A two-year, $100-million investment is increasing productivity at a Timmins gold mine. Tahoe Canada celebrated the official opening of the Bell Creek shaft on Feb. 12 at the complex located on Florence Street in Porcupine. The project expanded an inoperable 300-metre shaft to a 1,080-metre production shaft READ HERE

The Ontario government is providing $12.3 million for a natural gas project to bring affordable heating to Fenelon Falls, Cameron and Cambray, Ont. The project, led by Enbridge Gas Inc., will allow an estimated 1,370 households and 155 businesses access to natural gas in these communities. So far, 32 homes... read more →

OSHA is delaying its requirement for employers to evaluate their crane operators. OSHA’s action director of directorate construction, Scott Ketcham, said in a press release that during the first 60 days of enforcement, OSHA will evaluate “good faith efforts” taken by employers in meeting the documentation requirements for crane operators,... read more →

Organizations today can have up to five generations working together and the key to success is to understand those different mindsets and engage them. That was the message from Giselle Kovary, president of n-gen People Performance Inc., a speaker at the Ontario Road Builders’ Association’s 92nd annual convention, Harmonizing the... read more →

A Vancouver junior miner is making its first foray into northwestern Ontario with a huge land acquisition in the Red Lake camp. Nexus Gold has signed a definitive agreement with a numbered company (1082545 B.C.) to acquire the McKenzie Gold Project near Red Lake READ HERE

The Toronto Community Housing Corp. (TCHC) plans to spend $422.6 million of its $1.05 billion budget on capital projects, including $313.1 million on “building capital renewal” in 2019 “to improve living conditions, safety, accessibility and comfort for tenants, produce greater energy efficiencies, and advance the goal of returning all TCHC... read more →

1855- Beginning of the Australian gold rushes.

Ontario Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Greg Rickford commented in a statement, “Maintaining reliability and cost efficiency is a top priority for our government. The East-West Tie Line has long been identified as a priority project to provide a consistent supply of electricity that supports economic growth, job... read more →