DCN Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 13 May 2025 19:19:43 +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 LABOUR DEVELOPMENT: UA Local 46 highrise residential plumbers on strike /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/labour-development-ua-local-46-highrise-residential-plumbers-on-strike /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/labour-development-ua-local-46-highrise-residential-plumbers-on-strike#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 19:19:43 +0000 /?p=461472 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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]]> /dcn/news/labour/2025/05/labour-development-ua-local-46-highrise-residential-plumbers-on-strike/feed 0 Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney’s cabinet sworn in /dcn/news/government/2025/05/key-portfolios-for-business-community-to-watch-as-carneys-cabinet-sworn-in /dcn/news/government/2025/05/key-portfolios-for-business-community-to-watch-as-carneys-cabinet-sworn-in#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 16:52:38 +0000 /?p=461426 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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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/key-portfolios-for-business-community-to-watch-as-carneys-cabinet-sworn-in/feed 0 Honda Canada postpones $15-billion EV investment project in Ontario /dcn/news/projects/2025/05/honda-canada-postpones-15-billion-ev-investment-project-in-ontario /dcn/news/projects/2025/05/honda-canada-postpones-15-billion-ev-investment-project-in-ontario#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 13:23:25 +0000 /?p=461373 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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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2025/05/honda-canada-postpones-15-billion-ev-investment-project-in-ontario/feed 0 Stantec selected for Mississauga’s $580M Dundas bus rapid transit corridor /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/stantec-selected-for-mississaugas-580m-dundas-bus-rapid-transit-corridor /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/stantec-selected-for-mississaugas-580m-dundas-bus-rapid-transit-corridor#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 10:25:24 +0000 /?p=461298 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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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/stantec-selected-for-mississaugas-580m-dundas-bus-rapid-transit-corridor/feed 0 Five companies selected to design, plan Canada’s deep geological repository megaproject /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/five-companies-selected-to-design-plan-canadas-deep-geological-repository-megaproject /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/five-companies-selected-to-design-plan-canadas-deep-geological-repository-megaproject#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 10:15:18 +0000 /?p=461293 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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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/five-companies-selected-to-design-plan-canadas-deep-geological-repository-megaproject/feed 0 RFP closed for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Stations, Rail and Systems /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/rfp-closed-for-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension-stations-rail-and-systems /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/rfp-closed-for-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension-stations-rail-and-systems#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 10:10:25 +0000 /?p=461291 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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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/rfp-closed-for-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension-stations-rail-and-systems/feed 0 Amid Trump’s battle against DEI, nonprofits filling critical labor gaps are caught in the crossfire /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/amid-trumps-battle-against-dei-nonprofits-filling-critical-labor-gaps-are-caught-in-the-crossfire /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/amid-trumps-battle-against-dei-nonprofits-filling-critical-labor-gaps-are-caught-in-the-crossfire#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 10:05:20 +0000 /?p=461283 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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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/amid-trumps-battle-against-dei-nonprofits-filling-critical-labor-gaps-are-caught-in-the-crossfire/feed 0 Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis /dcn/news/resource/2025/05/ontario-first-nation-seeks-emergency-relief-in-federal-court-over-water-crisis /dcn/news/resource/2025/05/ontario-first-nation-seeks-emergency-relief-in-federal-court-over-water-crisis#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 10:00:11 +0000 /?p=461276 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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]]> /dcn/news/resource/2025/05/ontario-first-nation-seeks-emergency-relief-in-federal-court-over-water-crisis/feed 0 Profit and risk factors for buyers and sellers /dcn/news/government/2025/05/profit-and-risk-factors-for-buyers-and-sellers /dcn/news/government/2025/05/profit-and-risk-factors-for-buyers-and-sellers#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 08:05:00 +0000 /?p=461316 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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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/profit-and-risk-factors-for-buyers-and-sellers/feed 0 CEOs call on Carney to ‘take action’ to support domestic energy sector /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/ceos-call-on-carney-to-take-action-to-support-domestic-energy-sector /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/ceos-call-on-carney-to-take-action-to-support-domestic-energy-sector#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 08:00:51 +0000 /?p=461314 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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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/ceos-call-on-carney-to-take-action-to-support-domestic-energy-sector/feed 0 Ontario tables bill to speed up home building as 1.5M target not on track /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-to-table-bill-to-speed-up-home-building-as-1-5m-target-not-on-track /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-to-table-bill-to-speed-up-home-building-as-1-5m-target-not-on-track#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 15:16:12 +0000 /?p=461263 TORONTO Ontario’s housing minister introduced legislation Monday intended to speed up the construction of new homes, as he admitted the province isn’t currently on track to meet its goal of getting 1.5 million homes built over 10 years. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack said the target has not been forgotten, but conceded there […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/ontario-to-table-bill-to-speed-up-home-building-as-1-5m-target-not-on-track/feed 0 Quebec lends forest fire teams to battle Saskatchewan and Ontario blazes /dcn/news/resource/2025/05/quebec-lends-forest-fire-teams-to-battle-saskatchewan-and-ontario-blazes /dcn/news/resource/2025/05/quebec-lends-forest-fire-teams-to-battle-saskatchewan-and-ontario-blazes#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 13:49:05 +0000 /?p=461249 DRYDEN, ONT. — Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency says it is sending reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan to help teams fight several forest and brush fires. Two CL-415 firefighting aircraft and their crews will head to Dryden, Ont., while two other of the same aircraft will head to Meadow Lake, Sask. Quebec’s forest fire prevention […]

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