Design-Build

An aging and retiring workforce, coupled with declining immigration rates, has increased the demand for engineers as the economy picks up speed.

New national standards to quickly recognize the credentials of foreign-trained engineers is being applauded by an Ontario professional licensing and regulatory body.

A change in Xstrata Copper's contracting philosophy is attracting the attention of an international, multidisciplinary engineering firm looking to stretch its reach even further through Northern Ontario.

When Matt Ryan explains FAD Architects modern rustic approach to building design, he's drawing on his inspiration from Scandinavian architecture.

By James Neeley It's the dream of most children playing with LEGOs to build innovatively designed pieces that are functional, well, at least those children who have a knack for invention.

By James Neeley A shopping cart sized robot driven by a video game joystick controller is revolutionizing underground mapping in the mining industry.

Debbie Hendsbee, Wardrop's Mining Division Manager for Business Strategy and Development, was recently elected to the board of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.

These aren't your radio-controlled hobby planes anymore and a Thunder Bay entrepreneur is poised to benefit from an emerging international market.

The demand for engineers and technologists is expected to increase more than three per cent over the next two years, before hiring levels off because of the slumping North American economy.

Working with First Nation communities to build their economies and preserve their culture has been an eye-opening experience for Tony Afonso.