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COCA honours stalwarts with 50th anniversary awards

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:00:01 +0000

The Council of Ontario Construction Associations has presented special 50th anniversary awards to six significant contributors to the association as a signature initiative marking its half century of advocacy. COCA also created a comprehensive binder documenting its 50 years and capped the celebrations with an anniversary dinner held June 12 at Toronto’s Woodbine Club. COCA […]

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CLRA, Building Trades of Alberta reach four-year deal

Lindsey Cole — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:10:54 +0000

EDMONTON – Alberta’s construction employers and building trades unions have agreed to new collective agreements. The four-year agreements between Construction Labour Relations Alberta (CLRA) and the 16 affiliate unions of the Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) are the result of a collaborative collective bargaining process that focused on preparing Alberta’s construction sector for nation-leading growth. […]

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MHCA appeals to members, partners to donate to evacuees

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:00:49 +0000

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is asking members and its community partners to donate to the appeals for help as wildfire evacuees continue to resettle in Winnipeg and other communities. The MHCA reports Manitoba is going through unprecedented wildfires that have displaced roughly 17,000 Manitobans from their homes to date. Organizations assisting […]

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Calgary Construction Association unveils adopt a shop pilot program

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 11:00:42 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. — The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) recently announced the launch of Adopt a Shop, a pilot program delivered in collaboration with the Calgary Board of Education. This initiative is designed to strengthen connections between Calgary’s construction industry and the next generation of skilled trades professionals, states a release, by supporting educators and providing […]

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Site C dam wins major British Columbia engineering award

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:00:56 +0000

BC Hydro’s Site C Clean Energy Project has won the 2025 Lieutenant Governor’s Award from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies British Columbia (ACEC-BC). Site C is the third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in northeastern B.C. Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) and AtkinsRéalis (AR) created a joint engineering team that designed […]

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Skills Ontario receives 2025 Leading on Diversity – Community Award

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:30:24 +0000

TORONTO — The Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN) has honoured Skills Ontario with the 2025 Leading on Diversity – Community Award. Presented to only 10 recipients, Skills Ontario was chosen for its commitment to community benefit programs through development initiatives that prioritize equity-deserving groups, including women, Indigenous communities, newcomers, racialized you and people with disabilities. […]

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BILD awards honour Metropia founder Sokolowski and other homebuilding innovators

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:25:55 +0000

TORONTO — During the recent Building Industry and Land Development Association’s (BILD) annual awards, Howard Sokolowski, founder and CEO of Metropia, was presented with a special honour. He was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for dedicating his career to advancing the development industry. “The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honour presented to a BILD […]

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CEOs foresee bright future at ACEC centennial webinar

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 29 May 2025 08:00:06 +0000

The construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway over 140 years ago remains Canada’s pre-eminent engineering feat, suggested panellists assembled by the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Canada for a 100th-anniversary webinar this week. The association invited four leading executives to highlight a century of Canadian engineering achievements and identify future challenges and opportunities for […]

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Senator Donald Plett honoured with MCAC Life Member Award

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 23 May 2025 08:05:16 +0000

OTTAWA — The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) has recognized Senator Donald Plett with the MCAC Life Member Award in recognition of his contributions to the mechanical contracting industry, his long-standing public service and his advocacy on behalf of the Canadian trade contracting sector. “First and foremost, Canada’s mechanical contracting industry would like to […]

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CCA unveils new Gold Seal Certification portal and directory

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 22 May 2025 10:10:39 +0000

OTTAWA — The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has launched a new online portal and directory for current and future Gold Seal Certified industry professionals. The directory allows employers and industry partners to verify and identify accredited professionals across Canada, supporting the program’s credibility and visibility, explains a release. “This portal and directory have been a […]

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No criticisms from construction sector after Ontario’s budget has time to percolate

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 22 May 2025 08:00:12 +0000

TORONTO — Construction industry stakeholders had nothing but praise for the recently unveiled $232.5 billion Ontario budget, stating it helps combat the economic uncertainty revolving around U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs by protecting workers and putting infrastructure at the forefront. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy outlined several measures in Budget 2025, A Plan To Protect Ontario on […]

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Vaughan’s ‘three strikes and you’re in’ model praised by BILD

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 21 May 2025 08:05:44 +0000

TORONTO — The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) is applauding the City of Vaughan for taking a positive step to facilitate housing supply and affordability in the municipality. A motion put forward by Mayor Steven Del Duca aims to implement a new “Three Strikes and You’re In” model for site plan approval. According […]

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