Government Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:07:51 +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 Government Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factory /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/biden-administration-to-provide-325-million-for-new-michigan-semiconductor-factory /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/biden-administration-to-provide-325-million-for-new-michigan-semiconductor-factory#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:00:57 +0000 /?p=407748 WASHINGTON – The Biden administration said Monday that it would provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor for a new factory, a move that could help give Democrats a political edge in the swing state of Michigan ahead of election day. The funding would support 180 manufacturing jobs in Saginaw County, where Republicans and […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/10/biden-administration-to-provide-325-million-for-new-michigan-semiconductor-factory/feed 0 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 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 Building Ontario Fund board of directors appoints inaugural CEO /dcn/news/government/2024/10/building-ontario-fund-board-of-directors-appoints-inaugural-ceo /dcn/news/government/2024/10/building-ontario-fund-board-of-directors-appoints-inaugural-ceo#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:15:17 +0000 /?p=406279 TORONTO — Michael Fedchyshyn has been appointed the inaugural chief executive officer of the Building Ontario Fund board of directors, marking a significant step forward as the fund advances its mandate to invest in revenue-generating infrastructure projects across the province. Effective Nov. 12, Fedchyshyn brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in strategic corporate […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/10/building-ontario-fund-board-of-directors-appoints-inaugural-ceo/feed 0 ‘Significant overreach’: Ontario municipalities slam province over bike lane rules /dcn/news/government/2024/10/significant-overreach-ontario-municipalities-slam-province-over-bike-lane-rules /dcn/news/government/2024/10/significant-overreach-ontario-municipalities-slam-province-over-bike-lane-rules#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:05:12 +0000 /?p=406268 TORONTO — Upcoming legislation that would require cities to get provincial approval for some bike lanes is a “significant overreach” of power, Ontario municipalities say. None of the 444 members of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario were consulted or shown evidence the province is using to justify its proposed veto power over new bike […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/10/significant-overreach-ontario-municipalities-slam-province-over-bike-lane-rules/feed 0 Repeal Toronto’s Office Replacement Bylaw to boost housing: JLL /dcn/news/government/2024/10/repeal-torontos-office-replacement-bylaw-to-boost-housing-jll /dcn/news/government/2024/10/repeal-torontos-office-replacement-bylaw-to-boost-housing-jll#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:19:30 +0000 /?p=406333 Commercial real estate firm JLL has weighed in on Toronto’s Office Replacement Bylaw debate, issuing a data-laden report arguing that a complete repeal of the bylaw is the best strategy to boost housing supply and support the ailing office sector. In the report, titled Less Office, More Housing, JLL says a repeal of the bylaw […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/10/repeal-torontos-office-replacement-bylaw-to-boost-housing-jll/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 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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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/havan-concludes-more-than-73000-homes-unbuilt-in-metro-vancouver-due-to-dccs/feed 0 Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 14 to 18 /joc/news/government/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-14-to-18 /joc/news/government/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-14-to-18#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:55:29 +0000 /?p=406178 Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a $136 million Ministry of Defence project is taking shape in Yellowknife; a Winnipeg rail relocation study is set to begin with a leader announced; a pulp company has been fined for releasing “lethal” wastewater into an Alberta river; and a Vancouver Island material exchange is encouraging […]

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