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2017 NS Construction Guide – Update your Company Listing & Advertising Opportunities

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Update Your Company Listing – Member company listings for the 2017 NS Construction Guide are pulled from CANSnet (www.cans.ns.ca). Have your Profile Administrator verify your company information is correct before 12 noon on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 so it will appear properly in the printed NS Construction Guide.

Advertise – There are many opportunities to advertise in the NS Construction Guide.

Click HERE for more information.

 

Alert – Preliminary Determination of Injury on Rebar Imports

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Tribunal Issues Preliminary Determination of Reasonable Indication of Injury.Read more.

Memo from Defence Construction Canada – eProcurement

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Click here to learn more about their electronic bidding process.

Intel Launches Industrial Drone

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Intel’s move to enter the game signifies that established technology manufacturers recognize the market potential for drone deployment, pegged at $127 billion by PwC, with infrastructure and construction representing the largest global drone market. Read more

CANS’ Open House & Holiday Party

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YOU’RE INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSE & HOLIDAY PARTY!

On behalf of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia’s President and Board of Directors, we are pleased to invite you to celebrate CANS’ new office and kick off the holiday season. Brief opening remarks will begin at 4 pm, with light food and refreshments provided.

DATE: Thursday, December 1, 2016
TIME: 3:30-5:30 PM
LOCATION: 134 Eileen Stubbs AveUnit 103 Dartmouth

RSVP by NOV 24 to cfiske@cans.ns.ca

See official invitation HERE.

Dollars Wasted Importing Southern Design to Northern Communities

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Gavin Renwick, Canada research chair in design studies at the University of Alberta, said Canadians waste dollars importing southern style designs for construction into northern regions without considering how that technology will fit the local culture. Read more

Green Financing Taking Root among National Leaders

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The concept of green financing got an important boost last month when leaders of the G20 nations received a report from a Green Finance Study Group. The national leaders present, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau among them, pledged that they would invest in infrastructure as a means of boosting economic growth. Read more

Trudeau Government Explores National Infrastructure ‘Institution’

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The chair of the Trudeau government’s influential team of economic advisers says the group is exploring an ambitious plan to create a national infrastructure “institution” to attract investor cash that will help boost the economy. Read more

CCA Applauds TFW Parliamentary Report Amid Increasing Criticism

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“Our overall feeling on it is we think the recommendations go some way to making sure the pendulum that swung too far is back where it should be,” said CCA president Michael Atkinson. “What is being proposed is a good step to get the TFWP back to where it should be. The draconian methods that were taken to almost close the program down caused the pendulum to swing far too much in one direction.” Read more

CCA Chair’s Interview: Why Do You Support the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

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“Stand up for projects of national interest,” said CCA chair Gilbert Brulotte. “Improving Canada’s capacity to access additional foreign markets for our energy exports is in the national interest as it will enhance our capacity to obtain fair market value for these products, which will generate the additional government revenues required to sustain government investments in health care, infrastructure, transportation, education and training.” Read more