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September 6, 2010

Trinidad and Tobago project designed to protect Buccoo Reef

Canadian experience in water and wastewater engineering is portable. The engineers at IBI-MAAK Inc. of Richmond Hill, Ont. have feet planted firmly in Canada and on the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago.

September 6, 2010

Crane falls into Saskatchewan lake, forcing bridge closure

A bridge in southwest Saskatchewan has been repaired and re-opened to traffic, after it partially collapsed under the weight of a construction crane that is being used to rebuild the structure.

September 1, 2010

Saskatchewan bridge collapses, causing crane to topple

A crane operator was forced to jump to safety after a bridge in southwest Saskatchewan partially collapsed.

September 1, 2010

Crane tips over, killing worker and injuring two

WorkSafe BC is investigating the cause of an incident involving a crane, which killed a 55 year-old man and injured two others, at a residential construction site in Burnaby.

September 1, 2010

City of Regina project turns up all sorts of surprises

Work on first phase of Regina’s City Square project slowed down somewhat this summer after unexpected underground discoveries knocked the downtown revitalization project off pace.

September 1, 2010

Saskatoon man pulled from hole at construction site

A 25-year-old man was safely pulled out of a two metre-deep hole on the Circle Drive construction site in Saskatoon.

September 1, 2010

Crane operator certification deadline looms in British Columbia

The deadline is approaching fast for all crane operators in British Columbia and the Yukon to become certified and be in compliance with new safety regulations.

August 30, 2010

Roadbuilders wary of electronic on-board recorders on trucks

In the wake of new U.S. trucking rules mandating the use of electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) to log driver hours, similar Canadian regulations may not be far behind.

August 30, 2010

Construction workers in Edmonton discover dinosaur bones

A construction site in Edmonton is the centre of a significant paleontological study after a worker on a sewage tunnel project uncovered a dinosaur tooth.

August 30, 2010

Crane accident kills worker at construction site in Burnaby, British Columbia

WorkSafe BC is investigating the cause of an Aug. 27 crane accident that killed a 55 year-old man and injured another at a housing construction site in Burnaby, B.C.

August 25, 2010

SNC-Lavalin awarded Alberta oil sands contract

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a unique engineering and procurement contract by Grizzly Oil Sands ULC for its new Algar Lake Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) facility located near Fort McMurray, Alta.

August 23, 2010

Fraser Transportation Group awarded South Fraser Perimeter Road contract

The B.C. government has signed a major public private partnership (P3) agreement to build a road south of the Fraser River in Delta and Surrey.

August 23, 2010

Falling Calgary construction debris takes liquid form

Two separate investigations are looking into the cause of a liquid debris spill which splattered a truck near a high-rise construction site in downtown Calgary.

August 18, 2010

After toddler death, Calgary Construction Association issues safety guide

A guide to help ensure the safety of workers and the public on or near highrise construction sites in Calgary has been produced after a toddler was killed by falling debris.

August 16, 2010

Retractable roof rises over BC Place Stadium

The new roof on BC Place stadium is taking shape on Vancouver’s skyline.

August 16, 2010

‘Dozer Day’ turns construction disruption into kids festival

Faced with major downtown roadwork in the village of Ridgeway, Ont., local businesses turned the disruption into a festival centred around general contractor Alfred Beam Excavating Ltd. of Fort Erie.

August 11, 2010

Busy bridge in Hamilton replaced in only 51 hours

Dufferin Construction Co. replaced the Aberdeen Avenue Bridge over Highway 403 in Hamilton, Ont. in just 51 hours over the civic holiday weekend.

August 9, 2010

Construction worker dies after truck hit by grader

A construction worker is dead after a piece of heavy equipment collided with a pick up truck in north western Alberta.

August 9, 2010

Iona Contractors demolishes Burnaby Heights Resource Centre

An excavator was busy tearing down the old Burnaby Heights Resource Centre in Metro Vancouver. Calgary-based Iona Contractors Ltd. was performing the work. The resource centre was formerly a school.

August 9, 2010

Car speeding through Metro Vancouver construction zone kills driver, two passengers

The RCMP are investigating a high-speed car crash in a construction zone on the Highway 1 project east of Vancouver, B.C., which caused the death of three people.

August 9, 2010

Parking garage collapses in Windsor, Ontario

A 42-year-old Windsor Ontario parking garage collapsed last month. Excess loading from a 22,000 pounds boom truck is suspected to have contributed to the collapse, as well an extra layer of asphalt that was applied at some point in the past, which had weakened it.

August 9, 2010

Alberta worker injured in run-in with packer

An Alberta construction worker is in the hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a piece of heavy machinery on the worksite.

August 4, 2010

Calgary asphalt plant goes up in flames

Forensic and structural engineers are investigating the cause of an asphalt plant fire in northwest Calgary, as the process of rebuilding the facility begins.