Construction

The ground breaking on North Bay’s long-awaited new hospital is set for mid-August. Minister of Health and Long-Term Care George Smitherman gave the green light in April for project managers to proceed on that city’s proposed Regional Health Centre.

The City of Greater Sudbury’s chief building official is anticipating another banner year for home construction, a sign of a vibrant and increasingly diversified local economy.

It’s big, it’s bold and it’s “coming your way.” Atlas Copco Construction and Mining Canada is more than willing to meet its customers half way.

Girls who don’t maintain their math and science courses are precluding themselves from a huge number of jobs. Sharon Murdock, executive director of the Sudbury and Manitoulin Training and Adjustment Board (SMTAB), believes girls should be challenged.

De Beers’ James Bay diamond project sits in limbo while the diamond giant waits to cross a major regulatory hurdle in its quest to develop the first diamond mine in Ontario.

Production at a North Bay-area aggregate quarry is moving ahead, thanks to a new partnership finalized between Markham-based Miller Paving Ltd. and the Nipissing First Nation.

The residential construction industry in Ontario has enjoyed a strong and healthy market over the past few years - creating thousands jobs and building homes for families across the province.

After more than a 20-year wait, the Town of Mattawa hopes to begin groundbreaking on a new hospital this fall.

A project aimed at bringing new housing developments to 10 First Nation communities could spur economic growth for private industry and academic institutions, while at the same time provide skilled trades opportunities for band members.

North Bay stands to enjoy some banner years in construction if building permit values are any indication of things to come.