Construction

Wally Bannon has an interesting dilemma on his hands.

When the preliminary results of a housing study for the City of Timmins were released earlier this year, Mayor Tom Laughren admits there weren’t any big revelations, but they still made him sit up and take notice.

Susan Thompson’s heart sank when, in 2009, she learned yet another heritage building in downtown Sudbury was facing the threat of demolition.

Teranorth Construction and Engineering has landed a $7.3-million contract for work on Highway 11 near Burk’s Falls.

Terrance Galvin takes a practical approach to architectural design. Principle number one? Don’t throw away the old for the new. Catalogue the available materials and repurpose them where possible.

PPP Canada announced April 14 that it’s taking applications for “Round Six” of the P3 Canada Fund.

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is pleased that changes are coming to the Ontario Building Code to allow for six-storey wood-frame buildings.

The province announced March 20 it will review proposed changes to the Ontario Building Code that would allow the construction of six-storey wood-frame buildings.

The Sharp Group has been awarded a $4.6-million contract to replace the Seven Mile Bridge on Highway 11, east of Fort Frances. The Ontario government said the bridge replacement will create 46 jobs.

Sudbury -based Capital Construction was awarded a $2.09-million contract to modernize Laurentian University’s iconic Great Hall this summer. The university said it’s the “first major step in a sweeping modernization” of the Sudbury campus.