Standing For Safety By Anna Guy With a 78-year history of advocating for safety in the industry and for its members, the Ontario General Contractors Association takes on its next big challenge: legalized marijuana. Health and Safety of it members, fair procurement and dispute resolution, construction excellence in Ontario’s Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional [...]
By Anna Guy Through the 1960s to today, High Voltage Specialist, PowerTel, has forged the way in EPC Electrical Contracting—to date, PowerTel has constructed 1000’s of kilometers of powerlines in Canada and the United States for utilities, First Nations communities, mines, industrial facilities, and private installations. PowerTel was originally the dream of Clary Gatien, [...]
By Anna Guy ECS Electrical Cable Supply Ltd (ECS) has been awarded Best Managed Company for six consecutive years. Business Elite Canada spoke to Vice President and General Manager Tom Artinian about the secret to the company’s success. “It’s a huge accomplishment for us, for our team,” says Artinian of the awards. “What [the [...]
By Anna Guy The Canadian Council of Public and Private Partnerships promotes smart, innovative, and modern approaches to infrastructure development and service delivery through public-private partnerships (P3s) with all levels of government. Formed in 1993, the Canadian Council for Public and Private Partnerships (CCPPP) promotes smart, innovative, and modern approaches to infrastructure development and [...]
Serving London and Southern Ontario By Anna Guy The London, Ontario airport continues to offer new destinations and features to keep passengers from competing airports south of the border. “Our number one challenge is competing with the air services offered at other airports, including the ultra low-cost carriers in the U.S.,” says Michael [...]
Inclusivity and Connectivity To The River Valley By Anna Guy The River Valley is a natural wonder often described as the jewel of the city—and one the City of Edmonton is about to make much more accessible for its citizens. Modern cities are defined by their urban green space; New York’s Central Park [...]
Getting The Job Done By Anna Guy The Manitoba Building Trades is training a workforce to support public and private infrastructure projects in Manitoba. A thriving construction industry is the cornerstone to a thriving economy. An understanding of economic role that unions and trained works can has made the Manitoba Building Trades (MTB) [...]
Bringing Out The Best In Your Business By Anna Guy Today’s customers expect an extraordinary experience when they visit a restaurant or retail establishment. To achieve this, owners know they need a construction team with the experience and expertise to turn the most complex concept into reality—BUILD IT By Design. BUILD IT does [...]
By Anna Guy The largest project in Enbridge history, the L3RP will maintain the highest safety and environmental standards, reduce future maintenance activities and ensure the reliable supply of western Canadian crude oil to the Chicago, U.S. Gulf Coast, eastern U.S. and Canadian refinery markets. In early August of this year, Alberta Premier Rachel [...]
The Sky Is The Limit LGT is an incubator for experience, knowledge, and success—just one of the many ways LGT is impacting the Quebec Engineering community. Soon, it sets it sights on the rest of the country. LGT is an award-winning consulting engineering firm specialized and dedicated to the building industry whose influence [...]