A new federal safety regulation calling for ice-free runways will add to the operating costs of Northern Ontario airport operators. Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corp. president-CEO Terry Bos said airport managers are bracing for a slew of new safety-related requirements coming down from Ottawa READ HERE

The automated system is regulated by a set of two-way valves integrated into the formwork structure and connected by a single delivery line that links the entire system in sequential rows. It reduces the need for manual work, bringing safety and speed to the process, the company says READ HERE

Repaving projects on several Manitoba highways and a series of other roadwork upgrades across the province are set to get underway. The provincial and federal governments struck a deal Feb. 13 to spend $147 million and $144 million, respectively, to get shovels in the ground on the infrastructure work READ HERE

A decision by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has corrected a “historical barrier” toward delivering power to new mines and mills in northwestern Ontario, said Common Voice Northwest, a grassroots public policy research entity READ HERE

Skeletal remains of as many as 11 people believed to have died during the Revolutionary War have been uncovered at a construction site in upstate New York, a lawyer for the couple who owns the property told the Associated Press recently READ HERE

The federal government, CN Rail and the body that oversees trade through Canada’s busiest port have signed an agreement allowing CN to build a second railway track to move more cargo and increase trade through Vancouver’s harbour READ HERE

The Regional Municipality of Durham is adding staff to its works department to deal with the “big changes,” said Arend Wakeford, senior solicitor for the municipality. “Right now if there is a dispute, the project team charged with the task of delivering the project gets sidelined into dealing with these... read more →

Cutting glass is not only easy, it’s also well within the capability of any DIY homeowner. All you need to make clean, accurate cuts in plate glass are a few simple hand tools and a little practice. But before getting into the specifics of glass cutting, let’s take a look... read more →

Tomlinson Group of Companies picked up two major awards and a made-for-Ontario pile-driving excavator designed by Berminghammer Foundation Equipment earned a prestigious Transportation Infrastructure Award as the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) held its awards breakfast during a recent convention in Toronto READ HERE