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March 3, 2010

In wake of toddler death, committee will study Calgary construction safety

In the aftermath of a toddler’s death from falling construction debris, the City of Calgary and the local construction industry have formed a committee to study safety.

March 1, 2010

Construction industry had most workplace fatalities in Alberta

The construction industry had the highest number of workplace fatalities of any sector in Alberta in 2009, but this figure is the lowest in the last five years.

February 22, 2010

Work complete on Manitoba ice road system

Contractors have completed work on Manitoba’s winter road system, despite fears climate change is threatening its construction.

February 22, 2010

Change is in the air for B.C.’s roadbuilders training

Some things change and some things stay the same.

February 17, 2010

Residents of Kingfisher Lake, Ontario become crew on water treatment plant project

Clean drinking water and efficient wastewater treatment would seem to be a given in an industrialized country like Canada, but for those in the far north it’s a different story.

February 10, 2010

CAT operators among first on ground in Haiti

Caterpillar Inc. is providing heavy equipment and trained operators to its Haitian dealer HayTrac in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.

February 10, 2010

Steel provides solution in conversion of Vancouver heritage school

When Vancouver property developer Take Root Properties took on the conversion of Strathcona’s Saint Francis Xavier School into a multi-family town home dwelling, it was presented with a unique incentive by the municipality.

February 1, 2010

Canadian Forces bring water purification to Haiti

Sgt. Tony Weeks and his five-man unit have been on the ground in Haiti for just a week, but the fruits of their labour are already starting to flow and help save lives.

January 27, 2010

Fort McMurray college experiences apprenticeship boom

Trades and heavy industrial apprenticeships at Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alta. have doubled in the last eight years, driven by rapid growth in the construction and operation of oilsands facilities.

January 6, 2010

Gradall website offers excavator specification literature dating back to 1940s

Gradall Industries Inc. has launched a new website feature that makes specification and operating range literature available for the company's excavator models dating back over 60 years.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Skidsteer, trailers and generators hot items with thieves

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

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

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

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

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.