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N A T U R A L R E S O U R C E SProvince of Nova Scotia Purchases Land PAGE 2

N A S C A RBandit Sponsors ParkerKligerman PAGE 4

M I N I N GMining Industry Embraces Technology PAGE 6

E N E R G YNew Breed of Solar Power PAGE 13

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Foothills Steel Foundry has been providing manganese crusher parts for the mining, quarry and aggregate industries, compiling one of the most extensive selections of wear parts in the industry. After extensive research and testing, FSF can now offer a number of new alloy grades including 24% manganese for high abrasion crusher applications, as well as a 27% martensitic chrome for HSI and VSI applications. Both were tested in some of the toughest environments available, yielding dollar for dollar returns unsurpassed anywhere in the industry.

Nova Scotians will soon own more land that will help rural economies, pro-tect endangered species and provide new recre-ational opportunities.

More than 2,900 acres of land are being purchased. Some of the land is being acquired through the For-estry Transition Land Ac-quisition Program, which allows the province to ac-quire viable surplus lands from forestry companies.

“Forestry companies want opportunities to diver-sify their business and this program makes that possible in these challenging times,” said Natural Resources Min-ister Charlie Parker. “While we can’t control the market-place, this program aims to makes it easier for compa-nies to sell land at fair mar-ket value.”

Under the Forestry Transition Land Acquisi-tion Program the province is purchasing:• 965 acres of land in In-

verness and Richmond counties from B.A. Fra-ser Lumber Limited and

David Fraser and Cath-erine Coady-Fraser for $484,325.

• 1,081 acres in Pictou and Antigonish counties from C and G Williams Bulldozing Limited and Mountain View Resourc-es for $487,514.

• 150 acres of land in Pic-tou County from Clement and Patricia DeYoung of DeYoung and Son’s Log-ging for $101,750.The province will also

purchase 150 acres of land in Queens County from Patrick J. Carville for $105,000. The land is ad-jacent to Thomas Raddall Provincial Park and Sandy Bay Round Lake, has high recreation potential, and and is a known location of boreal felt lichen, which is listed under the Nova Sco-tia Endangered Species Act.

Another 246 acres of land is being acquired from the Gaelic College in Victoria County for $600,000. The land has value to the Mi’kmaq and also offers recreational value for all Nova Scotians.

The province will pur-

chase the southern half of West Ironbound Island, Lunenburg Co., in partner-ship with the Kingsburg Coastal Conservancy. The department will contribute $200,000 and the conservan-cy $187,500 for the purchase price. The 60 acres will be owned by the department and managed with the con-servancy under a steward-ship agreement. The proper-ty is rich in biodiversity and offers excellent recreation opportunities.

Another 260 acres will be purchased in Queens County from Donald C. and Bonnie L. Scott. The parcel has 1,600 feet of water frontage along the Port L’Hebert waterway, and access to the Atlantic Ocean. It will provide rec-reational opportunities and protect biodiversity and species at risk.

These land purchases are funded through the province’s 2012-13 tangible capital assets plan.

The land purchases sup-port a number of provincial goals, including protecting jobs in the forestry indus-try, providing Nova Scotians with coastal access and rec-reational opportunities, and ensuring land is available for future generations. b

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Bandit Industries has signed a seven-race NAS-CAR sponsorship with Parker Kligerman, driving the number 77 Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The sponsorship will see Bandit racing with Kligerman at several of NASCAR’s most famous tracks through the first half of 2013, beginning with the very first Nationwide Series race of 2013 at Daytona.

“We got our start in NASCAR with Parker back in 2010, and we’re thrilled to be back with him as part of Kyle Busch Motorsports,” said Travis Lint, Bandit’s NASCAR coordinator. “In that first race with Parker he went from dead last to finish in the top-ten, and last year he had a great run in the Truck Series. He’s going to be a Nationwide Series championship contender for 2013 and we couldn’t be more excited to be start-ing the year with him at Daytona.”

Kligerman joined Kyle Busch Motorsports this year after having a very successful 2012 season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Last year Kligerman finished 5th in the Truck Series standings with over 15 top-ten finishes, including his first NASCAR victory at Talladega. He signed with Kyle Busch Motors-ports this year to run a full season in the Nationwide Series, joining Joey Coulter and Bubba Wallace to cre-ate a young but talented and successful racing team.

“It’s an honor to be rep-resenting Bandit Industries, their 450 employees and over 150 worldwide dealer locations though this part-nership,” said Kligerman. “ Kyle (Busch) has put a terrific staff in place—both in the shop and in the front office—that is committed to all-around success and I’m confident that we will make this partnership a winning venture for every-one involved.”

