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New ISF Report

New ISF Report

Posted on 26 October 2009

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The federal government has now released its own report on infrastructure stimulus funding, likely as a counter to Liberal infrastructure critic Gerard Kennedy’s recent report that charged, among other [...]

An Ounce of Prevention

Posted on 09 September 2009

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In recent years brownfields have become a higher priority for all levels of government, but the focus is still on after-the-fact measures. The brownfield component of the federal government’s Building [...]

Is action enough?

Is action enough?

Posted on 08 September 2009

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March 2011 With 20 months to go before the 2011 deadline to complete stimulus-funded projects, is the plan working the way the federal government had hoped? Some participants said that municipalities [...]

$125 Million in Stimulus Funding for Saskatchewan

$125 Million in Stimulus Funding for Saskatchewan

Posted on 08 June 2009

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Last Friday, $125 million in infrastructure funding for a roadwork, water, sewer and other projects were announced for Saskatchewan. Premier Brad Wall and Saskatoon Rosetown-Biggar MP Kelly Block announced [...]

“Bla, Bla, Bla…Shovel Ready”

Posted on 13 May 2009

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Ontario's minister of energy and infrastructure, George Smitherman, and federal transport, infrastructure and communities minister, John Baird, wrote a letter to Ontario's head of council on May 11 to [...]

Rethink, Retrofit and Renewables

Posted on 12 March 2009

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We seem to be in the midst of an infrastructure epiphany. You can hardly open a newspaper without seeing investment in infrastructure discussed as the cure for our global economic woes, or at least something [...]

$350 Million for Evergreen Line

$350 Million for Evergreen Line

Posted on 27 February 2009

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More Building Canada funding is being doled out. The latest big announcement should benefit Metro Vancouver residents. "The Evergreen Line demonstrates how our Government's Economic Action Plan is working," [...]

Election 2008: Cities in the Parties’ Platforms

Posted on 09 October 2008

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Canadians concerned about our cities were doubtless disappointed by the Leaders Debate last week, and won't get much satisfaction from the long awaited Conservative platform that came out yesterday. It's [...]

Bridging the [Funding] [Knowledge] [Data] Gap

Bridging the [Funding] [Knowledge] [Data] Gap

Posted on 29 September 2008

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Since the Building Canada Plan was announced in Budget 2007, Infrastructure Canada has not changed its message — in fact, they've tried twice to submit a letter for our readers, but have nothing [...]

$70B for Aging Infrastructure, Promises Dion

$70B for Aging Infrastructure, Promises Dion

Posted on 19 September 2008

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Yesterday, reports the Toronto Star, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion promised to spend $70 billion over 10 years on Canada's aging infrastructure, a move celebrated by Toronto Mayor David Miller and other [...]

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