When Marnie Hunter saw a 150-tonne haul truck, she wanted to get behind the wheel. “I remember looking at one and I told myself, I’m going to drive that one day, I’m gonna work and try to get into this company, I want to drive that truck. And I did,” she... read more →
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No proper off roader can be complete without a portable air compressor. When the going gets tough, you're much better off if you adjust your tire pressure to suit the terrain the best. And once back on the pavement, it's equally important to bring them back to the factory recommended... read more →
May
25
All told, the study concluded, nearly 300,000 Canadians were directly employed in clean energy in 2017, nearly 100,000 more than Statistics Canada data said worked in mining, quarrying, and oil-and-gas extraction. There are 7.5 times as many people working in clean energy as in forestry and logging. Smith said the goal... read more →
May
25
A Sudbury lime supplier is expanding with a second slurry plant on Markstay-Warren, east of the city. Nickel Belt MP Marc Serré showed up at Sudbury Lime's Kukagami Lake Road property to announce a $1.3-million repayable loan from FedNor toward construction costs of a 21,000-square-foot slurry plant. A May 24 news release said the... read more →
May
24
Shell Chemicals has advanced plans for a $1.2 billion expansion at its manufacturing facility in Geismar, Louisiana, according to Louisiana Economic Development, and could decide to approve construction as early as next year. The expansion would add a monoethylene glycol plant to the 841-acre site, which the company has operated since 1967.... read more →
May
24
Two construction projects along Ontario’s Highway 69 have got the go-ahead and millions in funding from the federal government.Ottawa said May 21 it will spend $169.2 million on a pair of four-laning projects between Parry Sound and Sudbury, Ont. The larger of the two projects will get $119.9 million in federal... read more →
May
24
FedNor is providing $780,000 in funding to Sault College in order to upgrade technology and equipment for the college’s aviation program. The federal funding will enable Sault College to acquire additional flight simulators, new traffic avoidance technology and renovations to the college’s hangar space at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport for... read more →
May
23
Denver International Airport (DIA) officials, according to The Denver Post, have yet to agree with joint venture contractor Great Hall Partners on the extra costs and new schedule necessitated by the discovery of weak concrete during the $650 million Jeppesen Terminal renovation despite previous statements that it would have a resolution... read more →
May
23
Co-ordinated by a steering committee comprised of representatives from five different city departments, Green Streets is a relatively new approach to help manage storm water and, in the process, improve air quality, increase biodiversity and beautify the streetscape. When stormwater flows along streets and other hard surfaces it picks up dirt,... read more →
May
23
"We are very pleased to welcome Jaco Crouse as our new CFO. His global expertise as well as Canadian specific experience in strategic financial operations will play a major role in delivering efficiency gains as we embark on running Detour Gold as a profitable business,” said Mick McMullen, Detour’s president... read more →