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B.C. judge orders limit in tailings dam deposits at Mount Polley mine

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 13 May 2025 11:00:23 +0000

VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the dam in court. The court’s decision orders the Mount Polley Mining Corp. not to deposit mine tailings that would require the […]

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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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Quebec lends forest fire teams to battle Saskatchewan and Ontario blazes

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 12 May 2025 13:49:05 +0000

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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B.C. invests $19 million in 64 new forestry projects that reduce wildfire risk

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 07 May 2025 11:05:41 +0000

VICTORIA – The Province of B.C. is putting $19 million towards 64 new Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) supported projects that are meant to reduce wildfire risk, enhance forest health and get more fibre into the hands of mills and energy producers. The projects will take place in all eight of the province’s natural […]

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Two Montreal towers with very different futures

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 07 May 2025 08:35:45 +0000

One is a former commercial office building in downtown Montreal, judged too complex to convert into residential. The other is a 23-storey tower in the heart of a redeveloped Radio-Canada plaza now slated to be repurposed. Each represents the push-and-pull of today’s urban redevelopment. The first building, at 625 René-Lévesque Blvd. W., has been described […]

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Crop construction: Hemp a viable insulation material says B.C. developer

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:05:07 +0000

Hemp is one of the most useful crops in the world. The leaves, flowers and seeds of the plant are used extensively in the food and cosmetic industries. But developer Wilden Group has found another use. The company used hemp to insulate a five-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, net-zero-ready home in a master-planned community near Kelowna. “Building with […]

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Specialists highlight new innovations during carbon concrete symposium

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:00:19 +0000

At a recent educational conference in Toronto, contractors, manufacturers, consultants and other concrete sector representatives highlighted their sustainability initiatives, products and technologies. “At Dufferin Concrete, sustainability is embedded in our operations,” said product specialist Derek Lapierre, one of the speakers at the Lower Carbon Concrete Symposium. Some of the key pillars of Dufferin’s sustainability mission […]

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First Nation files an emergency injunction over raising B.C. gold mine’s tailings dam

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:10:56 +0000

VANCOUVER—A B.C. First Nation that is going to court to try to stop a mining company from raising its tailings dam is now applying for an emergency injunction to put the construction on hold. The Xatsull nation announced earlier this month that it had filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount […]

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Mass timber innovation continues as sector expands

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:00:09 +0000

Two construction science specialists from EllisDon say Canada’s homegrown mass timber construction sector is creating its own momentum, with the cost gap between the product and traditional materials continuing to decrease and innovators learning new best practices with every successful project. As of Jan. 1, Ontario’s Building Code has been updated to allow construction of […]

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B.C. invests $11 million on value-added lumber manufacturing amid U.S. uncertainty

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:05:24 +0000

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is investing up to $11 million toward four projects in the province aimed at boosting the local mass-timber manufacturing sector. Jobs and Economic Development Minister Diana Gibson says in a statement that the funding comes at a time when government investment is needed to strengthen “homegrown B.C. companies” in […]

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U.S. trade policies cast shadow of uncertainty over Canadian forestry industry

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:25:26 +0000

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting trade policies are creating uncertainty for the Canadian forestry industry. Sean McLaren, president and chief executive of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., says the potential inflationary effects of tariffs could weigh on future demand. McLaren made the comments during a conference call with financial analysts to discuss the […]

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Most Ontario utilities don’t study climate risk to electrical grid: survey

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:05:48 +0000

TORONTO — The majority of Ontario’s electricity utilities don’t study how climate change could threaten parts of the power grid, a survey found as the province eyes changes that would require them to assess their vulnerability to extreme weather and build it into their infrastructure plans. A survey prepared for the Ontario Energy Board, the […]

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