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February 8, 2012

Retired Canadian Army Gen. Hillier addresses Ontario Road Builders’ Association

There are so many reasons why Canadians should be optimistic and with that optimism, they can change the world, attendees at the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) 85^th annual convention were told this week.

February 7, 2012

Police charge woman after fatal collision in Windsor, Ontario with construction vehicle

A woman faces impaired driving charges after a fatal collision in Windsor, Ontario. Police say a pickup truck collided with a parked construction truck and trailer. A 23-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

February 7, 2012

Ottawa construction firm fined after worker receives electric shock

The Ministry of Labour announced that an Ontario court fined Marathon Drilling Co. Ltd. $65,000 over charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act relating to an incident in October, 2010. During a drilling project, a worker was holding chains attaching an auger to hook of a boom truck when the truck came into contact with an overhead electrical conductor. The worker received an electric shock and was seriously burned

February 7, 2012

Steel key for CF-5 fighter jet monument at Toronto defence facility

In 2009, Western Mechanical Electrical Millwright Services Ltd. of Barrie, Ontario was contracted to mount a Canadian Forces CF-5 Freedom Fighter, formerly in service with the Royal Canadian Air Force and made by Canadair, outside of the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) building near former Canadian Forces Base Downsview in Toronto. Western was called in on the contract after a previous contractor had failed to successfully mount the aircraft.

February 7, 2012

Family of woman killed in Toronto bus crash launches $4.25-million lawsuit

The family of a woman killed in a Toronto Transit Commission bus crash has launched a $4.25-million lawsuit.

February 6, 2012

Benson Steel faces transport challenge on Toronto Yorkdale Mall construction project

At Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Benson Steel faced a challenge: how to transport nearly 30 tonnes of steel girder over a 300-foot stretch atop the roof of one of Toronto’s busiest shopping malls. The general contractor is Carillion.

February 6, 2012

Carillion Canada progresses on Ontario Coroner’s building in Toronto

Work is ongoing for the Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex at 1201 Wilson Avenue in Toronto. Project manager Carillion Canada began the six-storey, design/build project with basement and mezzanine in August 2010. The project was designed by Stantec Architecture Ltd. and McLaren, Wilson & Lawrie is lab architect

February 3, 2012

Steel hurdles for Aga Khan Museum build

Fabricating and erecting 740 tons or so of structural steel required for the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto posed a series of unusual hurdles. Benson Steel is the supplier and erector for the job. Aga Khan Museum specializes in artifacts from Muslim communities.

February 2, 2012

Lamb Developments works on Flat Iron Lofts in Toronto

59 Project Management Inc. began the 10-storey Flat Iron Lofts in June 2010. Designed by Core Architects Inc., the owner is Lamb Developments Corp.

February 2, 2012

Ontario Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities opens nominations for apprenticeship awards

Nominations are now open for the Minister’s Awards for Apprenticeship Training through Ontario’s Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities. The annual awards highlight employers who show leadership in training apprentices and promote careers in the skilled trades.

February 2, 2012

Ontario 2011 construction fatalities decline, safety improvements made, report shows

The number of workplace fatalities and critical injuries in the Ontario construction sector declined in 2011, compared to the year before, an Ontario Ministry of Labour report says.

February 1, 2012

Pennecon registers proposed quarry near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador for environmental assessment

Pennecon Ltd. has registered a proposed sand and gravel quarry near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador for environmental assessment. The Newfoundland and Labrador department of environment and conservation stated public comments are due Feb. 23 and if the proposal is approved, aggregate material would be excavated, crushed, washed and screened at the site.

February 1, 2012

Construction continues on Tridel mixed-use 49-storey tower in Toronto

Work is progressing for Three Hundred Front Street West on the mixed use building in Toronto, Ontario. Deltera Inc. has scheduled completion of the 49-storey, 676-unit project for the end of 2012.

January 31, 2012

Construction equipment sales up 45 per cent for Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) reported a 45 per cent increase in construction equipment sales, from $13.572 billion in 2010 to $19.667 billion in 2011. Sold under the Cat brand, Caterpillar’s construction equipment includes trucks, pavers, excavators, loaders and dozers.

January 30, 2012

Caterpillar dispute a factor in CAW-CEP union merger talks

The lockout of workers at a London, Ontario plant owned by Caterpillar Inc. is one factor in merger talks between the executive boards of the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions.

