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Canadian Engineers Head to Chile

Canadian Engineers Head to Chile

Posted on 12 March 2010

A team of nine engineers and geoscientists from across Canada is heading to Chile to to help with the inspection of, and to learn from the damage to, bridge structures as a result of the recent earthquake [...]

New Conference Board Report Gives Ontario a Gold Star for Stimulus

New Conference Board Report Gives Ontario a Gold Star for Stimulus

Posted on 11 March 2010

Yesterday, the Conference Board of Canada (CBC) released a report called , The Economic Impact of Public Infrastructure in Ontario, examining how Ontario's increased infrastructure spending has affected [...]

Major Announcements From MEI

Major Announcements From MEI

Posted on 11 March 2010

Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Brad Duguid, will be making some big announcements tomorrow. Following Ontario’s big water-related announcement this week, Duguid will announce a [...]

First Ever National Infra Summit Planned

First Ever National Infra Summit Planned

Posted on 09 March 2010

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Big Cities Mayors’ Caucus (BCMC) are planning a National Infrastructure Summit for next January. The idea was put forward by Regina Mayor Pat Fiacco [...]

Open Ontario Plan Unveiled

Open Ontario Plan Unveiled

Posted on 08 March 2010

It's pretty much business as usual in Ontario, as a new plan is unveiled that basically rounds up existing programs and Acts and gives them all an umbrella to sit under. In his speech from the throne [...]

Budget Feedback

Budget Feedback

Posted on 05 March 2010

"It's a good budget, but it's not visionary." That’s Cardus’ director of research Ray Pennings’ take on the 2010 Canadian Federal Budget, tabled in Ottawa this week. Pennings says although today's [...]

Budget 2010: Staying the Course

Budget 2010: Staying the Course

Posted on 04 March 2010

The federal budget, like British Columbia’s budget, tabled this week, includes initiatives aimed at helping create the next generation of skilled workers and encouraging investment in Canadian businesses. Investments [...]

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Infrastructure Fail

Posted on 09 March 2010
Written by Mira Shenker
Mira Shenker

This week, CBC reported on the closure of Highway 417 near Ottawa due to the  collapse of a pipe that created a sinkhole. We’ve seen this before—in fact, Carl Bodimeade reported on two similar incidents [...]

Parking Policy

Posted on 03 March 2010
Written by Alex Aylett
Alex Aylett

At this week's Urban Transportation Summit, Translink's Ian Jarvis talked about the City's Olympic achievments in the transportation realm. The Games have certainly done a lot for transit in Vancouver [...]

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