Construction

Don White, president of Canadian Construction Institute Inc., has a few sage words for people opening their own construction companies. “Don’t get in the business. It is the highest risk industry in North America.

On June 13, the Ontario Labour Relations Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005 received Royal Assent and is now law. The law repeals a lot of the changes to the Ontario Labour Relations Act put in place by the Harris government.

Better times in the housing market appear to be in store as Timmins developers are busily etching out new subdivisions.

There are challenges in developing a mine in a bog where limestone is all too present. No question, but “(it) can be done with minimal impact (on) the environment,” says Dr.

New Liskeard - New legislation for Ontario’s drinking water is keeping Pedersen Construction Co. busy.

Construction is the first tangible sign that a well-rooted idea is taking shape and, right now, Thunder Bay is red-hot with development.

Germany is overloaded with skilled tradespeople eager to come to Canada, says a Sudbury human resources specialist. An influx of cheap labour from other parts of Europe is putting skilled German tradespeople out of work in their own homeland.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving eastern and Northern Ontario and the Outaouais is guiding those who will be doing renovations by helping them make sound purchasing decisions.

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.