A road project like no other
The West Montrose covered bridge is Ontario’s only remaining covered bridge open to vehicle traffic. Careful maintenance and an eye for architectural detail are essential to preserving and maintaining...
View ArticleHobbyist builds miniature construction equipment from scratch
Fully functional Komatsu track hoe for sale. Price: $3,000. Will help carry to your car. Regina’s Dick Moulding has developed a reputation for building accurate miniature models of both road...
View ArticleProvince still moving to tax, register RBMs
Plans by the Ontario government to require roadbuilding machines (RBM) to be plated and registered and to regulate operators like truckers by April 2016 are still on track.
View ArticleWest Block project includes historic grocery building upgrade
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is partnering with Wittington Properties Ltd. on a mixed-use development in Toronto that incorporates the historic Loblaw Groceterias building.
View ArticleXCMG unveils remote-controlled excavator
XUZHOU, CHINA—The world’s fifth largest construction equipment company has recently unveiled its first fully remote-controlled excavator.
View ArticleStatsCan launches apprentice survey
OTTAWA—Statistics Canada is conducting a survey beginning in September to collect information and get a clearer picture of what the current apprentice situation is in Canada.
View ArticleWZMH Architects and pellow + associates merge
TORONTO—Award-winning architecture firms WZMH Architects and pellow + associates have merged to better position themselves and focus more on mixed-use retail designs.
View ArticlePROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVES: Does Europe have it right in procurement?
I just returned from visiting nine countries in Europe, from Russia to England. I had the opportunity to look at the construction process in these different countries and compare it to what we are...
View ArticlePHOTO: Rain in the Clouds
Window installation is reaching the top floor of the Rain Condominium project in Oakville, Ont.
View ArticleDean’s OCOT review in the final stretch
As the review of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) heads into the final stretch, Tony Dean acknowledges the work has been challenging and complex, but he’s beginning to map out various...
View ArticleOntario announces $125 million for repairs and upgrades to 128 hospitals
TORONTO—The province has allotted $125 million in 2015-2016 to help repair and upgrade 128 hospitals across Ontario.
View ArticlePublic interest focus sharpened during OCOT review: Dean
TORONTO—In Tony Dean’s August update, he says when thinking of the issues before him in his review of the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) it was important to keep in mind the public interest lens.
View ArticleOshawa’s Conlin Road West project complete
OSHAWA, ONT.—The City of Oshawa recently completed a major infrastructure project, where a new bridge and four-lane road is now open to the public.
View ArticleToronto mayor to hold Trump tower owners accountable
TORONTO—Toronto Mayor John Tory has vowed to get to the bottom of what's happening at the top of the Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto.
View ArticleThe Broad Strokes U.S. and Canadian Economic Outlooks
Okay, that was a little scary. China devalued its currency, albeit by a slight amount, in order to lift the export prospects of its manufacturers. Global raw materials producers assumed this would mean...
View ArticleBritish plastic road plates crossing the pond
A British company is staking a beach head in North America seeking to convert contractors to using plastic road plate instead of steel for temporary coverage during construction.
View ArticlePHOTO: Window Work
Window installation continues at the Tableau Condominium and mixed-use project on Peter Street in Toronto, Ont.
View ArticleGTAA to require COR starting January 2017
One of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority’s (GTAA) rules of the runway is “results first, safety always.”
View ArticleLumber company fined $48,000 in worker arm crushing incident
DRYDEN, ONT.—McKenzie Lumber Inc. has been found guilty and sentenced to pay $48,000 after a worker’s arm was crushed by an industrial lag-sawing machine in March 2013.
View ArticleCanam-Bridges to supply Champlain Bridge approach steel
SAINT-GEORGES, QUE.—Canam-Bridges, a division of Canam Group Inc. has signed a $225-million contract with Signature on the St. Laurence Construction G.P. to supply the steel superstructure for the...
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