Werner has upgraded its Blue Armor and LiteFit fall protection harness series, with the addition of a Relief Handle. In the event of a fall, the harnesses will help users achieve a gravity-override position to relieve pressure on their femoral arteries while they await rescue. While suspended, users simply use their... read more →

The federal government has reached five tentative agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, groups of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and the Association of Canadian Financial Officers. If ratified, the agreements will apply to close to 30,000 federal public service employees. The agreements would cover a... read more →

Gowest Gold is optimistic a new, 1,000-metre drill program will test new high-grade gold zones at its Bradshaw deposit near Timmins. The company said the purpose of the drill program is twofold: provide infill detail on stopes to be mined in the bulk sample area, and test recently identified, new high-grade... read more →

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed several new bills into law this week, including two construction-related regulations — one that raises the prevailing wage for workers on some public construction projects and another that removes restrictions on union-affiliated contractors by public agencies. Assembly Bill 136 rolls back the prevailing wage threshold contract amount... read more →

In a project which interweaves economic opportunities for First Nations, nurtures the enhanced use of timber, and pays tribute to this province’s bridge history, a timber girder and arch bridge will be under construction in Northern Ontario by this summer. To be built by a limited partnership company comprised of majority... read more →

Mining service company Symboticware is expanding into Australia through a partnership with Calsta Australia. Sudbury-based Symboticware develops and manufactures hardware and software designed to collect, store, and transmit data generated at mining operations. The data can then be analyzed and used to streamline productivity. Through the new partnership with Calsta Australia,... read more →

To be financed on an equal one-third basis between the city and the federal and provincial governments, the Phase 1 $80-million, 8.5-kilometre-long (5.2-mile) Maley Drive Extension is the culmination of years of planning, studies, and land acquisitions. The project is expected to deliver a list of benefits to truck haulers,... read more →