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December 17, 2008

HCEA members give vintage construction equipment new life

If there is an old, broken down, rusting piece of vintage heavy equipment cluttering up a yard, it might find a home with Frank Rooney.

December 17, 2008

Con-Drain Company fined $250,000 in worker death

Con-Drain Company (1983) Limited was recently fined $250,000 after being convicted of one charge relating to the death of one of its workers.

December 17, 2008

British Columbia Association for Crane Safety prepares for launch of certification program

Crane operators in British Columbia and the Yukon will soon have the chance to become certified.

December 8, 2008

All hands on deck as Port Metro Vancouver projects continue

About $4.25 billion worth of construction projects should ensure that Port Metro Vancouver remains the gateway of choice for Asia-Pacific trade.

November 26, 2008

Highway 97 reopens after contracting stabilizes slope

A team of contractors worked around the clock for almost two weeks to stabilize a massive slope and get traffic flowing again on Highway 97 in B.C.’s Okanagan region.

November 17, 2008

McGillivray & Sons Contractors deploys “pipe bursting” technology

McGillivray & Sons Contractors Ltd. of Kitchener is the first company in Ontario to deploy “pipe bursting,” a method of replacing existing sewer, watermain or gas lines.

November 12, 2008

Turbines tricky for crane operators

Growing demand for sustainable energy from wind turbines is presenting potentially dangerous, wind-powered challenges for crane operators involved in turbine construction and repair.

November 10, 2008

Korky Koroluk: Heavy-duty hybrid trucks fail to live up to the hype

There was a time not long ago when hybrid trucks were going to rule the world of commercial vehicles — if you believed the predictions, writes Daily Commercial News columnist Korky Koroluk.

October 20, 2008

Developer halts plans for Vancouver Island’s tallest tower

To build Vancouver Island’s tallest building, at 44-storeys, Robert Quigg bought a crane from Spain.

October 15, 2008

University of Waterloo project studies feasibility of recycling asphalt shingles for road construction

Experiments exploring the use of asphalt shingles for highway construction and full-depth asphalt reclamation were recent topics of discussion at a national conference in Toronto.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.