Government takes another step to ban asbestos with new, proposed rules
/in front, news/by CANSThe federal government has laid out a tough set of proposed new regulations to prohibit the use, sale, import and export of asbestos and products that contain it, as well as the manufacture of products containing the cancer-causing mineral. Read more.
Infrastructure bank could be ‘key’ for U.S.-Canada high-speed rail: Study
/in front, news/by CANSA multibillion-dollar proposal to connect Vancouver to the U.S. northwest by “ultra high-speed” rail appears to check off most, if not all, the boxes for funding consideration by Canada’s new infrastructure bank, argues a report commissioned by the Washington state government. Read more.
Law Reform – NB Mechanics’ Lien Act – Feedback Recommended
/in front, news/by CANSThis is a copy of an email sent from CANB – Moncton Northeast to its Members: Please find a copy of the Law Reform Notes, Issue 40, in the following link: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/ag-pg/PDF/en/LawReform/Notes40.pdf Please pay particular attention to Note 3 starting on page 4, where the legislative services branch of the Office of the Attorney General […]
Eight Startups Building Robotic Construction Workers
/in front, news/by CANSThe construction industry sits at an interesting crossroads in 2017. One of the highest-grossing in the world – $10 trillion in 2016 – it is also one of the last industries to innovate technologically and one most desperately in need of doing so. Read more.