Posted on 22 June 2009
Tags: Advisory Panel of NRTSI, Asset Management, Canadian Public Works Association, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Canadian Standards Association, Civil Infrastructure Systems, CSA, Engineers Canada, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Framework for the Assessment of the State, Indicators for the Assessment of the Performance of Core Public Infrastructure, InfraGuide, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Canada, infrastructure Olympics, NAMWG, National Asset Management Working Group, National Infrastructure Action Plan, National Round Table, National Round Table on Sustainable Infrastructure, networks of roads, NRC, NRTSI, Performance and Management of Canada's CPI, PSAB, PSAB 3150, Public Sector Accounting Board, Stan Westby, Technology Road Map, the National Research Council, World War II
Over 150 years ago, Canada started to evolve wagon trails into networks of roads, communities developed adjacent to these roads, then communal water and sewage systems were installed. With the age [...]
Posted on 16 April 2009
Tags: construction, economics, engineering, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, policy, PSAB, Sheila Fraser
As the construction season enters its peak period, public sector practitioners are reviewing proposals or processing contracts through their administrations. Meanwhile, private sector providers of goods [...]
Posted on 11 November 2008
Tags: Calvin Hawke, PSAB, PSAB requirements, R.V. Anderson Associates, Reg Andres, ReNew Canada, TCA Consulting Limited, webinar
On October 2nd 2008, R.V. Anderson Associates Limited, in cooperation with TCA Consulting Limited, and media partner ReNew Canada Magazine, hosted a webinar addressing key issues for the planning and [...]
Posted on 29 September 2008
Tags: Adapting to Climate Change: Canada's First National Eng, Andy Manahan, Building Canada, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, Canadian Society of Professional Engineers, Canadian Standards Association, Engineers Canada, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Framework Agreement for Building Canada, Gerry Davis, Hazel McCallion, Infrastructure Canada, Jim Flaherty, Joe Tiernay, Konrad Siu, Lawrence Cannon, Macquarie Group, Mike Mortimer, Mississauga, National Research Council, Natural Resources Canada, NRTSI, Ontario Good Roads Association, PSAB, public-private partnerships, R.V. Anderson, Reg Andres, Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario
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 [...]
Posted on 15 July 2008
Tags: Asset Management, Brandon, Calgary, CBC news, David Miller, GPS, Halifax, Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Ian Woodbury, Joe Tiernay, Nancy Conrad, Ontario Good Roads Association, Ottawa, PSAB, PSAB 3150, Public Sector Accounting Board, Riva Modeling, Winnipeg
On March 4, 2008 the CBC reported that Winnipeg crews were investigating Osborne Village's third watermain break in a month. On June 20 it reported a major break in central St. John's that closed the Art [...]