Construction
SNC-Lavalin appoints Ian Edwards as CEO, reports Q3 boosted by 407 sale
Edwards has been serving as SNC-Lavalin’s interim president and chief executive since June.
Final pieces of storm toppled crane removed off top of Halifax building
Crane collapsed during post-tropical storm Dorian last month.
Removal of Notre Dame’s melted scaffold to begin ‘in weeks’
It’s been six months since an April 15 fire gutted the medieval Paris structure.
Crews remove several sections of collapsed Halifax crane from building
The crane collapsed on Sept. 7 and some residents and businesses have since been evacuated.
Removal to begin of Halifax construction crane felled by Dorian
Structure will be strapped down and anchored before the tower is dismantled piece by piece.
Lafarge fined $400,000 for worker’s fatal fall at decommissioned plant
Fell nearly 30 feet when a corroded exterior walkway collapsed during a tour of a kiln building.
Nova Scotia assumes liability for removal of crane toppled by Hurricane Dorian
Still no word on how long it will take to remove the crane, which has caused some structural damage to parts of a construction site.
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Going global: Tornado to make its hydrovacs in China
Alberta manufacturer is going global with its advanced excavation trucks.
Quebec has no plans to offer struggling SNC-Lavalin a bailout: Minister
SNC-Lavalin faces a trial after allegedly paying $48 million in bribes to officials under Moammar Gadhafi and defrauding Libyan organizations.
SNC Lavalin aims to shift away from construction and oil
Quitting the competitive field of fixed-price contracts, which leave companies vulnerable to cost overruns.
Winnipeg hands down punishment during probe into inspectors’ work logs
City property inspectors allegedly slacked off on the job.
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EDC loans cleantech firm $5.9M to help drive its growth
Geosynthetics market worth more than $260 billion by 2023 fuelled by growing number of infrastructure projects in developing economies.
Trudeau expected to confirm federal funding for Montreal’s metro extension
Federal money would help finance the $4.5 billion project to extend the city’s blue line by five metro stops.
Buildings, coastlines, northerners: Report identifies top Canadian climate risks
Council of Canadian Academies has narrowed down a myriad of threats posed by climate change into the most pressing dozen.
Liberals look at quick changes in strategies targeting rural Canada
Working to expand broadband access.