Bandit will serve as the primary sponsor for Kliger-man for two races, includ-ing the first Nationwide Series race of 2013—the DRIVE4COPD 300 on Feb-ruary 23 at Daytona. Bandit will be a co-primary spon-sor for three races and an associate sponsor for two races. The current race schedule will have Bandit, Kligerman and Kyle Busch Motorsports racing at Bris-tol on March 16, Texas on April 12, Talladega on May 4, Michigan on June 15, Kentucky on June 29, and back to Daytona on July 6. Additional races with Kligerman and Kyle Busch Motorsports are a possibil-ity.

In preparation for the first 2013 race at Daytona, Kligerman will be inter-viewed on SPEED TV’s NASCAR Race Hub Tues-day, February 12. The show will air on SPEED that evening at 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time.

Kyle Busch Motorsports has also produced a short YouTube video with Kliger-man announcing the new sponsorship with Bandit. That video can be seen on-line at the Kyle Busch Mo-torsports You Tube chan-

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International mining executives are bracing for the negative impact the lack of a skilled workforce will have on their organiza-tions, according to new re-search published by BDO. Of the mining executives surveyed, 79 percent feel the lack of a skilled work-force will have a negative

impact on their business this year. While environ-mental policy tops execu-tives’ domestic regulatory concerns, with 34 percent citing it as a potential issue in the year ahead, labour and employment issues are a close second, with 30 per-cent of executives noting it as a major concern.

The survey of 130 C-Level and senior financial executives at mining com-panies in the United States (U.S.), South Africa, Unit-ed Kingdom (U.K.), Aus-tralia and Canada sought their insights on regula-tory affairs, employment and the environment.

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around the globe grapple with labour and employ-ment issues, 63 percent of South African executives note this is their primary concern - twice the survey average – due in large part to high regional unemploy-ment rates and sustained labour unrest driven by working conditions related

to wages and social issues.Mining executives are

facing labour shortages head-on with technology. The industry has an oppor-tunity to be at the forefront of innovation, improving both production and pros-pecting with new technolo-gies that will increase effi-ciency and produce greater returns. In fact, 50 percent of executives believe that substituting technology for labour will have a positive impact on their business in 2013, creating a new inter-section in the industry of old and new techniques.

“We are in the midst of a transition in the mining in-dustry from a blue collar to a white collar workforce,” said Charles Dewhurst, Global National Resources Leader, Natural Resources Industry Group at BDO. “With ad-vancements in technology – from new software that makes prospecting easier, to advancements in mineral transportation – the industry is at a critical juncture. Tech-nology, and the individuals who are skilled in develop-ing and utilizing these tools, is now more important than ever as demands for greater returns and increased pro-ductivity are forcing the in-dustry to innovate.”

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Wajax Industrial Com-ponents (“WIC”), a divi-sion of Wajax Corpora-tion, and Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation (Kaman) of Bloomfield. Conn., two of North America’s leading indus-trial distributors, recently announced that they have formed a strategic alliance, strengthening the services offered to customers that have business assets in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. While bothf WIC and Kaman will re-main as separate and inde-pendent entities, they will join forces to compete for business-to-business and supply agreements with customers in multiple ju-risdictions, providing an al-ternative to country-based supply agreements. The alliance will operate under the name Sourcepoint In-dustrial.

“We’re expecting more and more customers to make purchasing decisions

on a global or international basis,” said Mark Foote, Wajax Corporation’s Presi-dent and Chief Executive Officer, referring to the busi-ness trends which led to the alliance. “Whereas Wajax is very good at satisfying a customer’s Canadian needs, and Kaman is very good at satisfying a customer’s U.S. needs, on our own, we each have a limited ability to cov-er a customer’s needs across both countries. This alliance will provide customers with a viable option that has unique strengths on either side of the border.”

“Historically, North American customers have had a limited choice for suppliers of their power-transmission and motion-control products,” added Steve Smidler, Kaman’s President. “This alliance gives customers an alter-native, and an opportu-nity to benefit from both companies’ value proposi-tions.” b

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One of the best Genie products just got better with the introduction of the new Genie ZX-135/70 ar-ticulating boom. The 135 ft (41 m) boom has been sig-nificantly redesigned, with important improvements in reliability, performance, operator features and ser-viceability. The Genie ZX-135/70 is already in pro-duction and available for purchase in all worldwide markets.

“The Genie ZX-135/70 is an important step toward the introduction of a new family of next generation aerials,” said Scott Krieger, Senior Product Manager, booms and telehandlers, Terex Aerial Work Plat-forms (AWP). “Our cus-tomers will be delighted with many of the new ground-breaking designs and products that we are introducing now and in the near future.”

