Caterpillar’s 2019/2020 Global Operator Challenge Competition will feature the company’s job-site productivity tools as operators “test their agility, mental toughness, and versatility.” Contestants will also be judged on their competence using machines’ integrated technology. Operators will qualify in local heats conducted by Cat dealers, then compete in regional semi-finals competitions held... read more →
May
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May
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Designed by a consortium of Sudbury-based Yallowega Belanger Salach Architecture and Toronto’s Moriyama & Teshima Architects, the building will be home to seven French-language cultural organizations. A general contractor will be retained to construct the four-storey centre, said Martin Lajeunesse, treasurer of Place des Arts du Grand Sudbury and a member... read more →
May
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Just under a million tonnes of cargo moved through the Port of Thunder Baybetween March 28 and April 30. That was up by a third from the five-year average of 750,000 tonnes and 10 per cent higher than during the same time last year. A May 10 Thunder Bay Port Authority... read more →
May
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Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the new PC1250SP-11 and PC1250LC-11 hydraulic excavators. These EPA Tier 4 Final certified models have SAA6D170E-7 engines with two Komatsu Diesel Particulate Filters that do not require Diesel Exhaust Fluid or a Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) system. Both models feature a new single “Power +” operating... read more →
May
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OSSGA engaged Stantec Consulting to conduct the second phase of the study, which analyzed seven sites within the provincial plan areas identified in the first phase to better understand the ecological and cultural characteristics of aquatic habitat created by rehabilitating pits and quarries. “From a public awareness point of view, we... read more →
May
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2000- the 30-floor Al Faisaliyah Center, a commercial skyscraper, opens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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The Lakehead University forestry graduate began her career in the early 1990s at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, working in woodlands operations, certification and forest management. After joining EACOM in 2015 as a planning coordinator, her prowess in building relationships with stakeholders and communities made her a clear choice... read more →
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issues that were considered during the project’s design phase included: How to restore, in a contemporary way, the historic and landscape characteristics of English garden squares; and how to mesh the potentially conflicting needs of various partners and bodies “consulted directly or indirectly” as part of the design of the project. Organizations... read more →
May
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1926- The Hercilio Luz Bridge, Brazil’s longest suspension bridge, opens.
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The ABC study also suggests that eight prevention and planning measures can significantly curb incident rates when carried out regularly. The first is to hold toolbox safety talks involving a daily briefing on a single training topic, which reduced incidents by 85% compared to companies that held these weekly. One-third of... read more →