The shovels were out but this wasn’t a typical ground-breaking ceremony. The Lacombe Athletic Park Association (LAPA) had a “socially distant” ME Global sign reveal and fieldhouse expansion celebration on Wednesday. Read…
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Ottawa grants $15 million towards Red Deer’s G.H. Dawe Recreation Centre expansion
The federal and provincial governments have contributed their shares toward the $42-million expansion of Red Deer’s G.H. Dawe Centre, but the full municipal portion hasn’t yet been approved. More than $15 million…
COVID-19 & Construction Activity in Canada
Procore Technologies has provided a Construction Activity Index that illustrates how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected construction activity in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, with worker hours dropping in March and recovering…
Blackfalds needs a new high school, regardless of whether it’s a P3 build, suggests official
Blackfalds is slated to get a new school that could be built as a private-public partnership. The new high school for the Wolf Creek School Division has a projected budget of about…
Province to twin David Thompson Highway from Sylvan Lake to Rocky Mountain House
The David Thompson Highway is getting a makeover. Premier Jason Kenney was in Sylvan Lake Friday morning to announce a project to twin and divide 66 kilometres of Highway 11 from Sylvan…
New development to open businesses in Lacombe by the end of 2020
The new development in Lacombe located on the corner of Highway 12 and Highway 2 on the west side of the city is gearing up for construction to prepare for a couple…
Lowe’s strikes deal to build $120-million Calgary distribution centre
CALGARY — Lowe’s Canada says work will start this month on a new distribution centre located northeast of Calgary designed to improve its in-store and online operations in Western Canada. The company says…
Stimulus plan boosts school upkeep and renewal
Capital funding for school divisions has been increased by $250 million to help boost the economy, while also accelerating important maintenance to existing schools. This funding will support hundreds of projects in…
COVID-19 ENHANCED SAFETY MEASURES FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES POSTER AVAILABLE FOR COMPANIES
The RDCA has had a safety measures poster made for companies to utilize during this pandemic. Pick the size you would like and print it off for display in your office and/or…
Update – Pandemic Planning Guide For The Construction Industry – Version 4.0
For those who had been tracking the progress of the COVID-19 Pandemic for some time it was becoming obvious that we were moving into unknown territory from a safety and health perspective….