Lafarge Creates Cement from Residual Waste Plant Materials in Pilot with Metro Vancouver

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Lafarge Canada Inc. is using residual materials from Metro Vancouver’s largest water filtration plant to make cement. Beginning late in spring 2016, Metro Vancouver (Metro) and Lafarge began a trial in which drinking water treatment residuals, a wet, clay-like material left over after the water has been filtered, were shipped from the Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant on the North Shore to Lafarge’s plant in the suburb of Richmond. Read more.

Roads Made of Recycled Plastic Are Being Tested in Britain

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A Scotland-based company called MacRebur has come up with a way to create roads that are made of recycled plastic, and are stronger and longer-lasting than normal asphalt-based roads. Read more.

Lean Warrior Talks Collaboration in LCI-C Keynote

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A self-described lean warrior with tremendous credentials in lean construction south of the border going back years, was well-chosen to address the topic of lean construction: past, present and future at the Lean Construction Institute — Canada (LCI-C) conference held in Toronto recently. Read more.

Trust-based Teams Build Better, Says Miller

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Award-winning author and futurist Rex Miller says the way most construction projects are carried out now drives good people to do bad things. Read more

Toronto Home to New Canada Infrastructure Bank

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Canada’s largest city is getting itself a new resident this year: the headquarters of the federal government’s new infrastructure financing agency. Read more.

Canada Prompt Payment Act Approved by Senate

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Canada’s Senate has unanimously passed Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act, regulating payments on federal construction contracts, but a major hurdle remains as the bill now faces the scrutiny of the House of Commons. Read more.

Nova Scotia Provincial Election – Learn about CANS’ involvement and issues facing the construction industry

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Nova Scotia Provincial Election – Learn about CANS’ involvement and issues facing the construction industry. Read more.

Roofer ‘deliberately choosing to put people at risk’ gets 4-month jail sentence

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A Nova Scotia contractor has received one of the longest jail sentences of its kind in Canada for once again violating the rules of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Read more.

CANS Holiday Office Closure

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CANS Dartmouth and Sydney office is closed for Victoria Day. We will re-open at 8am on Tuesday, May 23.

CANS Sydney Office Has Moved

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CANS Sydney office has moved to 285 Alexandra Street, Sydney, NS B1S 2E8.

Please note that from May 2017 until May 2018, CANS Sydney office is offering limited services to CANS members. The only service available during this time is the signing of Statutory Declarations at the Alexandra Street location. There will be a delay in this service till July 2017. Once this service is available we will inform our members.

For assistance and information about other services, CANS Members are asked to contact CANS Head Office in Dartmouth at 902-468-2267 ext. 0.