1916- The Palace Bridge, a bascule bridge, opens in Saint Peterburg, Russia.
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For all those traditional construction companies that underestimate the importance of new technology, PCL Construction Canada’s Terry Olynyk has this advice: turn over a new leaf, if you want to grow in the next five years READ HERE
Dec
22
Is there really an advantage to using nitrogen rather than air in car tires, such as better fuel economy, a smoother ride, or longer tire life? Well, sort of READ HERE
Dec
22
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. is opening a new distribution centre in Leduc County, just south of Edmonton, with plans to create 600 full-time jobs by 2020 READ HERE
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22
1925- A fire at a coal mine in Bellaire, Ohio results in the death of 9.
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The federal government has announced funding of $285,000 to Ironworkers Local 736 to support its Welder Training and Testing Capacity Increase project READ HERE
Dec
21
You might not think much about hydrogen-engines, but they're actually similar to gas-powered motors in a lot of ways. They both use a four-stroke design for intake, compression, ignition, and exhaust, and both make the same sorts of sound READ HERE
Dec
21
Ottawa has awarded Bronte Construction a $26.3 million contract to repair a marina on Lake Ontario. Construction on the Port Dalhousie piers is anticipated to begin in early 2019 and wrap up in March 2021. Concrete decks will be replaced and the existing wharves’ timber support structure will be enclosed... read more →
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1910- An explosion at a coal mine in Hulton, England kills 344 miners.
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Building designers will be obligated to create durability plans for new structures once new climate change standards are incorporated into building codes across the nation, some time after 2020, a Toronto Buildings Show workshop was told recently READ HERE