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Largest electric vehicle trial in Canada

Largest electric vehicle trial in Canada

January 16, 2012

Hydro-Québec has announced that 10 Mitsubishi i-MiEVs were delivered this morning to Boucherville businesses selected for the third and final phase of the largest electric vehicle (EV) trial in Canada. The project, which was launched in 2010, will continue until the end of 2013. Hydro-Québec has been overseeing three years of road tests to rate the performance of 30 i-MiEVs. The...

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Blades push more than snow

Designed for snow removal and general purpose use, Sno-Pro blades are ideal for pushing snow, aggregate materials, livestock feed, and silage. Built tough for contractors,...

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Water infrastructure managed with GIS

WinCan GIS makes it easy to manage water, stormwater and sewer infrastructure using GIS data. Users can click-and-drag or query a map to create entire WinCan projects with...

Wood chipper attachment

CEAttachments, Inc. announces the addition of all new EDGE Wood Chipper attachment for skid steer loaders.  The new standard-flow EDGE Wood Chipper attachment turns...

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Small investment can mean big cost savings in infrastructure damage

November 16, 2011

Someone I know just spent an afternoon watching utility crews fix a broken gas line outside his home. It’s an all too common issue; in this case, a road construction crew hit a line while paving.


There is so much underground infrastructure in our cities today that it can be hard to avoid hitting it without serious research before the shovel hits the ground. Most municipalities have moved towards the use of GIS databases to ensure that their services are mapped and...