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01 Apr
Latest News

Introducing a concrete approach to sustainability

  • April 1, 2019
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Climate change is uppermost in the minds of most Canadians — and it’s a concern...

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01 Apr
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Firefighters know what construction materials support them. Do you?

  • April 1, 2019
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Fires today burn hotter and faster than ever before. Lightweight floor assemblies can now collapse...

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05 Oct
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Buy Canadian Ad

  • October 5, 2018
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Click here to download the CCMPA  Buy Canadian Ad.

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05 Oct
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Making the Cut: Is cross-laminated timber safe?

  • October 5, 2018
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
By: Paul Hargest, President of CCMPA Last March, part of a floor under construction at Oregon...

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01 Mar
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New Building Studies Website

  • March 1, 2018
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
A new website "BuildingStudies.org" www.buildingstudies.org has been developed to provide information from third party studies...

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04 Aug
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Let’s put the block on fire

  • August 4, 2017
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
In nature, fire can seem almost impossible to control, as the devastation in British Columbia...

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18 Jul
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What’s 150 years?

  • July 20, 2017
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
By some standards, 150 years is a long time. But for Canada’s masonry producers, 150...

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25 May
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Expocrete Receives the 2017 Oldcastle Community Ambassador Award

  • May 25, 2017
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Expocrete receives the 2017 Oldcastle Community Ambassador Award for their efforts in helping victims of...

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07 Apr
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Official Launching of the “Bloc Levy” Program in Quebec

  • April 11, 2017
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Effective: January 1, 2018. The association of masonry contractors is proud to announce the...

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09 Mar
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Sharing “The Facts” through Social Media

  • March 10, 2017
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
We know you are busy. We know there is an infinite amount of information out there...

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16 Jun
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Finding Fault After Fire

  • June 16, 2016
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
While Fort McMurray has put the fear of fire front and centre in the minds...

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16 Jun
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The Hill Times CCMPA Ad

  • June 16, 2016
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Click here to download the CCMPA Ad from The Hill Times.

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16 May
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New Member

  • August 3, 2016
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
CCMPA is delighted to inform you that we have a new member. Rinox Inc. concrete...

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01 Feb
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January Newsletter

  • February 1, 2016
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Download the January 2016 edition of CCMPA Updates.

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13 Nov
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Rethink wood. We agree!

  • November 13, 2015
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
For disaster-resilient construction, think concrete block. From fire and the forces of man and mother nature •...

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02 Sep
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Masonry advocates ask, what’s in your walls?

  • September 2, 2015
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers (CCMPA) and MasonryWorx have teamed up to educate the homebuyers, contractors...

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19 Jun
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Trades & Apprenticeship students honoured at awards ceremony

  • August 10, 2015
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
May 27, 2015 – Marina de Souza, Executive Director of CCMPA, was on hand at...

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17 Jun
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Want to save energy AND building construction costs?

  • November 5, 2015
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Then build with single wythe concrete block masonry! NECB Energy Compliant Solutions using Single Wythe Concrete...

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13 Feb
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Demand Concrete Block

  • February 12, 2015
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Code officials ignored it. Developers ignored it. Wood you? Demand concrete block. It was built to...

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20 Nov
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November Newsletter

  • November 20, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Download the November edition of CCMPA Updates.

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29 Oct
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A Letter of Thanks from Community of Hearts

  • October 29, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Ms. Marina de Souza Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association 1500 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario M5M 3X0 October 19, 2014 Dear...

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10 Sep
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Calculate Fire Resistance Examples

  • September 10, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Download Jason Thompson's report on calculated fire resistance examples using concrete masonry assemblies.

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25 Jun
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Upcoming Blockmakers Workshops

  • June 25, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Download the Blockmakers Workshops brochure

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03 Jun
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THINGS MUST CHANGE! – A letter from Marco Tommassel

  • June 3, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
THINGS MUST CHANGE! By Marco Tommassel, President MASONRY TO SAVE LIVES The beautiful season has just begun, the...

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28 Mar
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reThink Wood… CCMPA agrees

  • March 27, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Rethink... Would you really want to live here? The City of Toronto alone averages 1,400 watermain...

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24 Mar
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A Concrete Firewall Protected the Résidence du Havre Seniors’ Home in L’Isle-Verte

  • March 24, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Flames engulf the Résidence du Havre seniors’ home in L’Isle-Verte, in the early-morning hours of...

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18 Mar
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Letter to MPPs about Height of Wood Frame Buildings Bill

  • March 18, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
ONTARIO COALITION FOR FAIR CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES March 18, 2014 All Ontario MPPs Legislative Assembly of Ontario Toronto,...

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12 Mar
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Wood lobby shoring up support for building code changes

  • March 12, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
By Ian Harvey, Daily Commercial News March 12, 2014 A war of words is heating up over...

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27 Jan
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Concrete firewall likely saved lives at Résidence du Havre

  • January 27, 2014
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
By Aaron Derfel, The Gazette January 24, 2014 The fire that engulfed most of a private...

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16 Dec
Latest News

Concrete, Steel Backlash

  • December 16, 2013
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin

The sector argues province's wood-first building policy is flawed By Gordon Hoekstra, Vancouver Sun December 12, 2013 The...

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09 Dec
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Wood First?

  • December 9, 2013
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
If current deforestation rates continue, critical habitats could disappear within the next hundred years. 53% of...

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01 Oct
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CCMPA supports the Baeulmer Family Foundation

  • October 1, 2013
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Annually CCMPA supports a charity, forwarded by a member, by holding a raffle around the...

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23 Sep
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We’d like to set the record straight.

  • September 20, 2013
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
A few weeks ago the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association ran a full page ad...

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28 Jun
Latest News, Press Releases

Wood First? First to go.

  • August 27, 2013
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Build with Concrete Block. Storms. Fires. Insects. All can weaken a structure — and in some...

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08 Dec
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Advertorial in the Halifax Chronicle

  • December 7, 2012
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
When it comes to construction in Halifax, put safety first — not wood. Canada’s National Building...

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13 Sep
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CCMPA 50 Years in the Making

  • September 13, 2012
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Taking a look back at the past 50 year history of CCMPA from inception to...

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23 Jul
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High-Wind Testing Demonstrates Resilience of Modern Masonry Construction

  • July 23, 2012
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Within hours, images of yesterday's full-scale testing of commercial strip mall-type structures hit the information...

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23 Jul
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CCMPA supports a Wounded Warrior — Corporal Paul MacLean

  • July 23, 2012
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
In 2011, CCMPA wanted to support a charity that was helping returning soldiers reacclimatize to...

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19 Jul
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Concrete walls a sound idea for Habitat home – Edmonton Journal

  • July 19, 2012
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
Masonry is the building material of choice in the construction of 15 duplexes in St....

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08 May
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Reinventing Canadian Masonry

  • September 23, 2013
  • By author-avatar CCMPA_Admin
By Mark D. Hagel, PhD, P.Eng. For thousands of years, masonry has been the building material...

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