The Cummins X12 engine is available as an option for use in the Freightliner 114SD heavy truck. The engine weighs 2,050 pounds, which provides weight savings that could benefit applications such as concrete mixers and dump trucks by increasing available payload, according to Freightliner READ HERE

Detour Gold shareholders will have an extra two days to cast their vote on the future of the company. On Dec. 10, the company issued a statement saying it was extending the deadline on an upcoming vote that would determine  the compilation of its board of directors READ HERE

Nearly a quarter-billion dollars in extra funding from Ontario transit agency Metrolinx kept the largest infrastructure project in the country on track when construction began to fall behind schedule last year, according to a report released last week by Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk READ HERE

Kirkland Lake – The skyline of Kirkland Lake changed recently when the 213 foot tall concrete headframe for Kirkland Lake Gold’s new Macassa #4 shaft was slip formed in just 10 days. Another significant event in the #4 shaft construction occurred when the team of Cementation, Tesc, Anmar, Northern Equipment,... read more →

The negative impacts of low oil prices that have struck Western Canada will reverberate across the entire national economy, the head of the Bank of Canada said recently READ HERE

The Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, introduced Dec. 6 by the provincial government, if passed, will amend Ontario’s Labour Relations Act (LRA) to allow open construction tendering, meaning all qualified companies can bid on publicly-funded construction projects READ HERE

So-called "deep farms" need vertical shafts close to towns. Coal mines might be just the ticket READ HERE

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has published three employer guides on The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) updated crane operator requirements, addressing the organization's final rule training, certification, and evaluation. According to Safety and Health Magazine, the guides provide an overview of its essential... read more →