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Yukon says cyanide-contaminated water may have been released at mine cleanup

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:00:58 +0000

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it has been informed of an “unauthorized discharge of cyanide-impacted water” at the site of last summer’s mine disaster north of Mayo. An update from the government says the court-appointed receiver running the cleanup operation at the Eagle Gold mine says a pipe leak was identified on Feb. 17. […]

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B.C. is making contingency plans to reduce its reliance on U.S. electricity

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:48:36 +0000

VICTORIA — British Columbia is making contingency plans to reduce its reliance on electricity from the United States after the start of the continental trade war. Such plans are typically made to prepare for natural disasters or emergencies, but this one has been spurred by something else. “Unfortunately, now it’s contingency planning around a man-made […]

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Lithium refinery proposed for Thunder Bay a first

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:05:52 +0000

THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Frontier Lithium Inc.’s proposal to build a multimillion-dollar first-of-its-kind lithium refinery in Thunder Bay has received preliminary support from both the Ontario and federal governments. Subject to final conditions, an approved agreement would see the company develop and operate a lithium chemicals conversion facility, which would be part of Frontier Lithium’s […]

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B.C. to require Canadian-made biofuels to meet standards for gas, diesel

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:10:16 +0000

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is set to require Canadian products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel, a move Energy Minister Adrian Dix said was aimed at building a “cleaner, stronger and more self-reliant” province. Dix said B.C. is too reliant on fuels from outside ��ϳԹ��, making the province vulnerable to market fluctuations […]

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Report highlights scale of Ontario mineral exports as tariffs threaten trade relation

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:10:28 +0000

TORONTO — As the U.S. imposes tariffs on all Canadian goods, a new report is highlighting just how much Ontario’s mining sector exports to the country. The report from the Ontario Mining Association and the provincial government shows the industry exported $42 billion in minerals to the U.S. in 2023, making up about two-thirds of […]

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Walmart MTC campus sets a new standard for corporate offices

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:10:30 +0000

Walmart’s new corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas, is set to be the largest Mass Timber (MTC) project under construction anywhere in the United States. Spanning more than 12 buildings across 350 acres, the campus breaks away from previous Walmart corporate buildings that have been described as “redundant, repeatable and abstract” in appearance. Construction of the […]

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Capital Power says newly retooled Alberta plant poised for data centre opportunities

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:55:59 +0000

EDMONTON — Electricity producer Capital Power Corp. says its recently retooled Genesee Generating Station positions the company well to seize data centre opportunities in Alberta. The power plant southwest of Edmonton now runs entirely on natural gas instead of coal after a $1.6-billion multi-year project, allowing it to boost its capacity by around 60 per […]

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T&T to help chart SMR risk management systems

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:07 +0000

TORONTO — Turner & Townsend (T&T) has been appointed as the prime vendor to support Capital Power and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to chart the risk management systems, standards and best practices for the development of small modular reactor (SMR) generation facilities. It’s part of the initial information gathering steps to explore the feasibility of […]

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Canadian Concrete Expo speaker describes ‘next generation’ of precast wall panels

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:05:40 +0000

Using less concrete and more insulation to reduce energy use, the “next generation” of lighter-weight thin precast insulated and architectural wall panels deliver superior thermal performance and are good for the environment, attendees at the recent Canadian Concrete Expo were told. That was the message delivered by Malcolm Hachborn, one of the seminar speakers at […]

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Trump directs government to consider possible tariffs on copper

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:00:42 +0000

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump recently directed the government to consider possible tariffs on copper, the latest move by the White House to tax a wide array of imports and reshape global trade. On a call with reporters, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro portrayed the move as an effort to stop China’s build out […]

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Concrete floor expert highlights duties under new standard

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:05:08 +0000

In a far-reaching presentation at the recent Canadian Concrete Expo in Mississauga, concrete floor authority Geoff Kinney outlined the responsibilities and duties of the sector under a new CSA Standard. “It’s like a statute,” said Geoff Kinney in referring to the 2024 Edition of CSA A23.1. The president of the Concrete Floor Construction Association, Kinney […]

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Québec developer plans thousands of zero carbon apartments

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:05:48 +0000

Québec businesswoman Natalie Voland, president of Montréal developer Gestion Immobilière Quo Vadis, has announced the company’s intention to build as many as 5,000 zero carbon residential units over the next 10 years, in collaboration with Saint-Lambert developer Cloriacité. Quo Vadis was founded over 30 years ago with a vision to build communities through the preservation […]

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