Concrete and Masonry

August 2, 2010

Lack of local workers on Wuskwatim Dam project riles Manitoba union

A carpenter’s union in Manitoba is upset that workers from outside the province are being given preference on the $1.3-billion Wuskwatim Dam project.

July 19, 2010

Saskatchewan Construction Association honours province’s best projects

For his efforts in spearheading the Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Industry Scholarship program, longtime industry “heavyweight” Paul McLellan was honoured with the Saskatchewan Construction Association (SCA) Person-of-the-Year Award.

July 19, 2010

Manitoba worker rescued after slab falls

A construction worker was pinned under a slab of concrete at the bottom of a narrow trench in Winnipeg last week and was freed by firefighters with the help of bystanders.

July 12, 2010

Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund secures Calgary contracts

Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund has been awarded two contracts worth $19.8 million for projects in Calgary.

June 9, 2010

Maple Leaf Gardens gets a steel makeover

When Thomson Brothers Construction of Port Credit, Ont. built Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931, the project was worth $990,000—not including the steel work, which added $100,000 to the contract.

May 26, 2010

Halsall Associates begins second part of interior insulation study

A two-part study measuring the impact of interior insulation on solid masonry walls may provide some solutions on how to effectively and safely bring Canada’s extensive inventory of older buildings up to modern day energy efficiency standards.

May 24, 2010

Wrench falls from Calgary’s Bow building

Another object has come crashing to the ground from a high-rise construction site in downtown Calgary. The latest incident again raises serious concerns about public safety in the Alberta city.

May 24, 2010

Mormon temple project in British Columbia an exacting job

Taking three years to complete, the first temple in B.C. for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was constructed to such high standards that in some cases builders’ specifications didn’t exist.

May 24, 2010

University of Toronto professor awarded concrete-research chair

Doug Hooton, a University of Toronto professor was appointed holder of the new Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada/Cement Association of Canada chair.

May 22, 2010

More requests for concrete waterproofing agents in British Columbia

B.C. concrete companies are finding more customers are asking for waterproofing agents in their product, in part because of comments made by U.S. President Barack Obama last year

May 22, 2010

Lafarge Canada’s Whitefish River Terminal in Ontario wins safety award

Lafarge Canada Whitefish River Terminal in Ontario recently won the Canadian 2009 terminal safety award.

May 22, 2010

Pure Technologies monitors Great Man Made River Project in Libya

With 500,000 pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipes (PCCP) running some 4,000 kilometres through the Sahara Desert, the Great Man Made River Project is the largest PCCP project in the world.

May 22, 2010

Change to British Columbia building gives tilt-up concrete construction a green facelift

On the Lower Mainland concrete tilt-up construction has been used since the late 1960s, progressively becoming the building of choice for industrial structures on the West Coast.

May 10, 2010

Construction work starts on 60-turbine windfarm in St. Joseph, Manitoba

Construction has started on a 60-turbine, 138-megawatt wind farm near the southern Manitoba hamlet of St. Joseph, about 100 kilometres south of Winnipeg.