Improving Canada's Transportation and Mobility By Anna Guy The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is a not-for-profit, national technical association that focuses on road and highway infrastructure and urban transportation with over 500 corporate members in all levels of government, private sector companies, academic institutions, and other associations. When TAC was founded in 1914—yes, [...]
The Road To The Top Of The World By Anna Guy At noon on November 15, 2017, 132 years and 8 days after the Last Spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway, the opening of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, adding to the “nebulous dream” of connecting Canada sea to sea…to sea. The Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk highway [...]
Exploring North Of 60 By Anna Guy When leading Canadian diamond exploration company Kennady Diamonds won the Company of the Year Award at the Mines & Money Conference, London, England, President Dr. Rory Moore was quick to credit its partners, Aurora Geosciences Ltd. “[The Aurora Geosciences team] deserve the lion’s share of credit for [...]
Civil, Mechanical, and Oil and Gas Infrastructure By Anna Guy It can take travelling to the other side of the world to really see what’s happening in one’s own backyard. Such was the case for the Ken Hamilton, President of HCC Group. Originally established in 1979, Hamilton Construction has been involved in the [...]
The Right Equipment For Your Job By Anna Guy No matter what the construction project, the right equipment is vital to its success. Procuring the right construction equipment for the right time can make the difference between a project done on time and profitably. Being able to choose the right equipment for either [...]
Pushing The Envelope By Anna Guy Cascadia Windows Ltd. is a fiberglass construction products manufacturer with a commitment to improving energy performance in buildings and reducing the impacts the built world has on the environment. President Mike Battistel and his partners had a vision for a product that would lead the industry in [...]
Governments That Take On Construction Labour Monopolies Deserve Recognition By Paul de Jong, President of the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) One might be hard pressed to connect the dots between Northern Ontario’s third largest city, and one of Canada’s three prairie provinces. But it turns out Sault Ste. Marie and Manitoba [...]
Legacy Project For Saint-Laurent Gets Great Response By Anna Guy The new Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent, opened in June 2017, symbolizes what Mayor Alan DeSousa calls “an active vibrant community.” Citizens of Saint-Laurent, on the island of Montreal, may now avail themselves of a progressive new sports centre. The 16,223-square-metre sports complex which [...]
Montreal's Premiere Commercial Property Brokerage Team By Anna Guy With a keen eye for the changing and particular needs of the industrial and commercial real estate world, Quebec-based IMMODEV is one of the largest and fastest growing commercial real estate brokerage firms in the province. Founded in 1996, IMMODEV has built a reputation [...]
Delivering Successful Results By Anna Guy In the world of resource sector professional services, BSI Global stands out. Not only is the company the only Aboriginal status professional service company, its technical and innovation solutions have carved out a unique, international market for the group. BSI Global’s focus within the resources sector and includes [...]