CIRP fighting ‘fentanyl explosion,’ helping construction workers
/in front, news/by CANSThe demand for mental health and addiction services for construction workers at a B.C. treatment centre has “almost tripled” in the past year — largely driven by the fentanyl overdose epidemic. Read more.
Liberals’ two year infrastructure plan set to take five: documents
/in front, news/by CANSLate last year, officials warned that a federal spending spree to repair crumbling roads and water systems could take three years longer than expected to complete, based on internal documents outlining issues with the first tranche of cash in the government’s infrastructure program. Read more.
Non-residential capital stock remaining service life, 2015
/in front, news/by CANSStatistics Canada released data on the age of the non-residential capital stock in the provinces. The assets are measured by the “remaining useful service life of non-residential capital stock” which is estimated as a percentage of service life remaining relative to the total service life of the asset. It is measured as the ratio of […]
The Time Is Now to Inspire a New Generation of Women in Construction
/in front, news/by CANSWhile construction still evokes images of sweaty men in hard hats, the notion that the industry is—and will always be—a boys’ club is fading fast. A significant disparity in the ratio of men to women in construction persists, but a big shift is underway. Read more.