Tartan Interiors honored | 40,000 new jobs in GTA | Victim of “greed and lack of service”

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Tartan Interiors, Halifax, honored for drywall excellence on the world stage

The company's fine work on the new Halifax Library was celebrated at Saint Gobain's International Awards gala in Prague, Czech Republic » Read full article

Does an appliance supply partnership make sense for your contracting business?

Scaling an alliance to your operation means benefits similar to those enjoyed by the largest builders » Read full article

Dehydration: A worksite’s silent summertime hazard

Heat exhaustion is a serious health risk that's easy to avoid » Read full article

Headlines

Ontario and B.C. residential construction boom continues, while Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba suffer double-digit drops

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40,000 new jobs in GTA residential construction market last year, half in renovations

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Alberta’s WCB review panel wants to hear from YOU

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Voices

Contractors rebuilding Fort McMurray are racing to beat the freeze up

Fort Mac will likely be frozen in just five months' time. After that, costs are going to spiral upwards and production is going to drop. » more info

Home flipping in haste – and the risks of fatal structural errors

"An interior renovator tackling an old Toronto structural renovation is a recipe for a major disaster." » more info

Victim of “greed and lack of service” while he tries to do his second apprenticeship

Jordan Beechey says the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program of 15 years ago worked just great. Enter the Ontario College of Trades... and it's a mess » more info