1991- the Skarnsund Bridge, designed by architect Johannes Holt, opens in Norway.
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The modernization provisions in Ontario’s new Construction Act may be largely technical in nature but they are so numerous, broad and impactful, with surprise interpretations by the judiciary no doubt coming down the line, that the province’s lawyers and other stakeholders are urged to learn the new rules now to... read more →
Dec
18
A construction team led by EllisDon has won a $239 million contract to overhaul a GO Transit station just north of Toronto. Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx announced last week that the EllisDon Infrastructure Transit construction consortium will design, build and finance the reimagined Rutherford Station — a stop on GO’s... read more →
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Greenstone Gold Mines has gotten federal environmental assessment (EA)approval of its Hardrock gold mine project in northwestern Ontario. Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna announced Dec.13 that the Hardrock Gold Mine Project is “not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.” READ HERE
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18
1916- the Centre Street Bridge, a historic bridge in Calgary, Canada, opens.
Dec
18
$14-million structural reinforcement of the North Bay Courthouse might be compared to a painstaking restoration of an old painting or a priceless family heirloom READ HERE
Dec
17
The federal government needs to take necessary steps to develop a national maternity assistance program strategy to remove barriers for women and level the playing field in the trades, the Canadian operating officer of Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) recently told a senate committee on social affairs, science and technology READ... read more →
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Canadore College is among the first of Ontario’s colleges to offer online training geared to tradespeople looking to run their own businesses. Available to tradespeople who possess a certificate of qualification, the program allows them to develop business-related supervisory, management and entrepreneurial skills that are necessary to planning and managing... read more →
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1924- America’s first diesel electric locomotive enters service.
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17
Tanzania has signed a $3 billion agreement with Egyptian companies to construct a huge hydroelectric plant in a game reserve that is a UNESCO World Heritage site READ HERE