Spanning over 39,000 kilometers of land located between Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories is the Tłı̨chǫ First Nation. The territory includes the communities of Behchokǫ̀, Gamèti, Wekweètì and Whatì. The Tłı̨chǫ Government came into effect August 4, 2005, at which time the Band Councils of Behchokö, Gamètì, Wekweetì and [...]
Business Elite Canada spoke with CIF President, Jack Fomenoff, about CIF’s history and this milestone anniversary. By Anna Guy CIF Construction LTD, the Prince George-based concrete and civil contractor, is a well-known name in the mining, oil and gas, forestry, pulp and paper, bioenergy, wind energy, commercial and municipal industries. For 30 [...]
By Anna Guy If you travel to or live in Alberta and have driven to work, taken a bus, sipped a glass of Whisky, or a thousand other things in between, you are the beneficiary of the work of a member of IUOE Local 955. Established in 1948, Local 955 is one [...]
The Heartland Petrochemical Complex The first of its kind in Canada, the new Heartland Petrochemical Complex will be one of the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitting polypropylene producing facilities in Strathcona County, Alberta. It’s a material used everyday, even if we may not all know it by name. A new manufacturing plant in [...]
Good news on the horizon for the 18,000 drivers who travers Highway 15 every day in Alberta connecting the cities of Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan. The vital service and trade corridor is expanding from one lane of traffic in each direction with increased lanes, a new parallel bridge and a pedestrian bridge. [...]
74 acres, 4 kilometres of pathway, 1,300 trees, and endless opportunities. The City of Lethbridge’s Legacy Park has something for everyone. Guided by its mantra "to be a healthy, attractive and economically viable City”, the Lethbridge, AB City Council, has given its residents a Park that incorporates sports, festivals, leisure, and nature. [...]
For the last decade, thousands of workers have descended onto Romaine’s shores to build Hydro Quebec’s Romaine hydroelectric complex in the Côte-Nord region. Ten years later, the fourth and last power plant—Romaine 4—is close to operational. Hydro-Québec's distribution grid, which serves 4.3 million customers located throughout the province, is about to get [...]
In February 2021, the City of London, ON, made history as the first community in Canada to functionally end veteran homelessness as part of the Built for Zero Canada campaign. By sharing how they achieved this, the City hopes it won’t be the last. Mayor Ed Holder believes a community is measured [...]
Norgalv is a Canadian company that recently completed construction and began operation of a state-of-the-art galvanizing plant in North Bay, ON. The facility’s cutting-edge equipment and automation technology make it the most advanced and environmentally friendly such plant in the province. The plant was initially slated to open in the fall of [...]
Patrick J. Dillon – Biography Patrick J. Dillon is the Business Manager and Secretary Treasurer of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario. He has held this position since 1997 and was most recently re-elected to that role in 2018. Patrick began his career in the construction industry as an [...]