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Toronto announces new measures to speed up building permit approvals

TORONTO — The City of Toronto has announced three new measures that are aimed at making it easier to get a building permit for housing…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Quebec construction company fined ,000 after worker injury

Commercial Construction

Quebec construction company fined $65,000 after worker injury

OTTAWA — Gatineau, Que. company Bellai Alliance Floor Finishing Ltd. (formerly Bellai Bros. Construction) has been fined $65,000 in relation to a highrise incident where…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Commercial Construction

Province announces highway widening projects for Oshawa, Barrie

OSHAWA, ONT. — The Province of Ontario made two announcements recently pertaining to highway widening improvements for major thoroughfares in Oshawa and Barrie. Dufferin Construction…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Commercial Construction

‘Never waste a good crisis’: Development industry in a time of innovation

Tariffs, high interest rates and protracted development red tape are among the hurdles developers face to bring life to urgently-needed housing projects in Toronto and…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Commercial Construction

Flint’s still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities

FLINT, MICH. — Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Commercial Construction

U.S. trade dries up in May but Canada’s exports to other nations rise: StatCan

OTTAWA — Canadian exports heading to the United States continued to dry up in May as trade picked up with other nations, Statistics Canada said.…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Construction Professionals

Balfour Beatty ditches Danny Sullivan

Balfour Beatty began investigating its labour suppliers in May after a whistleblower alleged fraud.Danny Sullivan supplies personnel to several Balfour Beatty projects, most notably HS2,…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Construction Professionals

Mona offshore wind farm cleared for take off

Energy secretary Ed Miliband has signed the development consent order for the Mona offshore wind project.Mona will be located entirely in Welsh waters in the…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Construction Professionals

Apprentice joiner’s thumb re-attached

The exposed blade took the lad's thumb offDoctors managed to reattach the thumb of an 18-year-old apprentice joiner after it had been severed off by…

adminJuly 7, 2025

Construction Professionals

Consultants appointed for Eurostar terminal expansion

St Pancras InternationalEurostar and London St Pancras Highspeed (formerly HS1) are collaborating on plans to double station capacity at St. Pancras International.A study commissioned by…

adminJuly 7, 2025