Special Feature
Steel
Below are articles from the latest Steel Special Feature, published September 2023 by Daily Commercial News.
Feature Articles - Steel
![Going bananas: Orangutans find new home amid steel poles, cables](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/FRONT-DO_Coming-back-across-top-ropes-mainweb_Baner-01-300x169.png)
Going bananas: Orangutans find new home amid steel poles, cables
At the recently opened Orangutans of Gunung Leuser, Guardians of the Rainforest...
Infrastructure
![Construction steel prices in 2023-24 expected to remain high](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/JS-steel-pricesMainWEB-steel-300x169.png)
Construction steel prices in 2023-24 expected to remain high
Western Canada’s steel prices are expected remain high over the next 2023-2024 p...
Economic , Resource
![B.C. steel company sees major business spike after Kelowna fires](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/JS-BC-STEEL-Photo-2MainWEB-steel-300x169.png)
B.C. steel company sees major business spike after Kelowna fires
Kelowna-based BC Steel Ltd., a full-service company that engineers, designs and...
Projects , Resource
![Inuvik wind turbine achieves major milestone as first power delivered to grid](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/PK-STEEL-Structural-steel-frame-for-IHPW-turbineMainWEB-steel-300x169.png)
Inuvik wind turbine achieves major milestone as first power delivered to grid
In mid-September, Inuvik celebrated the first power produced by a 3.5-megawatt w...
Infrastructure , Resource
![Invisible, irreplaceable: rebar specialist Kit Steel takes pride in work nobody sees](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/September_2023_Steel-FeatureBaner_Image-01-300x169.png)
Invisible, irreplaceable: rebar specialist Kit Steel takes pride in work nobody sees
The website for Welland, Ont.’s Kit Steel features photos of fully-completed pro...
Labour
![Steel pipeline network to transform Saskatchewan’s geothermal energy to electric power](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/PK-SteelSteel-Sask-geothermal-MAIN-WEB-300x169.jpg)
Steel pipeline network to transform Saskatchewan’s geothermal energy to electric power
The Earth’s core isn’t expected to cool down for another 91 billion years, so as...
Projects , Technology
![What will the road to net-zero concrete look like?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/GC_DecarbonizeSteelMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
What will the road to net-zero concrete look like?
Concrete is the most widely used building material on the planet, second only to...
Associations , Resource
![Red hot steel prices expected to cool by year end](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/JS_SteelPricingMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Red hot steel prices expected to cool by year end
Steel-price watchers are predicting that the red-hot price increases that shot w...
Economic , Resource
![How to best to forge net-zero steel?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/GC_NetZeroSteelMainWEB-01-300x169.png)
How to best to forge net-zero steel?
Steel producers in Canada have set their sights set on getting to net-zero carbo...
Resource
![Manitoba drives concrete upgrade of Highway 75](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/PC_Highway75MainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Manitoba drives concrete upgrade of Highway 75
The Manitoba government announced recently it will restore part of Provincial Tr...
Infrastructure
![Manitoba drives concrete upgrade of Highway 75](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/PC_Highway75MainWEB-01-300x169.png)
Manitoba drives concrete upgrade of Highway 75
The Manitoba government announced recently it will restore part of Provincial Tr...
Infrastructure
![Cold Formed Steel advantages need to be heard](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/JB_ColdSteelMainWEB-TAG-01-300x169.png)
Cold Formed Steel advantages need to be heard
Most are probably familiar with the making of steel. At its most basic, it begin...
Resource
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Government , Labour
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$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.
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![Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DW-construction-productivity-BIM-MAINWEB-300x168.jpg)
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
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Labour
![$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-South-Niagara-Hospital-project-rendering-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone
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Projects
![Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-Luna-Bay-development-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’
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![Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_06-768x432.jpg)
Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
Canada is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
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![Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_641982598-e1557328966574-300x169.jpg)
Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day
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