TCR live from CONEXPO-CON/AGG: The Bigger the Show…The Bigger the Machines
LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Big Show. Big Machines. This year’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the largest ever at over 2.8 million square … Read more
Technology
McNaughton pledges best jobsite washroom standards on the continent
Ontario construction stakeholders are widely praising the government’s pledge to ensure construction jobsite washroom facilities are the best on the … Read more
U.S. reports record construction employment
ARLINGTON, VA. — U.S. construction firms added 24,000 employees in February according to analysis by the Associated General Contractors of … Read more
Ontario plans to require women only bathrooms on large construction sites
TORONTO — Ontario’s labour minister is aiming to solve an excrement predicament. Monte McNaughton is set to announce Wednesday that … Read more
Good partnerships key to fighting labour shortages: AGC Arizona
No one entity can solve the labour shortage on its own. During the Canadian Construction Association’s (CCA) annual conference recently, … Read more
Con-Drain case adjourned at Barrie criminal court until April 17
BARRIE, ONT. — Representatives for Con-Drain Company (1983) Ltd., the construction firm charged in the deaths of six young people … Read more
Volkswagen to build EV battery plant in Ontario
ST. THOMAS, ONT. — Volkswagen has announced it plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas, in southwestern … Read more
Toronto’s Record Population Increase will Push Home Prices Higher
According to Statistics Canada’s recently released population data for sub-provincial areas, Toronto’s population increased by an unprecedented +138,240 people between … Read more
First Quantum reaches new profit-sharing deal with Panama for Cobre Panama mine
TORONTO — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it has reached an agreement to settle its dispute with the Government of Panama over … Read more
City conducting design competition for new Richmond Street park
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is conducting a two-stage design competition to select a creative and experienced design team … Read more
Ontario to require technological education course for high school graduation
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Ontario high school students will soon be required to pass a technological education course to graduate. Education … Read more
Canada’s 2023 federal budget coming March 28: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she will table the 2023 federal budget on March 28. It comes as the Canadian … Read more