JOC Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:54:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png JOC Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Six months on, what has the Trans Mountain pipeline project achieved and what’s next? /joc/news/resource/2024/10/six-months-on-what-has-the-trans-mountain-pipeline-project-achieved-and-whats-next /joc/news/resource/2024/10/six-months-on-what-has-the-trans-mountain-pipeline-project-achieved-and-whats-next#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:00:37 +0000 /?p=407723 CALGARY – Nearly six months after its opening, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is boosting Canada’s energy sector as promised — but questions still linger about who will pay for the project’s massive cost overruns. By a variety of measures, the expensive and contentious pipeline project is bearing fruit as more Canadian oil reaches the […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2024/10/six-months-on-what-has-the-trans-mountain-pipeline-project-achieved-and-whats-next/feed 0 One home washed away in B.C. mudslide, owner missing: police /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/one-home-washed-away-in-b-c-mudslide-owner-missing-police /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/one-home-washed-away-in-b-c-mudslide-owner-missing-police#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:49:51 +0000 /?p=407718 COQUITLAM, B.C. – First responders in Coquitlam, B.C., spent much of the weekend searching for a person who is missing after their home was washed away in a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia’s south coast. Officers responded to a report of the slide along Quarry Road on the east side of Pinecone […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/one-home-washed-away-in-b-c-mudslide-owner-missing-police/feed 0 B.C.’s final election result won’t be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28 /joc/news/government/2024/10/b-c-s-final-election-result-wont-be-known-until-recounts-complete-oct-26-28 /joc/news/government/2024/10/b-c-s-final-election-result-wont-be-known-until-recounts-complete-oct-26-28#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:57:08 +0000 /?p=407685 VANCOUVER — The final results of British Columbia’s weekend election won’t be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the difference between the New Democrat and B.C. Conservatives candidates is less than 100 votes. The NDP candidates hold slim leads in both the […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/b-c-s-final-election-result-wont-be-known-until-recounts-complete-oct-26-28/feed 0 Manitoba to make zoning bylaw revision easier /joc/news/government/2024/10/manitoba-to-make-zoning-bylaw-revision-easier /joc/news/government/2024/10/manitoba-to-make-zoning-bylaw-revision-easier#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:25:51 +0000 /?p=406308 WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba has introduced legislation to accelerate building new housing. Amendments introduced to the Planning Act and City of Winnipeg Charter Act would change the appeals process for zoning changes by removing a requirement that made it difficult for municipalities to change local zoning bylaws and allowing faster new housing construction, […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/manitoba-to-make-zoning-bylaw-revision-easier/feed 0 Calgary begins phase three repairs on Bearspaw South Feeder Main /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgary-begins-phase-three-repairs-on-bearspaw-south-feeder-main /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgary-begins-phase-three-repairs-on-bearspaw-south-feeder-main#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:15:18 +0000 /?p=406303 CALGARY – The City of Calgary began phase three repairs on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main project on Oct. 16, with construction expect to go until late November. The repairs, which stem from Calgary’s critical watermain break incident in June, are much smaller in scope and will not require city-wide water restrictions because these sections […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgary-begins-phase-three-repairs-on-bearspaw-south-feeder-main/feed 0 SCSA uses survey tool to help companies prevent incidents before they happen /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/scsa-uses-survey-tool-to-help-companies-prevent-incidents-before-they-happen /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/scsa-uses-survey-tool-to-help-companies-prevent-incidents-before-they-happen#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:00:08 +0000 /?p=406254 An innovative new survey tool is being used by the Saskatchewan 鶹ýion Safety Association (SCSA) to help companies identify hazards and prompt them to take steps to reduce injury risks. The tool was developed by the SCSA in collaboration with EHS Analytics, a Calgary-based company that specializes in health and