News - Construction

Manitobans who buy a new home can be assured they have a strong warranty with their purchase after the legislation comes into force Jan. 1, 2017.

A consultant with FGC Construction advises pork producers who are deciding whether to convert their sow barns from stall housing to group housing to consider several factors.

Manitoba Pork is advising anyone interested in building new or expanding existing swine barns to engage the services of a professional consultant to help them navigate through the approval process.

Manitoba Pork is hopeful the first applications for permits to build new or expand existing hog barns under a new pilot project will come in this fall.

The City of Steinbach has announced temporary parking and pedestrian access for the T.G. Smith Centre while construction is underway.

Steinbach RCMP want to remind motorists to pay attention to the reduced speed limits in designated construction zones. As the summer months are approaching more road construction will be present.

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation reports the province will invest $61 million on six highway improvement projects that started this past week, as part of the province’s $5.5-billion, five-year core infrastructure plan.

CWB announced the pouring of the concrete slip for its state-of-the-art grain elevator located west of Portage La Prairie in Bloom, Manitoba is now underway.

Manitoba’s pork producers are hoping a tentative agreement with the provincial government will end the moratorium on new swine barn construction or expansion in Manitoba.

According to Statistics Canada, investment in non-residential building construction reached $12.9 billion in the fourth quarter, up 1.1% from the previous quarter.