Sunday, March 29, 2026
New student housing opens at the University of the Fraser Valley
Students now have access to more housing options and an expanded dining hall at the University of the Fraser Valley Abbotsford (UFV), with nearly 400 new…
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Construction of Berens River Bridge begins, completion expected in 2028
The Government of Ontario, in partnership with the Whitefeather Forest Community Resource Management Authority, Pikangikum First Nation and the Government of Canada, has begun construction…
New program to establish mass timber training centres across Canada
As Canada’s construction industry evolves towards more sustainable and efficient building methods, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America (UBC) is training workers…
PCL-built Limberlost Place named Global Best Project of the Year
Celebrated for its pioneering mass timber design and construction, commitment to safety and collaborative excellence, Limberlost Place – built by PCL Construction – was named the…
Housing project combines mass timber construction with Passive House certification
1620 Main St. E. is a six-storey, 42-unit affordable housing development located in Hamilton’s east end. Completed in July 2025 by mcCallumSather in partnership with…
Fire test validates new floor system’s performance under extreme conditions
By Angela Gismondi EllisDon recently set its Hybrid Timber Floor System (HTFS) on fire to challenge assumptions and misconceptions about mass timber and demonstrate what…
Toronto advances public developer-led mass timber affordable homes
The City of Toronto and the federal government marked the advancement of craning and assembly of the City’s first affordable housing project delivered through the…
Freedom Mobile Arch canopy completion marks milestone for mass timber construction
EllisDon announced that the final beam has been lifted into place atop the Freedom Mobile Arch, completing the canopy of what is now one of…
Ontario supporting $107M investment in mass timber manufacturing sector
The Government of Ontario welcomed an investment of $107 million from Element5, a homegrown mass timber manufacturer, to expand the company’s operations in St. Thomas.…
Mass timber prefab housing system uses local lumber to build affordable homes faster
When Nak’azdli Development Corp. (NDC) unveils its inaugural Timber House next month – a unique prefabricated home in Canada that uses stud lumber from local…
Toronto breaks ground on state-of-the-art paramedic station
The City of Toronto broke ground on a new 90,000 square foot, state-of-the-art multi-function station at 300 Progress Ave. Strategically located to meet the needs…
BCIT opens Tall Timber student housing residence at Burnaby campus
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) officially opened its new Tall Timber student housing residence at the Burnaby campus, expanding affordable on-campus housing options…
North America’s first mass timber Passive House affordable housing project completed in Hamilton
CityHousing Hamilton announced the official opening of 1620 Main St. E., a six-storey, 42-unit affordable housing project delivered in partnership with mcCallumSather. The building is…
North America’s first all mass timber acute care hospital being built in Ontario
By Mark Cardwell Small is beautiful—the notion that small spaces can be designed and built with more user-friendly features, functionality and elegance in mind—is something…
Mass timber construction begins at new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital
Quinte Health celebrated a major milestone, bringing North America’s first un-encapsulated mass timber hospital one step closer to reality, with the arrival of mass timber materials…
Kalesnikoff Opens North America’s First Mass Timber Pre-Fabrication and Modular Facility
Kalesnikoff Mass Timber formally opened their new 100,000 sq. ft. modular mass timber facility in Castlegar, B.C., near the West Kootenay Regional Airport, to expand…
George Brown’s Limberlost Place reaches substantial performance milestone
Taking a revolutionary step often involves taking a risk—and George Brown College’s bold vision paid off when we officially received the keys to Limberlost Place, its…
Canadian Wood Council and Woodsure launch new partnership
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and Woodsure (A division of Axis Insurance Managers Inc.) announced a new partnership between their WoodWorks and Woodsure programs respectively.…
Canada invests in sustainable wood construction technologies in Montreal
Natural Resources Canada announced a federal contribution of more than $2.8 million to FPInnovations for three projects. The funding includes investments to support the use…
Ontario investing $3.5M in mass timber manufacturer Element5
The Government of Ontario is investing $3.46 million in Element5 to help the mass timber manufacturer expand its operations. The company is Ontario’s first certified…
SPONSORED: Pomerleau Completes Gros Morne Reconstruction: A Mass Timber Structure
This year, Pomerleau completed the renovation of Gros Morne National Park’s Visitor Centre, which welcomes tens of thousands of visitors from around the world annually.…
Building with wood instead of concrete and steel
By Vincent Davenport and Mark Gaglione In the ever-evolving landscape of construction, a silent revolution is underway, and it goes by the name of mass…
Canada’s blueprint for mass timber success unveiled
A new comprehensive report, The Mass Timber Roadmap, unveiled by The Transition Accelerator outlines an ambitious and strategic vision for the future of mass timber…
B.C. builders can now use mass timber in taller buildings
The Government of British Columbia announced it is adopting building-code changes to permit the use of expanded use of mass timber in taller buildings, such…