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May 19, 2008

Two construction site accidents take their toll

A 41-year-old Burnaby man has died after being run over by a loaded gravel dump-truck near the construction site of the Golden Ears Bridge on May 9, while a 55-year-old plumbing supervisor was killed at a Toronto job site on May 12.

April 28, 2008

Repair work begins on Pitt River bridge

A nine-metre tower of rebar, one of the support pylons for the Pitt River bridge, fell over in the early hours of April 14 when a crane came into contact with a guy wire. Despite this setback the bridge is scheduled for completion in late 2009.

April 28, 2008

Gravel truck collides with SUV and school bus, claims one life

A gravel truck slammed into a school bus on a highway in central Alberta killing a 17-year-old girl and leaving a second student in the hospital in critical condition.

April 28, 2008

Badger Daylighting crew comes to rescue of trapped construction worker

A construction worker trapped in a 12-foot-deep pit in downtown Toronto and buried in mud up to his chest was saved thanks to help from a badger — Badger Daylighting, that is.

March 26, 2008

ITC Construction Group and Metrocan Construction Ltd. employ Canada's first anti-collision safety system for tower cranes

The ITC Construction Group will use a new anti-collision safety system for seven of the twelve tower cranes employed on the site of Vancouver’s Olympic village.

March 24, 2008

New York crane collapse claims seven lives

A giant crane collapsed in New York on March 15, killing seven people and injuring at least 17.

March 12, 2008

Viper Concrete suffers millions in damages after cement-truck fire

A flaming Molotov cocktail thrown into a cement pump truck spread to an adjacent building and caused millions of dollars in damage to a construction business in Calgary.

March 12, 2008

Teamsters accuse independent contractors of jeopardizing labour peace in gravel-trucking industry

A spokesman for the BC Teamsters Union has accused the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) of jeopardizing labour peace in the gravel-trucking industry.

February 20, 2008

Worker dies at Calgary construction site

A construction worker is dead after a dirt wall collapsed at a jobsite in Calgary.

February 20, 2008

Flock of construction cranes provide a sure sign of spring

In another sign that winter is loosening its grip on the Lower Mainland, a flock of construction cranes grace Vancouver’s skyline.

May 28, 2007

Kitchener receives 15 new heavy equipment operators

Conestoga College has graduated its first-ever class of 15 apprentices in the Heavy Equipment Operator program.

May 28, 2007

Test drive a career in road building and heavy construction

The B.C. Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association will once again be hosting a Women in Construction Industry Night at the upcoming Heavy Construction Show. The evening will celebrate women currently working in the industry and will also promote its industry training programs/the exciting career opportunities available in road building and heavy construction.

May 28, 2007

Road to be built in two phases

Yukon Zinc Corporation has awarded to Arctic Construction Ltd. and Ross River Dena Council a contract to build a 24 km access road for the Wolverine project. Up until now, all transport of heavy equipment and supplies has been by winter road and air support.

May 28, 2007

Iron ready to roll at show's new demo zone

This year’s Heavy Construction Equipment Show to be held June 1 and 2 at Abbotsford’s Tradex Centre will feature a much larger demonstration area where equipment operators can view and operate new iron on the market.

May 28, 2007

Contractors turning to e-bidding for equipment

Approximately one in four equipment buyers, hard-pressed for time, are turning to e-bidding to find that piece of equipment sold at auction. Not just e-mailing a bid, but participating in real time at an auction that can be viewed – like a window to the world – via a computer terminal.

May 28, 2007

Operator trainees get the basics with new program

Operators of heavy equipment will get a credible course of training with a new program that recently finished its pilot run on Vancouver Island and in Maple Ridge.

May 28, 2007

Skidsteer, trailers and generators hot items with thieves

Want to know what’s the Honda Civic of the construction world?

May 28, 2007

Apprenticeship program gaining favour

Centennial College’s Co-Op Diploma Apprenticeship Program is receiving an additional $957,000, a “tremendous benefit” to keep classroom materials up-to-date for training heavy equipment technicians.

May 28, 2007

Heavy equipment theft rises

Heavy equipment theft has prompted the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) to call for mandatory tracking devices in rented equipment.

May 28, 2007

A touchdown for Structal-Heavy Steel

Structal-Heavy Steel Construction has landed a contract to fabricate the steel structure to be used to build the new football stadium owned jointly by the New York Giants and New York Jets.

May 28, 2007

New technology keeps on trucking

Canadian and American governments have been told they must do more to help truck and heavy equipment operators convert to the new, environmentally friendly technologies that are being developed.

May 28, 2007

Sault scholarships an incentive to learn a construction trade

Sault Ste. Marie youth looking to study trades at Sault College now have an added incentive.