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770 CHQR The Drive with Ted Henley: Interview with Bill Black, President of Calgary Construction Association
LISTEN: Bill Black, President of the Calgary Construction Association, joined Ted Henley on QR770’s The Drive to talk about economic recovery in the construction industry.
As city prepares to approve more new communities, development industry defends building outward
via Calgary Herald Councillors in favour of the new communities said they wanted to give developers time to get shovels in the ground this year; critics have said Calgary needs to stop building out and start building within its existing boundaries Construction in the new community of Glacier Ridge in Calgary on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia Calgary city council is considering adding up to eight new communities at the city’s edge.While the city has said it is expecting upwards of 90,000 people to move to Calgary over the next four years, administration has said it can accommodate that growth...
Calgary’s construction industry ‘back in growth mode,’ officials say
via CTV News Calgary An update on Canada’s employment suggests good news for Calgary’s construction industry. According to Statistics Canada’s most recent Labour Force Survey, approximately 82,800 Calgarians were employed in the sector, an 8.5 per cent increase year-over-year. The president of the Calgary Construction Association says this means the industry is recovering from the pandemic. “Calgary’s construction industry is back in a growth mode,” said Bill Black in a release. The organization says there has been positive growth for the past few months too, with 3,200 more Calgarians getting jobs in August than in July. “The construction industry is a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 13, 2022 Calgary’s Construction Industry Grows as City’s Economy Recovers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 13, 2022 Calgary’s Construction Industry Grows as City’s Economy Recovers Calgary, AB – According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for August 2022, 82,800 Calgarians were employed in the construction industry – up from 76,300 in August 2021. This figure represents a growth rate of 8.5 percent year over year. “Calgary’s construction industry is back in a growth mode,” said Bill Black, President of the Calgary Construction Association. “These new numbers show that our industry has weathered through the pandemic and continues to grow as Calgary’s economy recovers.” Moreover, unlike in previous years, Calgary’s construction...
Kenney government names advisory board to focus Alberta’s skill building strategy
via CTV News Calgary Workers at Air Products hydrogen production plant in Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday August 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken The Alberta government has announced the establishment of an 11-member panel that Premier Jason Kenney says will help supply the province with the skilled labour it needs for years to come. Kenney made the announcement in Calgary on Tuesday, saying that with Alberta’s economy booming and more opportunities becoming available in different skilled industries everyday, the province needs to keep up with its supply of workers. “We are hearing more and more from employers that the biggest...
Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act comes into effect
via Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP As you know the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act comes into effect today. It is important to know if the new legislation – prompt payment, extended builders’ lien periods, and adjudication process – applies to you and the project that you are involved in. Here are the transitionary provisions of the new legislation: Anyone who is performing work, providing services, or furnishing goods or materials with respect to an improvement in land must comply with the new legislation; The new legislation does not apply to Public Works projects, P3’s with the Government of Alberta,...
Alberta construction industry handed more tools to ensure bills are paid
via CTV News Calgary The Alberta government says its prompt payment act will reduce headaches for contractors, subcontractors and the hundreds of thousands of construction workers in the province. The provincial government says its new prompt payment legislation will make sure contractors and subcontractors will be paid on time after invoices are delivered. The new law, which replaces the Builder’s Lien Act, ensures that contractors are paid within 28 days of receiving a proper invoice and those contractors pay their subcontractors within seven days. Officials say the Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act is something the industry has been seeking for the...
Deerfoot Trail project moves ahead after procurement delays
via Journal of Commerce by ConstructConnect CALGARY, ALTA. – The Deerfoot Trail project in Calgary is going forward after a delay due to a change in its procurement model. On July 12, the government announced it was cancelling the public-private partnership (P3) approach to upgrading Deerfoot Trail due to escalating costs. Alberta Transportation posted the tender for work on 64 Avenue and McKnight Boulevard on Aug. 18. “Improvements to Deerfoot Trail will now be completed in smaller bundles, prioritizing work on the most congested areas of the highway,” a Government of Alberta release said. “This project is part of our...
Janaka Ruwanpura wins Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award
The University of Calgary Professor and Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President Research (International) Janaka Ruwanpura is a recipient of the Top25 Canadian Immigrant Award in 2022. Janaka has been associating with the Calgary Construction Association since 2002 and led a major Construction Productivity Improvement Project supported by Calgary Construction Association and many other Contractors, which produced more than 30 best practices and tools. Janaka’s profile and video from the Canadian Immigrant Magazine can be accessed via https://canadianimmigrant.ca/canadas-top-25-immigrants/canadas-top-25-immigrants-2022/Janaka-Ruwanpura “I would like to express my gratitude to many members of the CCA and especially President Bill Black for promoting me through social media,...
Calgary firm crafting stronger concrete with lower carbon footprint
Via Calgary Herald by David Parker Apoorv Sinha, centre, CEO of Carbon Upcycling Technologies and staff in front of the Calgary company’s commercial reactor at the Calgary plant. PHOTO BY SUPPLIED BY CARBON UPCYCLING TECHNOLOGIES /Postmedia News Another Calgary-born technology company is making great strides into world markets. Carbon Upcycling Technologies (CUT) — the first company to reduce cement and concrete’s carbon footprint by double digits with its enhanced concrete additives, while improving strength activity performance by 40 per cent — has caught the attention of the British government. CEO Apoorv Sinha and his Calgary team have been awarded C$3.6 million in...