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Archives for July 2008
- 2008-07-30—Reader Response: Plan to split ironworker trade into three certificates meets with opposition
- 2008-07-30—Korean workers embark on new careers as heavy-equipment operators in Alberta
- 2008-07-30—Worker injured in crane accident at Vancouver Pile Driving yard
- 2008-07-30—Allison Rougeau: Negative perceptions of apprenticeship training need to change
- 2008-07-30—Stolen road construction equipment left on tracks derails CN train
- 2008-07-30—Alter NRG plans Canada’s first coal-to-liquid fuel plant
- 2008-07-30—15-year-old boy dies after being buried by asphalt
- 2008-07-30—COCA president stands behind WorkSafeBC’s claims statistics
- 2008-07-30—Smooth Operators
- 2008-07-28—Fire levels apartment complex under construction in Abbotsford
- 2008-07-28—Alberta government pilot project provides immigrant services to foreign workers
- 2008-07-28—Crane operated by Vancouver Pile Driving topples during lift
- 2008-07-28—HPO report: More than 40,000 British Columbia condo units still need repairs
- 2008-07-28—Preparations begin for removal of buried Ontario boring machine
- 2008-07-28—Gold Seal beefs up requirements for construction management certification
- 2008-07-23—Plan to certify B.C. crane operators continues
- 2008-07-23—Saskatchewan’s skilled trades workers head home
- 2008-07-23—TransCanada Corp. begins construction plans for $320-million Kibby wind-power project
- 2008-07-23—Chinese construction market offers opportunities and risks to Canadian contractors
- 2008-07-23—WorkSafeBC blames Canada Line crane death on lack of operator training
- 2008-07-23—Construction boom helps portable restroom businesses “clean up”
- 2008-07-21—Liberal “Green Shift” plan fails to address transit woes, industry officials say
- 2008-07-21—Bosa Construction builds high-rise Claremont condo in Westwood Village
- 2008-07-21—Mobile-crane accident puts pedestrian in hospital
- 2008-07-21—Detailed designs underway for Circle Drive bridge over South Saskatchewan River
- 2008-07-21—Federal government launches Wage Earner Protection Program
- 2008-07-21—Master Builders Queensland calls for Australian safety blitz after scaffolding deaths
- 2008-07-21—Supreme Court sides with owners in three construction contract disputes
- 2008-07-21—Crane lands at Ledcor’s Shangri-La site
- 2008-07-21—Enhance Energy plans to build commercial carbon-dioxide pipeline
- 2008-07-16—Total Canadian housing starts remain at high levels in June 2008
- 2008-07-16—Preliminary design for Strathcona Dam upgrade proposes underwater seismic isolation
- 2008-07-16—British Columbia sees decline in non-residential construction investment
- 2008-07-16—Excavator operator strikes gas line at Vancouver job site
- 2008-07-16—Unimet crews reach out at Levo condominium project
- 2008-07-16—Korky Koroluk: GPS-based telematics drive fleet-management plans
- 2008-07-16—BC Hydro issues call for clean-power providers
- 2008-07-16—EllisDon’s South Health Campus project sets record as largest contract in company history
- 2008-07-16—Bank of Canada’s interest-rate “hawks” begin to ascend
- 2008-07-16—Letter to the Editor: Canadian apprenticeship system faces two more challenges
- 2008-07-14—ATCO wins contract to build massive worker village in United Arab Emirates
- 2008-07-14—Liberty Homes oversees construction activity at The Hub
- 2008-07-14—Executive Group shows fine form at The Parc condominium project
- 2008-07-14—UBC engineering students go to great lengths to “bug” outgoing dean
- 2008-07-14—Aecon Group wins contract to twin Highway 21 near Edmonton
- 2008-07-14—Royal Architectural Institute of Canada launches wiki on carbon-neutral building
- 2008-07-14—Vancouver sees large increase in building-permit values in May 2008
- 2008-07-14—Trucking industry hit hard by British Columbia’s new carbon tax
- 2008-07-14—Municipalities want cable, phone firms to share road repair costs
- 2008-07-09—Crews ready rebar at Intergulf’s Expressions condominium tower
- 2008-07-09—Korky Koroluk: Oil conspiracies don’t hold water
- 2008-07-09—GDP up slightly, but construction still on the decline
- 2008-07-09—Union members tackle issues facing apprenticeship system
- 2008-07-09—Cement industry appeals for carbon tax relief
- 2008-07-09—Armtec Infrastructure acquires A.E. Concrete Precast Products
- 2008-07-09—Truck driver dies in Deerfoot Trail crash
- 2008-07-09—CCA committee urges LEED education for contractors
- 2008-07-09—Thieves wreak havoc in Vancouver with stolen front-end loader
- 2008-07-09—SNC-Lavalin wins contract to design Highway 99 bus-only lane
- 2008-07-09—Supermétal Structures wins structural steel contract for Penny Lane Towers
- 2008-07-07—Contractors need to be up to speed on LEED, says expert
- 2008-07-07—Donovan reaches for downtown Vancouver sky
- 2008-07-07—Many questions, no answers in death of young worker crushed by forklift
- 2008-07-07—Canpotex Limited plans two British Columbia port terminals
- 2008-07-07—Open-pit Ruby Creek mine gets approval from British Columbia government
- 2008-07-07—SNC-Lavalin acquires Nova Scotia engineering firm C.J. MacLellan
- 2008-07-07—Earthfirst increases capital cost estimate for Dokie I wind project
- 2008-07-04—SNC-Lavalin wins contract to build two natural gas compressor stations in France
- 2008-07-02—Alberta makes changes to program to attract foreign workers
- 2008-07-02—Eco-Friendly Resort on Vancouver Island
- 2008-07-02—Video Interview: Jeff Morrison prepares to take helm of Association of Canadian Engineering Companies
- 2008-07-02—IFD Library Partners work to establish standards for BIM software
- 2008-07-02—Initiative aims to educate workers in Alberta
- 2008-07-02—2010 Winter Olympics construction nearly done
- 2008-07-02—Why work for bad clients?
- 2008-07-02—Canada’s first oilsands upgrader producing once again
- 2008-07-02—Export Development Canada plans to map construction supply chain
- 2008-07-02—Canadian Low Rises Go Green
- 2008-07-02—Widow of worker killed in Alberta finally gets compensation
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