1916- the Centre Street Bridge, a historic bridge in Calgary, Canada, opens.
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$14-million structural reinforcement of the North Bay Courthouse might be compared to a painstaking restoration of an old painting or a priceless family heirloom READ HERE
Dec
17
The federal government needs to take necessary steps to develop a national maternity assistance program strategy to remove barriers for women and level the playing field in the trades, the Canadian operating officer of Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) recently told a senate committee on social affairs, science and technology READ... read more →
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Canadore College is among the first of Ontario’s colleges to offer online training geared to tradespeople looking to run their own businesses. Available to tradespeople who possess a certificate of qualification, the program allows them to develop business-related supervisory, management and entrepreneurial skills that are necessary to planning and managing... read more →
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1924- America’s first diesel electric locomotive enters service.
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17
Tanzania has signed a $3 billion agreement with Egyptian companies to construct a huge hydroelectric plant in a game reserve that is a UNESCO World Heritage site READ HERE
Dec
16
Steam radiators provide an old but surprisingly efficient way to heat homes. In fact, steam heat has been in continuous use for well over 150 years and is relatively common in homes built after about 1940, many of which still have their original steam-heat systems READ HERE
Dec
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Allmand Bros. plans to expand its Holdrege, Nebraska, manufacturing facility. The expansion includes five new assembly lines, a prototyping lab, a new paint system and robotic weld cells, and enhanced technologies infrastructure. The company plans to complete the project by the end of 2019 READ HERE
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1943- A passenger train in North Carolina crashed into another train’s derailed cars. 72 people died.
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16
More than 450 asset managers, including major pension funds and insurance companies, are calling on governments to phase out coal-fired power plants and put a meaningful price on carbon to help tackle climate change READ HERE