The ZX-135/70 offers in-dustry-leading versatility in the self-propelled 120-135 foot market. The boom fea-

tures a maximum platform height of 135 ft (41 m), 69 ft. 9 in (21.3 m) of horizon-tal outreach, and an un-matched 75 ft (23.0 m) of up-and-over clearance.

The ZX-135/70 features a new and exclusive X-Chassis design. This revo-lutionary design provides a wider footprint and re-duces occupied floor pres-sure by 30 percent. The boom lift’s axles extend to a 17 ft. (5.2 m) width and retract to 8 ft. (2.4 m), requiring no over-width highway permits. The robust, box-section axles pivot from vertical mounting pins, providing easy and reliable machine set-up, with excellent hose and hard line protec-tion throughout.

The new extending jib is distinctive, providing exceptional access by ex-tending from a retracted length of 12 feet (3.7 m) to an extended length of 20 feet (6.1 m). This new design provides access to “up, over, and in” applica-

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Platform controls have been updated with new toggle switches and a tac-tile membrane surface, and feature proportional Hall-effect joysticks for all major functions. The ad-vantages of Hall-effect joy-sticks are that they have fewer moving parts and all adjustments are stored on one control card at the ground control station. The new tri-axis joystick con-trols the primary boom’s up/down, extend/retract and turntable rotate move-ments, while a second tri-axis joystick controls the jib’s up/down, extend/retract and platform rotate movements.

The self-supporting ca-ble track has been strength-ened with updated hose

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The Genie ZX-135 artic-ulating boom lift provides easy access for numerous serviceability points, with hard lines for increased protection. New angle sen-sors feature larger resolu-tion margins for improved calibration stability.

“The new Genie ZX-135 has been significantly im-proved and updated, and is clearly the standard of the industry in the large, articulated boom market,” said Krieger. “Customers will experience a new level of aerial boom lift perfor-mance, reliability and ease of operation with the new Genie ZX-135.” b

major project (25 per-cent). Instead, 38 percent of Australian executives indicate that they are fo-cused on ecosystem dis-ruption, the second most prominent area of funding globally (23 percent). CO2 emissions round out the top three environmental concerns for mining exec-utives, with one in five cit-ing it as a major issue. In fact, South Africa recently began discussions on tax-ing carbon emissions, po-tentially making it one of the largest sources of tax revenue in the country.Other key findings from the survey include:•Corporate Social Re-

sponsibility programs focus on employees, lo-cal communities. Forty-six percent of mining executives surveyed said that their corporate social responsibility plans invest most heav-ily in employee health and safety programs. Community outreach (30 percent) and envi-ronmental stewardship (18 percent) rank sec-ond and third amongst investment areas for the industry.

•The United Kingdom

cites anti-bribery/cor-ruption legislation as a top domestic regulatory concern. Of executives surveyed in the U.K., 23 percent cite this legisla-tion as a worry; triple the survey average of 7 percent. This reflects the fact that the U.K. implemented strict new anti-bribery laws with extra-territorial reach in late 2010. With much of the U.K.’s mining operations occurring beyond its borders, executives are closely monitoring regulatory developments that may impact the way they do business.

•Resource national-ism impacting mining companies around the globe. Of executives surveyed, 61 percent note that resource na-tionalism will have an impact on their busi-nesses in 2013. Their concern also extends to tax imposition and increases: 67 percent anticipate an impact on their business this year as Australia’s ‘su-per tax’ takes shape and countries like South Af-rica plan for similar tax burdens. b


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Genie ZX-135/70 Articulating Boom Lift Gets Redesigned


Across the country, community centres, cul-tural centres, hockey rinks, swimming pools, and other community projects are be-ing improved thanks to sup-port from the Government of Canada’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF).

As part of the Govern-ment’s Economic Action Plan 2012, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Re-gional Minister for Nova Scotia, recently announced support for the Selma School Cultural Centre on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Associ-ate Minister of National Defence and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Op-

portunities Agency) (La Francophonie).

“Our Government is pleased to support infra-structure projects across the country like the Selma School Cultural Centre,” said Minister MacKay. “Our government is working hard to upgrade Nova Scotian in-frastructure to the benefit of our communities immedi-ately, helping to support job creation, boosting economic activity, as well as creating safe and accessible commu-nity infrastructure facilities.”

