Garden River Truss has received $315,300 in provincial funding, which will be used to purchase new equipment to expand production. The company builds roof and floor trusses, and interior and exterior... read more →
Researchers have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass - by turning it back into sand. A team from Australia were able to turn the waste into a replacement for... read more →
The Virginia DOT has started construction on a $565 million, 10-mile extension of Interstate 95 express toll lanes near Fredericksburg, Virginia. Transurban will lead construction of the public-private partnership (P3) with... read more →
1834- Sandpaper is patented by Isaac Fischer Jr
The board of directors for the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has a new chair. Gordon Stothart, executive vice-president and chief operating officer at IAMGOLD, has been elected to the position... read more →
An Ontario-based manufacturer that makes mobile crushing and screening equipment has been snapped up by industrial machinery maker Metso in an agreement worth $420 million. The Finland-based company, which makes equipment... read more →
After an intensive 10-month construction schedule, the new paddocks at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal opened in time to accommodate the 2019 edition of the Grand Prix du Canada Formula One... read more →
1955- Discovery of diamond-bearing deposits at the Mirny Mine in Russia
Northern Ontario’s forestry industry got a $2.6-million boost on June 12, following a provincial funding announcement. The funds, which come from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC), will support... read more →
Contractors, subcontractors, owners, construction lawyers and a wide range of other stakeholders in Ontario’s construction industry have four final months to prepare for one of the most significant changes to... read more →