JOC Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:56:44 +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 Canada announces measures to retaliate against U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs /joc/news/government/2025/06/canada-announces-measures-to-retaliate-against-u-s-steel-aluminum-tariffs Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:56:11 +0000 /?p=487367 OTTAWA — Canada is taking steps to protect the steel and aluminum industries with new counter-tariffs and protectionist policies, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. At a press conference, Carney pointed out that he and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to pursue a trade deal to end tariffs within the next 30 days. “In […]

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]]> Carney’s contentious major projects bill clears committee /joc/news/government/2025/06/carneys-contentious-major-projects-bill-clears-committee Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:47:42 +0000 /?p=487281 OTTAWA — Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More movement. Picking economic winners and losers. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Building Canada Act is anything if not a magnet for criticism. The Liberal government’s controversial legislation that would let cabinet quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and […]

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]]> Last survivor of Second Narrows bridge collapse marks 67th anniversary /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/last-survivor-of-second-narrows-bridge-collapse-marks-67th-anniversary Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:20:10 +0000 /?p=487260 VANCOUVER — Ironworker Lucien Lessard, now 96, still remembers falling from the bridge on June 17, 1958. He was working in the bridgedeck when the Second Narrows bridge (now known as the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge) collapsed on June 17 of that year. “The bridge came out from underneath our feet and I was just following […]

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]]> Petrie addendum offers more confusion than clarity on claims suppression /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/petrie-addendum-offers-more-confusion-than-clarity-on-claims-suppression Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:15:37 +0000 /?p=487255 The Petrie April 2025 addendum report alleging WorkSafeBC (WSBC) ignores companies that suppress claims to get lower rates is being met with more confusion than clarity.   “We are always happy to work with labour where there is a problem but we have to be able find where the problem is,” said Council of Construction […]

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]]> Concrete connections: Pattullo Bridge project’s first Indigenous art installation /joc/news/infrastructure/2025/06/concrete-connections-pattullo-bridge-projects-first-indigenous-art-installation Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:05:52 +0000 /?p=487248 SURREY, B.C. — People travelling under the new Highway 17-Old Yale Road overpass in Surrey can now see the Pattullo Bridge replacement project’s first Indigenous art installation. Art is being integrated onto and around the new infrastructure in recognition of First Nations’ historical and current connections to the area, states a release. The artwork, a […]

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]]> Teck receives provincial certificate for to extend B.C. Interior copper mine /joc/news/resource/2025/06/teck-receives-provincial-certificate-for-to-extend-b-c-interior-copper-mine Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:00:29 +0000 /?p=487246 VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based mining company Teck Resources says it has received an environmental assessment certificate from the B.C. government to extend the life of the Highland Valley Copper Mine.  Teck says in a release that the positive decision supports the extension for Canada’s largest copper mine. The mine is located about 50 kilometres southwest of […]

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]]> Construction sector ramping up tech investments to address labour gap: KPMG survey /joc/news/economic/2025/06/construction-sector-ramping-up-tech-investments-to-address-labour-gap-kpmg-survey Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:10:27 +0000 /?p=487232 TORONTO — A new survey says most Canadian construction companies are still coping with a shortage of skilled labour, however their productivity and efficiency has improved in recent years as a result of investments in technology. KPMG in Canada’s third biennial survey on digital maturity and tech adoption in the construction industry found a shift […]

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]]> Carney guided the G7 through the ‘diplomatic Rockies,’ says expert /joc/news/government/2025/06/carney-guided-the-g7-through-the-diplomatic-rockies-says-expert Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:54:20 +0000 /?p=487168 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his perceived pragmatism and savviness. Fen Osler Hampson, international affairs professor at Carleton University, said Carney guided the G7 “through the diplomatic Rockies,” navigating “shifting weather” on […]

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]]> Oilfield equipment supplier penalized $126,000 after worker seriously injured /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/oilfield-equipment-supplier-penalized-126000-after-worker-seriously-injured Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:23:47 +0000 /?p=487129 EDMONTON – TAQA Drilling Solutions Inc. pleaded guilty to one charge under Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OHS) laws and was sentenced to pay $126,000 on June 4 in the Edmonton Court of Justice. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on a worksite in Edmonton on March 23, 2022. A worker was disassembling […]

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]]> The stunning 21st century transformation of London’s historic Kings Cross /joc/news/projects/2025/06/the-stunning-21st-century-transformation-of-londons-historic-kings-cross Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:49:30 +0000 /?p=487046 Kings Cross in central London is one the best known areas of Britain. With a 200-year history spanning all aspects of urban use, its checkered past is now largely behind it. Today, Kings Cross represents an example of the potential for inner city revitalization to the highest 21st century standards. The history of the Kings […]

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]]> Building permit growth up 31.5 per cent in Saskatchewan /joc/news/projects/2025/06/building-permit-growth-up-31-5-per-cent-in-saskatchewan Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:46:00 +0000 /?p=487066 REGINA – Statistics Canada’s latest figures indicate a 31.5 per cent increase from April 2024 to April 2025 in the value of building permits issued in Saskatchewan, the government reports. The value reached $290 million in April. The total value of building permits represents the dollar value of construction permits for residential and non-residential buildings. […]

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]]> Report on B.C. port turmoil backs right to strike, rebuffing essential-service calls /joc/news/labour/2025/06/report-on-b-c-port-turmoil-backs-right-to-strike-rebuffing-essential-service-calls Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:33:16 +0000 /?p=487012 VANCOUVER – The right of workers to strike and employers to lock them out should be preserved for the longshore industry in Canada, say labour experts tasked with studying the 2023 British Columbia port strike that froze trade worth billions for almost two weeks. Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers say laws should be changed to […]

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