A federal investment of $2,872 is helping the Asso-ciation make upgrades to the historic Selma School Cul-tural Centre, which is man-aged by the Maitland and District Development Asso-

ciation. The Centre is home to Gallery 215, a well-estab-lished, community-owned exhibition space represent-ing 60 emerging and estab-lished Nova Scotia artists. Upgrades include replacing the Centre’s floor along with stringers and joists, install-ing a gallery-style art hang-ing system and improving the interior lighting of the facility.

“Gallery 215 offers visi-tors the chance to experi-ence and enjoy the works of both professional and amateur artists from across our province,” said Anita June Duckenfield, Secretary-Treasurer, Maitland and District Development As-sociation. “We are pleased to make these upgrades to the Cultural Centre to better display those works, and to give our visitors a more en-joyable and memorable ex-perience.”

In Economic Action Plan 2012, the Government of Canada announced further support to help communi-ties across the country mod-ernize their infrastructure, committing $150 million over two years for the Fund. The Fund supports projects that look to improve existing community infrastructure, such as community centres, recreational buildings, local arenas, cultural and other community facilities.

The Fund supports, on a cost-shared basis, repairs and improvements to exist-ing community infrastruc-ture that is accessible for use by the public. Recipients of the Fund may receive con-tributions of up to $1 mil-lion and must leverage a minimum of 50 per cent of funding from other sources. Please see the backgrounder for more information on CIIF. b

Minister Mackay Announces Improvements To Maitland’s Community Infrastructure

In a bid to streamline production and gain ef-ficiencies of scale, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) recently an-nounced that, as part of a strengthening of its indus-trial footprint in the Ameri-cas, regional production of backhoe loaders will move from its current production facility, in Tultitlán, Mexi-co, to a newly enlarged fa-cility in Pederneiras, Brazil. In addition to local produc-tion for the Latin American market, backhoes pro-duced in Pederneiras will be exported to North Amer-ica and other markets.

As part of a $10 million development, the Pedernei-ras facility will be extended to accommodate produc-tion of Volvo backhoe load-ers. Critical componentry will be produced on site, such as dipper, lifting and boom arms, frames and cabs. Ultimately, a signifi-cant proportion of back-hoe loader content will be either made in-house or sourced locally; supporting

the Brazilian economy as well as reducing currency risk and import duties.

“This decision allows us to take advantage of existing competences and the significant investments we have made in the Ped-erneiras hub, and further consolidate our industrial footprint in the Americas region,” commented Andy Knight, Volvo CE’s Presi-dent of Operations in the Americas.

The move of backhoe production to Pederneiras will impact the 115 Volvo CE employees currently working at Tultitlán. A detailed human resources plan has been developed in collaboration with Volvo Bus (which manages the site).

The move of produc-tion to Pederneiras will take place progressively throughout 2013.

Operations at the Volvo Bus manufacturing facility in Tultitlán will continue to concentrate on bus manu-facturing. b

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Aggreko, the global leader in temporary power and temperature control services, has introduced an innovation to make it easi-er for customers to access utility-scale power in chal-lenging geographic areas.

New, customizable, mobile service centres will provide customers with im-mediate access to Aggreko’s rental fleet, maintenance services, sales personnel and technicians. They will be of particular relevance for min-ing companies and oil and gas production.

“Aggreko has served the mining and oil and gas in-dustries for more than 50 years, and we are proud to provide this new offering,” said Robert Harrison, Vice President, Area General Manager, Aggreko Canada. “The mobile service cen-tres will help to solve the unique issues our custom-ers face in getting power in remote locations, including the mountains of Northern Alberta, where grid access does not exist and the near-

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Terex Washing Systems (TWS) is making final plans to unveil a new inno-vative washing system, one which is sure to become a global market leader – The AggreSand system. This is the latest addition to an already extensive prod-uct portfolio and is due to be officially launched in Quarter 2, 2013. Terex Ag-greSand system combines aggregate washing and screening with sand pro-cessing on a modular chas-sis. It brings together tried and trusted Terex Washing Systems components in an innovative modular design, setting itself apart from other washing systems in the marketplace.

A gap in the market for such a washing evolution was identified following extensive research, part of which was conducted at the Terex Washing Sys-tem’s first ever Product Development Forums. This involved TWS engi-neers and sales technicians working with the global distributor network to for-mulate the concept. Central to the development of the new plant was a modular design, pre-wired and pre-plumbed, making it quick and easy to set-up and easy to maintain. The plant also includes a range of other innovative features and de-signs.

