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September 1, 2008

Foundation work underway on the Bear Mountain wind farm in British Columbia

The installation of the turbines and commercial production of electricity are scheduled for 2009.

September 1, 2008

Crane hits Calgary train

A mobile construction crane struck a commuter train in Calgary injuring six people on Aug. 27.

August 27, 2008

Vancouver Island construction companies feeling the pinch from rising B.C. Ferries costs

The construction industry on Vancouver Island is being hit hard by rapid increases in B.C. Ferries fares, while escalating costs are contributing to an increase in the cost of living in small island communities.

August 25, 2008

New Thunder Bay-to-Alberta shipping route handles cargo bound for oilsands

A new Canadian shipping route will allow cargo to flow to oilsands construction sites in Northern Alberta from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

August 20, 2008

WesternOne set to shake up equipment-rental world

Vancouver-based WesternOne Rentals & Sales has set out to shake up the world of equipment rentals in Western Canada.

August 18, 2008

Denel Trucking employee dies at Calgary industrial site

James Jacob Rintoul, 20, was helping a driver back up an empty truck at low speed in the industrial yard of Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. when he was crushed under the wheels of a trailer.

August 13, 2008

Copper Mountain Mining plans to revive to Princeton-area mine

Copper Mountain Mining Corp. plans to revive its Copper Mountain mine by investing millions of dollars in the construction of basic infrastructure and buildings. The mine is located 15 kilometres south of Princeton, British Columbia.

August 11, 2008

McMaster study looks at link between diesel fumes and diabetes

The operating engineers’ union supports a study looking at possible connections between diesel fume exposure and diabetes among its members.

August 11, 2008

InTransitBC makes steady progress on Richmond-Brighouse Station

A worker hooks up equipment to a crane for the Richmond-Brighouse Station for the Canada Line rapid transit expansion project in Metro Vancouver.

August 6, 2008

Road crews work round the clock to reopen Sea-to-Sky Highway ahead of schedule

The Sea-to-Sky Highway reopened ahead of schedule after clean-up crews worked around the clock to clear the landslide debris. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon announced the road was once again open to traffic on August 2, 2008.

August 6, 2008

Readers respond to JOC poll: Is B.C. doing enough about crane safety?

TIC Canada equipment supervisor Mike Garies responds to the JOC poll question “Is B.C. doing enough about crane safety?”

August 6, 2008

New Saskatchewan program fast-tracks internationally-trained skilled workers

For Saskatchewan employers struggling to hire people skilled in the mechanical trades, relief will soon be on the way.

August 6, 2008

Enbridge begins early planning of $5-billion Gateway pipeline project

The largest private infrastructure project in the history of British Columbia is in the early planning stages.

August 4, 2008

Bilfinger Berger Canada files suit against Metro Vancouver over Capilano-Seymour project

Metro Vancouver hired Bilfinger Berger Canada (BBC) Inc. in 2004 to construct twin tunnels with a combined length of 14.2 kilometres for the Capilano-Seymour water filtration project. BBC suspended work on the $100 million project in January 2008, due to concerns about the safety of underground workers.

July 30, 2008

Worker injured in crane accident at Vancouver Pile Driving yard

A worker was tossed 10 metres into the air during a crane mishap in North Vancouver on July 25, 2008.

July 30, 2008

15-year-old boy dies after being buried by asphalt

A teenager is dead after being buried by searing-hot asphalt near Winnipeg.

July 30, 2008

Alter NRG plans Canada’s first coal-to-liquid fuel plant

A Public Disclosure document shows that Alter NRG Corp. proposes to mine a reserve of about 301 million tonnes of coal using established surface mining technology, and then through gasification and other processes, to produce diesel fuel and other flammable liquids.

July 30, 2008

Korean workers embark on new careers as heavy-equipment operators in Alberta

Hunt International, a world wide recruitment and human resources firm, is providing workers in Korea with training in heavy equipment operation, so they can obtain employment in B.C. and Alberta.