Located in northern Alberta, the Heart Lake First Nation (HLFN), is a small but mighty Nation. Its 492 members are vital participants in many local oil and gas projects. Located approximately 280 kilometers northeast of Edmonton, 75 kms north of Lac La Biche on Hwy 881, Heart Lake First Nation territory is [...]
Established in 1982 as a one-crane, two-man operation in Tumbler Ridge, BC, LAPRAIRIE Group of Companies has grown into a 600+ employee operation offering full-service crane and rigging, highway and bridge maintenance, heavy hauling services and frac sand mining and distribution. The 100% Canadian family-owned company services the Canadian and North Eastern [...]
Landrex Inc., one of Alberta’s largest privately-owned real estate development companies, is celebrating 50 years of history and experience in 2022. Every year, Landrex provides more and more families with the opportunity to realize their dream of home ownership. The year was 1972. Larry Andrews spent his days articling at an Edmonton [...]
Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast LRT is a new low-floor transit system designed to fit into neighbourhoods—not take you out of them. Valley Line will offer passengers an LRT experience that is accessible and connected to areas where Edmontonians live, work and play. Edmonton’s transportation needs are growing faster than infrastructure can keep [...]
MacKimmie Tower is re-energizing the University of Calgary’s main campus by creating additional space for classrooms, administrative support units and departments, while setting new standards for environmental design. It was seen as a win/win/win situation. When the University of Calgary’s decades-old library building started to show its age, the university saw an [...]
It’s a great sign when your company’s 20th year is its strongest yet. Such is the case for Steelcon, the Brampton, Ontario based structural steel firm. What started in 2002 as a two-man team has expanded to 200 employees who work on some of Canada’s biggest infrastructure projects from commercial to industrial, [...]
Major construction at Rutherford GO Station is complete. The station upgrades bring better connections, improved access to transit and modern customer amenities. It’s great news for commuters in Toronto, York Region, or Simcoe County—GO travel Lake Simcoe to Lake Ontario and everywhere in between just got a lot easier. Major upgrades on [...]
Maintain system reliability, strengthen the Manic–Québec corridor, and reduce electrical losses: Hydro-Quebec’s Micoua-Saguenay Transmission Project will deliver the energy needs for the Manic-Quebec corridor. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Hydro-Québec has added a number of 735-kV lines to its transmission system over the years. These lines are used to carry the electric power [...]
The City of Saskatoon’s wasterwater treatment plant received a $48 million upgrade that will protect the people, property, and environment downstream from Saskatoon along the South Saskatchewan River. Designated as a Class 4 treatment facility, the highest level of certification in Canada, the treatment of wastewater is regulated by provincial and national [...]
The Athabasca Basin—one of Canada’s richest mineral deposits—is best known as the world's leading source of high-grade uranium, currently suppling about 20 per cent of the world's uranium. The Athabasca Basin requires the most cutting-edge construction and mining techniques in order to safely and properly mine the region in the most environmentally-friendly [...]