Sean Loughran, Direc-tor of TWS, commented, “The AggreSand system will represent the epitome of washing in the mar-ketplace and is a combi-nation of significant en-hancements and design changes to existing prod-ucts as well as the intro-duction of new pioneering ideas. In our ongoing ef-forts to meet and exceed customer expectations, the AggreSand system will enable TWS customers to wash a wide range of ma-terials at a high specifica-tion and produce up to 5 products.”AggreSand System Key Features & Benefits H 12 Hopper

TWS designed a new modular hopper feeder with 12m3 capacity, in keeping with ever increas-ing loading shovel sizes in today’s modern quarries

and sand pits. The H 12 is available with an au-tomatic tipping grid and a 12’ two deck vibrating grid complete with vari-able speed belt feeder, all controlled from the main operator interface and ra-dio control unit.Feed Conveyor

The wide feed conveyor has a direct drive electric motor and gearbox ar-rangement and will work at a 19° angle when feeding the AggreSand system. The inclined feed conveyor fea-tures an innovative sealed wash box at the discharge point to give material a pre-rinse to pre-condition for screening. The innovative design eliminates splash-ing at this point and pro-duces an even distribution of material to the full width of the rinsing screen thus utilizing the full screening area.165R-3 Rinsing Screen

TWS opted for the high-ly efficient 165R-3 (three deck, two bearing) rinsing screen. The screen’s riv-eted construction reduces the stress associated with welded construction meth-ods. TWS engineers de-signed this in such a way to isolate the spray bars from all vibration, utiliz-ing high quality rubber gators on the mid and bot-tom decks. Top deck rub-ber extensions also prevent overspill or splashing from the top deck screen. The 165R-3 gives a true 80ft2 (7.54m2) of screening area on all three decks. Each deck has eight individu-ally controlled spray bars fitted with polyurethane fan type spray nozzles. An advanced rolling chute ar-rangement gives the ability to blend top deck and mid deck overflows as well as mid-deck & bottom deck overflows which will prove very useful in construction and demolition recycling applications. The screen is designed to receive stan-dard polyurethane modu-lar screens (woven wire screens option also avail-able) on all decks. Sump Tank

The large capacity split sump tank receives the rinsed fines from the bot-tom deck screen into ei-ther a coarse or fine com-

partment. The course side of the tank has a built-in float system to help equal-ize the levels in both tanks and prevent overflowing. Large inspection doors are included in both tanks as well as butterfly valve drains on both sides. The tank is also fitted with an-ti-turbulence plates and a pump protection system.Centrifugal Slurry Pumps & Hydrocylones

Two centrifugal slurry pumps (Course & Fine) are used to pump mate-rial from both sides of the sump tank into two hydrocyclones. The hy-drocyclones remove silts and clay (material below 63 micron) which are sent to the water treatment plant. The heavier mate-rial (above 63 micron) exits the bottom of the hy-drocyclones into a rubber-lined box where blending can take place if required. 125 Dewatering Screen

The underflow from the hydrocyclones transfers onto a dewatering screen via a discharge box which equally distributes the ma-terial across the screen to increase the dewatering screen area. Both materi-als are dewatered over a 500 micron polyurethane screen to produce two in-stantly salable grades of sand. The high energy de-watering screen is fitted with two high efficiency counter rotating vibratory motors which remove cap-illary water to produce two dewatered sands. The rub-ber lined catchbox under the dewatering screen car-ries the underflow back to the tank for recirculation through the cyclones. Integrated Conveyors

The AggreSand sys-tem has the option of five conveyors, three aggregate and two sand. The 650mm wide conveyors are pow-ered by direct drive electric motors and gearbox ar-rangements. The 9.3m long conveyors are angled at op-timum height for excellent production. The two con-veyors have an innovative automated radial wheel drive system that increases stock piling capacity to an amazing 350m3. The con-veyors are fitted with high quality teardrop polyure-

thane scrapers. The aggre-gate oversize conveyor has a novel feature whereby it can be placed on either side of the machine in ac-cordance with the custom-er’s site set-up/preference. The 4m stock pile height of these conveyors make them ideal for producing generous stock piles or feeding other equipment within the Terex product range.Accessible Service Areas

Maintenance and access was of critical importance during the design process of the AggreSand system, and this has been achieved through a number of ad-vanced features. There are 600mm wide access plat-forms on both sides of the machine. This allows easy access to both the rinsing and dewatering screens.

All walkways and hand-rails are galvanized as stan-dard with curved ends and expanded metal floors. The centrifugal slurry pumps are mounted on roll in – roll out tables for ease of ac-cess and maintenance. The main feed conveyor section which travels over the ag-gregate screen is hinged so that it can be raised to al-low greater screen access. The rinsing screen has a roll away chute to also al-low for easy access to all screen decks. The plant is also fitted with a high pres-sure retractable wash down hose. If required, the spray-bars can be easily removed for maintenance purposes. The pumps on the plant are fitted with drains for drain-age in frosty conditions to virtually eliminate down-time. The AggreSand sys-

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Yanmar America, a major supplier of compact utility tractors, construc-tion equipment, marine and industrial diesel en-gines and energy systems, and Woods Equipment Company, a leader in the design and manufacturing of tractor attachments and implements, recently an-nounced the formation of a strategic partnership.

