Construction

Gatineau’s seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts – a six-month rolling average designed to smooth out monthly fluctuations – dropped to 13 in December from 8,573 in November.

Housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau rose slightly in October compared with the previous year, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

While the annual pace of housing starts in September rose to its highest level since November 2021, there’s more to the numbers when it comes to the situation in Ottawa-Gatineau, local experts say.

Stittsville company has closed a deal to buy Steric Design and General Contracting, which specializes in designing and fitting up restaurants, mainstreet businesses and stores in retail plazas.

Contracting business continued to expand its customer base Wednesday when it pulled the trigger on its second M&A transaction of 2021.

Project involves replacing several steel and concrete components of the Union Bridge as well as widening the Hull Causeway

Projects could include renovating HVAC systems, installing water bottle refilling stations to boost access to safe drinking water and reconfiguring rooms with new walls and doors.

University of Ottawa engineering grad joined the company in 1984 and was named CEO in 2012.

Firm has appointed Tamara Gauthier, Robert Langlois, Matthew Morkem, Tracy O’Brien, Joël Primeau, Steve Saxton, Sarah Vereault and Jane Wilson associates.

It's the second major contract the Quebec firm has won for a project in the National Capital Region over the last two months.