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THINGS MUST CHANGE! – A letter from Marco Tommassel
THINGS MUST CHANGE!
By Marco Tommassel, President
MASONRY TO SAVE LIVES
The beautiful season has just begun, the...
reThink Wood… CCMPA agrees
Rethink... Would you really want to live here?
The City of Toronto alone averages 1,400 watermain...
A Concrete Firewall Protected the Résidence du Havre Seniors’ Home in L’Isle-Verte
Flames engulf the Résidence du Havre seniors’ home in L’Isle-Verte, in the early-morning hours of...
Letter to MPPs about Height of Wood Frame Buildings Bill
ONTARIO COALITION FOR FAIR CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
March 18, 2014
All Ontario MPPs Legislative Assembly of Ontario Toronto,...
Wood lobby shoring up support for building code changes
By Ian Harvey, Daily Commercial News
March 12, 2014
A war of words is heating up over...
January Newsletter
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Concrete firewall likely saved lives at Résidence du Havre
By Aaron Derfel, The Gazette January 24, 2014
The fire that engulfed most of a private...
Concrete, Steel Backlash
The sector argues province's wood-first building policy is flawed
By Gordon Hoekstra, Vancouver Sun December 12, 2013
The...
Wood First?
If current deforestation rates continue, critical habitats could disappear within the next hundred years.
53% of...
The Truth is Controversial!
Ref: Attack Ad reignites feud between concrete and wood industries
I am pleased to read that...
CCMPA supports the Baeulmer Family Foundation
Annually CCMPA supports a charity, forwarded by a member, by holding a raffle around the...
We’d like to set the record straight.
A few weeks ago the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association ran a full page ad...
Wood First? First to go.
Build with Concrete Block.
Storms. Fires. Insects. All can weaken a structure — and in some...
Fire fighters risk their lives to protect us.
They deserve a National Building Code that protects them.
Fires today burn hotter and faster than...
March Newsletter
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CCMPA promotes balanced design
Design and build with Block.
Burnaby BC: February 17, 2013
This photo of a recent fire in...
February Newsletter
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Ontario Seniors Deserve Better Fire Protection
Ontario Government needs to focus on fire containment as well as sprinklers in proposed Fire...
January Newsletter
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Advertorial in the Halifax Chronicle
When it comes to construction in Halifax, put safety first — not wood.
Canada’s National Building...
When it comes to construction, put safety first, not wood
Sound judgment and project specifications — not political agendas — should determine the building materials...
November Edition
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October Newsletter
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CCMPA 50 Years in the Making
Taking a look back at the past 50 year history of CCMPA from inception to...
August Newsletter
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High-Wind Testing Demonstrates Resilience of Modern Masonry Construction
Within hours, images of yesterday's full-scale testing of commercial strip mall-type structures hit the information...
CCMPA supports a Wounded Warrior — Corporal Paul MacLean
In 2011, CCMPA wanted to support a charity that was helping returning soldiers reacclimatize to...
Concrete walls a sound idea for Habitat home – Edmonton Journal
Masonry is the building material of choice in the construction of 15 duplexes in St....
Reinventing Canadian Masonry
By Mark D. Hagel, PhD, P.Eng.
For thousands of years, masonry has been the building material...
2012 Annual General Meeting/Charity Golf Tournament
Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association proudly presents The Stoneman Classic Golf Tournament presenting the John...
Concrete block in buildings contributes to a four part ‘balanced design’ that helps contain fires
CCMPA supports Ontario Fire Chiefs’ fire-sprinkler findings and advocates containment as part of a four part...
April Newsletter
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Looking beyond LEED
While LEED is largely responsible for catalyzing green efforts in the building industry, many professionals recognize...
