Special Feature
Steel
Below are articles from the latest Steel Special Feature Newsletter, published September 2023 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Steel
B.C. companies seek how to reduce ‘the bane of steel buildings’
Two B.C. companies and a University of British Columbia researcher are working t...
Resource , Technology
Port Coquitlam recreation complex a steel showcase
Phase one of the Port Coquitlam Community Centre made it to the finals of the 20...
Projects
Going bananas: Orangutans find new home amid steel poles, cables
At the recently opened Orangutans of Gunung Leuser, Guardians of the Rainforest...
Infrastructure
ion steel prices in 2023-24 expected to remain high
Western Canada’s steel prices are expected remain high over the next 2023-2024 p...
Economic , Resource
B.C. steel company sees major business spike after Kelowna fires
Kelowna-based BC Steel Ltd., a full-service company that engineers, designs and...
Projects , Resource
Inuvik wind turbine achieves major milestone as first power delivered to grid
In mid-September, Inuvik celebrated the first power produced by a 3.5-megawatt w...
Infrastructure , Resource
Invisible, irreplaceable: rebar specialist Kit Steel takes pride in work nobody sees
The website for Welland, Ont.’s Kit Steel features photos of fully-completed pro...
Labour
Steel pipeline network to transform Saskatchewan’s geothermal energy to electric power
The Earth’s core isn’t expected to cool down for another 91 billion years, so as...
Projects , Technology
What will the road to net-zero concrete look like?
Concrete is the most widely used building material on the planet, second only to...
Associations , Resource
Red hot steel prices expected to cool by year end
Steel-price watchers are predicting that the red-hot price increases that shot w...
Economic , Resource
How to best to forge net-zero steel?
Steel producers in Canada have set their sights set on getting to net-zero carbo...
Resource
Manitoba drives concrete upgrade of Highway 75
The Manitoba government announced recently it will restore part of Provincial Tr...
Infrastructure
Cold Formed Steel advantages need to be heard
Most are probably familiar with the making of steel. At its most basic, it begin...
Resource
Dillon Consulting honoured for Assiniboine River bridge
The Winnipeg office of Dillon Consulting Inc. recently won an award of merit in...
Infrastructure
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Saskatchewan to spend $1.92 million on two skilled trades centres
REGINA, SASK. – The government of Saskatchewan is allocating $1.92 million in fu...
Government , Labour
Canada’s first-ever tsunami evacuation tower built at Haida Gwaii school
MASSET, B.C. – Students in Masset, B.C. will soon learn in a safer school that i...
Projects
Ledcor leads off with first phase of $2B Alberta Highway 3 twinning
Ledcor Highways Ltd. is leading off work on the first of eight phases planned to...
Infrastructure , Projects
Some cool thinking needed after Vancouver wood-frame construction site fire
On Aug. 6, a fire broke out at a six-storey wood-frame rental apartment building...
OH&S
PCL announces promotions in offices across Canada
PCL ion is making leadership changes in five of its Canadian districts....
Economic
Legal Notes: Crown loses “employer” appeal in landmark Sudbury case
The Superior Court of Ontario issued a ruling on August 23 that is certain to br...
Government
Metro Vancouver board chair pushes back on calls for North Shore wastewater plant project info
NORTH VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley insists the organizati...
Government , Projects
B.C. building code update expands use of single egress stairs
VICTORIA, B.C. – The government of British Columbia has announced updates to the...