CALGARY – A new report released Thursday says Alberta will lead Canada’s construction industry through the next decade, with major new oilsands projects and residential work driving job growth in virtually every year between now and 2023.
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It’s been more than seven months since Judah Hill (Highway 744) collapsed due to a landslide over the 2013 May long weekend, which closed the road indefinitely.
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Home construction is occurring at a rapid pace in towns a short driving distance from Red Deer, with residential building permits in high demand at Blackfalds, Penhold and Sylvan Lake.
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EDMONTON – Edmonton’s downtown arena is on course to meet its $480-million construction cost and should be ready to start construction in March, city manager Simon Farbrother says.
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Home building is recovering faster in some cities than in others, just as home prices are.
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CALGARY – Calgary is ranked fifth overall in North America for the number of highrises and skyscrapers currently under construction.
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CALGARY – Investment in non-residential building construction reached $973 million in the Calgary census metropolitan area in the fourth quarter of 2013, says a report released Friday by Statistics Canada.
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The year-end numbers are in, and home construction improved dramatically in 2013. Both single- and multi-family housing starts were up, by 15 and 25 percent, respectively, according to the U.S. Census. Add it all up and total housing construction rose 18 percent from 2012 to the highest level since 2007.
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Despite economic uncertainty in some parts of the nation, Lethbridge builders recorded 648 housing starts during 2013.
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Thanks to commercial and public projects, 2013 was a banner year for builders in Lethbridge.
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