The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has approved plans for Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. to build an underground transit system. According to an article in Curbed, the system would run less than one mile near the north end of The Strip. The project, called the “LVCC Loop,” will... read more →

Twenty young people took the first step towards what could be decades-long employment when they started a pre-apprenticeship trades program recently at Georgian College’s Owen Sound, Ont. campus. “We recognize that there will be a need (for trades) over the next 20 or so years (at Bruce Power’s refurbishment),” says Lise... read more →

A junior mining company and a northwestern Ontario First Nation community want to explore opportunities in the carbon offset market. AurCrest Gold and Lac Seul First Nation have hooked up with an environmental advisory firm to evaluate the hidden value in the community’s traditional lands and whether the forests can be... read more →

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approvedconstruction of a fourth liquefaction train at Freeport LNG's $14 billionLNG export terminal in Freeport, Texas. Freeport LNG filed its FERC application in June 2017. The liquefaction unit, which is expected to become operational in 2023, will be similar to three others in various... read more →

Members of the Ontario Skilled Trades Alliance, SkillsOntario and the Construction and Design Alliance of Ontario also attended to show support as the groups have been working together to find solutions to fill the skills gap. About 91,000 tradespeople are anticipated to retire by 2027, explained Clive Thurston, president of... read more →

The review is to start immediately, and a report to the Ministry of Labour is expected by the end of the year. Linda Regner Dykeman heads up MidCorp Canada, a division of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a global insurance carrier providing risk consultancy, property-casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk... read more →

ALE has officially launched its 10,000t (11,200USt) capacity SK10,000 crane at the Offshore Technology Conference in Texas, USA. The heavy lift specialist said this is the world’s largest capacity land-based crane and will enable new levels of project efficiencies in schedule, safety and cost for the lifting of ultra-heavy modules,... read more →

Work on a series of water infrastructure projects to better protect Kitchener, Ont. from potential flooding are getting underway in the city west of Toronto. The federal government announced just shy of $50 million in funding for the slew of construction jobs May 22, adding to $72 million pledged by the... read more →