Under the terms of the agreement, Yanmar will market and distrib-ute Woods attachments through their nationwide dealer network. The prod-uct offering covers a line

of agriculture and land-scape equipment compat-ible with Yanmar tractor sizes ranging from 24hp to 49hp. The attachment line includes cutters, fin-ish mowers, snow blow-ers, and assorted scrapers, discs, rakes, post hole dig-gers, stump grinders and blades. All equipment will be branded “Yanmar.”

“This was a natural fit for two premium quality product brands,” said Ted Bregar, President of Yan-mar America. “We’re able to add value to our deal-ers’ business and our cus-tomers will benefit from

a single Yanmar branded product solution and better retail financing options for both the tractor and the at-tachments.”

According to Jerry John-son, President of Woods Products Division, “Woods is pleased to be aligned with Yanmar as their at-tachment supplier partner. Blending OEM and dealer-direct business allows us to optimize our cost structure in building the highest-quality equipment in the market.”

The line of attachments was introduced to Yanmar dealers at their National Tractor Dealer Meeting in December. Dealers will be-gin placing orders the first of the year with the first shipments to Yanmar deal-ers expected the beginning of March. b

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Training in forest trucking was recently launched at the Poly-valente Alexandre-J.-Savoie in Saint-Quentin.

The program, the only one of its kind offered in French in the Maritimes, is the result of a partner-ship between the Depart-ment of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, the Collège com-munautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB), and the Centre de formation en Transport de Charles-bourg (CFTC).

Upon completion of 12 weeks of training, including a four-week practicum, students will receive joint certification from the college and the CFTC. They will also re-ceive a Class 1 driver’s licence, which authoriz-es the holder to drive a truck tractor.

“The provincial gov-ernment is pleased to contribute to this training initiative,” said Post-Sec-ondary Education, Train-

ing and Labour Minister Danny Soucy. “Through this partnership with the college, we can of-fer our employment ser-vices clients training in a high-demand field in the region.”

The training is al-ready a success. The 12 spaces available filled-up fast, and some students already have job oppor-tunities lined up upon completion of the pro-gram.

“One of the attractions of this program is the combination of theory in the classroom and practi-cal training on the simu-lator and on the road during the practicums,” said Liane Roy, President and Chief Executive Of-ficer of the CCNB. “This training will help stu-dents enter the labour market quickly and effi-ciently. The new custom-ized training shows that the college is keeping up with industry and is able to adapt its training to

meet the needs, in this case an urgent need, in the transportation and forestry fields.”

A study of labour needs in the forestry sector carried out in the spring of 2012 showed major gaps in several ar-eas, including transpor-tation.

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Genie has broad-ened its family of tele-handlers with the new Genie GTH-1544 proto-type. The new 15,000 lb (6,804 kg) capac-ity model is the larg-est Genie telehandler of the product line to be announced and of-fers qualities owners and end users will val-ue through outstanding reliability, durability, performance and opera-tor comfort. Production will begin in the second quarter 2013 with avail-ability in ANSI and CSA marketplaces.

“We are very excited to expand our commit-ment to the Genie tele-handler line of products by announcing the new Genie GTH-1544 proto-type,” said Scott Krieger, Senior Product Manager, aerial booms and tele-handlers, Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP). “We have seen a trend toward larger telehan-dlers, not only in larger construction sites, but also the burgeoning oil and gas industries, in mines and in ports. This product will offer a new standard for the industry by offering exceptional quality and sought-after features.”

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Newly-designed cab provides ergonomic fea-tures and greater comfort to the operator, includ-ing an optional fully-enclosed cab with full glass, defroster, wipers, heater, split door, wash-er and air-conditioning. It has numerous other options, including a rear viewing video camera with a monitor inside the cab.

“Our design focus was to create a new standard for large telehandlers, one which meets and exceeds customers’ requirements for ease of operation, ex-cellent reliability every day and a level of perfor-mance that will continual-ly enhance their return on investment,” said Krieger.

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Chromite is a mineral that can be upgraded

and smelted to make ferro-chrome, an indispensable ingredient in the produc-tion of stainless steel. The proposed Black Thor de-posit is located in a remote part of Northern Ontario, 550 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. The area is so isolated that a 340-kilome-tre road must be construct-ed to access the site. “This is going to be a mine of a large scale, so it’s going to be a challenge to do,” says Jack Tuomi, Mine General Manager, Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc., Cliffs Natural Resources. “Before we pull the trigger, we’ll be sure that we can deliver.”

