Port of Hamilton Pier 12 rehabilitation reaches completion By Janet Himstead Located in Hamilton Harbour, at the far western end of Lake Ontario, is the Port of Hamilton. The Port is connected to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway shipping network. With multiple Seaway-depth berths, the Port of Hamilton, and its sister port, the Port of Oshawa, are able to make marine shipments throughout the Great Lakes and international waters.
Heavy Metal Marine Ltd. has brought its 'out of the box' thinking to Port Edward's Modular Expansion of Wharf 417
Alberta government loosens requirements for joint worksite health and safety committees and health and safety representatives By Sheena Owens and David Price, Stikeman Elliott LLP On Dec. 13, 2019, the assistant deputy minister of the Department of Labour and Immigration issued a Director's Order loosening the requirements for joint worksite health and safety committees and health and safety representatives in Alberta (the Order). The Order came into effect on Jan.31, 2020.
Protecting against worker hearing loss Submitted by Brigade Noise is inevitable in the construction industry; anyone working in this sector knows that “a quiet life” is never going to be part of their job description. However, the danger is that long-term exposure to high noise levels can cause Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL), usually resulting from extended exposure to sound levels at or above 85 decibels (average decibel levels). Symptoms of NIHL include deafness and tinnitus, a distressing ringing in the ears that can have a highly detrimental impact on quality of life.
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The expansion of its primary maintenance facility last year was made possible with the use of flat jacks By Paul Adair The Fort Rouge Transit Garage is Winnipeg Transit's central and primary maintenance and repair facility, handling the majority of the total upkeep for the city's transit fleet. Built in 1969, Fort Rouge Garage was considered state-of-the-art; the Storage Garage features a special drive-through wash bay, as well as additional areas to check oil, water, tires and lights of each bus after the day's run. A separate maintenance and repair building also handles scheduled maintenance inspections and major repairs.
Cutting-edge monitoring system plays a key role in constructing Canada's tallest high-rise building By Jim Timlick When construction of The One condominium and retail development in downtown Toronto wraps up in 2023, it will almost certainly be one of Canada's most talked about architectural marvels.
American Piledriving Equipment Inc. brings its deep foundation experience to northern Ontario, helping to install wick drains in the rebuild of the century-old Blanche River Bridge By Paul Adair In March 2019, the Government of Ontario announced that it would be investing $1.3 billion to help rebuild and restore 123 highway projects across the province, of which $291 million has been earmarked to support infrastructure renewal projects throughout northeastern Ontario. One of these important projects was the replacement of the Blanche River Bridge on Highway 569, near New Liskeard.
The Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project strengthens Manitoba's electricity supply and improves access to U.S. markets, while supporting export sales to keep rates lower for Manitobans. Roterra Piling Ltd. is doing its part to make it happen. By Paul Adair After being given the green light by the federal government last year, Manitoba Hydro is now constructing the Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project (MMTP), a 500-kilovolt AC transmission line that runs 213 kilometres from northeast of Winnipeg to the U.S. border in southeastern Manitoba, where it connects with Minnesota's soon-to-be completed Great Northern Transmission Line.
Powell Foundations' work on the Highway 427 expansion in Ontario By Paul Adair In May 2018, the province of Ontario broke ground on the expansion of Highway 427 through York Region as a way to help improve traffic flow, create jobs and support economic growth in one of Canada's most populous regions. This $616 million investment includes a new 6.6-kilometre extension from Highway 7 up to Major Mackenzie Drive, with eight lanes from Highway 7 to Rutherford Road and six lanes from Rutherford Road to Major Mackenzie Drive. In addition, there are three new interchanges at Langstaff Road, Rutherford Road and Major Mackenzie Drive.
A five-kilometre sheet-pile dike wall was accomplished in three-and-a-half months By Barb Feldman By late April of 2019, a cold, snowy winter, a late spring melt and an unusually rainy spring led to extremely high water upstream of the St. Lawrence River system in areas of Quebec east of Ottawa and Cornwall, Ont. On the evening of April 27, 2019, in the region of Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, an off-island suburban community of 18,000 about 40 kilometres northwest of Montreal, a 20-metre breach in a natural earthen dike quickly became wider as the high, rushing water from Lac des Deux-Montagnes coursed through the weakened structure, which then completely broke down.
Brewster Drilling and Piling and Burmeister Wains Scandinavian Contractors overcame logistical challenges brought on by a remote island location in the Atlantic Ocean By Lisa Kopochinski It was back in December 2017 that Brewster Drilling and Piling - a division of FTE Drilling, with locations in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec, and Ontario - was contacted by Burmeister Wains Scandinavian Contractors (BWSC). The Danish global turnkey developer, contractor and operator of tailored engine-based and boiler-based power plants tapped the Canadian company to assist with a piling solution for the BELCO North Power Station in Bermuda.
Suicide is killing construction workers. What can we do? By Jill Harris, Lester Communications Inc. Construction sites can be high-risk working environments; potentially hazardous conditions are often everyday job components. According to Canadian insurance firm Aviva, the top causes of construction injuries and fatalities in the country are slips, trips and falls; falls from heights; struck by moving vehicles or falling objects; and electrocution.
Revolutionary engineering technology proves to be the best, most efficient and most economical solution for a challenging site By Barb Feldman One Richmond Row, a 32-storey apartment tower rising in London, Ont., will soon be the tallest building on helical piles in North America. The project site at 517 Richmond St. is in the middle of a city block in a desirable area of downtown London. That was one of the developer's main selling points to potential renters of its one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites, who will be “immersed in the culture and excitement of a thriving city centre.”
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