Crane operator has clear vision of U of A's future
Richard Warnica
Edmonton Journal
Friday, February 12, 2010
Tower Crane Three operates from the centre. It swivels from job to job between the other cranes, lifting and lowering loads.
With a boom that stretches 55 metres, Tower Crane Three can lift 12,000 kilograms. It stands 65 metres high and can work in winds up to 70 kilometres an hour.
On most weekdays and many Saturdays, Tower Crane Three is occupied by Robin Knaus, a 37-year-old Edmonton native who lives in Leduc with his wife and two children.
Knaus has operated cranes for PCL Construction for 10 years. In that time he has helped build many of the newer buildings at the University of Alberta...
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