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P.E.I. plan allows rebate for capital improvements

Small businesses on Prince Edward Island who spend a sizable chunk of money on capital improvements can now apply to the province to get some of their investment back. The provincial government announced the Small Business Investment Grant as part of its 2018 budget. It allows for small businesses who spend up to a maximum of […]

Cannabis and construction: it’s going to be complicated

A group of industry experts looked at the ways in which cannabis will affect the industry from a medical, legal and labour standpoint during a panel discussion at the Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s annual Construction Leadership Forum conference in Whistler, B.C. Read more

2018 Heart Heroes – Heart of Gold Champion, Jack Flemming

Heart of Gold Champion Award – Jack Flemming: The QEII Foundation, in partnership with the Maritime Heart Centre, hosted Heart Heroes on Thursday, May 3, 2018. This event honours individuals from the community who have made an impact on advancing cardiac and vascular care at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Watch a video about Jack’s […]

Business Motivations Study at University of Toronto – Survey

Dr. Laurel Besco, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, is seeking participants to complete a 10-minute survey* regarding business motivations and energy efficiency. Knowing what businesses like yours think will make a big difference in understanding how to make policies and regulations more straightforward and efficient. Your participation is essential to the success of […]

Four ways to leverage mixed reality for smarter infrastructure design

When Microsoft released the HoloLens in 2015, most saw it as a flashy new gaming platform, a goggle set that projected 3D images into the physical world. It wasn’t virtual reality, it was a mixed reality of actual environments and virtual objects in which players could quasi-physically engage in laser-gun fights with alien arachnid robots. But some […]

Education, communication key to reducing underground incidents

Ian Wisdom, health and safety manager for Entera Utility Contractors, says there are seven words that make his blood run cold: “that’s the way we’ve always done it.” “The number one issue is overestimating capabilities and experience,” he said, adding workers need to understand the seriousness of a misstep especially when working on underground infrastructure. […]