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Bess announced as new BuildForce Canada executive director

OTTAWA – Starting March 2 BuildForce Canada will have a new executive director, Irwin Bess. According to a statement from BuildForce, Bess brings extensive national…

adminFebruary 17, 2026

Commercial Construction

IO appoints new chief capital and chief administrative officers

TORONTO – Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has two new members on its executive team. Jody Becker joined IO as chief capital officer earlier this year and…

adminJanuary 14, 2026

Commercial Construction

Canadian-born architect Frank Gehry remembered as a visionary rulebreaker

TORONTO — Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born renegade architect behind some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, has died at 96. He died on Friday morning…

adminDecember 8, 2025

Commercial Construction

New association launched in B.C. to prevent demolition of houses

A new face on the scene in B.C. is the Building Relocation and Deconstruction Association of British Columbia (BRDA), which was founded recently to promote…

adminNovember 19, 2025

Commercial Construction

ACEC appoints Douglas Coles as new chair

OTTAWA — During its recent annual general meeting, the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada (ACEC) announced Douglas Coles, principal of Coles Associates of…

adminOctober 20, 2025

Commercial Construction

RAIC mourns tragic passing of Dr. Kongjian Yu, founder of Turenscape

OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is mourning the loss of Dr. Kongjian Yu, founder and principal designer of Turenscape, who was killed in a…

adminSeptember 30, 2025

Commercial Construction

Heritage Toronto awards architect Michael McClelland with 2025 Special Achievement Award

TORONTO — Heritage Toronto has named Michael McClelland as the recipient of the 2025 Special Achievement Award. Presented for the first time since 2019 by…

adminSeptember 25, 2025

Commercial Construction

Campbell reflects on dynamic 35 years with the Carpenters’ as retirement awaits

After 35 years in a dynamic and celebrated career at the Carpenters’ Local 27 in Toronto, Chris Campbell is retiring. Campbell began as a carpenter’s…

adminJuly 17, 2025