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Labour shortage ahead, experts warn Ottawa’s booming construction industry

With major projects such as light rail on the go, the outlook for Ottawa’s heavy construction industry looks bright – but experts warn a labour shortage looms

$21M Flora Footbridge to open ahead of schedule this weekend

The City of Ottawa announced Wednesday the Flora Footbridge over the Rideau Canal on will officially open this weekend, a few months ahead of schedule

Here are the City of Ottawa’s proposed new development charges

Ottawa’s planning committee laid out a new set of charges for developers on Thursday, though recent announcements...

City picks SNC-Lavalin, Kiewit and Vinci for $4.7B light-rail expansion

City officials have revealed their top picks of the construction and engineering giants to expand Ottawa’s light-rail...

Former Gatineau engineering executive receives 12 month sentence for bid rigging

The Competition Bureau says a former executive of Quebec engineering firm Dessau received a 12-month sentence after...

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts drop sharply in December: CMHC

While the National Capital Region finished 2018 trending down on housing starts, data from the Canadian Mortgage...

Ottawa roofing company fined $80K after workers catch fire on the job

An Ottawa roofing company has been fined $80,000 after two of its employees caught fire during a job, leaving...

Condition critical: NCC says national residences need $83M facelift

Canada needs to spend $83 million over the next 10 years just to get its official residences...

Siemens to expand Ottawa manufacturing facilities with 5,000-sq-ft addition

German conglomerate Siemens is expanding an Ottawa facility where it manufactures a cutting-edge blood-testing system that can...

Broccolini breaks ground on Amazon’s huge new Ottawa distribution centre

Construction on the largest warehouse in the National Capital Region officially got underway Monday as dignitaries gathered...
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