DCN Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:20:15 +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 DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Ontario election 2025: Where the party leaders are on Tuesday, Feb. 4 /dcn/news/government/2025/02/ontario-election-2025-where-the-party-leaders-are-on-tuesday-feb-4 /dcn/news/government/2025/02/ontario-election-2025-where-the-party-leaders-are-on-tuesday-feb-4#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:06:00 +0000 /?p=430510 Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Tuesday, Feb. 4:  Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford  Ottawa: Ford will make an announcement at 11:45 a.m. in Ottawa. He will also visit workers at SMART Local 47.   NDP Leader Marit Stiles  Ottawa: Stiles will make an announcement at Maison de la francophonie […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/02/ontario-election-2025-where-the-party-leaders-are-on-tuesday-feb-4/feed 0 A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote /dcn/news/government/2025/02/a-running-list-of-ontario-election-promises-in-campaign-for-snap-feb-27-vote-2 /dcn/news/government/2025/02/a-running-list-of-ontario-election-promises-in-campaign-for-snap-feb-27-vote-2#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:59:52 +0000 /?p=430503 TORONTO — Here is a running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province’s snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27.   Progressive Conservatives Feb. 3 on tariffs: Spend $10 billion toward support for employers through a six-month deferral of provincially administered taxes […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/02/a-running-list-of-ontario-election-promises-in-campaign-for-snap-feb-27-vote-2/feed 0 Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy /dcn/news/economic/2025/02/despite-tariff-pause-uncertainty-hangs-over-canadian-economy /dcn/news/economic/2025/02/despite-tariff-pause-uncertainty-hangs-over-canadian-economy#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:52:03 +0000 /?p=430499 OTTAWA — Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect Tuesday. The temporary reprieve halts — at least for now — a continental trade war that economists on both sides of the border warned would raise prices. Trump’s decision meant […]

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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2025/02/despite-tariff-pause-uncertainty-hangs-over-canadian-economy/feed 0 Some lower- and higher-tech ways to fight corrosion in reinforced concrete /dcn/news/resource/2025/02/some-lower-and-higher-tech-ways-to-fight-corrosion-in-reinforced-concrete /dcn/news/resource/2025/02/some-lower-and-higher-tech-ways-to-fight-corrosion-in-reinforced-concrete#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:10:33 +0000 /?p=430321 In winter, and especially in spring’s freeze-thaw cycle, a road and bridge engineer’s thoughts turn to concrete corrosion. Corrosion is a natural process of destruction, just like earthquakes, floods and tornados, although less dramatic and violent. Unlike earthquakes, floods and tornados, however, corrosion can be prevented, or at least controlled. There are many different ways […]

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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2025/02/some-lower-and-higher-tech-ways-to-fight-corrosion-in-reinforced-concrete/feed 0 Sudbury architect named new OAA president /dcn/news/associations/2025/02/sudbury-architect-named-new-oaa-president /dcn/news/associations/2025/02/sudbury-architect-named-new-oaa-president#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:05:10 +0000 /?p=430338 TORONTO — A Sudbury-based architect and master lecturer at Laurentian University’s McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA), Ted Wilson has been named the new president for the governing council of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA). According to a release, Wilson has worked with several Canadian architecture practices, including AECOM Canada Architects Ltd., where he co-ordinated […]

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]]> /dcn/news/associations/2025/02/sudbury-architect-named-new-oaa-president/feed 0 In win for Trump, oil giant Shell walks away from major New Jersey offshore wind farm /dcn/news/usa/2025/02/in-win-for-trump-oil-giant-shell-walks-away-from-major-new-jersey-offshore-wind-farm /dcn/news/usa/2025/02/in-win-for-trump-oil-giant-shell-walks-away-from-major-new-jersey-offshore-wind-farm#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:00:36 +0000 /?p=430335 NEW JERSEY — In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from a major project off the coast of New Jersey. Shell told The Associated Press it is writing off the project, citing increased competition, delays and a changing market. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/02/in-win-for-trump-oil-giant-shell-walks-away-from-major-new-jersey-offshore-wind-farm/feed 0 Techniques for building consensus in procurement /dcn/news/government/2025/02/techniques-for-building-consensus-in-procurement /dcn/news/government/2025/02/techniques-for-building-consensus-in-procurement#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:10:11 +0000 /?p=430364 Often procurement can occupy a bridging position between the world of the past and the future, or between the organization and some outside entity. Much as no one would wish to burn the platform on which he (or she) is standing, there are great advantages in building consensus in support of a given plan of […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/02/techniques-for-building-consensus-in-procurement/feed 0 Oakville council vetoes colossal transit-oriented community plan /dcn/news/projects/2025/02/oakville-council-vetoes-colossal-transit-oriented-community-plan /dcn/news/projects/2025/02/oakville-council-vetoes-colossal-transit-oriented-community-plan#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:05:02 +0000 /?p=430362 Oakville council has rejected a proposed Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI) project to build 11 tall towers, between 46 and 59 storeys high, in the Midtown area. In a unanimous vote, councillors deemed the plan too dense, the buildings too high and stated the project would cause interference with the town’s own plans for future development […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2025/02/oakville-council-vetoes-colossal-transit-oriented-community-plan/feed 0 The rise of Wonderland’s AlpenFury /dcn/news/projects/2025/02/the-rise-of-wonderlands-alpenfury /dcn/news/projects/2025/02/the-rise-of-wonderlands-alpenfury#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:00:44 +0000 /?p=430350 VAUGHAN, ONT. — AlpenFury, which will be the longest, tallest and fastest launch coaster in the country when complete later this year, is beginning to rise in all its twisted glory at Canada’s Wonderland. This month major headway was made on the ride with the first tracks being laid and the support columns installed. In […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2025/02/the-rise-of-wonderlands-alpenfury/feed 0 BREAKING: Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days /dcn/news/government/2025/02/breaking-trudeau-says-u-s-tariffs-on-canada-will-be-paused-for-30-days /dcn/news/government/2025/02/breaking-trudeau-says-u-s-tariffs-on-canada-will-be-paused-for-30-days#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:05:49 +0000 /?p=430366 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump this afternoon. Trudeau says in a social media post that Canada is implementing its $1.3-billion plan to strengthen the border and appointing a “fentanyl czar.” Canada also […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/02/breaking-trudeau-says-u-s-tariffs-on-canada-will-be-paused-for-30-days/feed 0 Canadian steel, aluminium associations react to ‘disruptive’ tariffs /dcn/news/economic/2025/02/canadian-steel-aluminium-associations-react-to-disruptive-tariffs /dcn/news/economic/2025/02/canadian-steel-aluminium-associations-react-to-disruptive-tariffs#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:50:17 +0000 /?p=430265 TORONTO — Canada’s steel and aluminium associations have both released statements denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to implement a 25 per cent additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy resources. “Canada and the United States share one of the closest trading relationships in the […]

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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2025/02/canadian-steel-aluminium-associations-react-to-disruptive-tariffs/feed 0 Trump and Trudeau speak and plan to do so again, tariffs halted for a month for Mexico /dcn/news/government/2025/02/trump-and-trudeau-to-talk-as-canada-braces-for-trade-war-with-its-southern-neighbour /dcn/news/government/2025/02/trump-and-trudeau-to-talk-as-canada-braces-for-trade-war-with-its-southern-neighbour#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:42:35 +0000 /?p=430262 WASHINGTON — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump that the planned tariffs are on hold for a month, a statement confirmed by the White House. “Mexico will reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of the National Guard immediately, to stop drug trafficking from Mexico to […]

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