JOC Archives - constructconnect.com ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's construction news Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:55:46 +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 JOC Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Alberta government offers blueprint to help businesses support workers in recovery /joc/news/government/2025/01/alberta-government-offers-blueprint-to-help-businesses-support-workers-in-recovery /joc/news/government/2025/01/alberta-government-offers-blueprint-to-help-businesses-support-workers-in-recovery#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:55:46 +0000 /?p=427343 CALGARY — The Alberta government is offering businesses a new guide to help workers dealing with addiction.  “We know that somewhere around 10 per cent of employees, employed in Alberta, have struggled with substance use in the past in problematic ways and are now in recovery,” Dan Williams, Alberta’s minister of mental health and addiction, […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/01/alberta-government-offers-blueprint-to-help-businesses-support-workers-in-recovery/feed 0 B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on Northern Gateway pipeline after Trump /joc/news/resource/2025/01/b-c-first-nations-leader-reverses-stance-on-northern-gateway-pipeline-after-trump /joc/news/resource/2025/01/b-c-first-nations-leader-reverses-stance-on-northern-gateway-pipeline-after-trump#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:20:17 +0000 /?p=427163 VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project linking Alberta to the Pacific Ocean. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says while he “really fought against” Northern Gateway’s construction before it was scuttled in 2016, that was a “different time” and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2025/01/b-c-first-nations-leader-reverses-stance-on-northern-gateway-pipeline-after-trump/feed 0 Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: The capital gains inclusion rate deserves its day in Parliament /joc/news/government/2025/01/industry-perspectives-op-ed-the-capital-gains-inclusion-rate-deserves-its-day-in-parliament /joc/news/government/2025/01/industry-perspectives-op-ed-the-capital-gains-inclusion-rate-deserves-its-day-in-parliament#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:15:38 +0000 /?p=427130 While the news cycle in 2025 has largely been focused (rightfully) on the Liberal leadership race and the inauguration of President Donald Trump, there is another issue that still warrants significant discussion: the detrimental impact of the proposed changes to the capital gains inclusion rate. The prorogation of Parliament meant any legislation in front of […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/01/industry-perspectives-op-ed-the-capital-gains-inclusion-rate-deserves-its-day-in-parliament/feed 0 Alberta celebrates WorldSkills competitors /joc/news/labour/2025/01/alberta-celebrates-worldskills-competitors /joc/news/labour/2025/01/alberta-celebrates-worldskills-competitors#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:10:33 +0000 /?p=427126 EDMONTON — Six competitors from Alberta who represented ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø at the 47th WorldSkills competition in Lyon, France in September were honoured and celebrated by the province recently. Every two years, teams from all over the world compete in a variety of skilled trade and technology-based challenges at the WorldSkills competition. With events in both secondary […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2025/01/alberta-celebrates-worldskills-competitors/feed 0 Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing /joc/news/government/2025/01/liberal-leadership-hopefuls-distance-themselves-from-carbon-pricing /joc/news/government/2025/01/liberal-leadership-hopefuls-distance-themselves-from-carbon-pricing#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:05:10 +0000 /?p=427124 OTTAWA — The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away — to one degree or another — from the Liberal government’s keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conservative line of attack off the table. The Liberals first campaigned on a carbon price in 2008 and moved to […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/01/liberal-leadership-hopefuls-distance-themselves-from-carbon-pricing/feed 0 Jasper says housing plan promised by Alberta government after wildfire falls short /joc/news/government/2025/01/jasper-says-housing-plan-promised-by-alberta-government-after-wildfire-falls-short /joc/news/government/2025/01/jasper-says-housing-plan-promised-by-alberta-government-after-wildfire-falls-short#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:00:26 +0000 /?p=427120 JASPER, ALTA. — The Municipality of Jasper says the Alberta government’s $112-million interim housing plan would bring less than half the units promised months ago. The province announced in October that it planned to build 250 housing units in the Rocky Mountain tourist town for those displaced by the summer wildfire, which destroyed more than […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/01/jasper-says-housing-plan-promised-by-alberta-government-after-wildfire-falls-short/feed 0 Bell Let’s Talk: Construction’s next generation needs mental health support now /joc/news/ohs/2025/01/bell-lets-talk-constructions-next-generation-needs-mental-health-support-now /joc/news/ohs/2025/01/bell-lets-talk-constructions-next-generation-needs-mental-health-support-now#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:55:05 +0000 /?p=427136 Bell Let’s Talk Day has become the world’s largest conversation about mental health, encouraging Canadians and people around the globe to take action to help reduce the stigma. This year, the campaign highlights the progress that has been made and discusses what still needs to be done to support those with mental health challenges, including […]

