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February 8, 2010

Prime site moves from contamination to condo in Cambridge, Ontario

It’s one of the prettiest sites in Cambridge. The large, empty lot sits beside the Grand River where it tumbles over a waterfall just before flowing into downtown Galt.

February 4, 2010

Mine tower largest steel project ever undertaken by Gorf Contracting

It looked like an Apollo rocket ship heading down Highway 101 from the Gorf Contracting Ltd. manufacturing facility in East Porcupine, Ont. What it actually represented was delivery of the largest steel project the company had ever undertaken.

February 8, 2010

Concrete from Giants Stadium demolition to be buried on site

The demolition of Giants Stadium got started Feb. 4 when a giant metal claw attached to a crane started taking bites out of the cement helix at one of the four gates around the 34-year-old facility.

February 5, 2010

‘Mockup’ process streamlines Durham courthouse project in Oshawa, Ontario

About a year prior to the construction start of the Durham Consolidated Courthouse in Oshawa, the building/design team took the unusual step of building a full-scale reproduction of a courtroom in a warehouse offsite. No expense was spared to build a $300,000 mockup that would be the mould for the 33 courtrooms contained in the 455,000-square-foot court complex.

February 4, 2010

Stimulus cash not enough to finish high-speed rail projects

The US$8 billion in stimulus cash awarded to 13 high-speed rail corridors across the U.S. may seem like a windfall for advocates, but there’s a catch: the money isn’t enough to finish any of the major projects.

February 8, 2010

Peel Heritage Complex in downtown Brampton to undergo $11-million renovation

A major transformation and expansion of one of Peel Region’s most iconic and important cultural facilities will get underway in early March when the Peel Heritage Complex in downtown Brampton closes for a one-year, $11-million renovation.

February 5, 2010

New deal allows Canadian companies to bid on U.S. stimulus contracts

Canadian companies can now bid on procurement contracts in 37 U.S. states under temporary new exemptions from Buy American elements of Washington's US$787-billion economic stimulus package.

February 5, 2010

‘Clandestine’ castle illegal, British High Court rules

A man’s home is his castle — but not if British authorities say it has to be destroyed. That’s the situation faced by Robert Fidler, a farmer who lost a High Court bid Wednesday to protect the once-secret castle he built 65 kilometres south of London and kept hidden from planning authorities.

February 4, 2010

New president of Ontario Road Builders’ Association to keep focus on infrastructure

While 2010 is shaping up as a good year in terms of work volumes, the job going forward will be to keep governments focused on infrastructure, says the newly elected president of the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA).

February 5, 2010

Olympic overlay construction goes down to the wire in Vancouver

The 2010 Olympic Winter Games are a little more than a week away and the streets of Vancouver and various venue sites are buzzing with construction activity. The construction of venues in Whistler and Vancouver was completed more than one year ago, but as the Olympics near, they are once again active with what is called overlay construction.

February 9, 2010

Steel provides structure for historic hotel revival in Port Hope, Ontario

The Hotel Walton is a firmly established feature of downtown Port Hope. Unfortunately the building itself, constructed circa 1870, wasn’t so firmly established. Enter Ron Christopher, the force behind saving the hotel and reviving its structural integrity with a network of steel.

February 9, 2010

Ontario businesses scramble to ready for arrival of HST

With less than six months to go, business across Ontario are scrambling to get their accounting and billing systems ready to deal with the implementation of the harmonized sales tax.

February 5, 2010

Getting the garage done at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto

Work continues on a new parking garage at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Bondfield Construction is general contractor for the six-storey project; Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. is the consultant.

February 9, 2010

Peterborough Utilities unveils plan for 10-megawatt wind farm

Plans for another solar power project in Ontario have been unveiled by Peterborough Utilities Inc. The company has acquired the rights and property to construct a 10 megawatt solar farm just northwest of the city.

February 4, 2010

China’s steel producers losing battle to get reductions in iron ore prices

China is pressing to turn its status as the world’s biggest steel producer into clout over global miners and cheaper iron ore prices. But its tactics failed in 2009 and there are few indications it will fare better this year.

February 5, 2010

Ontario’s new transportation minister ready to listen, learn

Ontario’s freshly-minted Minister of Transportation, Kathleen Wynne, struck a humble note in her inaugural speech before delegates to the Ontario Road Builders’ Association annual convention in Toronto this week.

February 9, 2010

Five still unaccounted for after Connecticut power plant explosion

About five people remained unaccounted for Feb. 8 for after a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and a section of the site was too unstable to search, a fire official said Monday.

February 5, 2010

‘A good first step forward,’ Canadian construction industry says of U.S. stimulus agreement

The Canadian Construction industry is welcoming the deal that will allow Canadian companies access to U.S. infrastructure stimulus projects. “It’s a good first step forward,” said Michael Atkinson, president of the Canadian Construction Association.