JOC Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:17:18 +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 Two Vancouver Island First Nations receive CIB funding for housing projects /joc/news/projects/2025/07/two-vancouver-island-first-nations-receive-cib-funding-for-housing-projects Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:05:56 +0000 /?p=488151 COWICHAN, B.C. — The Malahat Nation and Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island are receiving a combined $66.7 million in loans to enable on-reserve housing construction and business development. According to a release, funding for both projects comes from the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative. Malahat Nation’s $57.8-million loan will help fund the replacement of […]

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]]> B.C. spending $6.2M to support airport upgrades /joc/news/infrastructure/2025/07/b-c-spending-6-2m-to-support-airport-upgrades Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:00:32 +0000 /?p=488149 VICTORIA — This year, the Province of B.C. is investing $6.2 million through the BC Air Access Program (BCAAP) to support 16 airport upgrades that span the province. Projects include: runway improvements in Comox, Courtenay and Vanderhoof; a permanent heliport to serve the isolated community of Tipella, supporting air ambulance and visits by medical practitioners; […]

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]]> Trade clarity to help Canada’s economy rebound after modest recession: Deloitte /joc/news/economic/2025/07/trade-clarity-to-help-canadas-economy-rebound-after-modest-recession-deloitte Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:10:59 +0000 /?p=488127 OTTAWA — Some economists are putting an increasingly optimistic slant on Canada’s tariff dispute with the United States, arguing the economy should be able to avoid “worst-case” scenarios from the trade war. That doesn’t mean the Canadian economy gets off scot-free — a new forecast published by Deloitte Canada calls for a modest recession to […]

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]]> CIB closes $50M loan with Dream Industrial for commercial upgrades /joc/news/projects/2025/07/cib-closes-50m-loan-with-dream-industrial-for-commercial-upgrades Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:05:14 +0000 /?p=488121 TORONTO – The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust have finalized a $50 million loan to fund commercial property retrofits at 34 warehouses in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. The CIB’s investment will support upgrades to mid- and large-bay warehouses used for urban logistics, light industrial and distribution, states a release. […]

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]]> Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S. /joc/news/government/2025/06/canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax-to-resume-negotiations-with-u-s Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:33:24 +0000 /?p=488135 OTTAWA — Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with the United States, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a statement issued late Sunday night. The announcement came following a phone call between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump, and just hours before the first payment under […]

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]]> Here’s how provinces are trying to remove Canada’s internal trade barriers /joc/news/government/2025/06/heres-how-provinces-are-trying-to-remove-canadas-internal-trade-barriers Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:19:30 +0000 /?p=488132 OTTAWA — Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid the U.S.-Canada tariff war. Here’s a look at some trade agreements, legislation and proposals among provinces and territories that are in addition to the New West Partnership between the four Western provinces that has been in place in some form since 2010. […]

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]]> Judge approves process to put Yukon Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon up for sale /joc/news/government/2025/06/judge-approves-process-to-put-yukon-eagle-gold-mine-in-yukon-up-for-sale Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:10:15 +0000 /?p=488096 YUKON — An Ontario judge has approved a request from the court-appointed receiver to begin the process to sell the gold mine at the centre of a disaster north of Mayo, Yukon. A statement from Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says selling the Eagle Gold Mine where millions of tonnes of cyanide-soaked ore spilled last year […]

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]]> Seacliff Properties launches Gracewood in the Fairwinds community /joc/news/projects/2025/06/seacliff-properties-launches-gracewood-in-the-fairwinds-community Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:05:54 +0000 /?p=488091 NANOOSE BAY, B.C. — Seacliff Properties has announced the launch of Gracewood, a neighbourhood within the Fairwinds community featuring 51 single-family lots, located 20 minutes north of Nanaimo. It is the first new neighbourhood at Fairwinds in more than 10 years, states a release. The lots will be along two cul-de-sacs, with ocean, mountain and […]

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]]> Special to the JOC: Are your crews trained to work safely around traffic? /joc/news/ohs/2025/06/special-to-the-joc-are-your-crews-trained-to-work-safely-around-traffic Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:00:39 +0000 /?p=488085 A thorough orientation that includes work zone safety is a powerful tool for companies employing people who work at or on the roadside. Safe work zones are a regulatory requirement in B.C. and play a critical role in preventing worker injuries caused by moving vehicles. They can also help improve productivity by creating a more […]

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]]> Climate change, inflation and shortages impacting contractor insurance coverage /joc/news/economic/2025/06/climate-change-inflation-and-shortages-impacting-contractor-insurance-coverage Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:15:28 +0000 /?p=488046 Climate change, inflation, plus material and labour shortages, are all tossing new challenges to construction companies, including the need to review insurance coverage and often-ignored items such as soft costs, according to a national construction insurance manager. “Historically, we saw one in 10 (contractors take out the soft costs insurance),” said Brian Crane, construction underwriter […]

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]]> The right ingredients: ORBA rolls out benchmarking project to bolster EPDs /joc/news/associations/2025/06/the-right-ingredients-orba-rolls-out-benchmarking-project-to-bolster-epds Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:57 +0000 /?p=488012 A long-time goal by the Ontario Road Builders’ Association to implement a program that addresses climate change in the roadbuilding sector has moved to the next level. For the past year-and-a-half or so the association has been working to bring Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for asphalt mixes to Ontario. Just a few weeks ago it […]

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]]> B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu gets keys to first retail store once owned by The Bay /joc/news/economic/2025/06/b-c-billionaire-ruby-liu-gets-keys-to-first-retail-store-once-owned-by-the-bay Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:30:59 +0000 /?p=488008 DELTA, B.C. — British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu has received the keys to a store taken over from Hudson’s Bay, the first of more than two dozen that she has her eyes on. Liu plans to turn the former Saks OFF 5th store in the Tsawwassen Mills mall in Delta, B.C., into a cultural, tourist […]

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