As we strolled the pier with his staff and clambered down onto the beach, a seal swam just offshore between us and the silk curtains deployed to prevent winter flounder from spawning near the construction site.
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Harsh Quebec winters usually have an impact on construction but with a fairly tame winter, plans have gone off without issue.
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But just as most big oil sands projects get going, a serious labor crunch will hit, as construction jobs open for the 2010 Winter Olympics in nearby Vancouver.
Construction is set to begin this winter on the 70-story Trump Tower New Orleans, which will be one of the tallest buildings on the Gulf Coast, according to co-developer David Brannen.
With many markets, such as aerospace, industrial gas turbine and commercial building remaining soft, and the residential construction market being hampered by severe winter weather, Alcoa says that it will strengthen its performance by developing innovative products that add value for its customers.
Our first choice was to hire local workers, but no Canadians applied due to both the massive construction boom under way in preparation for the Winter Olympics and demand for workers in the oil and gas industry.
As my colleague Morgan Brenan has explained, Hurricane Sandy was expected to take its toll on housing and construction, which could exacerbate seasonal slowness characteristic of the winter season.
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Their breeding cycle includes the construction of white "tents" where the caterpillars spend the winter.
Apartments for 2, 600 athletes and coaches were in various stages of construction, as workers raced to get roofs on them by winter.
Spring marks the peak selling season for home improvement retailers with home construction and rebuilding activity picking up after the long, hard winter.
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Construction starts in the Midwest are 2.5 times higher in June than in January, but in the South, construction starts are only 50% higher at the summer peak than at the winter low.
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