Construction

(Image/ Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4)

Extended closure coming to B.C.’s Highway 1, east of Golden

The stretch of Trans Canada highway will be closed for a total of 17 days, adding delay of 1.5 hours

 

Power To Be needs assistance finishing a project at its Prospect Lake site, which features a barn being transformed into a multi-purpose program space and the construction of a pavilion. (Courtesy Power To Be)

Power To Be seeks help to finish Saanich project after HeroWork closure

Estimated $150,000 to $250,000 more needed for Prospect Lake project

 

A battle between rival traffic control and flagging firms led to a $1.5 million defamation judgment against a Langley-based company’s former executives. (Image from Pixabay)

$1.5 million damages in defamation suit against Langley traffic control firm

Fake articles made wild accusations about one firm’s owner

 

A new housing development is constructed in Toronto on May 15, 2023, THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Canada’s housing starts make largest month-to-month jump in a decade

CMHC says rate of new construction in Vancouver in June was up 71 per cent from May

A new housing development is constructed in Toronto on May 15, 2023, THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
A ceremony was held July 12, 2023 at Knowles Heritage Park to mark two years since the Kelowna crane collapse at a downtown construction site and unveil the design for a permanent memorial. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

VIDEO: Rise Memorial designs unveiled 2 years after fatal Kelowna crane collapse

United Way has set up an online fundraiser to collect donations for the project

  • Jul 12, 2023
A ceremony was held July 12, 2023 at Knowles Heritage Park to mark two years since the Kelowna crane collapse at a downtown construction site and unveil the design for a permanent memorial. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
WorkSafeBC has fined a Victoria construction company. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Victoria construction site fined $43K for ‘high-risk’ infraction

Manufacturing in B.C. has an injury rate that is 24 per cent higher than the provincial average

WorkSafeBC has fined a Victoria construction company. (Photo by Morf Morford)
A new sinkhole – the fifth in the area this spring – appeared on Rob Rindt’s turf farm on June 10. The pile of gravel on the left is fill to seal it in. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Fifth Trans Mountain pipeline-related sinkhole since April concerns B.C. farmer

He estimates the latest sinkhole was up to 30 feet deep

A new sinkhole – the fifth in the area this spring – appeared on Rob Rindt’s turf farm on June 10. The pile of gravel on the left is fill to seal it in. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A fire broke out on Legacy Drive, in the area of Evergreen Road and South Petersen Road, in Campbell River on June 14. Photo by Edward Hitchins/Campbell River Mirror

Campbell River Fire Crews respond to early morning house fire

Fire occurred on early morning June 14; No injuries reported

A fire broke out on Legacy Drive, in the area of Evergreen Road and South Petersen Road, in Campbell River on June 14. Photo by Edward Hitchins/Campbell River Mirror
A crane driver works above the new post-secondary campus location at 798 Goldstream Ave. in Langford on April 27. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Cheaper housing needed to slow tradespeople shortage: Victoria builders

B.C. has set new housing targets, but who will actually build them?

A crane driver works above the new post-secondary campus location at 798 Goldstream Ave. in Langford on April 27. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)
Pending work will include seismic upgrades to both bridges over the Chemainus River on the Trans-Canada Highway as well as deck replacements on the southbound truss bridge. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Safety upgrades coming to Chemainus River bridges

At least one lane in each direction will be open during construction

Pending work will include seismic upgrades to both bridges over the Chemainus River on the Trans-Canada Highway as well as deck replacements on the southbound truss bridge. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Construction on the Gathering Plaza in Parksville Community Park is well underway. Photo shows progress as of May 2. (City of Parksville photo)

Popular splash park in Parksville Community Park closed until further notice

Ongoing construction this summer means park disruptions

Construction on the Gathering Plaza in Parksville Community Park is well underway. Photo shows progress as of May 2. (City of Parksville photo)
Ucluelet’s Marine Wild development took first place in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s Commercial Building Awards Multi-Family Townhome category. (Photo from www.lefevregroup.com)

Ucluelet ‘pocket neighbourhood’ wins building award

Marine Wild heralded as Island’s best multi-family townhome development north of the Malahat

Ucluelet’s Marine Wild development took first place in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s Commercial Building Awards Multi-Family Townhome category. (Photo from www.lefevregroup.com)
A load of construction and demolition waste dumped at Hartland Landfill in 2022. The Capital Regional District is looking to ban recyclable wood and construction waste from the landfill. (Courtesy of Tetra Tech Canada)

CRD aims to ban recyclable wood and construction waste from landfill

Builders warn of higher home costs as others push for reclaiming material over demolition

A load of construction and demolition waste dumped at Hartland Landfill in 2022. The Capital Regional District is looking to ban recyclable wood and construction waste from the landfill. (Courtesy of Tetra Tech Canada)
Holland Creek trail is set to re-open at the end of June and construction is expected to be finished in August. (Duck Paterson photo)

Ladysmith’s Holland Creek Trail expected to re-open by early summer

Construction delays due to inconsistencies in bedrock, says developer

Holland Creek trail is set to re-open at the end of June and construction is expected to be finished in August. (Duck Paterson photo)
A room inside a ‘carbon-minimal’ building is seen in an undated handout photo. One of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ buildings made with hempcrete is officially open this week and it’s located on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-UBC

UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings

Hempcrete captures carbon from the atmosphere as it set and turns to a concrete-like material

A room inside a ‘carbon-minimal’ building is seen in an undated handout photo. One of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ buildings made with hempcrete is officially open this week and it’s located on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-UBC
Dee Woods, GRT communications director, holds a small sample of product reclaimed from the company’s massive washing machine that separates contaminants from soil trucked to the Duke Point site. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Vancouver Island company creating clean aggregates from contaminated soil

Nanaimo’s GRT reclaims 95 per cent of waste soil for reuse in landscaping and construction

Dee Woods, GRT communications director, holds a small sample of product reclaimed from the company’s massive washing machine that separates contaminants from soil trucked to the Duke Point site. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
The Carpenters’ Regional Council Local 1598 in Victoria is providing free naloxone kits and training to its members. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria trade union offering naloxone kits to construction workers

The kits are being offered through the B.C. Construction Industry Rehab Plan

  • Mar 29, 2023
The Carpenters’ Regional Council Local 1598 in Victoria is providing free naloxone kits and training to its members. (Black Press Media file photo)
A Nanaimo driver is facing multiple charges after crashing car through work site and allegedly assaulting an RCMP officer. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo man allegedly crashes car through work site, fights with police

Driver’s car clocked at 131 km/h in 50 km/h construction zone, narrowly misses workers

A Nanaimo driver is facing multiple charges after crashing car through work site and allegedly assaulting an RCMP officer. (News Bulletin file photo)
Houses and townhouses are seen in an aerial view in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday May 16, 2018. A new report says home construction in British Columbia will need to quickly rise to unprecedented levels to offset the impact of record immigration on the housing market.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Unprecedented construction needed in B.C. to offset record immigration: Report

Report: province must build 25 per cent more new homes than usual for the next five years

Houses and townhouses are seen in an aerial view in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday May 16, 2018. A new report says home construction in British Columbia will need to quickly rise to unprecedented levels to offset the impact of record immigration on the housing market.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Courtyard by Marriott, Nanaimo’s newest hotel, will start hosting guests in downtown Nanaimo in May. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo’s new downtown hotel will start receiving guest this spring

Courtyard by Marriott features modern amenities and Snuneymuxw art throughout

Courtyard by Marriott, Nanaimo’s newest hotel, will start hosting guests in downtown Nanaimo in May. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)