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Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) are very pleased with the Government’s announcement of its whole-of-government approach to ban the manufacture, use, import and export of asbestos in Canada. Bob Blakely, CBTU Chief Operating Officer, noted […]

The federal government should take immediate action to ban asbestos in Canada and establish an expert panel to review how the deadly substance is managed and disposed of in the country, a group of prominent […]

In recent months, drones have been making their debut on such projects as asphalt production and road paving, used to track job progress and conduct site surveys. It takes less than 20 minutes to fly […]

Although they admit there are a lot of unanswered questions at this point, leaders of Canadian construction associations are cautiously optimistic Donald Trump’s US presidential election win could be good for the national economy, business […]

Vancouver contains more certified green buildings than any other city in North America, according to a new report from a clean-energy think tank. The Pembina Institute’s study examines the internationally recognized ‘passive house’ certification. To […]

A New Democrat MP has tabled a private member’s bill to ban asbestos in Canada. Sheri Benson, the NDP’s labour critic, announced the bill at a news conference Wednesday alongside the Canadian Labour Congress. The […]