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Alberta set for $5.5B budget surplus, despite big bucks for fires, floods and drought

EDMONTON, ALTA. - Alberta's budget surplus is growing but will be offset by more...

Economic , Government December 1, 2023

Two Alberta men charged following series of copper wire thefts in Pincher Creek

PINCHER CREEK, ALTA. — Two men from southern Alberta have been charged following...

Government December 1, 2023

Edmonton honours top urban design projects in 2023 awards

EDMONTON — The City of Edmonton has announced the winners of the 2023 Edmonton U...

Government , Projects December 1, 2023

Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 27 to Dec. 1

This week’s top JOC headlines cover news the Canada Infrastructure Bank is provi...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects December 1, 2023

Shipper costs to rise as regulator approves preliminary interim Trans Mountain tolls

CALGARY, ALTA. - The Canada Energy Regulator has approved preliminary interim to...

Government , Resource December 1, 2023

B.C. maintains economic stability amid global challenges

VICTORIA — British Columbia's latest financial report indicates a stronger-than-...

Economic , Government November 30, 2023

Legal Notes: Rise in hate crimes puts pressure on construction to ensure safety

Conflict in the Middle East has placed expressions of racial and religious hatre...

Government , OH&S November 30, 2023

CIB unveils Indigenous project funding scheme

Look for significant new Indigenous-linked projects to be greenlit now that the...

Government , Infrastructure November 30, 2023

Climate and Construction: Build more homes faster and build them better

The 1960s ballad suggests, “A house is not a home.” Unfortunately, the North Am...

Government , Infrastructure November 29, 2023

CIB provides $52M loan for Thompson Regional Airport redevelopment in Manitoba

THOMPSON, MAN. - The Canada Infrastructure Bank has signed a deal to lend $52 mi...

Government , Infrastructure November 29, 2023

BCCA report paves way for prompt payment legislation

The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) recently released a cross-j...

Associations , Government November 29, 2023

Regina’s construction season wraps up with $94M invested

REGINA – The City of Regina is winding down its 2023 construction season with $9...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour November 29, 2023

Manitoba throne speech reiterates the economic horse pulls the social cart

The recent Manitoba speech from the throne laid out Premier Wab Kinew’s vision f...

Government November 29, 2023

Saskatoon approves motions to support federal Housing Accelerator Fund application

SASKATOOON, SASK. – The City of Saskatoon has approved motions to support its ap...

Government , Infrastructure November 28, 2023

B.C. delegation heads to Europe’s largest mining investment conference

VICTORIA - Josie Osborne, minister of energy, mines and low carbon innovation, i...

Government , Resource November 28, 2023

New Anthony Henday lanes open in southwest Edmonton

EDMONTON, ALTA. – An 18-kilometre expansion to widen the southwest leg of Anthon...

Government , Infrastructure November 28, 2023

Calgary City Council invests in housing, transit and safety

CALGARY, ALTA. – Calgary City Council has approved adjustments to the city’s ser...

Government November 28, 2023

West Vancouver Secondary School to begin construction of multi-sport facility

WEST VANCOUVER - Construction on the West Vancouver Place for Sport project at W...

Government , Projects November 27, 2023

Highway 99 upgrades enhance transit, cycling routes in Delta

DELTA, B.C. - Highway 99 commuters can expect faster travel with newly completed...

Government , Infrastructure November 27, 2023

Alberta commits $16 million to affordable housing upgrades

EDMONTON – The Alberta government is putting $16 million towards capital mainten...

Government November 27, 2023

Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 20 to 24

Your top JOC headlines this week feature an incident where workers had to be low...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource November 24, 2023

Stakeholders offer muted praise for Freeland’s fall statement

National construction stakeholders found few reasons for enthusiasm as they diss...

Government November 24, 2023

B.C. begins public engagement process for new South Asian Canadian museum

VANCOUVER – The Province of British Columbia has created a new site for resident...

Government , Projects November 24, 2023

B.C. village gets federal, provincial investment for wastewater treatment strategy

DAAJING GIIDS, B.C. – The federal and British Columbia governments are putting m...

Government , Infrastructure November 23, 2023

Legal Notes: Balancing the advantages and risks of drones in construction

Aerial visualization of worksites has proven to be valuable throughout the const...

Government , Technology November 23, 2023

New housing, construction labour mobility highlighted by Freeland in Fall Statement

Federal Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland announced a modest set of new gove...

Economic , Government November 21, 2023

Feds set aside $7B from Canada Growth Fund for carbon price contract guarantees

OTTAWA - Almost half of the Canada Growth Fund for clean technology investments...

Economic , Government November 21, 2023

Inflation rate slows to 3.1 per cent in October, still above Bank of Canada target

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the inflation rate slowed to 3.1 per cent on a y...

Economic , Government November 21, 2023

Metro Vancouver calls for federal infrastructure support

VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver is asking the federal government to match and exceed...

Government November 21, 2023

Brownfields can tackle housing crisis if governments get on board

Development, like water, usually flows along the path of least resistance. Give...

Government November 21, 2023

Federal and B.C. governments invest in social housing ventilation retrofits

VICTORIA — The federal and British Columbia governments are putting more than $4...

Government , Projects November 20, 2023

Freeland to present fall fiscal update Tuesday as cost of living dominates politics

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table the fall fiscal update on...

Economic , Government November 20, 2023

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