Saskatchewan-Manitoba

Officially founded in 1913 with the arrival of the railroad, North Battleford overcame its rough wilderness setting to forge a vibrant community that was already established before the first train showed up.

The Yellow Quill First Nation has announced plans to build a five-storey, 75,000-square-foot office building on a downtown property in Saskatoon. The site, owned by Yellow Quill, is currently used as a parking lot.

As of the end of October, the City of Saskatoon had issued $983 billion in building permits, ahead of last year and apparently on track to set an unprecedented $1 billion in construction values this year.

Prices for Saskatchewan farmland are soaring in step with grain prices rise, but land inventory is becoming tight as investment syndicates compete for prime acreages.

One of the largest and most influential construction projects in Winnipeg's history has hit a major milestone.

The most-anticipated retail arrival in Winnipeg's history now has a date: November 28. That's when Swedish furniture-maker IKEA will christen its 395,000-square-foot store.

Harder is optimistic that the pending arrival of a Chinese company, Grand Foods, which is setting up a honey processing facility in Winkler, is a sign of things to come, too. "It's an industry that isn't available in Manitoba, so it's something new.

Martin Harder isn’t messing around with the worker shortage in Winkler. The mayor of the Manitoba’s sixth-largest city needs 200 people immediately to fill a variety of jobs, most of which are in the manufacturing sector.

There is more construction underway in Winnipeg this year than in the three years previous, according to the Winnipeg Construction Association.

Triple trailer trucks,or "road trains," began running between Saskatoon and Regina this year in a provincial government pilot program aimed at boosting transport efficiency.