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May 14, 2012

$1.3 billion BC Hydro project set to start next year

Construction is slated to start on BC Hydro's largest capital project next year. The design-build contract for the $1.3 billion rebuild of the John Hart generating station is projected to start next summer.

May 2, 2012

Steel prices continue to remain stable

For now, global steel prices appear to have found a continuing balance, as supply and demand forces have achieved equilibrium.

March 14, 2012

Steel price recovery is still on hold

As noted in my previous columns, global steel pricing is struggling to recover from the unprecedented drop in demand suffered globally in 2008.

March 7, 2012

Hospital demo moves forward

Demolition and recycling work on Humboldt, Saskatchewan's St. Elizabeth's Hospital took a while to get going, progressed slowly, but will finally wrap up in April.

March 5, 2012

Canadian steel eagle flies into Dollywood theme park

When country singer Dolly Parton's Dollywood family entertainment park unveils its latest thrill ride, The Wild Eagle, in March 2012, it will be accompanied by the world's largest flying eagle steel sculpture.

March 5, 2012

Massive potash storage facilities built in Saskatchewan

It's not often that a construction project is so gargantuan that you could conceivably see its progress from outer space.That may be the case with the two recently completed steel storage facilities built by Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. to store potash from its Rocanville mine.

March 5, 2012

Bridge work boosts access to booming Fort McMurray

Over the next two years, two parallel bridges spanning the Athabasca River in Fort McMurray will be rebuilt to beef up vehicle capacity in and out of the Alberta oilsands' major centre.

February 22, 2012

Steel/precast concrete system helps beat the elements in Edmonton Alta.

When outdoor temperatures plummet construction slows or worse - it grinds to a halt.

February 22, 2012

How to suspend a tower over a four-storey structure

How to suspend a 13-storey office building over a four-storey historic masonry building on a tight site was the puzzle facing the engineering team for Allied Properties REIT's Queen Richmond Centre West development poised for construction in downtown Toronto.

February 20, 2012

Crushed concrete and asphalt are the new gravel pits

It has been a good winter in Saskatchewan to crush concrete, says a project engineer with PSI Technologies in Saskatoon.

October 13, 2009

Alberta Highway Services installing new type of barrier

The Alberta government is hoping to increase safety with the installation of North Amercia’s longest post-and-cable median barrier system along 119 kilometres of the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Highway.

October 13, 2009

Canadian Steel Producers Association promotes steel as innovative green product

Canada’s steel sector is putting the pedal to the metal in a campaign to highlight the importance of both the product and the industry to the national economy.

October 13, 2009

David Foster Arts Centre will feature exposed steel trusses inside

When the David Foster Arts Centre opens in April 2011, there’s a good chance the famed musician and producer will be on hand to unveil the $4-million facility in his old hometown of Saanich, B.C.

October 13, 2009

Steel prices expected to remain stable in short term

After recent increases, steel prices are expected to remain relatively stable in the next three to six months.

October 13, 2009

LMS Reinforcing Steel Group rides construction boom and bust

It started with two guys and a pick-up truck. It is now one of two companies that dominate the rebar steel sector of the B.C. construction industry.