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GVCA celebrates its BOLD leaders The Grand Valley Construction Association (GVCA) honoured a few of its best and brightest young stars on January 23.

IO CEO resigns Infrastructure Ontario president and CEO Ehren Cory announced his resignation on January 22.

$20M expansion project at UGuelph underway Construction is now underway at the MacKinnon Building on the University of Guelph campus.

$900K invested in London pre-apprenticeship programs The province announced more than $900,000 in investments in four London-based pre-apprenticeship programs on January 24.

Construction underway on seniors’ facility in London Seniors’ home developer and operator Revera Inc. announced that construction is now underway on a new 128-bed long-term care home on January 22.

North Bay arena design revealed The cost to build a new community and recreation centre in North Bay could be as much as $32 million.

Ottawa library design revealed Politicians from the federal and municipal governments were on hand in Ottawa on January 23 for the reveal of the design for the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility.

Value of architectural services exceeded $5B in 2018 According to a recent report from Statistics Canada, the value of architectural and landscape architectural services reached a high of $5.2 billion in 2018—an increase of more than 6 percent compared with 2017.

National Code review 2020 The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is looking for input into changes being proposed to several Codes Canada publications—and it wants your assistance.

Rules, Rules, Rules! The construction industry is fraught with rules, regulations and codes that must be complied with—from building codes to financial requirements. Failing to comply with these rules could lead to a hit to your business’s cash flow and your time. The financial compliance summaries below highlight some of these requirements.