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The Ontario Court of Justice at Cornwall fined a corporation and its principal $10,000 for applying a facsimile of a professional engineer’s seal to design drawings without the knowledge or consent of the professional engineer. 6993231 Canada Inc. (d.b.a. Empire Construction) and its principal, Edsel Byers, were retained…

Last time on “Field Notes,” we took a look at the top three factors that affect the selection of concrete waterproofing. Now, with the help of our Technical Services Technician Doug Adam, we want to take an even closer look at one…

Chatham’s Third Street Bridge was awash in colour on March 13th, and it will remain that way from dusk to dawn going forward. The LED lighting – installed in the bridge as part of a $14 million rehabilitation of the structure…

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) Hall of Fame celebrates the men and women who create the equipment and technologies that build, feed, and power our world. Since its inception in 1993, the Hall of Fame has inducted 67 individuals who have broken…

Change can be difficult to implement, especially in large organizations with countless employees. But in any workplace, change has to start somewhere, no matter if it surrounds your policies, procedures or company culture. In most cases, you’ll notice that change starts with…

The Liberation Pavilion is the final installment in the expansion of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. This six-story addition explores the closing months of the war and immediate postwar years, concluding with an explanation of links to our lives today.…

Nice weather has finally arrived and many workers are feeling the heat. It is now the season to expect heat-related illnesses in the workplace. Summer may put many workers at risk of heat stress and seriously injure them. A series of…

A look at the world of Construction Technology – by Arnie Gess, publisher of Construction Links Network Technology is transforming every aspect of the construction industry, from design and planning to project management and execution. As new tools and techniques continue to emerge,…

The construction industry is constantly evolving, and in order to remain competitive, construction companies must continuously strive for improvement. One way to achieve this is through performance measurement and reporting. Performance measurement and reporting involves collecting and analyzing data on various…

WorkSafeBC, the province’s workers’ compensation board, is reminding employers about a newly implemented guideline outlining requirements to ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) fits properly for all workers, regardless of their gender. A press release by WorkSafe said that the new guideline…

The City of Whitehorse is trying to get ahead of another landslide by giving part of the unstable slope a bit of a push. The plan, announced Monday, is to spend $175,000 to force about 6,000 cubic metres of rock, sand and…

Three years ago, while much of the world hunkered down to wait out the COVID-19 pandemic, the B.C. government set its sights on the sky. It began planning how to fill urban horizons with more highrise living space and office towers using wood as…

It may well be the fastest-growing district in Halton Hills…. At least in the minds of some students at Georgetown District High School.  Leonardville is a fictional town invented by local teacher Michelle Leonard. She conceived it 20 years ago as a teaching…

Following a successful procurement, the Green Line Board has approved the Development Phase Agreement and selected Bow Transit Connectors (BTC) as Green Line’s Development Partner.  BTC brings together Barnard Constructors of Canada, LP, Flatiron Constructors Canada Ltd, and WSP Canada Inc,…

The Government of Saskatchewan and Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments (ACD) have signed a preliminary agreement to advance design work for the new Urgent Care Centre (UCC) in Saskatoon. This is the next step in the partnership to jointly develop a new Urgent…