One of the busiest crossings in North America, the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge that spans the Detroit River between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., is more that 90 years old and often a bottleneck for car and commercial truck traffic.
Key points for industry to consider
By Maria Ruberto and Kyle L. Kuczynski, Pallett Valo LLP
Each common law province in Canada has its own construction lien legislation. Lien legislation imposes obligations on, and provides various remedies to, various players in the construction industry. However, in Ontario, the Construction Act (the Ontario Act) as it read before July 1, 2018, did not provide for any certainty of timely payments from owner to contractor, from contractor to subcontractor and so on down the steps of the construction pyramid. Following examples in other countries and regions, and following a lengthy review commissioned by the Ontario government,1 Ontario introduced ‘prompt payment’ into its legislation, the Ontario Act.2
The foundation of London, Ont.’s construction industry for over 120 years
By Aaron Broverman
In many ways, the London & District Construction Association (LDCA) is the glue holding London, Ont., and the surrounding district’s industrial, commercial, and institutional construction industry together, and they’ve been doing it for over 120 years.
With a plethora of options available, selecting a camera can be a project itself
By Mitch Stoeke, Dakota Micro, Inc.
Jump in the driver’s seat of almost any newer piece of equipment today and there will likely be a camera of some kind.
The site’s potential has long sat unrealized and under threat by flooding, and the ambitious Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure Project seeks to fix all that
By Paul Adair
Located at the mouth of the Don River, Toronto’s Port Lands was created over decades by infilling what was once one of the largest wetlands on Lake Ontario. The area is one of the largest underdeveloped stretches of downtown waterfront in North America; long considered undevelopable due to its vulnerability to flooding from extreme weather events brought on by climate change.
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