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June 30, 2009

Construction in full swing at Park Place condos in Brampton, Ontario

Crews are above the 11th floor in the construction of the $27 million Park Place condominium project at 122 John Street in Brampton. Most trades have been awarded for the 230,000-square-foot building, which has been under construction since February 2008.

June 26, 2009

Contractors step up to save ancient Vancouver tree

British Columbia contractors have pitched in to help preserve a Vancouver landmark, the Stanley Park Hollow Tree, estimated to be 700 to 1,000 years old. A December 2006 winter storm damaged the oft photographed tree, causing an 11-degree angle list. The tilt prompted the Vancouver Parks Board to have the tree felled until the Stanley Park Hollow Tree Conservation Society successfully rallied contractors and donations for a fix.

May 22, 2009

Calgary concrete truck driver guilty in crash that killed five

A Calgary-area concrete truck driver has been convicted after he rear-ended a car that was waiting at a red light and killed all five occupants.

May 22, 2009

Cracks are OK with this concrete

Economic constraints and environmental concerns have led to a growing emphasis on life-cycle costing. That, in turn, is spurring scientific efforts to devise new materials that might seem costly at the outset, but which turn out to be cheaper over the long haul.

May 15, 2009

Key Construction turns to Advance Precast panels for motel construction

The newest motel in Kamloops, B.C. is being built using a unique pre-cast concrete system, instead of traditional wood frame construction techniques.

April 28, 2009

Vancouver ice venue posed unique project challenges

To an experienced builder, constructing your typical arena is generally straightforward. But the new $14 million Trout Lake Ice Arena in east Vancouver is anything but typical.

April 20, 2009

St. Lawrence Cement now flies under Holcim banner

St. Lawrence Cement — a fixture on the Canadian construction landscape since 1953 — will now be known as Holcim (Canada) Inc., as the company positions itself as a global player with an eye towards pursuing P3 contracts.

April 16, 2009

Two Canadian projects among winners of 2009 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards

Two Canadian projects were among the winners of the 2009 Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) Tilt-Up Achievement Awards.

April 15, 2009

St. Lawrence Cement changes company name to Holcim (Canada) Inc.

St. Lawrence Cement has formally changed its company name to Holcim (Canada) Inc.

April 7, 2009

PCR Contractors win 2008 Ontario Concrete Award for Talbot Trail Bridge

The project marks a concerted effort by Collavino to get the family construction empire back into the business of building bridges locally.

March 13, 2009

Lafarge plans major expansion of Alberta plant

Lafarge is planning a substantial increase in capacity for its Exshaw Cement Plant located in Exshaw, Alta., about 80 kilometres west of Calgary.

March 13, 2009

Self-consolidating concrete gaining acceptance

Self-consolidating concrete has been on the construction scene for about 30 years, but is just now making a mark in North America.

March 13, 2009

CANpav software makes case for concrete roads

New software developed by a major Ontario road builder in conjunction with the Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario shows concrete is cheaper than asphalt for roadbuilding.

March 13, 2009

Kortright job will put pervious concrete to the test

The Kortright Centre for Conservation in Kleinburg is testing the waters, so to speak, with the installation of 12,000 square feet of pervious concrete for its parking lot this spring.

March 13, 2009

Concrete garage shaken to bits in quake test

What’s the best way to test the effects of a major earthquake on a concrete parking garage? Build one and shake it for all it’s worth.

March 13, 2009

Colonial Building Restoration restores the lady by the lake

The big Toronto restoration/preservation contractor has started work on the second phase and half of the third phase of an ambitious restoration project that involves extensive masonry repairs and restorative work to the limestone façade of Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York.

March 13, 2009

More than a job, World Trade Center is a point of pride

Windsor, Ontario's Collavino Construction Group is the main sub-contractor on the US$300 million concrete job in New York City.