Quadrangle announces leadership transition
TORONTO — Anna Madeira and Richard Witt will assume the role of the new executive principals of Quadrangle Architects in Toronto, following the retirement of Susan Ruptash who has served as the firm’s...
View ArticleArgonaut touts positive results for proposed Wawa gold mine
TORONTO — Argonaut Gold Inc. has announced it is “pleased” with the results of a feasibility study (FS) for a proposed gold mine in northern Ontario.
View ArticleGoodbye to Mr. Christie’s f lagship bakery
As a child, Carmelo Pastore recalls preferring Chips Ahoy to any other Christie cookie brand. However, as district manager with demolition company Delsan-AIM, he knows the former home of Christie,...
View ArticleORBA’s new COO aims to build strong relationships with industry
As the new chief operating officer of the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA), David Caplan wants to focus his efforts on responding to the needs of members and establishing strong relationships...
View ArticleConstruction Corner: Paper exposes bloopers of high-eff iciency design
We all make bloopers from time to time.
View ArticleNAFTA: Deadlock on hard issues as round concludes under cloud of question marks
MEXICO CITY—Another round of NAFTA talks wrapped up with all key issues still deadlocked Nov. 21 as negotiators prepared to leave Mexico City with a plethora of question marks lingering over the trade...
View ArticleMTO details upgrades to Rutherford GO Station
TORONTO—The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has a announced detailed list of improvements to the Rutherford GO station north of Toronto.
View ArticleEpic battle at Humber wastewater plant demo
Demolition at the City of Toronto’s Humber Wastewater Treatment Plant is a big job, never mind a battle with the “Green Monster” — a massive, multi-tentacled odour-control facility that’s stood guard...
View ArticleNew Cooksville storm pond engineered to head off flood threat
A massive storm which hit Mississauga, Ont. in August 2009 and flooded approximately 400 homes has been the catalyst for a $25-million project intended to avoid a similar occurrence in the future.
View Article9/11 destruction "controlled demolition" — fact or fiction?
Despite strong contrary arguments, a McMaster University engineering professor steadfastly maintains the collapse of three World Trade Center buildings after the infamous 9/11 attacks can only be...
View ArticleComprehensive energy retrofit at core of new Egale Centre
Environmental engineering and design is at the forefront of a first-of-its-kind facility in Canada and one of only a handful in the world.
View ArticleRealignment and widening of Patterson Creek a sewer saver
Judged solely by the $3 million price, a project to protect the Patterson Creek in Richmond Hill from an exposed sanitary sewer would not seem overly complex.
View ArticleTransport Futures conference explores intercity travel
TORONTO — The lineup of speakers for the 20th Transport Futures conference has been announced in support of this year’s theme, intercity passenger travel.
View ArticleCatherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships awarded
OTTAWA — Two university students have been awarded the 2017 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarship by the Canadian Wood Council (CWC).
View Article$1.6B Canada New England hydropower project wins key permit
CONCORD, N.H. — The Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded a key permit for a transmission project that would carry hydropower from Canada to more than a million homes in southern New England.
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