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]]> /joc/news/ohs/2025/01/bell-lets-talk-constructions-next-generation-needs-mental-health-support-now/feed 0 Green initiatives key to success for $7 billion Montréal mixed-use project /joc/news/resource/2025/01/green-initiatives-key-to-success-for-7-billion-montreal-mixed-use-project /joc/news/resource/2025/01/green-initiatives-key-to-success-for-7-billion-montreal-mixed-use-project#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:05:26 +0000 /?p=427152 The first phase of 50 stores at the Royalmount project is already open, but there’s much more to come. Montréal developer Immobilier Carbonleo Inc. says ultimately 170 stores will open, many this spring. It’s part of an ambitious $7 billion plan that includes residences, Class A commercial office towers, an aquarium and a luxury hotel. […]

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]]> /joc/news/resource/2025/01/green-initiatives-key-to-success-for-7-billion-montreal-mixed-use-project/feed 0 Trudeau says ‘everything is on the table’ for response to Trump tariffs /joc/news/government/2025/01/trudeau-says-everything-is-on-the-table-for-response-to-trump-tariffs /joc/news/government/2025/01/trudeau-says-everything-is-on-the-table-for-response-to-trump-tariffs#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:52:16 +0000 /?p=427061 MONTEBELLO, QUE. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that if President Donald Trump wants to usher in a “golden age” for the United States, he’ll need the energy, critical minerals and resources that ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is ready to provide. “We are there to be constructive partners,” Trudeau said in his first public comments since Trump […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/01/trudeau-says-everything-is-on-the-table-for-response-to-trump-tariffs/feed 0 B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader /joc/news/government/2025/01/b-c-premier-should-work-with-u-s-not-ramp-up-trade-threats-opposition-leader /joc/news/government/2025/01/b-c-premier-should-work-with-u-s-not-ramp-up-trade-threats-opposition-leader#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:19:08 +0000 /?p=427022 VICTORIA — The leader of B.C.’s Opposition Conservative Party says Premier David Eby is putting people in the province at risk by “threatening a trade war” with the United States rather than working with the Americans. In a video posted on social media, John Rustad says everything possible needs to be done to stop drugs […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2025/01/b-c-premier-should-work-with-u-s-not-ramp-up-trade-threats-opposition-leader/feed 0 Saskatchewan high school students now have more oil and gas industry opportunities /joc/news/labour/2025/01/saskatchewan-high-school-students-now-have-more-oil-and-gas-industry-opportunities /joc/news/labour/2025/01/saskatchewan-high-school-students-now-have-more-oil-and-gas-industry-opportunities#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:12:21 +0000 /?p=427016 REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is reporting three additional energy companies have partnered with the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) and Teine Energy to support the creation of new online oil and gas high school courses with work placements.  Cenovus Energy, Vermilion Energy and Whitecap Resources have joined Teine Energy’s commitment to provide industry […]

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]]> /joc/news/labour/2025/01/saskatchewan-high-school-students-now-have-more-oil-and-gas-industry-opportunities/feed 0 Employer fined for improper use of tool, Manitoba government issues reminder /joc/news/ohs/2025/01/employer-fined-for-improper-use-of-tool-manitoba-government-issues-reminder /joc/news/ohs/2025/01/employer-fined-for-improper-use-of-tool-manitoba-government-issues-reminder#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:07:06 +0000 /?p=427013 WINNIPEG — Manitoba Labour and Immigration is reminding employers to ensure machines are equipped with safeguards after an employer was prosecuted under the Workplace Safety and Health Act recently. On July 20, 2022, a worker was operating a table saw without a safeguard and came into contact with the blade, leading to an injury that […]

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