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Oct 26, 2020

Thousands of good-paying construction jobs could be lost in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas between now and spring if senior levels of government fail to provide funding so municipalities can get working on state-of-good-repair infrastructure projects, says Peter Smith, chair of the Residential and Civil...


Aug 24, 2020

In May, Sidewalk Labs, a Google-affiliated company, announced it was abandoning a plan to build a high-tech neighbourhood on Toronto's Port Lands. The so-called "smart city" dubbed Quayside was set to feature a range of cutting-edge technology, from residential towers made of timber to the use of autonomous cars...


Aug 17, 2020

A combination of more extreme weather events and Toronto’s decades-old sewer system has exacerbated the threat of flooding. It’s expected there may be more occurrences in the coming years because of the effects of climate change. The City of Toronto is taking action and has several stormwater infrastructure...


Aug 10, 2020

Wood is back as a building material – in a big way. Mass timber building has become a global movement and Canada is right in the middle of it. Buildings made of wood are now springing up across the country. A new precedent-setting campus building planned at Centennial College in Scarborough, for example, will be the...


Aug 3, 2020

Nearly 100 years ago, two street railway companies merged to form the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). The TTC has come a long way since then and today provides a vital service to the citizens of Toronto – and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future. With an Ontario Line in the cards, senior...