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Entries by Alison Clack
Unprecedented Maritime Partnership Cuts Red Tape; Positions Region for Growth
As you may know, the Premiers of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island gathered on Friday in Charlottetown to announce an unprecedented partnership and action to reduce red tape in our region and position it for growth. The partnership, action and urgency reflects the recommendations of the Ivany and Broten reports, as well […]
Did You Receive Your CCA Conference Brochure? If Not, View It Online
CCA’s conference brochure was mailed last week. If you didn’t receive it in mail, you can view it or download it from the conference website. View brochure
Epic Transporter En Route for Montreal Bridge Project
Sometimes a piece of construction equipment is fascinating due to technological genius and other times it’s interesting because of its sheer size, power or cost. Read more
Choose Your Poison in Contracts Wisely
Even the smallest, most innocuous clause matters in a construction contract, and if you don’t like what you’re reading during the bidding process, short answer: Don’t bid. Read more
ROI of Public Infrastructure to Be Massive
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA) shows that the economic importance of public infrastructure investment is vastly greater than previously found using traditional economic models. Read more
Enough Pork, Please. This Time, Let’s Do Infrastructure Right
There’s one area where the new government should slow down and take its time: infrastructure spending, says Alan Freeman in this article. If infrastructure investment is supposed to bring transformational change this time around, the new government should think long and hard about the impact of projects — and make choices. Read more
Canada added 44,400 jobs in October
The private sector added 41,300 jobs while the public-sector grew by 30,500 jobs, but experts think the federal election helped boost results. Read more
The all-seeing drone a privacy invader?
A construction site in downtown Sacramento, Calif., is offering people a glimpse of how drones might be of use on almost any large, complex project. Read more
Unprecedented Maritime Partnership Cuts Red Tape; Positions Region for Growth
As you may know, the Premiers of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island gathered on Friday in Charlottetown to announce an unprecedented partnership and action to reduce red tape in our region and position it for growth. The partnership, action and urgency reflects the recommendations of the Ivany and Broten reports, as well […]