Greg Rickford, minister of energy, northern development and mines, attended the Chiefs of Ontario Special Chiefs’ Assembly in Toronto recently to announce $5.7 million in funding for 29 First Nations and the Town of Moosonee to build and maintain 3,160 kilometres of temporary winter roads READ HERE
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Dec
06
2011- The 36-floor Prime Tower opens in Zurich, Switzerland.
Dec
06
Sudbury's two major mining companies are jointly studying if they can access nearby resources from an active mine, northeast of the city, to extend its operating life READ HERE
Dec
05
Lakeview Community Partners Limited – Argo Development Corporation, TACC Construction Limited, Branthaven Homes, Greenpark Group and CCI Development Group of Companies – purchased the property from Ontario Power Generation for $275 million in March READ HERE
Dec
05
An international panel of four architects presented distinct visions of the future of their profession recently at an event that featured a trans-Atlantic difference of opinion over how great a role designers should play in shaping policy on resilience to climate change READ HERE
Dec
05
2001- Construction on the William J. Clinton Presidential Library begins.
Dec
05
Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co. recently transported its sixth water runner bound for a hydroelectric power plant in Michigan, completing a project begun in 2013 READ HERE
Dec
04
Recordable injuries and illnesses in the construction industry fell for the third straight year in 2017. According to a report by EHS Today, the industry reported 198,000 incidents, according to data from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics READ HERE
Dec
04
Ontario’s much-anticipated climate-change plan commits to meeting Paris Agreement targets by 2030 through a range of measures that include establishing a fund to spur private investment in clean technologies and imposing performance standards on large emitters READ HERE
Dec
04
1812- Horse-drawn mower is patented.