History isn’t covered in the Powerline Technician Apprenticeship Training offered by the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) at its Skills Development Centre in Mississauga READ HERE

Textured popcorn ceilings were somehow popular back in the 1960s and ‘70s, and surprisingly they’re still being applied today, especially in condominium complexes. The problem is people don’t seem to like popcorn ceilings very much anymore—assuming they ever did—and most homeowners today want it removed READ HERE

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is not always the most cost-effective means of protecting workers from dangers associated with exposure to silica dust, according to the findings of a Canadian research team READ HERE

High-tech Swedish engineering giant Sandvik is acquiring Artisan Vehicle Systems, a privately-owned California manufacturer of battery-powered underground mining loaders and trucks with ties to northeastern Ontario READ HERE

Imagine triangles spinning around a shower curtain rod inside a beer keg—that is an elemental description of the screaming Wankel rotary engine. This powerplant is beloved by gearheads the world over because of its simple design with a minimum of moving parts, the way it runs smooth from low RPM... read more →

Writing thousands of tickets for health and safety violations underlines a commitment to enforcement but it hides a more worrying challenge, says the Ministry of Labour’s Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) Ron Kelusky READ HERE

The minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Indigenous Affairs was in Sudbury to reaffirm the Ford government’s commitment to opening up the mineral deposits in the remote James Bay region READ HERE