2011 Fall

2011 Fall

Volume 2 Issue 4 FALL 2011

COVER

  • Era ends for Canada’s space cranes: – New duties expected for 10-year-old Canadarm2 as original Canadarm heads to a museum
  • As cranes become greener, focus switches to fuel costs – The cost of running accessory vehicles is also a big consideration of Canadian companies
  • New CRAC chairman has three decades in the business

NEWS

Crane nudges Hydro tower on Fraser River

Burlington pier project revived three years after crane collapse

Two new SPPX cranes coming to Halifax

Ontario firm builds U.K.-designed light-rail cranes - Flexible system comparable to a Meccano set for manufacturers

Group makes lifting devices from Manitoba to Quebec - The Sling-Choker group is made of independent companies each carving out its own distinct niche in the heavy-lift industry

Infrastructure hoists hopes in Ontario - Even crane companies that don’t do infrastructure work expect to benefit because of spinoff effects

Ontario crane truck involved in fatality

Ottawa stage collapse recalls Quebec collapse

Alberta worksite safety penalty to pay for new safety courses - July 2007 accident cost apprentice crane operator his left leg and his company over $90,000 in penalties

Premiums to rise for B.C. crane operators

Operator rescued in Montreal mishap

Labrador hoist failure results in fine

Four Seasons blustery for Bay Street cranes - Pair of cranes working on 55-storey Toronto building buffeted by high winds

Record numbers at Quebec City conference

Montreal skyline crowded with cranes - Add the 10 cranes on one hospital project to another dozen machines around town, and Montreal hasn’t had this much towering action since 1976, observers note

Canadian ports watching rechargeable technology - Nova Scotia port operator would like to see new crane technology prove itself before considering its adoption

Big AT coming to Canada

Montreal EcoCrane developer bought by Mi-Jack Canada

Saskatchewan mine hoist project covered

Mobile gantry halves work for Calgary steel fabricator

Terex CC6800-1 shows mettle at wind farm