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March 16, 2010

Excavation underway for St. Gabriel Manor condos in Toronto

Excavating is underway for St. Gabriel Manor condominiums on Sheppard Avenue in Toronto. Baghai Development Ltd. is the owner/construction manager of the eight-storey, 96-unit building. The project will also have ground floor retail and a rooftop terrace on the second floor.

March 16, 2010

Construction continues on the Nautilus at Waterview condo project in Etobicoke, Ontario

Conduit work moves along on the Nautilus at Waterview condominium project in Etobicoke, Ont. Owner/developer Monarch Corp. has occupancy scheduled to begin in early 2011. The work includes a 39-storey tower with over 400 units, a three-storey podium with retail, recreation facilities and five levels of underground parking.

March 15, 2010

Chilliwack Cultural Centre project sets tilt-up concrete record

The $22-million Chilliwack Cultural Centre project recently set a Canadian construction record for tilt-up concrete, as massive panels 82 feet (25 metres) in height were erected in January. The panels each weigh an average of 100,000 lbs. (45 tonnes) and represent the tallest ever erected in Canada.

March 15, 2010

Work continues on Market Wharf condo in Toronto

Construction continues on the Market Wharf condominium/retail project in Toronto. Bluescape Construction Management Inc. began the 35-storey project, which includes an eight-storey podium, in late 2009. Completion is scheduled for early 2011.

March 11, 2010

Construction nearing completion on The Avenue condos in Toronto

Work is winding down at The Avenue Condos at St. Clair Avenue West and Avenue Road in Toronto. Toddglen Avenue Ltd. is construction manager of the 19-storey, 73-unit project. There will also be four levels of underground parking.

March 10, 2010

EllisDon continues construction on 18 York Street office building in Toronto

Construction is moving up on a new office building at 18 York Street in Toronto, Ont. EllisDon Corp. is construction manager for the 26-storey office, which includes three levels below-grade parking and ground floor retail space.

March 10, 2010

Niagara Construction Association award winner honoured for decades-long contributions

On the eve of his 79th birthday, industry veteran Jack Bell of Bell Contracting and Equipment shows little sign of slowing down.

March 10, 2010

Tip Top condos get glass in Toronto

Glass installation continues on the Quay West at Tip Top condominiums in Toronto. Monarch Corp. is owner/general contractor of the 24-storey, 365-unit project; the architect/consultant is architectsAlliance.

March 9, 2010

Haiti hydro needs complete distribution grid system rebuild

Weeks after a catastrophic earthquake flattened downtown Port-au-Prince, power has returned to nearly half the city’s neighborhoods.

March 9, 2010

Construction continues on Village Gate West III condo project in Toronto

Construction is moving along on the Village Gate West III condominium/rental project in Toronto. Owner/developer Concert Properties Ltd. - OMERS Sun Life Financial is also an owner - and general contractor Deltera Inc. began the two-tower, 501-unit project in spring 2009.

March 8, 2010

Work continues on Dufferin Street underpass project in Toronto

Construction continues on the Dufferin Street Jog Elimination CN/GO Transit Underpass project at Dufferin and Queen Streets in Toronto. Dufferin Construction Ltd./Holcim Canada have completion of the project scheduled for June 2010.

March 8, 2010

Large concrete pour creates tunnel roof in Australia

More than 2,800 cubic metres of concrete was laid during a marathon engineering effort recently at the Airport Link site at Kedron, Australia.

March 5, 2010

Nova Scotia loans $20 million for Halifax Shipyard modernization

The Nova Scotia government is loaning $20 million to the Halifax Shipyard to help modernize and upgrade its wharves, cranes, fabrication areas and offices.

March 5, 2010

South Korea to finance Cambodia temple road

South Korea has provided US$9.2 million to Cambodia to build a new road that will circle the famed Angkor temple complex and reduce traffic in the area, officials said Monday.

March 5, 2010

In new Woody Harrelson movie, Hamilton, Ont. construction worker becomes ‘Defendor’ at night

The recent Canadian movie release Defendor pulls off a neat trick by daring to set the tale of an everyday superhero in an undisguised Hamilton, Ont.

March 3, 2010

EU policy chief heads to Haiti to discuss reconstruction effort

EU Foreign Affairs chief Catherine Ashton is travelling to Haiti to discuss reconstruction efforts in the quake-ravaged Caribbean nation.

March 3, 2010

Construction continues on Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto

Construction continues on the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto. Developer Talon International Development Inc. and construction manager Lewis Builds Corp. have completion of the 60-storey project — with 261 hotel guest rooms/suites and 118 condominium residences — scheduled for spring 2011.

February 26, 2010

Painters’ union member rescues six from blaze in Texas

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades has heralded one of its Texas members as a hero thanks to his daring rescue attempt at the site of a recent suicide attack on an Internal Revenue Service building in Austin.

