Canadian gross domestic product rises 0.6 per cent in January 2008
- 2008-04-07—Governments invest $1 million in Sunshine Coast Regional District infrastructure projects
- 2008-04-07—Enmax unveils proposed site of $1-billion natural-gas-fired generating station
- 2008-04-07—Fifty years later, construction photographer returns to site of Ripple Rock explosion
- 2008-04-07—Calgary city council tackles construction hoarding practices
- 2008-04-07—UTS Energy and Teck Cominco plan two new construction projects for northern Alberta
- 2008-04-07—Precision lifting at Intracorp’s Vista Place
- 2008-04-02—British Columbia forms new crown corporation to deliver Port Mann/Highway 1 project
- 2008-04-02—TransLink launches real-estate division
- 2008-04-02—Bruce Power Alberta files permit applications for proposed Lac Cardinal nuclear power plant
- 2008-04-02—Stantec acquires RHL Design Group Inc.
- 2008-04-02—Calgary boom tests limits of local construction industry
- 2008-04-02—Companies discover “e-mail-free” days
- 2008-04-02—Five die in single-engine plane crash
- 2008-04-02—Manitoba moves ahead with plans to modernize apprenticeship system
- 2008-04-02—Aecon and Scott Construction announce eight British Columbia projects worth over $300 million
- 2008-04-02—Ritchie Bros. Edmonton industrial auction sets new record
- 2008-04-02—Vic Van Isle starts construction at The Shore
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