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Sewer and Watermain
May 10, 2013
Alleged fake consulting company busted for U.S. stimulus funds fraud
A Chippewa Cree tribal leader, a former state lawmaker and three others used a fake billing system and a shell company to pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulus aid meant for the Montana tribe, federal prosecutors said May 7.
May 8, 2013
Contacting Toronto: Under this Ground explores city’s waterways
Sewers and waterways will be in the spotlight throughout May as a new public art installation captures these usually unseen spaces below the streets of Toronto.
May 6, 2013
Ottawa Convention Centre wins top award from CEO
Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) has recognized outstanding contributions by the industry to the social, economic and environmental quality of life in Ontario in its 2013 awards.
May 1, 2013
Ambitious water supply project for North Glengarry
The township of North Glengarry in eastern Ontario is spearheading an ambitious regional water supply project that will transport treated drinking water from the city of Cornwall to the villages of Maxville and Alexandria.
April 29, 2013
New water tech test hub slated for London
A testing facility at a London sewage treatment plant is one of the projects a partnership of eight Ontario universities is undertaking to establish southern Ontario as a hub for companies to research, demonstrate and test new water technologies.
April 24, 2013
Tearin’ Up the Roads
Toronto’s 2013 road work season has begun, and general contractor Sanscon Construction Ltd. is leading it with work on Kingston Road in the City of Toronto.
April 22, 2013
New Brunswick engineering excellence honoured through ACEC-NB awards
The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – New Brunswick (ACEC-NB) has saluted engineering excellence in its annual awards program. The awards are the highest recognition for the province’s consulting engineering industry.
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |

Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- An Overview of Prices and Sales in the Diverging U.S. and Canadian Housing Markets (April 25, 2013)
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