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Broccolini plans another massive Ottawa-area warehouse Montreal-based real estate developer Broccolini has applied for a permit to build a 700,000-square foot light industrial building in on a 121-acre cornfield site in the Ottawa suburb of North Gower.

GVCA celebrates the best under 40 The Grand Valley Construction Association (GVCA) will host its first-ever BOLD Awards next January.

Mobilinx consortium awarded Mississauga LRT DBFOM contract Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx announced on September 21 that the contract for the Hurontario LRT project has been awarded to the Mobilinx Hurontario General Partnership group. The project is worth approximately $4.6 billion, and will require the Mobilinx team will design, build, finance, operate and maintain the LRT for a 30-year term.

Construction investment gains 1.4 percent in August: StatsCan Statistics Canada reported yesterday that the value of investments in building construction across the country rose by 1.4 percent in August. Gains in both the residential and non-residential sectors helped bring the total value of investments to $15.5 billion.

PCL Construction releases corporate social responsibility report PCL Construction unveiled the results of its first-ever corporate social responsibility report on October 21. The document, which lists the efforts the company takes to build and operate sustainably, looks at five aspects of the company’s work: people, projects, partners, practices, and places.

MoL seeking feedback on health and safety strategy for 2020–2021 The Ministry of Labour is asking for stakeholders for feedback on its occupational health and safety compliance strategy for 2020–2021.

RAIC posts election questionnaire results Three parties have responded to questions from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) about sustainability, living conditions in Indigenous communities, federal procurement, and a national architecture policy for Canada.

Report card gives failing grade to several types of infrastructure assets A significant amount of Canada’s infrastructure needs repair in the next five to ten years if it is to remain viable. That was the key message delivered by eight partners (among them the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) and the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies - Canada (ACEC)) in the latest edition of the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card.

CAF-FCA to develop National Strategy for Women in Trades The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) announced recently that a task force of its members from across the country will oversee the development of a National Strategy for Women in Trades based on extensive consultations with stakeholders over the last two years.

New rental properties planned for Ottawa