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Hotel operator fined more than $620,000 for asbestos infractions

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:15:22 +0000

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Hotel operator Northland Properties Corporation was fined $624,051.48 by WorkSafeBC in May in relation to several asbestos and lead violations. According to a penalty notice, the firm was renovating one its locations in Williams Lake, B.C. When WorkSafeBC inspected the site and observed debris from drywall, an identified asbestos-containing material (ACM) […]

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B.C. port flagged for federal fast track, but security concerns have lasted years

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:10:32 +0000

DELTA, B.C. — George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm over security and crime at the province’s port facilities for years, and he has plenty of questions as the federal government pushes a massive port expansion project in his city. The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion project was referred to the […]

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Alberta, Saskatchewan make compelling case for supplying U.S. with oil: Hoekstra

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:05:42 +0000

EDMONTON – The U.S. ambassador to Canada says Alberta and Saskatchewan could make the “most compelling” case to meet the oil needs of the United States. Pete Hoekstra says the U.S. needs to find three to four million more barrels of oil per day over the next decade and that Canada is one of the […]

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VRCA launches Build Lower Mainland campaign ahead of municipal election

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:00:29 +0000

VANCOUVER – With the clock winding down to October’s municipal election, the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has launched the Build Lower Mainland campaign. Built around three priorities – cost to build, time to build and people to build – the goal of the campaign is to create stronger connections between industry and local government and advance practical solutions to these challenges, explains a release. The recent launch took place around a panel discussion with Ken Sim, […]

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Major Manitoba non-res projects, Saskatchewan homebuilding drive Prairie construction outlook

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:30:02 +0000

BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward reports for the residential and non-residential construction sectors. This particular story pertains to Manitoba and Saskatchewan and covers the forecast period from 2026 to 2035. The Daily Commercial News will have more provincial breakdowns from across Canada as well as national coverage in […]

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BuildForce forecasts diverging construction outlooks for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:25:02 +0000

BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward reports for the residential and non-residential construction sectors. This particular story pertains to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and covers the forecast period from 2026 to 2035. The Daily Commercial News will have more provincial breakdowns from across Canada as well as national […]

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How AI can answer the call for faster permitting

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:20:49 +0000

Building organizations continue to call on governments to speed up homebuilding across the country, starting at the top of the governmental chain. “The Government of Canada must strengthen its ability to address the housing crisis and speed up innovation in residential construction. Too many Canadians are having a hard time finding housing that they can […]

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Economists see encouraging signs in June inflation report beyond gas price break

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:05:16 +0000

OTTAWA — Lower gas prices were the major force pulling the headline inflation rate down in June but economists weighing on the latest price data found even more encouraging signs under the hood of Statistics Canada’s report. Inflation slowed to 2.8 per cent in June, StatCan said, down from the recent high of 3.2 per […]

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Ontario advancing harmonized national health and safety standards for construction workers

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:51 +0000

There’s no time for a summer lull for Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) policy advisers taking the next steps to advance harmonized interprovincial health and safety standards for construction workers. In April, labour ministers from across Canada endorsed a workplan with accelerated timelines to harmonize the health and safety accreditation required by the construction trades […]

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Major highways shut amid plea for Fraser Canyon residents to flee wildfires

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:45:57 +0000

BOSTON BAR, B.C. — Wildfires have shut down two major highways from Metro Vancouver into the British Columbia Interior after a significant new blaze in the Fraser Canyon triggered an urgent plea for residents to flee the area around Boston Bar. Highway 1 is shut in both directions south of community, forcing evacuees to head […]

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Quebec outlook buoyed by non-residential projects as housing slows: BuildForce

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:47:52 +0000

BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward reports for the residential and non-residential construction sectors. This particular story pertains to Quebec and covers the forecast period from 2026 to 2035. The Daily Commercial News will have more provincial breakdowns from across Canada as well as national coverage in upcoming articles […]

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Pipelines and megaprojects help fuel Alberta construction growth to 2035: BuildForce

wp-poster — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:20:25 +0000

BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward reports for the residential and non-residential construction sectors. This particular story pertains to Alberta and covers the forecast period from 2026 to 2035. The Daily Commercial News will have more provincial breakdowns from across Canada as well as national coverage in upcoming articles. […]

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