January 26, 2012

Steel on target in Milton, Ontario warehouse construction

Minneapolis-based retail chain Target will open numerous stores across Canada by 2013. K.C. Welding Ltd., an Angus, Ontario-based steel erector, is putting up a 1.3 million-square-foot steel joist, truss and girder box frame for the distribution centre in Milton, west of Toronto.

January 26, 2012

Construction continues on Queenston Lewiston Bridge plaza near Niagara Falls

Work on the third phase of the Queenston Lewiston Bridge plaza redevelopment project continues in Niagara-on-the-Lake, north of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Scott Builders Inc. is the general contractor.

January 24, 2012

PCL works on Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto

Exterior work is progressing on the Bridgepoint Health Campus of Care at the Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto, formerly known as Riverdale Hospital. PCL Constructors Canada Inc. have completion of the 10-storey, design-build project with over 500 beds scheduled for March 2013. It was designed by HDR Architecture Associates Inc./Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc.

January 24, 2012

Outlook strong for Windsor, Ontario construction industry

Jim Lyons, executive director of the Windsor Construction Association, says projects such as the Windsor-Essex Parkway and aquatic centre bode well for the industry in Windsor, Ontario.

January 24, 2012

Dominus continues construction of Pier 27 Condominiums in Toronto

Work is moving along for the Pier 27 Condominiums phase one and two in Toronto. Dominus Construction Group Ltd. is construction manager of the two towers, owned by Fernbrook/Cityzen Development Corp. and designed by architectsAlliance.

January 24, 2012

Pond Biofuels to pilot cement absorption system

Pond Biofuels is piloting a new carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption system at St. Marys Cement.

January 23, 2012

Deltera works on Ventus at Metrogate in Toronto

Glass work moves upwards at Tridel Corp.’s Ventus at Metrogate condominium towers in Toronto. General contractor for the two 30-storey towers, located near Kennedy Road and Highway 401 in the former City of Scarborough, is Deltera Inc.

January 20, 2012

Bolton, Ontario Sneath Road Bridge rehabilitation project required careful work

When compared to the numerous multi-million dollar construction projects currently underway in Ontario the $230,000-restoration of the historic Sneath Road Bridge in Bolton might be considered somewhat minor.

January 19, 2012

EllisDon works on exterior of Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute in Toronto

Work is moving along on the exterior of the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute in Toronto. EllisDon Corp. is general contractor of the 21-storey facility and the architects are Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc. and HDR Architecture.

January 19, 2012

Windsor-Essex Parkway on track: Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Construction of the Windsor-Essex Parkway is on track, says the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The project is an 11-kilometre addition to Highway 401, connecting to the Windsor- Detroit border.

January 18, 2012

University of Toronto to build $58-million Goldring Centre for sports

The University of Toronto is poised to break ground later this month on the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport, a design-build project is being undertaken by EllisDon. Situated near Varsity Stadium, the Goldring Centre will include basketball and volleyball courts and an expanded David L. MacIntosh sport medicine clinic. The design team includes architects MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd. of Toronto and Patkau Architects Inc. of Vancouver.

January 17, 2012

Toddglen continues work on The Palm Condos in Toronto

Toddglen Group of Companies has completion of the 23-storey, Palm Condos in Toronto scheduled for late 2012. The owner is Castle Group Ventures and the project was designed by HCA Architecture.

January 16, 2012

Cornwall, Ontario invites bids for wastewater plant construction

The City of Cornwall, Ontario is taking bids for a construction project at its wastewater treatment facility. Bids are due February 14 and an information session is scheduled Jan. 18.

January 16, 2012

Ontario Federation of Labour demonstrates at London, Ontario Caterpillar plant

The Ontario Federation of Labour announced two of its executive officers planned Monday to visit the picket line outside a London, Ontario plant owned by heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. OFL has asked workers to mobilize for a massive rally Jan. 21 in London, where CAW says members of its Local 27 are locked out of the Electro-Motive Canada plant.

January 13, 2012

Conservatory Group works on Infinity Condominiums in Toronto

Construction is ongoing for the Infinity Condominiums phase three in Toronto. Owner/developer of the two-tower project, designed by E.I. Richmond Architects Ltd., is The Conservatory Group

January 13, 2012

TMG Builders works on King West condos in Toronto

Work is moving upwards at the King West condominium project in Toronto. Construction manager TMG Builders along with Plazacorp Properties Ltd. began the three- tower project, designed by Quadrangle Architects Ltd./Gabriel Bodor Architect Inc., in 2010.