Posted AT 6:22 PM EST on 07/08/08
Construction slowdown looms
The head of construction powerhouse EllisDon said Thursday he is “very wary and very concerned” about where the Canadian economy is going.
“I am worried right across the country that things are tightening up and that a year from now we are going to see a drop-off,” Geoff Smith, the company's president and chief executive officer said in an interview after Statistics Canada reported that the total value of building permits fell 5.3 per cent in June to $6.
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