Editor's
viewpoint These are exciting times, when Canada’s relatively
healthy construction industry is adapting to new tech-
nologies, processes and rules. These include the intro-
duction of mandated prompt payment legislation in
Ontario, spreading to federal projects and other
provinces. Project management software tools are inte-
grating with mobile phones and devices, speeding up
job site reviews and processes. Modular building con-
cepts, formerly considered a limited niche, have started
spreading to job sites where construction speed chal-
lenges combine with labour shortages.

Meanwhile, the Construction News and Report
Group, which publishes Canadian Design and Construc-
tion Report, has launched its most ambitious project in
its 30 years of delivering construction industry news. I
couldn’t have imagined (though I dreamed of) starting a
daily construction newspaper in previous years. How-
ever, regulations in the new Ontario Construction Act
(which also mandated prompt payment) redefined
“newspaper” to allow digital publications – meaning that
we could, indeed, take the risk of launching the daily
cycle publication at ontarioconstructionnews.com.

The newspaper has proven to sustainable, although I
needed to remember how to handle an incredible vol-
ume of material every day, like I did when I was much
younger and worked as a reporter and then sub-editor on
the Medicine Hat News.

We’re always looking for story ideas and suggestions
and welcome your feedback. You can reach us at buck-
shon@cadcr.com. SUMMER/FALL 2019
Table of Contents
CBTU concerned federal government move to outsource
construction for BC LNG project will damage skills
training and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ontario Construction News succeeds in first months
of daily publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Massive market beckons for contractors, developers building
all-suites hotels, say Hilton executives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
New construction software for iPhones
puts 3D models in builders’ hands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Demonstration project aims to position Canada as a world
leader in tall wood construction and the low-carbon economy 12
Federal government unlocks $400 million in capital financing to
regenerate, redevelop and build affordable housing, opens
investments to leverage up to $121 billion in the next 10 years . 13
SPECIAL FEATURES
Saskatchewan’s Top 10 economic
development community industry leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Battleford’s upcoming development plans rooted in
storytelling and preservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Roofing industry focuses on gaining new recruits by
emphasizing benefits of the job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ceilings and Walls: BC's Top 10 industry leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CCI achieves success as trusted partner for drywall,
steel stud framing and waterproofing projects . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
News Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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