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Enter the 2012 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards

The Stage 1 deadline for the 2012 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards has been announced, and Notice of Intention to Enter Forms are now available.
Jan 30, 2012 5:02PM


Major bridge projects announced for Ottawa and Montreal

On January 27, the federal government announced that the joint venture of MMM Group/CIMA+ SENC have been awarded an $1.8-million engineering design contract for the structural rehabilitation of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge in Ottawa.
Jan 30, 2012 4:53PM


Found on the web: No engineers died today

"Reading the obituaries recently in The New York Times, I had to conclude - no engineers died today! ... looking back through a week's editions of the Times, no deaths were noted for engineers of any caliber. And I happen to know at least one...
Jan 30, 2012 4:52PM


Burning Up

Roughly 2.7 billion people -- 40% of the world's population - depend on wood, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating.
Jan 30, 2012 4:51PM


New stormwater tunnels and treatment plant being built for Athletes Village site in Toronto

Construction has started on new works to convey stormwater from the West Don Lands on Toronto's waterfront. The 32-hectare precinct , east of downtown will be the site for the athletes' village for the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Jan 30, 2012 4:50PM


Make your research pay!

The U.S. Water Environment Research Association is asking for proposals for engineering to improve or evaluate innovate technologies for wastewater and stormwater treatment systems. The Innovative and Research for Water Infrastructure for the...
Jan 30, 2012 4:49PM


Canada Green Building Council offers new course in green building

The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) is launching its Sustainable Building Advisor (SBA) program in Toronto in March. The nine-month course requires only two in-class sessions per month and is intended for professionals who want to expand...
Jan 30, 2012 4:48PM


Nova Scotia engineering firms see future in shipbuilding

David Lea, P.Eng., president of Consulting Engineers of Nova Scotia, says that firms in the province are "very excited" about the opportunities that will arise from the recent announcement of a massive shipbuilding contract awarded to Halifax...
Jan 23, 2012 4:56PM


Port Hope radioactive waste clean-up to begin

Last week the Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, announced that the government would commit $1.28 billion over 10 years for the long-awaited project to clean up low-level radioactive waste in the two towns of Port...
Jan 23, 2012 4:54PM


Windsor-Detroit bridge saga continues

The private owners of the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit continue to dispute with the Michigan Ministry of Transportation over whether work on access ramps has been done adequately, even after the bridge's 84-year old owner went...
Jan 23, 2012 4:53PM


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