On May 31, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, confirmed that Canada’s exemption from their newly instated 25% steel tariff is set to expire on June 1. Only hours after this announcement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a press conference expressing the Canadian Government’s disapproval of this action, as well as an intent to impose [...]
For our five Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition (CNSBC) winning teams, the excitement of competitive engineering continued on May 25-26, 2018—this time at an international level. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) hosted the 2018 National Student Steel Bridge Competition (NSSBC) at the University of [...]
This year, the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and the Canadian [...]
Manitoba's Career Day welcomed all trades throughout the province to meet with eager and curious students. CISC Manitoba partnered with welders, iron workers, inspectors and detailers from the steel industry to help promote the various career opportunities available in the structural steel sector. We had representatives from Iron Workers Local #728, Arcweld Industries, Abesco [...]
Surrounded by industry friends & colleagues, Rolke (third from the left) was honored at a CISC Manitoba networking event in April 2018 Wolfgang Rolke, a veteran of the Canadian steel industry, has announced his well-deserved retirement after an incredible career that has lasted nearly 50 years. Rolke held strong leadership roles during the length [...]
On May 2, CISC Quebec hosted a breakfast conference on galvanization in downtown Montréal. This successful event gathered architects, engineers, fabricators, suppliers & specialty service providers, bridge authorities, municipal representatives and detailers from the steel construction industry. The distinguished speakers and panel of experts presented the overall advantages of hot-dip galvanizing for the protection [...]
U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on globally implemented tariffs shook the aluminum and steel industry in early March of this year. However, U.S. allies, Canada and Mexico, were granted a temporary exemption until May 1, 2018, while NAFTA agreements were being negotiated. On the eve of the original deadline set out, Trump announced an exemption extension [...]
Manitoba's Bill 218, the Prompt Payments in the Construction Industry Act, has passed its second reading with a unanimous vote! All parties in Manitoba, including the Liberal, NDP and PC parties, demonstrated an understanding of the issues that arise due to delayed payments, as well as their sympathy for those affected by it. Bill 218 was [...]
CISC Manitoba hosted Sustainable Communities; Sustainable Construction, a steel recycling networking event on April 19 at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg. This unique event not only inspired and educated the local steel industry on regional and national steel recycling initiatives, but also encouraged attendees to give back to their community--and to [...]
On April 17, CISC Alberta hosted their Spring Steel Design Forum 2018 in Edmonton. Featured guest speaker, Jeff DiBattista, P.Eng., Ph.D., MBA, Practice Principal at DIALOG, discussed the changing landscape of the steel design and construction industry with an emphasis on technological advancement. With a thorough assessment of the past several decades, DiBattista demonstrated [...]