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Supreme Court dismisses B.C.’s appeal in Trans Mountain pipeline case
January 16, 2020 by Mia Rabson, The Canadian PressThe decision puts another of the pipeline’s hurdles behind it. Construction is underway, though some barriers remain
Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown nearly halfway complete
January 15, 2020 by Megan HoeglerThe Crosstown will have 25 stations spanning 19 kilometres across Eglinton Avenue.
Zurich Insurance suing former Bondfield Construction CEO to recover $200M, report says
January 15, 2020 by On-Site StaffSwitzerland-based insurance giant Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. is taking legal action in an attempt to recover $200 million it says it paid out as a result of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd.’s collapse, the Globe and Mail reported Jan. 15. The…
Pipeline at centre of B.C. conflict is creating jobs for First Nations, chief says
January 15, 2020 by Laura Kane, The Canadian PressA pipeline at the centre of a conflict between hereditary chiefs and a natural gas company in northern British Columbia is creating jobs for Indigenous people and lifting communities from poverty, says an elected chief of a band that supports…
$30M redevelopment of Manulife Place in Edmonton to start this summer
January 15, 2020 by On-Site StaffA major redevelopment of an office and retail tower in downtown Edmonton is scheduled to begin this summer. Manulife Investment Management said Jan. 14 it plans to spend $30 million to modernize the exterior facade of the shopping centre, reposition…
Investigators lay safety violation charges in falling death at Halifax job site
January 14, 2020 by The Canadian PressHALIFAX—A foreman and construction company are facing charges under Nova Scotia’s Occupational Health and Safety laws related to the falling death of a young labourer at a Halifax work site. Halifax police had earlier charged supervisor Jeff Scott Gooch with…
Kiewit wins contract for work on B.C. landslide that blocked Fraser River and stymied salmon
January 14, 2020 by Amy Smart, The Canadian PressOTTAWA—Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says construction will begin soon to help salmon pass through a section of British Columbia’s Fraser River that was largely closed by a landslide. The federal contract posted online Jan. 13 awards $17.6 million to…
Waterloo, Ont. start-up SiteVue looks to bring job site record keeping into modern era with AI, photo mapping
January 13, 2020 by David KennedyKeeping project stakeholders dialled into day-to-day construction progress and preserving detailed records for months or years is no easy task
Former SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi gets 8.5 years for fraud, corruption
January 11, 2020 by Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian PressMONTREAL—Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison Jan. 10, wrapping up the last of the criminal cases brought against the engineering giant and its former employees involved in fraud and corruption in…
Construction labour market closes out 2019 on high note, adding 17K jobs in December
January 10, 2020 by On-Site StaffThe construction labour market finished strong in 2019, posting a considerable 17,000-position gain in December. The positive close-out to the year, during which employment gains and losses have seesawed back and forth, translates to a 1.2 per cent increase in…
Aecon founder John Beck steps back from leadership position at company after 50 years
January 10, 2020 by David KennedyThe industry veteran hands the baton to Jean-Louis Servranckx, who took over as the contractor’s president and CEO in 2018
Quebec’s AGF Access Group to be bought by BrandSafway
January 9, 2020 by On-Site StaffA Quebec-based manufacturer of vertical access equipment has agreed to be bought by a U.S. competitor that provides scaffolding and other related services for industrial, commercial and infrastructure projects worldwide. BrandSafway, headquartered in Kennesaw, Ga., said Jan. 9 it has…
Hereditary chiefs say they will protect territory in pipeline construction dispute
January 8, 2020 by Amy Smart, The Canadian PressSMITHERS, B.C.—On the first anniversary of the RCMP’s enforcement of an injunction against opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, First Nation hereditary chiefs said the company behind the project is not welcome on their traditional territory.…
UN racism committee calls for halt to construction on Site C, Trans Mountain and LNG pipeline
January 8, 2020 by Laura Kane, The Canadian PressVANCOUVER—A United Nations committee working to end racism is urging Canada to immediately stop the construction of three major resource projects until it obtains approval from affected First Nations. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which monitors a…
Fluor, Kiewit win multibillion-dollar contract to build new petrochemical facility outside Edmonton
January 8, 2020 by On-Site StaffThe Canadian and Kuwaiti companies developing a new multibillion-dollar petrochemical facility in Alberta have awarded a lump sum construction contract to a 50/50 partnership between Fluor Canada Ltd. and Kiewit Construction Services ULC. Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. and Petrochemical Industries…
Winnipeg alleges fraud in lawsuit over construction of $210M police building
January 7, 2020 by Steve Lambert, The Canadian PressWINNIPEG—The City of Winnipeg is suing construction companies, consultants and a former top city official, alleging they engaged in fraud and deceit that drove up the cost of a new police headquarters building. The lawsuit alleges there were inflated invoices,…
Fredericton-based L.S.W. Wear Parts starts distributing Metso products
January 7, 2020 by On-Site StaffA significant parts supplier in Atlantic Canada is now carrying screening media, as well as lining and conveyor accessories from aggregates firm Metso Corp. Fredericton-based L.S.W. Wear Parts Ltd. and the Finnish equipment maker announced the new partnership covering Newfoundland…
Federal scientists study how to adapt building codes to climate change
January 6, 2020 by Bob Weber, The Canadian PressCanada’s building codes are modernized every five years. The next update is due this year and is likely to be the first to address climate change realities
Crane that collapsed in Halifax had turntable problems, documents show
January 6, 2020 by The Canadian PressHALIFAX—An inspection of a construction crane that collapsed in Halifax during a storm in September revealed it wasn’t working properly four months earlier. Citing government documents, Global News says the tower crane — owned by Lead Structural Framework Ltd. —…
Construction groups critical of Supreme Court dismissal of case tied to ‘reprisal clauses’
December 30, 2019 by David KennedyThe CCA and NTCCC say “reprisal clauses” force contractors to make a choice between exercising their legal rights and winning future work