DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 17³Ô¹ÏÍø's construction news Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:33:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 642 homes slated for construction near West Harbour GO station in Hamilton /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/642-homes-slated-for-construction-near-west-harbour-go-station-in-hamilton Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:25:06 +0000 /?p=503597 HAMILTON, ONT. — Through a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) the Province of Ontario has given the go-ahead to construct up to 642 new homes at 405 James St. N. (Jamesville) near the West Harbour GO Station in Hamilton. According to a release, in order to address pent-up housing demand, the City of Hamilton requested Ontario issue an MZO in January 2025. […]

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]]> Lee Li Holdings expanding bottling, packing facility in Mississauga /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/lee-li-holdings-expanding-bottling-packing-facility-in-mississauga Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:20:43 +0000 /?p=503390 MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Lee Li Holdings Inc. is putting $533 million towards upgrading and expanding its existing plant in order to establish a new bottling and packing facility in Mississauga. The current plant is set to expand by 15,000 square feet, followed by construction of a new, 85,000-square-foot facility. The new North American hub will […]

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]]> South Carolina’s abandoned nuclear plants could be revived as company offers $2.7 billion /dcn/news/usa/2025/12/south-carolinas-abandoned-nuclear-plants-could-be-revived-as-company-offers-2-7-billion Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:15:43 +0000 /?p=503592 COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s stalled nuclear power project could finally finish construction as a private company has offered to pay $2.7 billion to the state-owned utility and a small share of the power if they can reach an agreement to get the two reactors up and running. The half-built reactors ended up so far […]

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]]> Rick Hansen Foundation, RBC and RBC Foundation announce accessibility grant program /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/rick-hansen-foundation-rbc-and-rbc-foundation-announce-accessibility-grant-program Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:10:41 +0000 /?p=503587 RICHMOND, B.C. – In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour, the Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF), RBC and RBC Foundation are launching the RBC Barrier Buster Grants Program. Forty grants of up to $40,000 will be awarded to municipalities, schools and community groups across the country for accessibility improvement […]

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]]> ‘Never be satisfied with the way things are’: OAPC speaker outlines best practices /dcn/news/associations/2025/12/never-be-satisfied-with-way-things-are-oapc-speaker-outlines-best-practices Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:05:47 +0000 /?p=503564 While asphalt technology has and will continue to change, the best practices to produce durable and quality mixes remain constant, the keynote speaker told attendees at the Ontario Asphalt Pavement Council’s recent fall seminar. The objective is to achieve those best practices, said Gencor Industries senior vice-president Dennis Hunt. “There are things that we do […]

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]]> Tech integration grows across building cycle: Buildings Show panel /dcn/news/technology/2025/12/tech-integration-grows-across-building-cycle-buildings-show-panel Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:00:35 +0000 /?p=503557 AI is leading the charge as technology use grows in the construction sector. But as a recent panel discussion at the Buildings Show in Toronto highlighted, other systems such as smart building tech, data analytics and BIM also continue to rise in importance – especially when converging into integrated ecosystems. The session was billed as […]

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]]> First segment of high-speed rail project to connect Montreal and Ottawa /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/12/first-segment-of-high-speed-rail-project-to-connect-montreal-and-ottawa Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:20:35 +0000 /?p=503572 MONTREAL — The federal government says the first segment of its proposed high-speed rail project would connect Montreal and Ottawa. The segment would be about 200 kilometres long and construction would begin in 2029. The high-speed project, announced earlier this year, would connect Toronto and Quebec City with trains travelling at speeds of up to […]

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]]> Ottawa’s Indigenous advisers weren’t told of pipeline deal with Alberta: chief /dcn/news/government/2025/12/ottawas-indigenous-advisers-werent-told-of-pipeline-deal-with-alberta-chief Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:10:59 +0000 /?p=503547 OTTAWA — A member of the major projects office’s Indigenous advisory council says he and his colleagues were not told in advance of the agreement the federal government signed with Alberta opening a path to a pipeline to B.C.’s coast. Trevor Mercredi, grand chief of Treaty 8 First Nations in Alberta, told a news conference […]

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]]> House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break /dcn/news/government/2025/12/house-of-commons-rises-for-six-week-holiday-break Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:25:25 +0000 /?p=503539 The House of Commons has started its winter break — without the government’s lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters outside the House of Commons Thursday the past 11 weeks of the fall sitting have seen “very hard work” by the government to protect jobs and reduce the cost of […]

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]]> Ontario, Ottawa and Habitat for Humanity to build 33 modular homes /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/ontario-ottawa-and-habitat-for-humanity-to-build-33-modular-homes Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:25:52 +0000 /?p=503394 OTTAWA — The Ontario government has announced it is partnering with the City of Ottawa and Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa to build 33 modular townhomes at 40 Beechcliffe St. The site is surplus lands from the City of Ottawa and was deemed appropriate for the construction of modular homes. “Lessons learned through the construction of these homes […]

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]]> Engineering group Sandvik invests $85M for Greater Sudbury maintenance facility /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/engineering-group-sandvik-invests-85m-for-greater-sudbury-maintenance-facility Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:15:46 +0000 /?p=503378 SUDBURY, ONT. — Global engineering group Sandvik is investing more than $85 million to establish a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Greater Sudbury that will sustain 400 existing jobs and create more than 60 new jobs, the province reports. The new 135,000-square-foot facility, which broke ground earlier this month, will deliver double […]

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]]> CBTU on receiving end of $9M in federal funding for green training initiatives /dcn/news/labour/2025/12/cbtu-on-receiving-end-of-9m-in-federal-funding-for-green-training-initiatives Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:10:40 +0000 /?p=503368 OTTAWA — The Government of 17³Ô¹ÏÍø is investing close to $9 million in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Building Trades Unions to support the development, delivery and evaluation of green training for unionized and non-unionized sheet metal apprentices and journeypersons. According to a release, the development of this training program will help 2,000 sheet metal workers become better equipped […]

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