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February 1, 2010

Canadian Forces bring water purification to Haiti

Sgt. Tony Weeks and his five-man unit have been on the ground in Haiti for just a week, but the fruits of their labour are already starting to flow and help save lives.

January 27, 2010

Fort McMurray college experiences apprenticeship boom

Trades and heavy industrial apprenticeships at Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alta. have doubled in the last eight years, driven by rapid growth in the construction and operation of oilsands facilities.

January 6, 2010

Gradall website offers excavator specification literature dating back to 1940s

Gradall Industries Inc. has launched a new website feature that makes specification and operating range literature available for the company's excavator models dating back over 60 years.

December 16, 2009

Send us your Christmas crane photos

A recent story in Journal of Commerce, 'Fewer cranes will light Santa’s path through Vancouver,' prompted us to invite you to send in shots of your festive-looking cranes.

December 14, 2009

Fewer decorated cranes light Santa’s way in downtown Vancouver

The downtown Vancouver skyline won’t be as festive this year, as fewer cranes will be decked out with Christmas cheer.

December 2, 2009

Work set to resume on bitumen upgrader

A plan to build the world’s first bitumen upgrader that fully incorporates carbon capture technology could make North West Upgrading (NWU) one of the companies to lead the oilsands energy sector out of the recession.

November 23, 2009

Construction nears completion on mountaintop wind turbine near Vancouver

The first wind turbine in North America built in an extreme high altitude location is nearing completion on the top of a North Vancouver mountain.

November 18, 2009

B.C. truckers upset over reduced rates on Port Mann Bridge expansion

Some truckers and the leader of the B.C. Teamsters Union are upset that construction companies building the new Port Mann Bridge are reducing rates.

November 18, 2009

Creating Vancouver Convention Centre’s green roof no simple task

Working atop a structure built on piles and at sometimes extreme angles made life interesting for the crews working on the Vancouver Convention Centre’s green roof.

November 16, 2009

University of British Columbia robotics club to help build moon base

The only official Canadian team in a U.S. competition to help build a moon base with robotic excavator, was a group of engineering and computer science students from B.C.

May 28, 2007

Skidsteer, trailers and generators hot items with thieves

Want to know what’s the Honda Civic of the construction world?

May 28, 2007

Apprenticeship program gaining favour

Centennial College’s Co-Op Diploma Apprenticeship Program is receiving an additional $957,000, a “tremendous benefit” to keep classroom materials up-to-date for training heavy equipment technicians.

May 28, 2007

Test drive a career in road building and heavy construction

The B.C. Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association will once again be hosting a Women in Construction Industry Night at the upcoming Heavy Construction Show. The evening will celebrate women currently working in the industry and will also promote its industry training programs/the exciting career opportunities available in road building and heavy construction.

May 28, 2007

Kitchener receives 15 new heavy equipment operators

Conestoga College has graduated its first-ever class of 15 apprentices in the Heavy Equipment Operator program.

May 28, 2007

Contractors turning to e-bidding for equipment

Approximately one in four equipment buyers, hard-pressed for time, are turning to e-bidding to find that piece of equipment sold at auction. Not just e-mailing a bid, but participating in real time at an auction that can be viewed – like a window to the world – via a computer terminal.

May 28, 2007

Iron ready to roll at show's new demo zone

This year’s Heavy Construction Equipment Show to be held June 1 and 2 at Abbotsford’s Tradex Centre will feature a much larger demonstration area where equipment operators can view and operate new iron on the market.

May 28, 2007

A touchdown for Structal-Heavy Steel

Structal-Heavy Steel Construction has landed a contract to fabricate the steel structure to be used to build the new football stadium owned jointly by the New York Giants and New York Jets.

May 28, 2007

Operator trainees get the basics with new program

Operators of heavy equipment will get a credible course of training with a new program that recently finished its pilot run on Vancouver Island and in Maple Ridge.

May 28, 2007

New technology keeps on trucking

Canadian and American governments have been told they must do more to help truck and heavy equipment operators convert to the new, environmentally friendly technologies that are being developed.

May 28, 2007

Heavy equipment theft rises

Heavy equipment theft has prompted the Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) to call for mandatory tracking devices in rented equipment.

May 28, 2007

Sault scholarships an incentive to learn a construction trade

Sault Ste. Marie youth looking to study trades at Sault College now have an added incentive.

May 28, 2007

Road to be built in two phases

Yukon Zinc Corporation has awarded to Arctic Construction Ltd. and Ross River Dena Council a contract to build a 24 km access road for the Wolverine project. Up until now, all transport of heavy equipment and supplies has been by winter road and air support.