The Canadian Construction Association has agreed to work with Western Canadian heavy construction associations to elevate the call for a new, federally financed investment program…
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The MHCA is reviewing changes to the RM of Springfield zoning bylaw and intends to participate in the municipality’s virtual ‘open house’ on it and…
The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region has appealed to the provincial government to promote recycling of construction, renovation and demolition waste, in line with the MHCA’s push…
There are obvious benefits of recycling the concrete pulled up from city street works each year, but quantifying them is not on the agenda, the…
Highways Capital investment rises in Manitoba’s 2021 Budget Budget HighlightsThe highways capital program should reach roughly $505 million this year and remain at minimum $500…
It should be the natural right of construction workers and companies to decide, among themselves, whether to unionize, MHCA President Chris Lorenc says, noting forced…
Budget 2021, to be released April 7, is expected to see larger investment for highways capital and other infrastructure priorities, partly due to carryover of…
The recent announcement of water and waste projects out of Manitoba’s economic re-start program holds about $30 million worth of work for the heavy construction…
A report on establishing a social procurement policy recommends that the city set up a working group with representatives from industry, community intermediaries, Indigenous business,…
The successful start to the Lake Manitoba/Lake St. Martin outlet channels project is a top concern of the heavy construction industry, along with seeing robust…