February 26, 2010

Cutting time, maintaining quality wins Graham Bros. Paver of Year award

Meeting stringent performance standards while finishing a provincial contract seven months ahead of schedule has landed Graham Bros. Construction Limited of Brampton the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Paver of the Year award.

February 25, 2010

Construction continues on Residences of Avonshire in Toronto

Work continues on phase one of the Residences of Avonshire in Toronto. Deltera Inc. is general contractor for the two, 21-storey towers, with 446 units and garden villa townhomes.

February 25, 2010

B.C. Industry Training Authority retains roadbuilding veteran

Over the past four years, Kent Orrock has made a name for himself in the roadbuilding industry by creating, managing and overseeing the development of training programs for the B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association.

February 25, 2010

TransAlta, EPCOR finishing construction on Edmonton-area coal-fired plant

The construction of one of Canada’s most advanced coal-fired power generation facilities is nearly complete, despite serious skilled labour and material shortages, as well as disruptions in the supply of equipment.

February 24, 2010

Manitoba winter road system completed

Contractors have completed work on Manitoba’s winter road system, despite fears climate change was a threat to construction. The network stretches thousands of kilometres into the province’s most remote communities.

February 24, 2010

Cranes move trees to clear way for construction at White House

On an otherwise quiet Saturday at the White House Feb. 20, there was quite a sight along the driveway: the careful unearthing of two trees to make way for some construction underneath the front lawn.

February 24, 2010

Construction continues on James Cooper Mansion condo project in Toronto

A section gets lifted at the James Cooper Mansion condominium project on Sherbourne Street in Toronto. Tridel Corp. is general contractor of the 32-storey tower, which will connect to the heritage mansion by a glass podium. The refurbished mansion will be used for amenity space.

February 24, 2010

Work continues on Crystal Blu condos in Toronto

Exterior work continues on the Crystal Blu condominiums on Balmuto Street in Toronto. Bazis International Inc. is owner/general contractor of the 35 storey, 135-unit project, which includes six levels of underground parking. Completion on the project has been scheduled for early 2010.

February 23, 2010

Post-earthquake rubble removal to take three years: Haitian president

It will take three long years to clear the rubble left by Haiti’s devastating earthquake, says President Rene Preval who admitted even he’s still afraid to sleep under concrete in case another quake strikes.

February 23, 2010

Work continues on Niagara Convention & Civic Centre

Steel work continues for the Niagara Convention & Civic Centre in Niagara Falls, Ont. Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., along with MHPM Project Managers Inc., have the opening of the two-storey, design-build centre scheduled for January 2011.

February 23, 2010

Finning to sell trucks to Chilean mining company Codelco

Heavy equipment dealer Finning International Inc. said its South American division has received a letter of intent outlining a US$400-million sale of mining trucks to Codelco, Chile’s state-owned mining company.

February 22, 2010

Work moves upward on expansion of Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario

Construction continues on the expansion and addition to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ont. Vanbots has completion of the project scheduled for winter 2013. The work includes a new four-storey residential lodge for cancer patients, space for 101 additional beds and a coronary care unit.

February 22, 2010

Ontario, construction industry working to clarify HST language

A clearer understanding of when Ontario’s harmonized sales tax is to be included in bids was established in a recent meeting between industry stakeholders and the province.

February 22, 2010

Construction continues on The Bayview in Toronto

Outside ground work continues on Rean Dr. for The Bayview project in Toronto. Daniels Corporation is owner/construction manager of the nine-storey, 74-unit project. The work also includes a separate retirement residence building.

February 19, 2010

Concrete-testing company chief convicted of concocting phony results

The president of a concrete testing company that worked on such New York City landmarks as the new Yankee Stadium was convicted Wednesday of concocting phony test results, but a jury acquitted a low-level manager and has yet to reach a verdict on the top racketeering charge against the president and company.

February 19, 2010

Construction continues on Solaris at Metrogate in Toronto

A section gets a hoist at the Solaris at Metrogate Phase I and II in Toronto. Deltera Inc. is general contractor for the two, 40-storey towers with 868-units, ground floor retail and six-levels of parking above and below grade.

February 18, 2010

Innovative compaction solves instability issue at Calgary pipe plant

The first fully automated concrete pipe plant in Western Canada was built in Calgary using dynamic compaction and includes environmental engineering solutions, such as water- and vapour-management systems.

February 17, 2010

Construction continues on Legacy at Heron’s Hill condo project in North York, Ontario

Construction is moving along on the Legacy at Heron’s Hill condominium project in North York, Ont. Owner/developer Monarch Corp. has completion for the 25-storey, 254-unit project — which includes a five-storey podium with 88 units — scheduled for late 2010.