safety data, research and machine […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/scsa-uses-survey-tool-to-help-companies-prevent-incidents-before-they-happen/feed 0 Alberta steel fabrication facility fined $200,000 for workplace fatality /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/alberta-steel-fabrication-facility-fined-200000-for-workplace-fatality /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/alberta-steel-fabrication-facility-fined-200000-for-workplace-fatality#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:00:35 +0000 /?p=406339 CALGARY – Calgary-based Glenmore Fabricators Ltd. has been penalized $200,000 in relation to a workplace fatality in August 2021. The company pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code for failing to develop and comply with procedures certified by a professional engineer, a release said. The charges stem from an […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2024/10/alberta-steel-fabrication-facility-fined-200000-for-workplace-fatality/feed 0 B.C. wakes to election uncertainty, with Conservatives, NDP in tight race /joc/news/government/2024/10/b-c-wakes-to-election-uncertainty-with-conservatives-ndp-in-tight-race /joc/news/government/2024/10/b-c-wakes-to-election-uncertainty-with-conservatives-ndp-in-tight-race#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2024 14:16:16 +0000 /?p=407639 VANCOUVER – British Columbia is waking to a reshaped political landscape but no clear winner of a provincial election marked by the rise of the B.C. Conservatives from the political fringe to centre stage. Neither the Conservatives, led by John Rustad, nor the incumbent NDP of Premier David Eby reached the 47 seats needed to […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/b-c-wakes-to-election-uncertainty-with-conservatives-ndp-in-tight-race/feed 0 Federal and provincial governments pledge $5.5 million for Jasper tourism attraction /joc/news/government/2024/10/federal-and-provincial-governments-pledge-5-5-million-for-jasper-tourism-attraction /joc/news/government/2024/10/federal-and-provincial-governments-pledge-5-5-million-for-jasper-tourism-attraction#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:29:11 +0000 /?p=406310 JASPER, ALTA. – The Alberta and federal governments are putting a combined $5.5 million toward attracting tourists to the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta.  A July wildfire destroyed one-third of the town, including multiple hotels and 800 housing units. Year-round tourism is Jasper’s main economic driver. Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the federal tourism minister, says […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/federal-and-provincial-governments-pledge-5-5-million-for-jasper-tourism-attraction/feed 0 Long-promised flood-prevention project in Manitoba under review with no timeline /joc/news/government/2024/10/long-promised-flood-prevention-project-in-manitoba-under-review-with-no-timeline /joc/news/government/2024/10/long-promised-flood-prevention-project-in-manitoba-under-review-with-no-timeline#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:37:23 +0000 /?p=406294 WINNIPEG, MAN. – A long-promised $600-million flood prevention project in Manitoba is now under review, and the provincial government has opened the door to redesigning it with no timeline for starting construction. The NDP government said it has asked Ottawa to pause a decision on the plan, in order to fully consult First Nations and […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/long-promised-flood-prevention-project-in-manitoba-under-review-with-no-timeline/feed 0 Calgary’s comprehensive cancer centre set to open /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:20:47 +0000 /?p=406193 CALGARY – One of Alberta’s largest-ever infrastructure projects is about to open. The Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary will officially open services to patients on Oct. 28. The centre will open in phases to ensure the final stages of quality assurance around every aspect of the building are carried out, a release said. […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open/feed 0 HAVAN concludes more than 73,000 homes unbuilt in Metro Vancouver due to DCCs /joc/news/government/2024/10/havan-concludes-more-than-73000-homes-unbuilt-in-metro-vancouver-due-to-dccs /joc/news/government/2024/10/havan-concludes-more-than-73000-homes-unbuilt-in-metro-vancouver-due-to-dccs#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:15:42 +0000 /?p=406196 Development cost charges (DCCs) across the Metro Vancouver and regional district are putting many housing projects on hold, compounding a troubling shortage in the region. From information collected over the past year, the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) concludes more than 73,000 homes in Metro Vancouver remain unbuilt because of the “accumulation of all the charges” […]

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