Here's a construction project that will be ready three years sooner than expected – the St. Lawrence Bridge. It will be ready to replace the Champlain Bridge in 2018 rather than 2021. "Concrete actions to move the project ahead ...
Tags: St.Lawrence Bridge, Fast-Tracked
In an unreserved public auction in Montreal, Quebec, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will sell more than 2,900 pieces of equipment and trucks. Bids for the Montreal, QC auction can be made in ...
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The future of Quebec's refining industry depends on having access to quality crudes at competitive prices, and this means access to Western oil. This is the conclusion of a submission presented today by Valero Energy Inc. ( Valero") during ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, oil, gas
New Millennium Iron Corp. (TSX:NML)(OTCQX:NWLNF) ("NML" or the "Corporation") today provided an update on the progress of the Taconite Project Feasibility Study ("TFS"), which is being jointly undertaken by Tata Steel Limited ("Tata Steel") ...
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There's more freight hitting the road in Canada today than the same time last year, by about eight percent. Even since last month, the volume of freight was up seven percent, making October 2013 the second highest freight volume since 2009, ...
Tags: Truck Freight, Transportation
During the holidays, Hydro-Quebec's Electricity Interpretation Centre welcomes your family and lets young explorers discover the world of science, and you can admire a Christmas tree lit up with electricity made by the utility's electric ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Light
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) recommends that all provinces follow Ontario and Quebec’s lead in requiring a truck speed limit of no more than 105 kilometres an hour. The recommendation comes in a white paper, a report stating ...
Freightliner has announced the availability of twin steer chassis prep kits for its 114SD and 122SD truck models. The prep kits allow quick aftermarket conversions and installations of second steer axles and heavy-duty suspensions, ...
Tags: Quebec, twin, steer, prep, kit, Freightliner, vocational, truck
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) first adjuvanted vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 influenza, also known as avian or bird flu. The pandemic Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, ...
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Canada's BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc has secured a three year contract extension for water treatment services at the Glencore Raglan mine in Northern Quebec. BioteQ designed and operates two nickel removal plants applying its ...
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Salaison Levesque Inc. is a ready-to-eat meat processing establishment located in Montreal, Quebec. CFIA said that adequate controls for food safety related to pre-operational inspections of sanitation procedures were not being reliably ...
Agropur Cooperative is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached, as of November 21, 2013, to acquire the assets of Fromagerie Damafro - including those of Fromagerie Clément - located in St-Damase, Quebec. Damafro is a ...
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J.E. Fortin celebrated its 90th anniversary with the unveiling of its 426th Truck, a 2013 Freightliner Cascadia equipped with a Detroit DD15 engine. The truck is the 400th truck purchased by Jean-Claude Fortin, and also has the number ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto
J.E. Fortin celebrated its 90th anniversary with the unveiling of its 426th Truck, a 2013 Freightliner Cascadia equipped with a Detroit DD15 engine. The truck is the 400th truck purchased by Jean-Claude Fortin, and also has the number ...
Tags: J.E., Fortin Inc., celebrate, 90th, anniversary
A new containerization facility has been opened adjacent to the Port of Montreal, which will see agricultural products containerized for shipment locally and internationally. Newly formed CanEst Transit has signed a long-term lease with ...
Tags: Transportation, Port