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		<title><![CDATA[Calgary&rsquo;s Eighth Avenue Place towers earn Canada&rsquo;s first LEED-CS pre-certification]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An office tower development in downtown Calgary is the first high-rise office building in Canada to be pre-certified in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Core and Shell (LEED-CS) construction.  ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[WorkSafeBC increases rebates for companies that complete Certificate of Recognition program]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction companies in British Columbia could be in line to get a bit more money back from WorkSafeBC.
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		<title><![CDATA[New roofing systems offer builders more choices than ever, NRC expert says]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New sustainable roofing systems and concepts are providing builders with more choices than ever, but a glut of information has blurred the distinction between different types of roofing, according to Dr. Ralph M. Paroli, director of the building envelope and structure program for the National Research Council Institute for Research in Construction.
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		<title><![CDATA[Alberta government exempts large power-line projects from environmental-impact studies]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Government regulations are being changed in Alberta to eliminate any requirement that massive power line projects be examined for their environmental impact.
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		<title><![CDATA[Horizon oilsands construction project nears completion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction on Canadian Natural Resources Limited's Horizon oilsands project is nearly complete, as the company moves towards the production of oil in the third quarter of 2008. 
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		<title><![CDATA[PAX Construction Ltd. builds Vancouver East Cultural Centre]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ironworker sits high above the ground as he works on the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, which is undergoing a $13.5 million renovation and expansion.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[High-angle rescue team uses crane to reach injured worker]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A construction worker was injured in a fall through a hole in the roof of a building under construction in downtown Vancouver on the morning of May 8, 2008. 
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		<title><![CDATA[B.C. government selects preferred proponent for Kelowna and Vernon hospitals]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The B.C. government has selected a preferred proponent for the Kelowna and Vernon Hospitals Project.
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		<title><![CDATA[Construction-sector downturn slows U.S. economic growth]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A downturn in the construction sector accounted for a large share of the slowdown in U.S. economic growth in 2007, according to preliminary statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). 
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