Car manufacturers specify a proper tightening level, a torque value expressed in foot-pounds, that can usually be found in your vehicle's owner's manual. Torque is a rotational force applied around a point or, in this case, a nut. Put a 1-foot-long wrench on a nut and apply 10 pounds of... read more →

The new Chrysler plant would be the first to be built in the city since 1991 and is expected to add 3,850 jobs. The company said in a news release that it would add another 1,100 new jobs at its Jefferson North Assembly plant, and roughly 1,500 new jobs at... read more →

Webequie First Nation, the community closest to the Far North mineral deposits, has initiated the EA study of a permanent road running from Webequie's airport to the fly-in exploration camps near McFaulds Lake in the James Bay lowlands. The length of the proposed road is 107 kilometres. According to a... read more →

The fifth annual Northern Ontario Mining Showcase has expanded once again and will now host 110 Northern Ontario mining supply and service companies from across the region in the largest exhibit at the 2019 conference of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) READ HERE

Alberta is giving $80 million in future royalty credits for construction of a new methanol plant in the province’s northwest. Premier Rachel Notley says Nauticol Energy is to start construction on the $2 billion plant near Grande Prairie next year with an opening set for 2022. She says the project... read more →

In late January, the Ontario government announced it was providing $27 million toward the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Nipigon with designs on delivering a new fuel alternative to homeowners and businesses in communities struggling with onerous energy costs READ HERE

Executive chairman Alan Kestenbaum said measures Ottawa put in place to protect against cheap steel imports have been helpful to isolate the company from U.S. price declines for steel. “What you’ve seen in the U.S. market is a very significant decline. And we have not seen that type of decline... read more →

Three companies have been chosen to compete in the finals of the 2019 #DisruptMining challenge, with the winner getting a chance at $1 million to develop their mining innovation. Sponsored by Goldcorp, the annual competition challenges companies to find innovative solutions to mining’s most pressing issues READ HERE

Construction on the rock hard Canadian Shield is never easy at the best of times and comes with even more complications when it involves diverting a community’s sewage from one treatment plant to another, as was the case with the $11-million Nickel Lift Station upgrade and forcemain project in the... read more →

This year’s annual COR Open House and Leadership Conference, hosted by the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA), will provide construction leaders and safety professionals with the information they need to navigate the changing safety climate and effectively manage their safety program, says the association’s director of government relations READ HERE