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Heavy equipment show set to hit Moncton again

EllisDon becomes official partner of Canadian Paralympic Committee

After a pandemic-forced hiatus, the Maritime’s largest trade show for Heavy Equipment is set to return to the Moncton Coliseum this April for a live event with equipment on location for visitors to check out.

Traditionally held every second year, its most recent edition, held in pre-pandemic times, attracted a record-breaking 14,800 visitors to its show floor in 2018. Looking to capture the energy seen from that edition — the largest turnout in

The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and EllisDon have announced an official partnership, set to run through 2024. Last summer, the global Canadian construction services company provided operational services to CPC at the Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games.

The current announcement formalizes its ongoing support as an official supplier of CPC for the next three years, including at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.

“We are excited to officially be partnering with EllisDon for the next three years, and look forward to continuing our great work together on a year-round basis,” said Karen O’Neill, CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. “There is so much behindthe-scenes work that goes into bringing the Canadian Paralympic Team to the Games, and EllisDon’s expertise is helping us ensure we provide athletes

the event’s 36-year history — the coliseum will be filled indoors and out with exhibits of machinery and the products and services that keep the forestry and road building industries running day in and day out.

Set for April 13 and 14, the show presents an opportunity for visitors to connect with hundreds of exhibitors displaying cutting-edge equipment over an expanse of more than 200,000 square feet of exhibit space.

“We have a near sold-out floorplan and final preparations are starting to get underway,” said show manager Mark Cusack. “We’re looking forward to meeting thousands of people from the road building and forestry sectors from throughout the Maritimes at this year’s event.” For more details about the show, including exhibitor and product announcements, follow the event on Facebook and Instagram, or visit www.ahes.ca.

with a high-performance environment so they can focus on their competition.”

EllisDon’s infrastructure services and technology team will provide services at the Paralympic Village, including pre- and post-occupancy inventory and inspection, onsite operations and maintenance technical expertise, concierge support, furniture and equipment management, and signage implementation.

Caterpillar launches Global Operator Challenge

Caterpillar Inc. is inviting machine operators from around the globe to take on the world in its 2022/2023 Global Operator Challenge. The challenge tests the skills and precision of equipment operators as they prove their excellence in operating Cat machinery, as well as their ability to master any piece of construction equipment safely and efficiently.

“More than 80 Cat dealers will host local, one-of-a-kind competitions, celebrating equipment operators and enabling them to showcase their exceptional skills in fun and dynamic ways,” said Tony Fassino, group president of Construction Industries at Caterpillar Inc. “Whether their expertise lies in digging a trench, moving aggregates or managing demolition, our Global Operator Challenge will be demanding for even the most experienced operators. We can’t wait to see what they can do with our machines.”

Sixty-seven Cat dealers hosted local competitions in the 2019/2020 challenge, and operators from 30 countries participated. The company expects the 2022/2023 competition to be Caterpillar’s largest construction industry event of its kind.

The first round of the challenge consists of local qualifiers, hosted by Cat dealers starting this month and running through September of this year. To make this year’s competition even more challenging, Caterpillar has added the requirement that every event must feature three different challenges on three separate pieces of equipment. Therefore, operators must master a broad assortment of equipment to qualify for the next round.

Those who qualify in the local events will then move onto regional semi-final competitions in October of 2022. Nine finalists will emerge from the regional semifinals and participate in the global finals competition in Caterpillar’s outdoor Festival Grounds exhibit during CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas in March of 2023. The winner of that competition will receive an all-expense-paid trip for two to a Caterpillar facility.

Jaus Neigum, owner of Industrial

2019/2020 Global Operator Challenge champion Jaus Neigum, owner of Industrial Backhoe Ltd. in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Backhoe Ltd. in Medicine Hat, Alberta, was named 2019/2020 Global Operator Challenge champion.

