September 12, 2012
Journal of Commerce update for the week of September 17th, 2012
In this week's update, we look at some of the stories we'll be covering in the Journal of Commerce for the week of September 17th, 2012.
The B.C. government has committed to doubling fines for drivers speeding in construction zones. The B.C. Flaggers Association has applauded the move, but questioned the numerous delays they have faced in the past year attempting to find out which ministry has jurisdiction over the appropriate regulations.
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has released an infrastructure report card that warns urban infrastructure is “at risk.” Canadian Construction Association president Michael Atkinson calls the report card “a good first step.”
The biggest interchange construction work in British Columbia history is taking place in Coquitlam as the Port Mann Bridge/Highway 1 project nears completion. Fifteen new ramps are being built and traffic patterns will be affected over the coming months.
Make sure to check out our 16-page feature pullout all about Western Canadian infrastructure, and watch our feature video about BC Hydro’s Mount Pleasant Substation, one of the most sustainable and seismically stable structures of its type in North America.
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| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 316 projects with a total value of $2,787,806,637 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on Friday.
$1,000,000,000 Edmonton AB Prebid
$220,000,000 Medicine Hat AB Negotiated
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$50,000,000 Calgary AB Prebid
| CURRENT STORIES |
- Construction Site Arson
- Industry reacts to surprise B.C. Liberal majority
- Journal of Commerce Update for the week of May 20th, 2013
- Calgary Airport Tunnel
- Worker at centre of union sign up allegations speaks out
- Calgary program aims to get more people into the trades
- Midrise in the City
- Veterans battle barriers into the trades
- Government makes changes to online tendering
- SNC-Lavalin maintains that new bribery allegations have been resolved
- B.C. faces a tough battle for top talent
- Keyano College building state of the art training facility
- Essential skills can play a vital role in an apprentices' success
- Taking a closer look at the risks in green building for contractors
- Colleges conduct construction research in addition to teaching
- Skills Canada BC Competition
- Lower Mainland high school trades program is unique
- Construction Learning Forum aims to educate
- High schools looking for more industry participation
- Industrial construction supervisor program takes off
- Saskatchewan bill passed
- Edmonton garners support for regional cash for arena
- Feds pledge $5 million for Vimy memorial
- VIDEO: Competing in the trades
- Provinces need to loosen up apprenticeship rules
- Way Up on Westwood
- Building Up On Bayview
- Barrie Construction Association rolls with motorcycle ride for cancer
- Vimy Ridge memorial gets new visitor centre
- Minnesota Vikings unveil new multi-use stadium plan
- Proposed Ambassador Bridge twinning draws Windsor mayor’s ire
- Construction on pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop Airport continues to make progress
| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- An Overview of Prices and Sales in the Diverging U.S. and Canadian Housing Markets (April 25, 2013)
- Canada’s Precarious Dependence on the Commodity Price Super-Cycle (April 22, 2013)
- Twenty major upcoming residential and transportation terminal construction projects - April 2013 (April 15, 2013)
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