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Bird reports first quarter financial results Bird Construction is reporting revenue of $688.2 million earned in its first quarter, 2024 compared to $536.5 million earned in the prior year quarter, representing a 28.3 per cent increase year-over-year. Net income and earnings per share were $10.0 million and $0.19 in Q1 2024, compared to $5.1 million and $0.10 in Q1 2023, representing increases of 94 per cent. Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share were $10.6 million and $0.20 in Q1 2024, compared to $5.3 million and $0.10 in Q1 2

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Ontario awards contract for Bradford Bypass The Ontario government is awarding a contract to AECOM Canada Ltd. (AECOM) to design 6.5 kilometres of the western section of the Bradford Bypass, marking a milestone in the province’s plan to build the new four-lane, 16-kilometre highway.

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Ontario to change how it compensates injured migrant workers Ontario will revamp how it compensates injured migrant workers.

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$1.6B parts plant for Honda electric vehicle batteries coming to Niagara Region A Japanese company is building an approximately $1.6-billion plant in Ontario's Niagara Region that will make a key electric vehicle battery component as part of Honda's supply chain in the province.

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North Bay selects Ellis Don to design, build new recreation centre The City of North Bay says it has chosen EllisDon Corp. as the design-builder for the new community and recreation Centre project with a contract of approximately $2.6 million for the provision of project development services.

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Value of building permits down in March Month over month, the total value of building permits in Canada decreased 11.7 per cent to $10.5 billion in March, according to Statistics Canada. In its regular construction-industry update, the federal government department says construction intentions in the non-residential component declined 16.7 per cent to $4 billion, while the residential sector decreased by 8.3 per cent to $6.5 billion. Declines were observed in all components except for the commercial component.

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Canada and Germany’s housing ministers discuss common goals Infrastructure Canada says federal housing minister Sean Fraser and the Honorable Klara Geywitz from Germany met in Ottawa to discuss mutual priorities and opportunities for collaboration between the two countries on housing and infrastructure. As members of the Group of Seven (G7), they also discussed the ongoing work around sustainable urban policies that help promote the growth of livable cities.

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Electrical Safety Authority urges vigilance after 50 per cent uptick in powerline fatalities For Powerline Safety Week (May 13 to 19), the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) is issuing a reminder to Ontarians following a 50 per cent increase in powerline-related fatalities in the province.

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Ontario refurbishing hydroelectric station in Cornwall The Ontario government says it’s spending more than $600 million on Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) project to refurbish its R.H. Saunders Generating Station in Cornwall, the second largest hydroelectric station in the province.

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Feds spending $1 million on CHEO energy retrofit The federal government says it’s spending up to $1 million from the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario’s (CHEO) Deep Energy Retrofit Program, which includes installing a new energy recovery system and re-engineering the hospital’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. The project also introduces two new heat pumps to reduce energy consumption from natural gas-fired boilers. The government says the changes will satisfy the hospital’s heatin

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