The Black Thor deposit will be the first site devel-oped using an open-pit mining operation. Tuomi says that they will mine the chromite, eliminate the im-

purities and upgrade it into a concentrate, ship it to a furnace they plan to build near Sudbury, smelt it into ferrochrome, and sell it to stainless steel producers around the world.

In addition to approxi-mately 30 years of open-pit mining at the Black Thor deposit, other estimates in-clude:• Production at the open-

pit mine of about 3.7-mil-lion tonnes annually of crude ore for delivery to an on-site concentrator.

• A processing facility ex-pected to produce up to 2.3-million tonnes an-nually of lump and fines chromite concentrate.

• A ferrochrome facil-ity designed to produce 560,000 tonnes annu-ally of high-carbon fer-rochrome.Although the total val-

ue of the new mine will be

unknown until production begins, Tuomi anticipates over 1,000 construction jobs will be created as a result of the project. Once the mine is operational in 2016, approximately 1,200 permanent jobs will be created, with 400 working at the smelter near Sud-bury, and the remaining 800 working at the mine itself, at the concentra-tor, on the road, and at the trans-load facility in Northern Ontario. “We expect to invest nearly $3.5 billion between the mine, concentrator, road, trans-load facility, and smelter, making this one of the largest private-sec-tor projects in the history of Ontario,” he says.

The project will require the use of large mining

equipment, equipment that will include rotary drills that can create 12-inch diameter blast holes, hy-draulic front shovels with 26-cubic-metre buckets, 290-tonne payload capacity haul trucks, a large-wheel loader, and a fleet of large bulldozers and graders. “We have many engineers and scientists working on this project, we are in the feasibility stages now, and we’re excited,” Tuomi says. “If we can get this permitted and if the eco-nomics look good, we will hopefully see a mine actu-ally come about there in the foreseeable future.” b

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NB Power takes excep-tion to comments made recently about the safety of the Point Lepreau Gen-erating Station (PLGS) by the Conservation Coun-cil of New Brunswick (CCNB) Action Commit-tee.

“These comments are misleading and attempt to undermine public trust in nuclear safety regula-tion and in the Point Lep-reau Generating Station,” said Sean Granville, Site Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer. “The nuclear industry is one of Canada’s most closely regulated industries and its safety record is excel-lent and very transparent to the public. The people of New Brunswick can take great confidence in the safety of Point Lep-reau.”

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(CNSC) regulatory frame-work relies, in part, on International Atomic Energy Agency guide-lines. On the basis of that framework, the CNSC sets licensing conditions for PLGS, which also in-cludes meeting various Canadian standards. The Station meets or exceeds the specifications required under its federal licence. Comments made by CCNB take highly technical seis-mic data about Point Lep-reau out of context.

“We understand that the CCNB is not in favor of nuclear power and they of course are entirely enti-tled to hold that opinion,” said Granville. “However, NB Power is fully com-mitted to operating the Station in a safe and re-sponsible manner while meeting all licence and safety requirements.”

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As stated by the CNSC, all Canadian nuclear power plants, existing or new, are li-censed on the basis of their proven abil-ity to withstand seismic events like earthquakes. Structures and systems have been designed to safely survive earth-quakes and the CNSC ensures that all nuclear power plant licensees comply with regulatory requirements. In Can-ada, reactor sites are geologically screened to ensure they are con-structed in a location that is seismically sta-ble.

PLGS is located in an area of much lower seismic hazard risk than Fukushima. It is well within the North Ameri-can plate and not locat-ed at a subduction tec-tonic plate boundary as is the case in Japan. The Station was designed to withstand potential earthquakes; both the actual structures that form containment and the systems important to safety have been

seismically qualified prior to being granted a licence to operate. In addition, a number of upgrades to the plant were made as part of the recent Refurbish-ment Project to further enhance seismic safety.

When the CNSC re-newed PLGS’s Power Reactor Operating Li-cence in February 2012, the Commission made the completion of a site-specific seismic hazard assessment a condition of the Station’s licence renewal.

Since early 2012, PLGS staff have worked with experts on the site-specific seismic hazard assessment.

Seasonal factors make it impossible to complete all data gath-ering until the summer of 2013, which means the final assessment re-port will be issued in 2014. Meanwhile, the preliminary findings of-fer reassurance about the safety of the Station.

