Economy shows strength in third quarter
Most of Canada’s important industrial sectors increased their production in the third quarter. resulting in an annual growth in GDP of 2.7 per cent, Statistics Canada reports. This is virtually […]
Infrastructure in focus at Queen’s Park as new legislation tabled
Infrastructure is one of those things people don’t think about much until something goes wrong. And there is plenty wrong with the state of infrastructure in Toronto, despite the province’s […]
Bombardier to build MRO facility in China
To service its growing Chinese market for business aircraft, Bombardier Aerospace announced that it would build and operate a new MRO facility in the Chinese city of Tianjin. The airplane […]
Giant wind-solar development announces SMA Canada for O&M
SMA Canada is to supply solar inverters as well as operations and maintenance (O&M) for a utility-scale solar power development just getting underway in Southwestern Ontario. The Grand Renewable Energy […]
Joint venture to develop infrastructure for LNG as vehicle fuel
The liquefied natural gas industry is still in its infancy in Canada, but in the latest development in that industry, two companies, one Chinese the other Canadian, have reached a […]
Manufacturing gains in September driven by auto and food industries
Canada’s manufacturers saw widespread sales gains in September, the fourth increase in five months. Sales rose in eleven of the twenty-one industries tracked, reaching their highest level since June of […]
IKEA buys Alberta wind farm
IKEA continues to solidify its position as one of the prime players in the renewable energy sector with the purchase of a 46-megawatt wind farm in Alberta. The purchase of […]
Japanese claim breakthrough in hydrogen storage technology
Researchers in Japan say they have formulated a new metal hydride compound using aluminum. They are touting its light weight, absence of toxicity and absence of volatile gases among its […]
Agreement between western provinces smooths way for pipelines
The two western provinces of B.C. and Alberta are closer to finalizing terms on pipeline development after the two premiers, Christy Clark of B.C. and Alison Redford of Alberta, reached […]
Global construction industry optimistic about future
Optimism prevails in the global construction industry, which finds itself in better shape today than it was four or five years ago, when the world entered a period of economic […]
Ontario’s food industry poised for growth
Ontario’s food processing industry intends to double its contribution to the province’s economy in the next seven years, adding 60,000 more jobs and increasing revenues to $70 billion. The Alliance […]
Number of reported pipeline spills in Canada doubled over ten years
The number of pipeline spills in Canada has doubled over the past decade. A CBC report on the embattled pipeline industry found that total safety-related incidents, including fires and spills, […]
