The Next Generation of Real Estate By Anna Guy Founded in 2013, Capwood, the Quebec-based boutique real estate management and development firm, is making waves with a unique division in its already large portfolio. The company, whose expertise is developing and promoting investment and real estate asset management platforms (on behalf of institutional third [...]
By Anna Guy Since 1898, Local 144 has represented highly skilled and industrious men and women in the pipefitting and pipe welding industry. In Quebec, Local 144 is an affiliate of the United Association—the Union of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders, and Service Technicians—which represents 340,000 workers across local North American unions. Of that, Local 144 [...]
Graham- Metrotown Station and ExchangeUpgrade project For nearly a century, Graham Construction has contributed to the construction industry’s biggest and most innovative projects—in fact, the company’s inaugural project was no less than building railway stations for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Today, Graham is a multi-billion dollar company with a roster of industrial, building, and [...]
10 Years of Leadership in Building Information Modeling As the business voice of Canada’s BIM community, Canada BIM Council, or CanBIM, represents, supports and advocates on behalf of the entire Architectural, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operator (AECOO) community to build a positive business environment for the effective deployment of BIM, for all engaged in [...]
Champions of healthy competition in the construction industry, the “Bureau des soumissions déposées du Québec”, or BSDQ, protects contractors by overseeing a fair and equal tendering process in Quebec. “The BSDQ was created with the goal of ensuring the establishment and preservation of harmonious relations among construction contractors when a call for tenders is [...]
Central Alberta Business and Real Estate Samson Cree First Nation, or Samson First Nation (SFN), located in Central Alberta, is dedicated to preserving its language and culture through the maximization of human and natural resources. The tenants of this Sovereign Nation are Pimacihowin (Way of Life), Wahkohtowin (Kinship) Sakitowin (Love) and Tapwewin [...]
On April 6, 2018, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and Suncor CEO Steve Williams toured the Suncor Fort Hills facility near Fort McMurray. Located in the Athabasca region, Fort Hills is recognized as one of the best oil sands mining assets in the region. To the crowd at Fort Hills, Trudeau said, “I am happy [...]
By Anna Guy By 2026, The construction and maintenance industry will lose close to 250,000 skilled workers (Build Force). Women Building Futures is working to fill that gap. In 2018, there are approximately 6.2 million women in Canada between the ages of 20 and 44—an estimated 47 per cent of the Canadian labour force, [...]
By Anna Guy Since 1990, Souls Harbour Rescue Mission (previously Souls Harbour Mission House and Regina Rescue Mission) has provided a safe space and a nice meal for those in need. Original founder Gerri Carroll’s incredible self-reliance enabled her to help up to 60 people a day from her own basement. In 1999, another [...]
Learn, Read, Play, Relax By Anna Guy “The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” – Albert Einstein Calgarians will soon have a library worthy of one of North America’s greatest cities. The New Central Library (NCL), located in Calgary’s East Village, is 240,000-square-feet of [...]