“People who opposed the project were quiet before the (Oct. 1) election,” said Universite Laval political science professor Jean Mercier, an urban transport expert. “Now, there is a frontal attack on the third link.” READ HERE
Jan
08
Jan
08
1962 - Netherlands – The Harmelen train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in the history of The Netherlands, occurs when Utrecht – Rotterdam express train driver misses a warning signal in fog and passes a red signal to collide nearly head-on with another passenger train from Rotterdam to Amsterdam. 91 people... read more →
Jan
08
The Ontario government has announced spending of $2.1 million to support the mining supply and service sector in the riding of Nipissing, creating 46 full-time jobs for local mining supply and service companies, said a recent release READ HERE
Jan
07
Operations have been suspended at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine after a roof collapse, the latest in a string of incidents since last July, according to the provincial Labour Department READ HERE
Jan
06
Clogged sinks and drains are a commonplace problem that everyone in the household should know how to solve. Follow these steps to clear any blockage and prevent future clogs READ HERE
Jan
06
ROME — A 2,000-year-old building where Roman gladiators in Pompeii trained for combat has opened to the public eight years after its collapse following rainfall READ HERE
Jan
06
With high-capacity gantry cranes overhead, 65,000 sq. ft. of well-lit floor space and products at various stages of completion strung out along a tidy assembly line, PCL Constructors Inc.’s Agile operation in the Toronto suburbs looks more like it’s run by a manufacturer than by one of the country’s largest... read more →
Jan
05
Everybody needs a machinist vise, and there are plenty of shiny new ones you could buy. Fortunately, there are lots of good, American-made vises available at flea markets, on eBay, and at garage sales just waiting to be bought and restored READ HERE
Jan
05
A recent report from Statistics Canada confirms that 43 per cent of Alberta’s highways are in fair, poor or very poor condition. This means right now in our province there are more than 13,500 kilometers of roads requiring some rehabilitation or reconstruction READ HERE
Jan
05
Detour Gold has appointed Bill Williams as its interim CEO. Williams was appointed to the board of directors during the company’s special shareholder meeting on Dec. 13 when former interim CEO, Michael Kenyon, and more than half of its directors were ousted and replaced with new directors READ HERE