Safety will be improved at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport, thanks to funds that will allow the facility to upgrade its radio communications technology. Transport Canada is providing the Sault facility with $16,250 to install an integrated radio alarm system (IRAS), which is expected to improve emergency response by allowing... read more →

A new report on the industry’s labour needs from Electricity Human Resources Canada suggests at least 20,500 new workers will be needed in power plants and transmission systems before 2022.“It’s extremely critical,” said Michelle Branigan, the CEO of the organization formed 15 years ago to address workforce concerns in the... read more →

Skills Ontario is supporting the provincial government’s plan to change Ontario’s math curriculum, stating math skills are essential to trades careers. According to a release, the changes are expected to help address the math challenges students in the education system face, adding with a revamped math curriculum, students will be even... read more →

Shipments of inbound European steel remain in the freight mix for the Port of Thunder Bay early in the new shipping season. The volume of inbound project cargoes is expected to remain strong again this year, said port authority CEO Tim Heney, with arrivals of steel beams from Luxembourg and rail... read more →

The courses are intended for millwrights, HDMs, electricians, supervisors, and anyone associated with hoist maintenance. Courses start in April and run through September. All participants are required to attend the April overview course as a prerequisite. The course schedule and outline follows: April 25-26: Overview May 9-10: Conveyances May 23-24: Electrical June... read more →

Caterpillar said its electrification strategy will match the right product to the application. A press release distributed at Bauma outlined the ways the company will do this: Fully electric products: featuring single or multiple non-engine electric power sources, these products are best suited for environments where eliminating emissions is key. These... read more →

Cortel Group has announced details of its new 60-storey CG Tower, the fifth, final and tallest residential tower in its Expo City development on Highway 7 east of Jane Street in Vaughan, Ont. CG Tower, to be situated next to Nord Condos at city-owned Edgeley Pond and Park and near the... read more →

With this new firehose, we can take a hose line in to the downed or trapped firefighter and provide them with air, instead of using an air pack. Normal air packs that firefighters wear will last 30 or 45 minutes. Our capacity right now on the truck is about an... read more →

Construction costs in San Francisco, according to management and consulting firm Turner & Townsend’s "2019 International Construction Market Survey,” were the highest in the world at the end of 2018 at an average of $416 per square foot and 5% higher than 2017. San Francisco edged out No. 2 New York... read more →