“I’ve been operating Cat machines for more than 15 years. Having the opportunity to demonstrate my skills and compete against peers from around the world was one of the most rewarding experiences in my career,” he said. “If you’re an operator of heavy equipment, this is a contest you don’t want to miss. And, if you’re a business owner like me and my partners, I encourage you to put forward your best operators, because this competition is going to be even bigger and better than the last one.”

For more information about the Global Operator Challenge or to express interest in participating in the competition, please visit www.cat.com/operatorchallenge.

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COWI wins George Massey tunnel engineering contract

International engineering consulting group COWI has been awarded a $15 million contract from the Province of British Columbia as the owner’s engineer of an eight-lane immersed tunnel on Highway 99 to allow for transit across the Fraser River. The project will provide more capacity for drivers and transit users, while also providing walking and cycling options through the crossing for the first time.

The new tunnel will have three general purpose traffic lanes and one dedicated bus lane in each direction, as well as a bi-directional multi-use cycle path/pedestrian walkway to improve travel across the river without restricting navigable space for marine traffic. COWI will provide the reference concepts and geotechnical underpinning for the $4.15 billion river crossing.

Drawing on the experience gained from designing the original George Massey tunnel in 1959, COWI will conceptualize and oversee the removal of the original four-lane tunnel and the

A new eight-lane immersed-tube tunnel will replace the George Massey Tunnel on Highway 99.

construction of its eight-lane replacement.

“It’s projects like these that light up the engineer inside each of us,” said Darryl Matson, senior project director for the George Massey project at COWI in North Vancouver. “We are very passionate about this project as it lies in the backyard of our local team. We use it frequently so we know what a difference we can make to the community.”

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It was 1937 when Rodolfo Squinzi founded his building materials business in the outskirts of Milan with seven members of staff and the support of his wife Elsa. Eighty-five years later, MAPEI, which stands for Materiali Ausiliari Per l’Edilizia e l’Industria, has evolved through three generations of entrepreneurs to include business operations in 57 countries.

“We are treating this important milestone more like a starting line,” stated the company’s Veronica Squinzi. “MAPEI is a company with its heart in Italy and its eyes looking out across the globe. Since our grandfather took that historic first step in 1974 and built the athletics tracks for the Montreal Olympics, we have never stopped investing in new markets.”

“Our deep commitment to innovation and research is still a major part of the entire group strategy,” added fellow Board member Marco Squinzi. “We are a chemical company manufacturing products for the building industry and the aim of our 32 research laboratories is to come up with cutting-edge products to make building increasingly sustainable by focusing on durability and quality.”

MAPEI is celebrating 85 years of success and growth.

Design team begins process to transform Calgary’s Arts Commons

Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), together with partners Arts Commons and the City of Calgary, have announced that Toronto-based architectural firm KPMB will lead the team that will design the expansion and renewal of Arts Commons, one of Canada’s largest arts centres, through the Arts Commons Transformation (ACT) project.

KPMB has worked on several major arts and theatre projects, including Toronto’s Massey Hall and the Allied Music Centre, the Royal Conservatory TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox, and the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity.

The company will work with First-Nations firm Tawaw Architecture Collective Inc., Calgary-based Hindle Architects, and SLA, a design studio from Denmark. This design team is expected to bring a rich variety of perspectives and specialties to the major civic upgrade.

Over the past year, the project partners have been working through the process to create a functional plan and business model for the expansion, conducting a building assessment and carrying out public engagement.

Currently home to five theatres and the Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arts Commons will be transformed over two phases. The first, which is now fully funded, will see the addition of new performance venues and support areas. The second phase will modernize the existing Arts Commons, and will follow once funding is secured. The project scope for KPMB and the design team encompasses both phases.

Calgary-based PCL Construction, which was awarded the contract for the project’s pre-construction services, will work alongside the prime design team to ensure the design process is aligned with future construction planning.

The new design is expected to be revealed this fall, with the first phase of construction scheduled to begin in 2024.

Calgary’s Arts Commons is set to undergo a significant transformation.

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