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The 2012 ROMA/OGRA Combined Conference is almost here! Go to www.combinedconference.org to register.
Construction watchdog urged
The Montreal Gazette
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More independent oversight is needed to combat bribery, extortion, collusive bidding and other illegal activities in Canada's commercial construction industry, a recent study has found. The study, commissioned by Public Safety Canada and released under access-to-information laws, said a lack of transparency and accountability puts the industry at "moderate to high risk" of corruption and organized criminal activity.
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Crane drops section of Port Mann Bridge into British Columbia River
CBS News
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A crane tipped off its tracks on the Port Mann bridge construction project east of Vancouver on Feb. 10 and dropped a segment of the bridge into the Fraser River. Bridge project spokesman Max Logan said the gantry crane, which is designed to move on rails, is secure and nobody was hurt, but a 90-ton section of the bridge deck the crane was moving fell into the Fraser River.
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Green groups fight new bill tied to 'zombie' Keystone pipeline
Ottawa Citizen
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A plan by U.S. Republicans to tie approval of the Keystone XL pipeline to passage of a highway funding bill has sent American environmentalists scrambling — again — to try and derail the proposal.
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Canadian Association of Women in Construction launches mentorship, career programs
Daily Commercial News
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The Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) has launched its self-service career and mentorship programs. The CAWIC career centre lets members post their resumes and respond to job postings in the construction sector. All postings are available for public viewing and non-members may post positions for a fee.
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Arizona city looks to Bluetooth to track traffic
Roads & Bridges
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Chandler, Ariz., says that it is the first city in the U.S. to use Bluetooth to estimate traffic times on freeways, according to the East Valley Tribune. The city uses Bluetooth detectors to track the movement of cell phones in passing vehicles. Data is also gathered from the Arizona Department of Transportation's network of sensors on the freeway. A computer then adds the freeway and surface street travel time to display on message boards on the freeway. Each message board posts travel times to two points on the freeway.
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Hamilton, Ontario construction must prepare for project delivery mechanisms and emerging technology
Daily Commercial News
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The Hamilton-area construction industry must position itself to deal with new project delivery mechanisms and emerging technology "or risk being shut out of work in our own area," says newly elected Hamilton-Halton Construction Association president Jim DiNovo.
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Senate GOP tries to restore Keystone pipeline
The Washington Post
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Senate Republicans introduced an amendment recently to a federal transportation bill that would speed the construction and operation of a controversial oil pipeline between Canada and the United States. The move sparked a backlash from environmentalists, who generated hundreds of thousands of emails against the amendment within hours.
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