DCN Archives - constructconnect.com ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's construction news Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:44:08 +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 Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: The capital gains inclusion rate deserves its day in Parliament /dcn/news/government/2025/01/industry-perspectives-op-ed-the-capital-gains-inclusion-rate-deserves-its-day-in-parliament /dcn/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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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/industry-perspectives-op-ed-the-capital-gains-inclusion-rate-deserves-its-day-in-parliament/feed 0 Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing /dcn/news/government/2025/01/liberal-leadership-hopefuls-distance-themselves-from-carbon-pricing /dcn/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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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/liberal-leadership-hopefuls-distance-themselves-from-carbon-pricing/feed 0 Ground broken on new $63M recreation, community centre in North Bay /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/ground-broken-on-new-63m-recreation-community-centre-in-north-bay /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/ground-broken-on-new-63m-recreation-community-centre-in-north-bay#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:20:35 +0000 /?p=427107 NORTH BAY, ONT. – Representatives from the City of North Bay, EllisDon and other organizations recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the long-anticipated Recreation and Community Centre at the Steve Omischl Sports Field Complex on Lakeshore Drive in North Bay. The $63 million project has been designed to meet Version 3 of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Green Building […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/ground-broken-on-new-63m-recreation-community-centre-in-north-bay/feed 0 GO Transit’s NOC officially awarded LEED Gold for green building initiatives /dcn/news/projects/2025/01/go-transits-noc-officially-awarded-leed-gold-for-green-building-initiatives /dcn/news/projects/2025/01/go-transits-noc-officially-awarded-leed-gold-for-green-building-initiatives#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:15:33 +0000 /?p=427101 TORONTO — GO Transit’s Network Operations Centre (NOC) has been awarded LEED Gold certification in green building leadership. The NOC helps execute GO Transit’s daily operations, monitoring the entire GO network around the clock, explains a release from Metrolinx. The NOC itself was constructed with sustainability at the forefront of its design. Recycled materials were […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2025/01/go-transits-noc-officially-awarded-leed-gold-for-green-building-initiatives/feed 0 Concord company faces $130,000 fine after worker fatality /dcn/news/ohs/2025/01/concord-company-faces-130000-fine-after-worker-fatality /dcn/news/ohs/2025/01/concord-company-faces-130000-fine-after-worker-fatality#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:10:26 +0000 /?p=427089 CONCORD, ONT. — Fourwinds Construction Inc. of Concord, Ont. has been convicted and fined after a worker was killed during a road widening construction project on Rutherford Road, between Peter Rupert Avenue and Bathurst Street, in Vaughan. In 2023 Fourwinds has been contracted to install water, wastewater and stormwater utilities for the road project. On Aug. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2025/01/concord-company-faces-130000-fine-after-worker-fatality/feed 0 Surgical centre in London slated for expansion /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/surgical-centre-in-london-slated-for-expansion /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/surgical-centre-in-london-slated-for-expansion#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:05:51 +0000 /?p=427087 LONDON, ONT. —  The Nazem Kadri Surgical Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is getting ready to expand with the support of the provincial government. The centre will be renovated to build four new operating rooms, bringing the total number to six, and create additional support spaces for patient preparation and recovery before and […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/surgical-centre-in-london-slated-for-expansion/feed 0 Francophone women gain employment in the skilled trades in Sudbury /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/francophone-women-gain-employment-in-the-skilled-trades-in-sudbury /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/francophone-women-gain-employment-in-the-skilled-trades-in-sudbury#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:00:04 +0000 /?p=427073 SUDBURY, ONT. – The Province of Ontario is investing up to $750,000 over three years through the Women’s Economic Security Program to provide skilled trades training for low-income, Francophone women in Sudbury. In particular the money will go towards the Heavy Equipment Technician pre-apprenticeship training program at Collège Boréal. The Women’s Economic Security Program offers […]

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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/01/francophone-women-gain-employment-in-the-skilled-trades-in-sudbury/feed 0 Bell Let’s Talk: Construction’s next generation needs mental health support now /dcn/news/ohs/2025/01/bell-lets-talk-constructions-next-generation-needs-mental-health-support-now /dcn/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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]]> /dcn/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 /dcn/news/resource/2025/01/green-initiatives-key-to-success-for-7-billion-montreal-mixed-use-project /dcn/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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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2025/01/green-initiatives-key-to-success-for-7-billion-montreal-mixed-use-project/feed 0 Project check-in: How is Ottawa’s massive Centre Block rehabilitation progressing? /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/project-check-in-how-is-ottawas-massive-centre-block-rehabilitation-progressing /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/project-check-in-how-is-ottawas-massive-centre-block-rehabilitation-progressing#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:00:30 +0000 /?p=427138 While all eyes may be on Ottawa for political reasons these days, the buildings that represent this country’s government are also a sight to see, undergoing one of the largest and most complex heritage rehabilitations ever in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Crumbling mortar is being repaired or replaced; damaged sculptures and stained glass are painstakingly restored; aging water […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/01/project-check-in-how-is-ottawas-massive-centre-block-rehabilitation-progressing/feed 0 Trudeau says ‘everything is on the table’ for response to Trump tariffs /dcn/news/government/2025/01/trudeau-says-everything-is-on-the-table-for-response-to-trump-tariffs /dcn/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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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/01/trudeau-says-everything-is-on-the-table-for-response-to-trump-tariffs/feed 0 Trump signals 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports could be coming Feb. 1 /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/trump-signals-25-per-cent-tariffs-on-canadian-imports-could-be-coming-feb-1 /dcn/news/usa/2025/01/trump-signals-25-per-cent-tariffs-on-canadian-imports-could-be-coming-feb-1#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:58:47 +0000 /?p=427009 WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1.  He delivered the deadline on Monday evening at the White House as he signed a stack of unrelated executive orders.  “We are thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico […]

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