Québec Minister Jean Boulet has confirmed the reopening of all construction industry sectors in the province as of May 11.Photo © www.bigstockphoto.com The entire construction industry in Québec will reopen as of…
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Stantec designs Alberta’s first temporary COVID-19 treatment centre
Stantec will be providing design and engineering services for Alberta’s first temporary COVID-19 treatment centre in Calgary.Photo courtesy Alberta Health Services Twitter Stantec, along with Alberta-based companies Sprung Structures and CANA Construction,…
Québec relaxes rules, allows residential construction
Québec has included residential construction sites in the list of priority services and activities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo www.bigstockphoto.com With the consent of Québec’s public health authorities, residential construction sites have been…
Ontario accelerates essential construction projects during COVID-19
Ontario is extending construction hours for essential projects to 24 hours a day in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.Photo © www.bigstockphoto.com In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Ontario is extending construction hours…
Manitoba deems construction essential, associations seek clarification on safety
As per a new public health order, construction has been deemed critical service in Manitoba, but construction associations are seeking safety guidelines to protect workers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo www.bigstockphoto.com The Manitoba…
Ontario suspends all non-essential construction work to stop the spread of COVID-19
Ontario has stopped all non-essential construction work to help stop the spread of COVID-19. (The photo is provided for illustrative purposes only.)Photo © www.bigstockphoto.com The Ontario government has closed all non-essential construction…
Sask. construction association urges municipalities and private industries to ‘build on’
Saskatchewan Construction Association calls on municipalities and private industry’s to keep building, and urges provincial and federal governments to publicly support the continuation of construction projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo © www.bigstockphoto.com…
Ontario hospital building temporary modular structure to increase capacity during COVID-19
BLT Construction is building a prefab pandemic response unit at the Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ont., to increase capacity to care for patients with COVID-19.Photo courtesy Joseph Brant Hospital Twitter Joseph…
International firm RMJM’s initiative seeks to help architects affected by COVID-19
International architecture firm RMJM has created a database to ensure architects can keep working amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.Photo www.bigstockphoto.com Inspired by the optimism and encouragement the people of China have shown each…
Converting shipping containers into emergency COVID-19 hospitals
Connected Units for Respiratory Ailments (CURA) aims to convert shipping containers into plug-in intensive-care pods for the COVID-19 pandemic.Image courtesy CURA Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, an international task group of designers, engineers,…