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B.C. mega-projects scale back construction employment as they near completion

B.C. mega-projects scale back construction employment as they near completion

As $100B in projects winds down, uncertainty on economic consequences ramps up
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Construction sector wants to reduce use of temporary foreign workers

Construction sector wants to reduce use of temporary foreign workers

Program compliance is strong, but the sector prefers domestic workers
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Going down: Job action poised to put brakes on elevator service

Going down: Job action poised to put brakes on elevator service

Employers issue lockout notice, union warns of strike affecting thousands of buildings
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Comment: Metro Vancouver’s other land crisis

Comment: Metro Vancouver’s other land crisis

We need a new focus on our industrial land needs in the region, says the CEO and president of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
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High River balloon festival ascends for 10th year

High River balloon festival ascends for 10th year

Heritage Inn International Balloon Festival is held each year in High River, Alberta
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Construction association 'thrilled' Impact Assessment Act ruled unconstitutional

Construction association 'thrilled' Impact Assessment Act ruled unconstitutional

Construction and energy associations applaud Supreme Court of Canada ruling
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Indigenous-developed 'urban village' in Burnaby preps first phase

Indigenous-developed 'urban village' in Burnaby preps first phase

Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh Nations move forward with plans for Willingdon Lands, beginning with more than 620 homes in three buildings
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B.C. ordered to pay $10M for denying Squamish power project

B.C. ordered to pay $10M for denying Squamish power project

Justice Kevin Loo said plaintiff lost an opportunity due to ‘collateral political purposes related to the Province’s relationship with the Squamish Nation’
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Victoria council to mull incentives to ensure more rental projects are built

Victoria council to mull incentives to ensure more rental projects are built

Council will look at creating a revitalization tax exemption to spur more affordable units in new market rental projects
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B.C.'s Cariboo Gold mine gets the green light

B.C.'s Cariboo Gold mine gets the green light

New underground gold mine outside of Wells, B.C., to employ up to 300 workers during construction
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