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Nova Scotia Power receives funding for EV smart grid-integrated system

Nova Scotia Power receives funding for EV smart grid-integrated system
HALIFAX, NS — Nova Scotia Power is receiving over $1.1 million from the Government of Canada to help establish cost-effective energy solutions for an electric vehicle (EV) smart grid–integrated system. The pilot project will demonstrate and assess smart...
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Ex Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
LANSING, MICH. — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged recently with two...
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First Notice: Ontario stakeholder reaction; WSIB review; CAPP forecast
Stakeholders react to Ontario pandemic restrictions The Ontario governm...
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Fundy tidal power project nears finish line
With the dawn of 2021, the finish line is now clearly in sight for the Pempa’q I...
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Nova Scotia Power receives funding for EV smart grid-integrated system
HALIFAX, NS — Nova Scotia Power is receiving over $1.1 million from the Governme...
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Ex Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis
LANSING, MICH. — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged recently with two...
Government , Resource , US News

First Notice: Ontario stakeholder reaction; WSIB review; CAPP forecast
Stakeholders react to Ontario pandemic restrictions The Ontario governm...
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Fundy tidal power project nears finish line
With the dawn of 2021, the finish line is now clearly in sight for the Pempa’q I...
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Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — Enbridge said Tuesday it would defy Michigan's demand to...
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First Notice: Ontario pandemic response; Schneider microgrid service; SNC-Lavalin goes to Nevada
Announcement on Ontario pandemic response set for 1 p.m. Multiple sourc...
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CC&L closes on U.S. renewable power acquisitions
TORONTO — Toronto-based Connor, Clark & Lunn (CC&L) Infrastructure annou...
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Nova Scotia appoints procurement administrator for renewable energy
HALIFAX — The Province of Nova Scotia has appointed CustomerFirst Renewables as...
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Webinar to outline benefits of cold-formed steel framing systems
PRINCETON, ONT. — A free webinar on the value of cold-formed steel framing syste...
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Goldboro LNG plant slated to be largest project in Nova Scotia’s history
Calgary, Alta.-based Pieridae Energy is gearing up to build a massive, multi-bil...
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First Notice: Aluminum relief; CPP eyes Finland; RAIC panel
Aluminum association praises Quebec essential sectors decision The Aluminium...
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First Notice: Candu contracts; Raymond James sustainability; Tricon rebrand
Bruce Power extends Candu Energy contracts Candu Energy Inc., a member...
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Suncor to take $425M impairment charge on White Rose and West White Rose
CALGARY — The new operator of the White Rose offshore oilfield says no final dec...
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Mozambique’s jihadists force Total to suspend gas project
JOHANNESBURG — Mozambique's jihadist violence has forced the French energy firm...
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Careful selection of materials critical to midrise engineered wood buildings: Engineer
The design and construction of midrise engineered wood buildings can be “comprom...
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Pure Gold Mining celebrates first gold bar from new Western Ontario mine
CALGARY — Vancouver-based Pure Gold Mining Inc. says it has poured the first gol...
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First Notice: Trillium drilling; EU procurement; 2021 forecast
Trillium Gold names directors, announces drilling Trillium Gold Mines...
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Power plant stacks that loomed over Arizona come down
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual remi...
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Trans Mountain shuts down pipeline expansion project until Jan. 4 to address worker safety
BURNABY, B.C. - Trans Mountain says it is shutting down construction on its pipe...
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Hamilton Port achieves first LNG bunkering
HAMILTON — The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) has announced what it is ca...
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Inside Innovation: Carbon fibre gives existing structures new strength and longer life
Carbon fibre is not new. In fact, it’s used everywhere from consumer sports equi...
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First Notice: Diefenbunker renos; big job for Maple Reinders; Shoring-geothermal partnership
Feds, Ontario to support Diefenbunker renovations The federal government this m...
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First Notice: Lumber prices drop; Capacity spikes; Mattamy on the move
Construction capacity spikes in Q3 Statistics Canada reported this morning on...
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First Notice: construction spending drops; MCAC AGM; SNC-Lavalin donation
ICI investment declines nationally in October Statistics Canada reporte...
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Husky Energy to get $41.5 million in federal cash for stalled N.L. offshore project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Husky Energy will receive $41.5 million in federal money to m...
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Boil water advisories at First Nations communities to remain past March 2021: feds
OTTAWA—The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Mi...
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Buildings Week: Construction specialists become ‘Mass Timber MythBusters’ during seminar
Busting myths about mass timber, from its cost to its fire resistance, can go a...
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Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Enbridge Energy began construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipelin...
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First Notice: Buildings Week day 2; Line 3 approval; Chez Doris upgrade
Day two of Buildings Week Today is day two of Buildings Week, presented...
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Ministers to fight unfair rates on Canadian softwood lumber
TORONTO — Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry John Yakabuski and...
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Fossil fuels to decline but remain big player in Canada’s energy use by 2050: report
OTTAWA — The Canada Energy Regulator says reaching net-zero emissions over the n...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Mass timber buildings can be the root of Ontario’s environmental and economic future
Ontario, usually a national leader in adopting smart policy, is lagging behind i...
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Goldboro LNG plant slated to be largest project in Nova Scotia’s history
Calgary, Alta.-based Pieridae Energy is gearing up to build a massive, multi-bil...
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UPDATE: Ontario releases list of essential construction projects
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office has released a list of construction projects...
Government , OH&S , Projects

2021 Preview: Stakeholders ruminate on COVID’s future impact on Canada’s construction sector
The coronavirus pandemic dramatically transformed the Canadian construction land...
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Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electr...
Economic

December proved deadliest month in memory: CPO, Ontario minister of labour respond
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development has released the...
Associations , Government , OH&S

Multiple legislative, regulatory changes took effect in Ontario Jan. 1
TORONTO — The following Ontario legislation and regulation changes of relevance...
Government

Cambridge steel producer convicted after slag falls on workers
WHITBY, ONT. — A Cambridge, Ont.-based steel producer has been convicted and fin...
OH&S

U.S. Construction Employment a Bright Spot in Many Major U.S. Cities
Table 1 sets out the best U.S. city labor markets according to two measurements...