Steel

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.

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 27, 2008

Vancouver architect extolls the virtues of wood for sustainable building

Vancouver architect Larry McFarland is a wood advocate, and proud of it.

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

Edmonton and Calgary see fastest rise in apartment-building construction costs

Construction costs for apartment buildings are increasing faster in Edmonton and Calgary than any other major city in Canada, according to a Statistics Canada report released on August 15, 2008.

August 18, 2008

Canadian construction industry steels against rising rebar prices

Steel prices generally are being driven by demand for construction materials as China, India and Russia ramp up building of infrastructure and productive capacity.

August 13, 2008

Kwantlen students learn nuts and bolts of structural steel assembly, thanks to CISC member companies

Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s new structural steel teaching aid was donated by a group of local member companies from the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC).

August 11, 2008

Korky Koroluk: Prospects for concentrated solar power burn bright

Advocates are calling a new concept called “concentrating solar power” — the use of mirrors to increase the amount of power sunlight generates — the most important form of carbon-free power in the 21st Century, writes Daily Commercial News columnist Korky Koroluk.

August 6, 2008

KWH Contractors of British Columbia win Suncor contract

KWH Contractors of Delta, B.C. have been awarded a contract for a structural steel modular construction project at Suncor’s Voyageur expansion program in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

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

Reader Response: Plan to split ironworker trade into three certificates meets with opposition

Here at Journal of Commerce, we asked readers, “Will splitting ironworker trades training into three specialized certificates benefit young apprentices?” Here’s what you had to say...