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August 18, 2010

Work begins on new retractable roof for BC Place Stadium

The new roof on BC Place Stadium is taking shape on Vancouver’s skyline. Construction crews recently started erecting the 36 masts that will ring the stadium and keep the new retractable roof in place.

August 18, 2010

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction launches Steel Day to build profile

Inspired by the success of a program launched last year in the United States, the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) is sponsoring a cross-country networking and educational event called SteelDay.

August 11, 2010

Inefficient Chinese steel, cement mills to be closed

China’s government has ordered 2,087 steel and cement mills and other factories with poor energy efficiency to close as it struggles to cut waste and improve the country’s battered environment.

August 10, 2010

Falling beam kills Builtcon Contracting worker in Vaughan, Ontario

A falling steel lintel beam has claimed the life of a 36-year-old construction worker at a Vaughan-area hotel project site. The accident victim was employed by Builtcon Contracting and was working on a six-storey hotel project site on 610 Applewood Crescent near Hwy. 400 and Regional Road 7 in Vaughan.

August 4, 2010

Lakeside Steel building Alabama manufacturing plant

Lakeside Steel Inc. says a planned $40-million manufacturing plant in Thomasville, Ala., will nearly double the steelmaker’s total production capacity.

July 14, 2010

New evidence in New York crane accident case

Polyester straps blamed for breaking and spurring a deadly crane collapse held fast during an experiment designed to simulate the disaster, a videotape shows.

July 2, 2010

Diamond + Schmitt Architects wins award for Royal Botanical Gardens atrium

The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) has presented a national steel design award of excellence to Diamond + Schmitt Architects for the Camilla & Peter Dalglish Atrium at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington.

June 25, 2010

Girder cracks, twists during bridge construction in Balzac, Alberta

A construction crew erecting a bridge on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway near Balzac, Alta. found out the hard way about the serious risks involved in this type of work. “While installing the last girder of the bridge over the southbound lanes, the girder cracked and twisted in final placement,” said RCMP Const. Francine Hennelly.

June 18, 2010

Ottawa gets green light in case against U.S. Steel

After failing to quash a lawsuit that could force it to sell its Canadian operations, U.S. Steel Corp. will most likely turn its efforts towards negotiating an out-of-court settlement with Ottawa, experts say.

June 8, 2010

Aging mechanical systems a threat to Parliament buildings

It’s no secret that the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa are in need of repair.

May 28, 2010

Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence getting new $77-million home

With a fast-paced schedule designed to meet the Infrastructure Stimulus Funding program’s March 2011 deadline and a desire to achieve LEED Platinum, composite steel was the building material of choice for the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence at Ottawa’s Algonquin College.

May 28, 2010

Scrap iron becomes sculpture in Fanshawe College art program

When it comes to scrap metal yards Matthew Zubick knows beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

May 28, 2010

Maple Leaf Gardens gets a steel makeover

When Thomson Brothers Construction of Port Credit built Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931, the project was worth $990,000—not including the steel work, which added $100,000 to the contract.

May 28, 2010

Georgian College adds 165,000 square feet of space

Construction has been substantially completed on the steel framing of the new Centre for Health and Wellness at the Barrie Campus of Georgian College.

May 28, 2010

SNC-Lavalin builds Canada Pavilion for World Exposition 2010

This spring, the most recognizable piece of Canadian architecture in the world may just be the 4,800-square-metre Canada Pavilion, representing the country at the World Exposition 2010, which opened in Shanghai on May 1st.

May 28, 2010

Chapman’s Ice Cream factory rises from the ashes

The 85,000-square-foot Chapman’s Ice Cream factory in Markdale, Ont. burned down last September in a fire started by a welder’s torch.

May 28, 2010

Ridsdale Metal Products Inc. seeks Canadian Welding Bureau certification

A Cambridge-based custom metal fabricating shop is making a big change so it can step up to better serve one of its major clients, an elevator builder.

May 28, 2010

Dynamic Structures Ltd. takes on Thirty Meter Telescope project

Most successful steel fabricators have a vision that extends to the future. As the foremost designer and builder of observatory telescopes, Coquitlam, B.C.-based Dynamic Structures Ltd. has a vision that extends light years.

May 28, 2010

Shops at Don Mills re-development project has a heart of steel

The Shops at Don Mills, located on the former site of Toronto’s Don Mills Centre shopping mall, is one of the largest re-development projects in Canada.

May 28, 2010

130 Bloor West wins CISC Steel Design Award

Adding floors to an existing tower isn’t done often but that’s exactly what the owner opted for when faced with renovating a heritage listed, 14-storey office tower in downtown Toronto.

May 28, 2010

Canadian Steel Producers Association promotes steel as an innovative green product

Canada’s steel sector is putting the pedal to the metal in a campaign to highlight the importance of both the product and the industry to the national economy.

May 28, 2010

Ontario Olympic Pavilion wins CISC innovation award

Canadian athletes collected a lot of medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games in February and now one of the structures which served as a backdrop to the event is heading to the podium.