Construction

Amazon taking down part of new warehouse being built in Barrhaven

‘Not your grandfather’s construction industry’: A Q&A with new OCA boss Bill Ferreira

Bill Ferreira has taken the reins of the Ottawa Construction Association at a momentous time for the...

Buy domestic policies unlikely to impact local construction work, associations say

Local construction associations say they don’t anticipate any significant impacts coming out of new provincial and federal...

John DeVries to retire after 27 years heading up the Ottawa Construction Association

After almost three decades at the helm of the Ottawa Construction Association, president and general manager John...

Montreal-based Sina enters Ontario market with 196-unit rental apartment project in Kanata

Sina recently broke ground on a pair of six-storey rental apartment complexes at 788 March Rd. near Klondike Road in what the company hopes will be the first of many commercial and residential developments it will undertake in the National Capital Region.

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts remain ahead of last year’s pace, CMHC says

Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts bounced back slightly in September after a steep drop in August,...

New city housing plan a ‘substantial move’ to speed construction, developers’ group says

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe unveiled the plan Friday morning, saying it contains more than 50 recommendations aimed at speeding up the pace of housing starts in the city.

Ottawa booms while Toronto, Vancouver weigh on housing starts in first half of year: CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says growth in overall housing starts was flat during the first half...

Power-Tek continues expansion push, acquires ex-CFLer Gordon’s plumbing businesses

Power-Tek recently purchased Tackle Plumbing and Capital Backflow, which serve residential and commercial customers, primarily in Ottawa’s west end. Terms of the deal, which was finalized in late July, were not disclosed.

Annual pace of housing starts up 22% in Ottawa-Gatineau in July, CMHC says

Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts rose more than 20 per cent in July as demand for...
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