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There is still time to register for this FREE event!
Home Depot TCA Appreciation Premier Event: October 4, 2023
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Please join Home Depot & TCA for an exclusive Premier event filled with networking, prizes, special offers for TCA members and more. Also please enjoy lunch on us! | |
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When: Wednesday October 4, 2023
Cost: FREE
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Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Where: Home Depot - Stockyards Location, 2121 St. Clair Ave West, Toronto, ON, M6N 5A8
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Construction steel prices in 2023-24 expected to remain high
Western Canada’s steel prices are expected remain high over the next 2023-2024 period, despite some softening of world prices.
Red hot prices soared the world per ton price to US$1,000 last year, but Fitch Solutions, which tracks world prices, revised its 2023 forecast of US$850 per ton to US$750 per ton mainly because of China’s steel glut. However, Western Canada remains locked out of lower cost steel by Canada’s protectionist tariffs and any slight price reductions are expected to be eroded through inflationary pressures and escalating costs of placing steel on jobsites.
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CCA looking for innovators and entrepreneurs
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is looking for three high-potential entrepreneurs and innovators to match with industry volunteers to help companies bring viable, useful technologies to the construction marketplace.
Through a CCA-facilitated process, the mentees and mentors in the CONtact Mentorship program will connect for virtual meetings where the industry mentors will provide feedback on the entrepreneur’s product or service solution on value, price, features, distribution, feasibility, or any other element that will improve the likelihood of adoption.
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Centennial College opens first-of-its-kind campus education building
Centennial College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open A-Building ─ Canada’s first LEED Gold, zero carbon, mass timber, higher-education building.
An Indigenous Working Group made vital contributions to Indigenous elements of the build as the College worked with Colliers Project Leaders, EllisDon Construction, DIALOG and Smoke Architecture to deliver the approximately $112-million project. Spanning six storeys and more than 130,000 square feet, the expansion was accompanied by a 15,000-square-foot renovation.
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Dream jumps to advance projects following GST exemption
The federal government’s decision to remove GST on the construction of new rental apartment buildings is game-changing for the whole industry says the leader of Dream Unlimited after his firm promptly announced it was moving on 5,000 new purpose-built rental apartment units in Ottawa, Saskatoon, Calgary and Toronto.
Given rising construction and borrowing costs, the math was not adding up to green-light those projects, said president Michael Cooper. Now it does.
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SickKids’ Patient Support Centre Reaches the Finish Line
The new Patient Support Centre, the first major step of Project Horizon, The Hospital for Sick Children’s (SickKids) multi-year campus transformation, is officially unveiled. This marks the end of major construction activities of the new training, education and administrative tower.
On September 28, 2023, PCL Construction and B+H Architects joined SickKids, SickKids Foundation and partners to celebrate this monumental milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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SoilFLO awarded contract by Metrolinx to advance environmental sustainability efforts
Metrolinx has awarded a contract to SoilFLO to employ the company’s soil management software to further enhance Metrolinx’s ecological initiatives.
By integrating SoilFLO’s software into its projects Metrolinx, the crown agency responsible for coordinating major transit initiatives across the Greater Toronto Area, will be able to streamline soil tracking, record-keeping, and compliance procedures while reducing costs and minimizing environmental impact.
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TCA Member Spotlight
Get your company in front of like-minded industry colleagues and grow your network and business opportunities! Click here, to learn more and to complete the application form.
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Advertise in Our Weekly Bulletin
Advertise your products and service in TCA's Weekly E-Connect bulletin. This email blast is sent to the members on Tuesday morning of each week. Please visit our website, or contact Vishawn Thompson for details.
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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS IN GENERAL CONTRACTING. SERVICING THE COMMERCIAL AND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY SINCE 1998.
For more information visit www.ndcdevelopment.ca
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*TCA Members Only*
REGISTER NOW FOR FREE! TCA Environmental Committee Seminar Series: Building to Net Zero - Infrastructure
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When: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Where: Online (Zoom)
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Cost: FREE
REGISTER FOR FREE HERE.
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Over 80% Sold! HURRY and grab your tickets!
YCL 2023 Pub Night - TICKETS ARE ON SALE!
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When: Thursday, November 9, 2023
Where: Early Mercy
540 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1M3
Time: 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Cost: $85.00 plus HST, pp
REGISTER HERE!
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Exclusive Discount for TCA Members on publishing Certificates of Substantial Performance (CSPs) in the Daily Commercial News (DCN)! | | |
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All certificates and notices published in the Daily Commercial News (DCN) are a flat fee of $300 (plus tax). Special Affinity Pricing of $200 per certificate is available to all ConstructConnect subscribers and TCA members. | |
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**IMPORTANT: To apply the discount, please mention the offer at the time of order placement.**
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