As part of the Highways England M20 Junction Improvement Scheme, Severfield UK, on behalf of principle contractor VINCI, appointed Collett to facilitate delivery of six paired plate girders. Required to travel half of the length of the country, each of the six loads originated at Severfield’s structural steel facility in... read more →

he investments are part of CN’s $3.9-billion capital investment in 2019, which is focused on enabling growth from all commodity segments, including consumer goods, grain, agricultural, forest and energy products, indicates a release issued by the company. Over two years, CN will have made a $7.4-billion capital investment. According to... read more →

An historical indicated resource remains in the ground, estimated at 123,000 ounces of gold at 8.6 grams per tonne (g/t) remains in the ground, along with an inferred resource of 30,000 ounces at 5.8 g/t. The company said their property has similar geological structure to the Kirkland Lake Gold’s Macassa... read more →

traditional greenhouses are quite expensive and typically too large for the average backyard. Fortunately there are two do-it-yourself options: buy a ready-to-assemble greenhouse kit or purchase plans and build the greenhouse from scratch. (Note that free downloadable plans are also available from various online sources.) There are a lot of... read more →

Executives with the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario (ECAO) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers – Construction Council of Ontario (IBEW-CCO) say the paper, titled A Legacy for the Future: An Apprenticeship System that Works!, represents more than just an attempt to let the government know they want to... read more →

Nine Sault employers will travel to Toronto and Mississauga April 16 and 17 to participate in a pair of career fairs aimed at recruiting high-skilled newcomers and repatriating Saultites back home. In an April 11 news release, the city said local employers are looking to fill more than 130 high-skilled... read more →

Plumbing can be one of the hardest projects you tackle in your home. Although a water leak could be just an annoyance, a gas leak is a serious danger and one that needs addressing immediately. These are the five biggest plumbing mistakes along with the best ways to avoid these... read more →

The government has committed $11.58 million in funding over two years for the projects. The six test projects are: The Indigenous ICT Development Centre will work with FireSpirit and ID Fusion Software to develop approaches for paid training and work experience, job coaching and mentorship in the Information and Communications... read more →

Provincial Labour Minister Laurie Scott said the announcement of new mining research installation in Sudbury shows that Ontario is open for business and open for jobs. Scott was speaking in Sudbury, April 10, at the opening ceremony for the annual Mining Health and Safety Conference hosted by Ontario’s Workplace Safety North.... read more →

A recent release noted the IISD study Emission Omissions: Carbon Accounting Gaps in the Built Environment suggested that life-cycle assessment (LCA) is an appropriate tool for analyzing the carbon cycle in the built environment and reducing emissions, but that research has found current LCA tools have significant shortcomings. The researchers... read more →