by John Mark Aquino

Entering the Orange Zone

Onsite media event highlights the dangers of speeding through construction zones This year’s efforts to encourage Saskatchewan drivers to slow down in orange zones saw better results through a new messagedelivery tactic.  Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), the provincial driver and vehicle licensing regulator, hosts traffic safety spotlights each month. In July, the focus is on […]

by John Mark Aquino

How Inclusive is Your Engineering Workplace?

Research shows many companies are struggling to ensure women are represented fairly in top management and in retention numbers. Progress toward gender parity remains slow and the engineering profession is one of the few licensed professions where men continue to vastly outnumber women. Engineers Canada’s 30 by 30 is a collaborative national initiative to increase the number […]

by John Mark Aquino

Federal Infrastructure Assessment Looks to Boost Investment, Independent Advice

The federal government’s report on the responses to its call for input on a national infrastructure assessment appears to be setting the right strategy, in line with submissions from major construction associations, including the Western Canada Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association (WCR&HCA). “We’re encouraged by Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna’s report, much of which looks to […]