LOCATION: Iqaluit, Nunavut. Latitude and Longitude : 65 45 23 N 68 32 35 W DESCRIPTION: The original construction of the Iqaluit airfield, originally known as Crystal II, was undertaken by the US military in 1942, and their work on the airfield continued until 1957....
Mosquito Creek Bridge is located in North Vancouver near the intersection of Marine Drive and Fell Avenue. The bridge was designed by A.B. (Sandy) Sanderson and was constructed in 1953. This was the first time that prestressed concrete technology was used in...
The Red River Floodway is a 47 km (29 mi) flood control waterway which, during flood periods, takes part of the Red River’s flow around the city of Winnipeg to the east and discharges it back into the Red River below the dam at Lockport. It can carry floodwater...
The Town of Inuvik is Canada’s largest community north of the Arctic Circle, 2000 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, and was the first completely “engineered” northern community. Inuvik is situated on permafrost, which proved to be a significant challenge to engineers...
