July 13, 2010
Workplace health and safety
VIDEO: Boom truck tips over at Vancouver condo project
A boom truck tipped over while delivering lumber to a low-rise condominium construction project in Vancouver’s trendy Kitsilano neighbourhood, near Vine Street and First Avenue.
The truck tipped over shortly after 1 p.m. on June 29. WorkSafeBC representatives were on scene surveying the damage and it took almost five hours to put the truck back on its wheels.
Another crane was used to upright the truck and return it to the street.
No one was hurt in the incident, which is currently under investigation.
VIDEO: BC Hydro's massive "Regeneration" initiative
In 2011, BC Hydro announced their "Regeneration" initiative, an effort to overhaul the province’s aging infrastructure in order to meet substantially higher energy demands in the coming decades.
VIDEO: Journal of Commerce Weekly Update May 14th, 2012
In this week's preview of the upcoming stories we're covering in the Journal of Commerce, Editor Bradley Fehr talks about our upcoming Energy feature, which highlights electrical and oil and gas projects across western Canada.
VIDEO: Canstruction 2012 in Vancouver
Every year architects, engineers, students and many others take simple canned foods and turn them into amazing structures and works of art for Canstruction.
April 28 is observed every year throughout British Columbia as a Day of Mourning for those who have been injured or killed in the workplace. One event was held at Jack Poole Plaza outside of the Vancouver Convention Centre, with the Olympic torch lit to commemorate the fallen.
VIDEO: BC Hydro upgrades the Ruskin Dam
BC Hydro is upgrading the Ruskin Dam, an 82-year old structure in Mission, British Columbia. Chief amongst the improvements to the facility are seismic upgrades and a substantial revamp of the powerhouse.