Data included in this study is highly techni-cal information, and NB Power – in report-

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Preliminary findings of the seismic assessment received from third-party experts in December 2012 indicate that the current understanding of the earthquake haz-ard for the Point Lepreau site is not substantially different than that pre-sented in a 1984 study. More information on the preliminary findings is available here.

Based on these find-ings; we are confident that the original safety case for PLGS remains as strong today as it was when the Station was constructed. The Station is sound and will continue to operate safely. New Brunswickers should be assured that NB Power takes its respon-sibilities to the people of New Brunswick as its ut-most priority and puts the safety of employees and the public above every-thing else. b


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The electric power gen-erated by the photovoltaic array will serve a signifi-cant portion of the energy needed for the tenants of the 24-acre technol-ogy, office and industrial complex in Yonkers, N.Y. The project is scheduled to start producing elec-tricity by Jan. 31. The rooftop solar array is the equivalent in area of two football fields and was de-veloped by Chicago-based Half Moon Ventures. The building is owned by Joe Cotter, principal of real estate development firm National Resources of Greenwich, CT.

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GreenSaver and the SolarShare Co-operative have signed an agreement to develop a solar project on the rooftop of 32 Good-mark Place in Toronto. Both partners are not-for-profit corporations and the unique nature of this solar development is that it will be financed by Community Solar Bonds, allowing On-tarians to directly partici-pate and invest in renew-able energy. This is the first such project to be built in the City of Toronto. The GreenSaver and SolarShare partnership has an addi-tional 1,100 kW in solar projects currently awaiting Ontario Power Authority approval.

“The idea of having two non-profit corporations building renewable energy by using community bonds

allows ordinary Ontarians to invest, own and control their sustainable future,” said GreenSaver President and CEO, Vladan M. Vel-jovic.

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Shell and its affiliates plan to bring Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuel one step closer for its ma-rine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America by taking a final investment decision on two small-scale liquefac-tion units. These two units will form the basis of two

new LNG transport cor-ridors in the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast regions. This decision follows an investment decision in 2011 on a similar corridor in Alberta, Canada. Shell is also working to use natural gas as a fuel in its own operations.

“Natural gas is an

abundant and cleaner-burning energy source in North America, and Shell is leveraging its LNG ex-pertise and integrated strength to make LNG a viable fuel option for the commercial market,” said Marvin Odum, President, Shell Oil Company. “We are investing now in the

infrastructure that will allow us to bring this in-novative and cost-com-petitive fuel to our cus-tomers.”

In the Gulf Coast Cor-ridor, Shell plans to in-stall a small-scale lique-faction unit (0.25 million tons per annum) at its Shell Geismar Chemi-cals facility in Geismar, Louisiana, in the United States. Once operational, this unit will supply LNG along the Mississippi River, the Intra-Coastal Waterway and to the offshore Gulf of Mexico and the onshore oil and gas exploration areas of Texas and Louisiana. To service oil and gas and other industrial custom-ers in Texas and Louisi-ana, Shell is expanding its existing relationship with fuels and lubricants re-seller Martin Energy Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Martin Re-source Management Corporation (MRMC). MRMC and its publicly traded affiliate, Martin Midstream Partners L.P. will provide terminalling, storage, transportation and distribution of LNG.

Shell has a memoran-dum of understanding with Edison Chouest Off-shore companies (ECO) to supply LNG fuel to marine vessels that operate in the Gulf of Mexico and to pro-vide what is anticipated to be the first LNG barging and bunkering operation in North America at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The LNG transport barges will move the fuel from the Geismar production site to Port Fourchon where it will be bunkered into cus-tomer vessels.

In the Great Lakes Cor-ridor, Shell plans to install a small-scale liquefaction unit (0.25 million tons per annum) at its Shell Sarnia Manufacturing Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Once operational, this project will supply LNG fuel to all five Great Lakes, their bordering U.S. states and Canadian provinces and the St. Lawrence Sea-way. The Interlake Steam-ship Company is expected to be the first marine cus-tomer in this region, as it begins the conversion of its vessels.

Pending final regula-tory permitting, these two

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Shell is also working to use LNG as a fuel in its own operations or to sup-port its operations. •Offshore Support Ser-

vices: Shell has char-tered three dual-fuel offshore support ves-sels (STX SV310DF) from Harvey Gulf In-ternational Marine uti-lizing Wärtsilä engine and LNG system tech-nology. These vessels will be used to support Shell’s operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

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Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has introduced new narrow air-cooled induction heating blan-kets for weld preheat-ing in pipeline applica-tions with the ProHeat 35 induction heating system. The new nar-row blankets are 4-1/4 inches wide by ei-ther 160 or 185 inches

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