SWANA Responds to BLS 2016 Industry Injury & Illness Data
Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is pleased by the decline in the frequency of injuries and illnesses involving waste collection employees, but is concerned by the increase in injuries and illnesses for workers at landfills…
Contract awarded for Cooksville Station redevelopment in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA – Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have awarded a fixed-price contract to EllisDon Infrastructure CGS RER Inc. (EllisDon) to design, build and finance the Cooksville GO Station Redevelopment project, in support of the province’s GO Regional Express Rail (RER) program.…
Report proposes transforming food waste into building materials
Food waste is an enormous problem worldwide. It’s estimated that anywhere between one-third to one-half of all food produced is wasted, contributing to food shortages or global greenhouse gas emissions when it ends up in our landfills. Some have proposed various…
Shoring in Full Swing for Canada’s New Tallest Building in Toronto
Following an official ground breaking held last month to mark the start of construction for Mizrahi Developments’ The One, shoring work has begun at the Yonge and Bloor site of the supertall tower by Foster + Partners and Core Architects. Before excavation down to a depth of four…
Province of Ontario to move ahead with Windsor mega-hospital
Windsor’s mega-hospital — with an expected price tag exceeding $1 billion — will be one of six new health-care projects in the province to move forward by 2021, according to a document released Tuesday by Infrastructure Ontario. Windsor Regional Hospital CEO…
All-new Brandt pipelayer sets new standard for safety and productivity
REGINA, Nov. 6, 2017 /CNW/ – Brandt Industries Ltd.’s strategic move into the oil and gas pipeline industry in mid-2017 is paying dividends quickly for the Regina-based company. Industry acceptance has exceeded expectations for their BLP170K and BPL220K pipelayers, available through Brandt’s network of…
Maglev elevators set to propel skyscrapers even higher
Burj Khalifa has had a decent run as the world’s tallest building since its official opening in January 2010. Dubai’s trademark building has a few years left at the top of the world, but will soon be eclipsed by Saudi Arabia’s kilometre-high…
Whitehorse council questions pro-infill survey data
City council will consider the rezoning of sites up for potential infill development on an individual basis. Members instructed city staff at Monday’s council meeting to bring forward each vote of the zoning of sites individually – rather than having second…
Glitch in system causes ammonia scare in Pitt Meadows
A glitch in the system caused an ammonia scare at Pitt Meadows Arena, Sunday. The incident happened at about 9:30 p..m. when alarms in the arena went off. A check by the Pitt Meadows fire department revealed that although an indicator…