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Premier Ford promotes construction efficiencies at Good Roads Conference

Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants to ensure “dirt is flying” on infrastructure projects throughout the province. At the 130th edition of the Good Roads Conference,...

Ontario plans to build more roads, more quickly

Ontario doesn’t require two levels of government to complete Environment Assessments (EA) when it comes to roadbuilding, according to Premier Doug Ford.  At the recent...

Ontario to invest nearly $300 million in skilled trades training

The Ontario government is investing $224 million to build and upgrade training centres for the skilled trades. The province also plans to invest $75 million...

Feds invest $1.5M in Ontario equipment manufacturer expansion

Today, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario announced an investment of over $1.5 million for TS Manufacturing Company, a Lindsay-based, family-owned, 'one-stop shop' manufacturer of...

Bucyrus-Erie 200W dragline at the Canada Cement Company plant in 1958

Pictured here, in November of 1958, is a Bucyrus-Erie 200W walking dragline that is stripping overburden at the Canada Cement Company plant near Ingersoll,...

Ontario operators end strike by ratifying three-year collective agreement

Members of Local 793 of the International Union of Operating Engineers have ratified a new three-year Provincial Collective Agreement with contractors. Union members voted in...

ORBA releases provincial election priorities, looks to keep Ontario moving

The Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) has outlined its provincial transportation plan with the release of “Keep Ontario Moving: ORBA’s 2022 Provincial Election Priorities.”...

York1 continues rapid expansion with acquisition of United Environmental

Environmental and infrastructure service company, York1, has announced that it has acquired United Environmental Holdings Inc. (United), a solid waste service provider headquartered in...

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