DCN Archives - constructconnect.com ϳԹ's construction news Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:31:57 +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 WSIB to give Ontario employers $2B in surplus funds /dcn/news/government/2024/11/wsib-to-give-ontario-employers-2b-in-surplus-funds /dcn/news/government/2024/11/wsib-to-give-ontario-employers-2b-in-surplus-funds#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:59:26 +0000 /?p=414703 TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says eligible businesses will be getting a share of $2 billion that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is returning due to a surplus. This marks the second time the WSIB has given a surplus back to employers, having distributed $1.2 billion in 2022. Businesses are eligible if they […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/11/wsib-to-give-ontario-employers-2b-in-surplus-funds/feed 0 Beyond net-zero: Wellington East Business Centre using unique concrete methods /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/beyond-net-zero-wellington-east-business-centre-using-unique-concrete-methods /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/beyond-net-zero-wellington-east-business-centre-using-unique-concrete-methods#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:10:07 +0000 /?p=414676 ϳԹ’s largest office building to pursue beyond net-zero standards is scheduled for completion and opening this February. Designed by Keith Loffler McAlpine Architects, with structural design by NCK Engineering Ltd, the Wellington East Business Centre is a four-storey, 7,432-square-metre commercial condominium building at Wellington Street East and Highway 404 in Aurora. Construction started in the […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/beyond-net-zero-wellington-east-business-centre-using-unique-concrete-methods/feed 0 Concrete /dcn/editorial-features/concrete-and-masonry Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:00:57 +0000 /?post_type=campaign&p=204882 The post Concrete appeared first on constructconnect.com.

]]> Northvolt says Quebec battery plant will proceed despite bankruptcy filing /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/northvolt-says-quebec-battery-plant-will-proceed-despite-bankruptcy-filing /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/northvolt-says-quebec-battery-plant-will-proceed-despite-bankruptcy-filing#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:30:49 +0000 /?p=414659 MONTREAL — Northvolt AB has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, but said the move will not jeopardize the manufacturer’s planned electric vehicle battery plant in Quebec. The Sweden-based parent company and several subsidiaries on Thursday filed for a court-supervised reorganization of its debt and assets under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/northvolt-says-quebec-battery-plant-will-proceed-despite-bankruptcy-filing/feed 0 Tampa Bay Rays say new St. Pete stadium is unlikely to be ready for 2028 season, if at all /dcn/news/usa/2024/11/tampa-bay-rays-say-new-st-pete-stadium-is-unlikely-to-be-ready-for-2028-season-if-at-all /dcn/news/usa/2024/11/tampa-bay-rays-say-new-st-pete-stadium-is-unlikely-to-be-ready-for-2028-season-if-at-all#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:20:12 +0000 /?p=414655 ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — A combination of severe hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays’ planned new stadium will be ready for the 2028 season, if at all, the team said. Rays top executives said in a letter to the Pinellas County Commission […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2024/11/tampa-bay-rays-say-new-st-pete-stadium-is-unlikely-to-be-ready-for-2028-season-if-at-all/feed 0 Ontario provides $21.8M for water treatment plant expansion in Kemptville /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/11/ontario-provides-21-8m-for-water-treatment-plant-expansion-in-kemptville /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/11/ontario-provides-21-8m-for-water-treatment-plant-expansion-in-kemptville#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:15:20 +0000 /?p=414565 KEMPTVILLE, ONT. — In order to support the construction of the Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex (EOCC), the Ontario government is investing up to $21.8 million to expand the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). “This expansion is critical to helping build the jail in Kemptville,” said Solicitor General Michael Kerzner in a statement. The EOCC will […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/11/ontario-provides-21-8m-for-water-treatment-plant-expansion-in-kemptville/feed 0 Ontario breaks ground on Sarnia long-term care home /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/ontario-breaks-ground-on-sarnia-long-term-care-home /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/ontario-breaks-ground-on-sarnia-long-term-care-home#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:10:21 +0000 /?p=414560 SARNIA, ONT. — Construction is underway on Trillium Villa Nursing Home, a new 160-bed long-term care home in Sarnia. The new building will replace an existing 152-bed long-term care home. It will bring eight new and 152 upgraded and redeveloped beds to the community and is expected to welcome its first residents in mid-2026, states […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/ontario-breaks-ground-on-sarnia-long-term-care-home/feed 0 Affordable housing project geared towards deafblind breaks ground in Toronto /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/affordable-housing-project-geared-towards-deafblind-breaks-ground-in-toronto /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/affordable-housing-project-geared-towards-deafblind-breaks-ground-in-toronto#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:05:26 +0000 /?p=414555 TORONTO — More than 56 people who are deafblind or living with other physical disabilities will soon have newly built, affordable and accessible housing in Toronto’s Etobicoke-Lakeshore neighbourhood. The Canadian Helen Keller Centre (CHKC) recently broke ground on a new apartment complex that will help reduce CHKC’s waitlist and give more people with vision and […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/affordable-housing-project-geared-towards-deafblind-breaks-ground-in-toronto/feed 0 Habitat for Humanity housing survey highlights ϳԹ’s deepening housing crisis /dcn/news/economic/2024/11/habitat-for-humanity-housing-survey-highlights-canadas-deepening-housing-crisis /dcn/news/economic/2024/11/habitat-for-humanity-housing-survey-highlights-canadas-deepening-housing-crisis#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:59 +0000 /?p=414550 TORONTO — Habitat for Humanity ϳԹ’s third annual Affordable Housing Survey reveals the vast majority of Canadians (84 per cent) now say buying a home feels like a luxury and 88 per cent of renters say the goal of owning a home in ϳԹ has become out of reach. This year’s survey looks at the broader implications of […]

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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2024/11/habitat-for-humanity-housing-survey-highlights-canadas-deepening-housing-crisis/feed 0 Reaching for the sky: First phase of massive rental development underway in Barrie /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/reaching-for-the-sky-first-phase-of-massive-rental-development-underway-in-barrie /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/reaching-for-the-sky-first-phase-of-massive-rental-development-underway-in-barrie#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:15:56 +0000 /?p=414430 BARRIE, ONT. — Construction is now underway on the first phase of a new highrise residential development on Grove Street West in Barrie, Ont. that will include 928 rental apartment suites in total when complete. Dubbed Sky Towers, phase one of the project will comprise two highrise buildings: Tower A at 25 storeys and Tower […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/reaching-for-the-sky-first-phase-of-massive-rental-development-underway-in-barrie/feed 0 Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre dives into construction /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/11/davisville-community-and-aquatic-centre-dives-into-construction /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/11/davisville-community-and-aquatic-centre-dives-into-construction#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:10:29 +0000 /?p=414420 TORONTO — This project is sure to make a splash. Ground was broken recently on Toronto’s Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre, a new multi-use facility that will feature a wide range of amenities, a variety of programming spaces and multi-purpose rooms. Located east of the Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue intersection, key highlights include: A […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/11/davisville-community-and-aquatic-centre-dives-into-construction/feed 0 Four-storey apartment building to help Indigenous men at risk of homelessness /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/four-storey-apartment-building-to-help-indigenous-men-at-risk-of-homelessness /dcn/news/projects/2024/11/four-storey-apartment-building-to-help-indigenous-men-at-risk-of-homelessness#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:05:46 +0000 /?p=414417 TORONTO — Located at 230 Coxwell Ave. in Toronto, a new four-storey apartment building will help create 20 housing units that will support Indigenous men at risk of homelessness. The project will include a common area that can be used for cultural and support services and includes a generator so the space can serve as […]

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