Robots take center stage in infrastructure rebuilds and repairs
In January, President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh to discuss America’s crumbling infrastructure. That same morning, the city’s Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed. Investigations into the structural components of the bridge are ongoing, and it could take more than a year to determine the…
Lakeview Community Partners Celebrate Launch of Discovery Centre
Lakeview Community Partners Limited (LCPL), the developers behind Lakeview Village, a vibrant mixed-use waterfront community being built on a 177-acre brownfield site along Mississauga’s waterfront, celebrated the launch of the Discovery Centre on April 7, 2022, with its doors officially opening to the public…
City of Toronto breaks ground for Toronto’s first net zero community centre
Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson (Scarborough Centre), Chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee and Councillor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Chair of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee recently broke ground for the new North East Scarborough Community Recreation & Child Care…
Contract awarded for Grandview Children’s Centre Redevelopment Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Grandview Kids have awarded a fixed-price contract of $85.3 million to Children First Consortium to design, build and finance the Grandview Children’s Centre Redevelopment project. The Children First Consortium team includes: Applicant Lead: Amico Design Build Inc., Sacyr…
BC construction sector booming
B.C.’s construction sector came out the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic bigger in some ways, smaller in others, more diverse and paying higher wages. According to a recent survey by the BC Construction Association (BCCA), the total value of construction…
Construction will go ahead, says Woodfibre LNG
The $1.6-billion Woodfibre LNG project has declared that it will start major construction on its site in 2023, following years of deferrals. WLNG said in a news release that it has issued a Notice to Proceed to its construction contractor, McDermott International. This Notice…
KEITH Founder Foster Earns MATS Wall of Fame Honor
The photo is of Lindsay Foster-Drago, KEITH president, and Mark Foster, KEITH Chairman/CEO. Lindsay is Keith Foster’s granddaughter and Mark is Keith’s son. KEITH Manufacturing Co. founder Keith Foster was recently honored with a spot on the Mid-America Trucking Show’s (MATS)…