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How a coronavirus epidemic in China could ripple through the global economy
An international outbreak of respiratory illness sparked by a novel coronavirus has spread from its origins in central China to at least 11 countries, with more than 1,200 confirmed cases – including a presumed case in Canada – and over…
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PEMAC Makes Appointments
To help support chapters and advance the quality of its programming, PEMAC has added three members to its team. Chyan Loyd has been named to the PEMAC administrative team. She brings accounting and bookeeping knowledge and experience to assist in…
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Municipalities to Work With PEMAC
Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Bill Karsten, President of FCM, announced that PEMAC has been chosen to work with Canadian municipalities to help them improve infrastructure decisions through stronger asset management practices. PEMAC is one of…
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Builders and dreamers: How young women are bridging the STEM skills gap: Part 1
Build a Dream guides girls to careers in manufacturing, automation and STEM, while advocating for workplace diversity. By Kristina Urquhart When Elizabeth Moses, a machinist at Windsor Mold, arrived at St. Clair College in 2016 in the general machinist apprenticeship…
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Builders and dreamers: How young women are bridging the STEM skills gap: Part 2
By Kristina Urquhart In 2014, while working at Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor, Hachem-Fawaz helped to secure a government grant for a program at St. Clair College that would train women as industrial mechanics and millwrights for work placements…
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Bombardier’s future in question after debt reduction options being considered
The future of Bombardier Inc. is being called into question after the company said it was actively considering alternatives to reduce its staggering debt. After exiting the commercial aircraft business, selling its aerostructures unit and unloading a large tract of…
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Teck Resources to pay $2 million for SunMine solar project at Kimberley, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. says it is purchasing the SunMine solar electricity generating facility in B.C. from the City of Kimberley. The Vancouver-based company says it has agreed to pay about $2 million, matching the city’s debt…
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Statistics Canada says decline in manufacturing has hurt employment for men
OTTAWA – A Statistics Canada report reveals that the fallout from the country’s shrinking manufacturing sector is affecting employment and wage rates of men and women differently. In a report looking at the impact of the decline in manufacturing, the…
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Boeing is working on a new software issue on the 737 Max
Boeing is working to fix a newly discovered problem with software powering up on the 737 Max, adding to the list of tasks the aircraft maker faces to get the grounded plane back in the air. Boeing said Friday it…
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Toyota shifting pickup production to Mexico, no US jobs lost
(AP) PRINCETON, Ind. – Toyota will stop making its Tacoma small pickup in San Antonio next year as it shifts production to Mexico, but the company says no U.S. jobs will be lost. To make up for the lost work,…
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Feds give $500K to project to promote northern mining at annual conference
VANCOUVER – The federal government is spending $500,000 to lure investors to develop untapped mineral resources in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Yukon MP Larry Bagnell announced the initiative in Vancouver on Sunday on behalf of Melanie Joly, minister…
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Victoria bound WestJet plane lands in Vancouver after hitting bird
VANCOUVER – A WestJet plane bound for Victoria from Calgary has landed in Vancouver after striking a bird in the air. A statement from the company says WestJet flight 209 reported hitting the bird while inbound to Victoria. The statement…
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Technology could cut train crews from 2 to 1 but is it safe?
(AP) OMAHA – How many people does it take to operate a locomotive? For the railroad industry, the answer is simple: One. The industry is hoping this year’s scheduled completion of an automatic railroad braking system will bolster its argument…
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Ice falling in B.C. commuter tunnel sends driver to hospital in serious condition
VANCOUVER – A Canada Post truck driver has been seriously injured by falling ice in the George Massey tunnel in Richmond, B.C. British Columbia Health Services says it received reports that ice had fallen through the windshield of the vehicle…
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Erbessd Instruments expands to Canada
Erbessd Instruments, a vibration analysis, balancing, alignment and online monitoring company, is expanding to Canada, through a strategic distribution partnership. “Canada and Europe represent strategic growth markets for our team, said Dr. Michael D. Howard, CEO, Erbessd Instruments. “We have…
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GE Aviation lays off 70 production workers at plant in Bromont, Que.
MONTREAL – GE Aviation is laying off 13 per cent of its production workforce in Bromont, Que., following Boeing’s decision to suspend production of its 737 Max aircraft. A company spokesman says the 70 affected employees were told Friday that…
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US manufacturing activity falls to lowest level in decade
(AP) WASHINGTON – U.S. manufacturing activity fell to the lowest level in more than a decade, as the sector was hurt by weakening demand and last year’s global economic slowdown. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers,…
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Motion Industries Names Vice-President
Motion Industries, Inc., named Chris Pacer as Vice-President of its newly formed Central Group. “I’m very proud of Chris and his accomplishments to date. Over the years, Chris’s acumen for the business, dedication to success, and persistent drive for superior…
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Newmont drops Goldcorp from name as part of rebranding, raises dividend
VANCOUVER – Newmont Corp. is boosting its quarterly dividend by 79 per cent while also dropping reference to Canadian company Goldcorp as part of a centenary-year rebranding. The Denver-based company says the dividend will increase to 25 cents per share.…
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Alberta petrochemical project cost estimate rises to about $4.9 billion
CALGARY – The cost of a petrochemical project near Edmonton designed to turn propane into plastic pellets to be shipped to manufacturers around the world has risen to about $4.9 billion, up about $400 million from original estimates. Calgary-based Pembina…
