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May 17, 2012

Construction continues on the Fly Condominiums in Toronto

Work is moving up at the Fly Condominiums on Front Street in Toronto. Empire Communities is owner/builder of the 24-storey project, designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc., located north of the Rogers Centre sports stadium on Front Street in Toronto.

May 17, 2012

PCL Constructors works on Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto

Concrete work continues at the Humber River Regional Hospital’s new acute care complex in the Toronto neighbourhood of Downsview. Plenary Health Care Partnerships includes firms such as PCL Constructors Canada Inc.Johnson Controls LP, HDR Architects/C.F. Møller Architects (design) and RBC Capital Markets.

May 16, 2012

Ontario courts rule against owners rejecting low bids using undisclosed criteria

Owners do not enjoy an unfettered discretion when it comes to relying on privilege clauses to avoid awarding to the low bidder. In three cases, Ontario courts have found owners liable for bypassing the low bidders for construction projects based on undisclosed criteria, such as preferences for local contractors, preference for unionized firms or because an employee of a bidder had sued the owner.

May 14, 2012

Life Construction works on Eden Park Towers Phase II in Markham, Ontario

Times Group Corp. along with Life Construction Inc. is working on Eden Park Towers in Markham, Ontario, designed by Kirkor Architects & Planners and Life Construction Inc.

May 11, 2012

Ritchie Bros. acquires AssetNation to bolster online service

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has announced that it has agreed to acquire AssetNation, Inc., an online marketplace for surplus and salvage assets.

May 11, 2012

Deltera works on Ventus at Metrogate in Toronto

Glass installation progresses up the second tower of the Ventus condos at the Metro Gate Community in Scarborough, Ontario. General contractor for the 30-storey towers is Deltera Inc. The project was designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects.

May 10, 2012

Ontario’s One Call bill due for another Queen’s Park reading

Bill 8, formerly the Ontario One Call Ltd. Act, will return to the Ontario Legislature for a third reading and now be known as an act respecting an underground infrastructure notification system for Ontario. If passed, Bill 8 would establish a mandatory single point of contact for all underground utility location services in Ontario.

May 10, 2012

Toronto studies construction of new islands

The City of Toronto, Waterfront Toronto and the Toronto Region Conservation Authority will lead the Waterfront Landforms Environmental Assessment Study on a new landform south of Ashbridges Bay.

May 9, 2012

Cap Concrete Structure Ltd. fined $70,000 after worker injured

Cap Concrete Structure Ltd. of Vaughan, Ontario has been fined $70,000 after a worker was injured after falling from a ladder. A Ministry of Labour investigation found that Cap Concrete Structures Ltd. failed as an employer to ensure that material or equipment at a project shall be stored and moved in a manner that does not endanger the worker, as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

May 8, 2012

PCL Constructors works on Markham, Ontario community centre

Work has reached the top floor on the East Markham Community Centre and Library in Markham, Ontario, north of Toronto. General contractor of the two-storey project with basement is PCL Constructors Canada Inc. and the construction manager is MHPM Project Managers Inc. The centre, designed by Perkins + Will Canada, will be linked to the Markham Stouffville Hospital.

May 7, 2012

Construction continues on Tridel 49-storey tower in Toronto

Work is moving up at Three Hundred Front Street West mixed use building in Toronto. Deltera Inc. has scheduled completion of the 49-storey mixed use building, designed by Wallman Architects, scheduled for 2013.

May 7, 2012

Granite blocks from Ambassador Bridge used for Ojibway centre in Windsor, Ontario

The new $1.5 million Ojibway Nature Centre in Windsor, Ontario made liberal use of granite blocks or “sets” that originated with the construction of the 80-year-old Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit. The installation was overseen by DeAngelis Construction Inc.

May 4, 2012

Ontario Labour official reveals details of enforcement blitzes targetting construction sites

At the Partners in Progress conference and exposition hosted by Health and Safety Ontario in Mississauga, the Ontario Ministry of Labour plans several enforcement blitzes over the next year, where inspectors will be sent to workplaces in target industries, including construction.

May 4, 2012

Ritchie Bros. has its largest Canadian auction ever

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers recently held its largest equipment auction in Canadian history, selling more than CA$108 million of equipment.

May 3, 2012

Manitoba government increases apprenticeship tax credits

The Manitoba government announced its Rural and Northern Apprenticeship Training Strategy, which increases the tax credits available to companies that hire apprentices and journeypersons. It is also contributing to mobile training labs operated by Red River College and offering online courses for prospective plumbers, carpenters and refrigeration and air-conditioning mechanics.

May 3, 2012

Grand Valley Construction Association recognizes building excellence

The Grand Valley Construction Association (GVCA) has recognized the best in construction in the region with presentation of its 2012 Building Excellence Awards. It represents firms in and near Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, Ontario.

May 3, 2012

Utility pole maker RS Technologies reports jump in Q4 sales

RS Technologies Inc., which manufactures utility poles at a Tilbury, Ontario plant, released its financial results Friday, reporting a 36-per-cent increase in fourth quarter sales and a $7.8 million loss in 2011. Customers include Hydro One and wireless cellular carrier Public Mobile. Its target customers include power transmission utilities and telecommunications service providers

May 1, 2012

Construction Sector Council forecasts shift to resource projects

This year’s Construction Sector Council (CSC) labour market forecast highlights a major shift in non-residential construction in projects such as mining, oil and gas, pipelines, and electrical generation and transmission. The Canadian Construction Association president notes the work environment will not appeal to everyone.

