Generating lots of heat, and now, also plenty of light
Generating lots of heat, and now, also plenty of light By Graham Chandler In 2003, Bruce Elliott paid $46,000 in heating bills for his 10,000 sq. ft. factory in Yellowknife. Three years later, he paid $18,000. An accounting miracle? A precipitous drop in the price of oil? Neither of the above. Elliott, the owner of Fiberglass […]
Paving the roads with good intentions – and chipseal
By Beverly Cramp The physical area of the Northwest Territories covers a lot of ground – 1,183,085 sq km (456,792 sq mi) of it. The NWT highway system covers substantially less – 3,835 km of all-weather highway and winter roads, stretching from the NWT – Alberta border, and will soon reach all the way to […]
A New Home for Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
By Graham Chandler When the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) needed a new home in Iqaluit, they knew it would be a challenge. The building would need to have specialized audio and video systems and a new building, all on a tight budget, without impacting ongoing and scheduled programs and production. The solution? Team up with […]
All under one roof
By Beverly Cramp An Aboriginal fire feeding ceremony was a fitting start to the construction of a new health and social services facility in Norman Wells last May. The special event was in recognition of the significance of the new building, to be named the Sahtu Centre for Health and Social Services and Long Term […]
40 Years of Evolution
40 Years of Evolution By John Curran 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of the NWT and Nunavut Construction Association and over the years the organization has seen plenty of changes throughout the industry. When you consider that the Tower Group of Companies has been operating in what is now Nunavut for the past 70 years, […]
Designs on the North
By Graham Chandler Northern architects have always faced different design experiences than their southern counterparts. For example, Jack Kobayashi recalls that 40 years ago, architects were still feeling the after-effects of Montreal’s Expo 67. “There was a lot that came out of Expo 67,” says the principal and partner of Whitehorse-based kobayashi + zedda architects, […]
C.A.B. Construction Prepares for Next Chapter
By John Curran Running a family business is far from easy, but for Craig Browne, owner of Fort Smith-based C.A.B. Construction, he can’t imagine life any other way. He first came to town by way of Yellowknife with Clark Builders as part of the team putting up the Aurora College campus there in 1994 and […]
Happy Birthday to Us
With Canada’s 150th anniversary as a nation upon us, what better way to celebrate than by revitalizing community infrastructure? As outlined in Budget 2016, there is now a total of $300 million available through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150) – the government included an additional $150 million over two years supporting projects […]
Trades Demand to Remain Strong
By John Curran Through the GNWT’s Skills 4 Success initiative, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment recently teamed up with the Conference Board of Canada to produce a comprehensive Labour Market Forecast and Needs Assessment. The results of that project show that demand for skilled trades workers will remain high until at least 2030 […]
NWT Highways Construction Update
NWT Highways Construction Update Inuvik & Tuktoyaktuk had good news from the Government of the Northwest Territories this fall. Wally Schumann, minister of NWT’s transportation says there’ll be an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of an all-weather road between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk in November 2017. “This winter, the contractor will be entering its […]
