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Engineers, roadbuilders reiterate call for increased RCA in projects

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 14 May 2025 08:05:15 +0000

TORONTO — A recent session hosted as part of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) development series discussed how the increased use of Recycled Crushed Aggregates (RCA) can lower construction project costs and carbon emissions. It comes as more associations and stakeholders come forward urging government to streamline and harmonize design specifications as well […]

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World’s tallest Passive House tower coming soon to New York City

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 14 May 2025 08:05:10 +0000

A new skyscraper in Brooklyn called One Third Avenue, designed and built by Alloy LLC, will be the tallest Passive House certified building in the world and the focal point of the Alloy Block. The 220-metre, 63-storey residential tower will complete the five-building, two-phased mixed-use development that Alloy LLC calls the most sustainable project in […]

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LABOUR DEVELOPMENT: UA Local 46 highrise residential plumbers on strike

Lindsey Cole — Tue, 13 May 2025 19:19:43 +0000

TORONTO – As of 12:01 a.m. this morning members of the United Association Local 46 High Rise Residential Plumbers are on strike. According to a message posted on social media, the union states despite multiple rounds of bargaining, even the latest session on May 12, no offer was presented that could be brought back to […]

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Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney’s cabinet sworn in

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 16:52:38 +0000

Canada’s business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday’s swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say their priorities include holding Carney accountable when it comes to his promise of launching nation-building projects, along with hitting the reset button on the energy and environment files. Here […]

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Honda Canada postpones $15-billion EV investment project in Ontario

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:23:25 +0000

TORONTO — Honda Canada is postponing a $15-billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario, including a proposed EV battery plant and retooled vehicle assembly facility. Honda Canada spokesman Ken Chiu said due to the recent slowdown in the EV market, Honda has announced an approximate two-year postponement of the comprehensive value chain investment project in […]

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Stantec selected for Mississauga’s $580M Dundas bus rapid transit corridor

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:25:24 +0000

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The City of Mississauga has selected design and engineering firm Stantec to lead the detailed design and contract administration on the Dundas Bus Rapid Transit Mississauga East Corridor, which includes more than seven kilometres of bus rapid transit (BRT) with eight stops. According to a release, the Dundas BRT Mississauga East segment […]

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Five companies selected to design, plan Canada’s deep geological repository megaproject

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:15:18 +0000

TORONTO — The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has announced the five companies that will design and plan Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel in northwestern Ontario. As owner of the project, the NWMO has chosen WSP Canada Inc., Peter Kiewit Sons ULC (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada Ltd. and Kinectrics Inc. These companies will […]

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RFP closed for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Stations, Rail and Systems

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:10:25 +0000

TORONTO — Infrastructure Ontario is reporting the Request for Proposals (RFP) stage has closed for teams submitting bids for the Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) package for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE). The SRS package includes design and construction of seven stations and installation of rail and systems for the 9.2-kilometre extension. It also include […]

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Amid Trump’s battle against DEI, nonprofits filling critical labor gaps are caught in the crossfire

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:05:20 +0000

CHICAGO — Recruiting women into construction has for years been a painstaking but broadly popular effort, with growing bipartisan and industry support amid persistent labor shortages. But President Donald Trump’s aim to stamp out diversity and inclusion programs threaten to cripple community-based organizations that have been critical to that goal. The Trump administration has moved […]

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Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:00:11 +0000

KENORA, ONT. — A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is seeking $200 million in emergency relief from the federal government to address the “critical” state of its water and sewage system as part of legal action launched in Federal Court, lawyers for the community said recently. Pikangikum First Nation submitted a motion asking the court […]

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Profit and risk factors for buyers and sellers

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 08:05:00 +0000

In a world of perfect information, since all buyers and sellers know what price currently prevails in the market, any effort to secure more than the market price will fail. Any effort by a seller to secure more than the market price will similarly fail. The characteristics of the goods and services selected by the […]

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CEOs call on Carney to ‘take action’ to support domestic energy sector

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 08:00:51 +0000

OTTAWA — Canada’s energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to scrap the emissions cap on oil and gas producers and repeal industrial carbon pricing to help bolster the industry. Thirty-eight CEOs of Canadian energy companies signed a letter congratulating Carney on his election win and pitching policy measures they say would help […]

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