May 1, 2012

Detroit pier demolition begins after court rules

Work got underway almost immediately after a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling upheld the right of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to complete the so-called $230 million Gateway Project for vehicles entering and exiting the United States at the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit. Crews from Detroit-based Dan’s Excavating were on site the next day for 24 hours.

May 1, 2012

Conservatory Group works on Infinity Condominiums in Toronto

Construction is moving along at the Infinity Condominiums phase three in Toronto, Ont.

April 30, 2012

Bot Construction tops in ORBA green awards

Bot Construction Group is the winner of the 2012 ORBA Green Leadership and Sustainability Award.

April 30, 2012

Das Demo: Edmonton submarines dismantled

Vancouver-based All-Sea Enterprises Ltd. started a project dismantling submarines used at the Deep Sea Adventure Lake at West Edmonton Mall.

April 26, 2012

EllisDon continues construction on Go Transit parking garage in Oakville, Ontario

EllisDon has completion on the six-level parking lot at the GO Transit station in Oakville, Ontario scheduled for late 2012. GO Transit, a division of Metrolinx, and the project was designed by The Walter Fedy Partnership.

April 26, 2012

Construction steps up for Emily’s House in Toronto

Donations of various types have been made by construction firms to Emily’s House, a children’s residential hospice being undertaken by the non-profit Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care. Located adjacent to a landscaped park on the grounds of the former Don Jail, the project involves renovation of the 5,200-square-foot, three-storey Governor’s House, which was constructed in 1888.

April 25, 2012

Lamb Developments works on Flat Iron Lofts in Toronto

Concrete work continues on the Flat Iron Lofts in Toronto. 59 Project Management Inc. began the 10-storey, building, owned by Lamb Developments Corp. and designed by Core Architects Inc., in June, 2010.

April 25, 2012

Holcim Canada volunteer day launched

Holcim Canada recently launched its Together for Communities program which aims to get its 3,000 employees across the country to volunteer a work day to relevant causes in their local communities throughout the year.

April 24, 2012

Dump truck kills a worker while backing up on Thunder Bay construction site

A worker is dead following an accident at a construction site in Thunder Bay, Ont.

April 23, 2012

Northern Ontario First Nation leaders and mayors unite

Northern Ontario First Nations leaders and mayors recently held a summit to demonstrate solidarity in their belief that opportunities and benefits of resource development related to the Ring of Fire remain in the area.

April 23, 2012

One Call bill gets hearing in Ontario Legislature

A single, mandatory one-call locate program for underground utilities will enhance worker and public safety and improve the province’s productivity, Union Gas representatives told a legislative hearing on Bill 8, the proposed Ontario One Call Act, at Queen’s Park recently.

April 20, 2012

Tucker Hi-Rise continues work on X2 Condos in Toronto

Below-grade work continues for the Great Gulf Homes and Lifetime Developments X2 Condos in the Mimico area of the former city of Etobicoke, now the city of Toronto. Tucker Hi-Rise Construction Inc. is construction manager of the 49-storey, project, designed by Wallman Architect Ltd.

April 20, 2012

Glass work reaches the top floor on California condos in Toronto

Glass work has reached the top floor of the California Condominiums in Toronto. Toddglen Construction is general contractor for the 30-storey, 354-unit project. The owner is Camrost-Felcorp. and the project was designed by OneSpace Unlimited Architects.

April 19, 2012

Clarington, Ontario excess soil bylaw a concern for construction: RCCAO

A recently-passed bylaw in the municipality of Clarington, which includes the communities of Bownmanville and Newcastle east of Toronto, stipulates it will now only accept soil fill that comes from within its boundaries. It is a real concern to the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO).

April 19, 2012

Toddglen continues work on The Palm Condos in Toronto

Workers survey at The Palm Condos on Yonge Street in the former City of North York, now in Toronto. General contractor Toddglen Group of Companies has completion of the 23-storey, project scheduled for late 2012. The owner is Castle Group Ventures and the project was designed by HCA Architecture.

April 18, 2012

Carillion Canada progresses on Ontario Coroner’s building in Toronto

Construction has reached the top floor of the Government of Ontario Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex at 1201 Wilson Avenue in the Downsview neighbourhood of the former city of North York, now in Toronto. Project manager Carillion Canada began the six-storey project, designed by Stantec Architecture Ltd. and McLaren, Wilson & Lawrie, in 2010.

April 17, 2012

Ontario trades college a “stumbling block”, PC critic says

April 1 marked the beginning of the Ontario College of Trades first journeyman to apprentice ratio reviews but Garfield Dunlop, Ontario Progressive Conservative critic for apprenticeship reform, says the college is another level of bureaucracy that’s completely not required in Ontario today. OCOT represents more than 150 skilled trades in the construction, industrial, motive power and service sectors.

April 17, 2012

Work continues on Heath + Tweedsmuir Rental Towers in Toronto

Construction manager PCL Constructors Canada Inc. began the work in May 2011 on the Heath + Tweedsmuir rental towers in the Toronto neighbourhood of Forest Hill. Comprised of two 30-storey towers, the owner is Morguard Investments Ltd. It was designed by Page + Steele/IBI Group Architects.

April 17, 2012

Darlington nuclear refurbishment drives Ontario construction worker demand

The plan to refurbish four reactors at the Ontario Power Generation Darlington nuclear generating station east of Toronto is one project that will increase the demand for labour, according to exhibitors at the recent Future Building job fair. Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) hosted Future Building at the Better Living Centre on the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.