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- May 24, 2013: Lessons Learned From the First 10 Years: Can Regent Park Inspire Revitalization Elsewhere?
- May 27-29, 2013: Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators Conference
- May 27-29, 2013: 3rd Climate Change Technology Conference
- May 29 – June 1, 2013: Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 2013 Annual Conference & AGM
- May 29-30, 2013: Solar Ontario 2013
- May 29- 30 2013: The 3rd Annual Wind Power Mexico
- May 29 - 30, 2013: Ontario Power Summit
- May 29, 2013: Canada as an Investment Safe Haven: Assessing the Implications for Municipal Credit
- May 31-June 3, 2013: Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference and Municipal Expo
- Jun 1 - 5, 2013; CUTA Annual Conference, Urban Mobility Coast to Coast
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Posted on May 24, 2013
Skilled worker training centres that are a partnership of labour and management are found to be more successful in helping apprentices become journeypersons, says a new study commissioned by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS).
The groundbreaking report, Completion Counts: Raising Apprenticeship Completion Rates to Address Skills Shortages in Ontario’s Construction Industry, found that a full three-quarters of apprentices being trained through a Joint Apprentice Training Trust will complete their program and achieve a Certificate of Qualification [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2013
Alberta can be a leader in renewable energy development and address global concern about the province’s environmental record by meeting rising electricity demand with new clean wind energy. WindVision 2025: A Strategy For Alberta, released this week by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), makes the case for the strategic deployment of more wind energy in Alberta in a direct response to a challenge by Alberta Energy Minister Ken Hughes for the renewable industry to put forth policy solutions to help “green the grid”.
The association says [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2013
A new six lane bridge could span the South Saskatchewan River by 2016, connecting the north end of Saskatoon to the east side. On Tuesday, city council approved plans to expand the bridge to six lanes from the original four, boosting the cost of the bridge and the surrounding roadways to $194 million.
An original four-lane proposal for the North Commuter Parkway Project pegged its cost at $85 million, but given the city's rapid growth, councilors approved a new six-lane plan at a higher cost (to avoid the even higher cost to potentially expand the bridge [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2013
The City of Edmonton is investing $230 million in 56 neighbourhoods as part of its long-term Building Great Neighbourhoods initiative, which coordinates three City programs to renew and replace neighbourhood infrastructure and enhance community connections and overall neighbourhood livability: Drainage Neighbourhood Renewal (Financial Services and Utilities), Neighbourhood Renewal (Transportation Services) and the Great Neighbourhoods Capital Program (Community Services).
The Drainage Neighbourhood Renewal Program is investing $38 million in Edmonton neighbourhoods [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2013
The City of Ottawa has received the Tereo Asset Management Award at the 2013 Canadian Network of Asset Managers (CNAM) Conference in Edmonton. The award was presented to the City during the Annual Awards Gala in recognition of the advancements made by the City in developing its comprehensive asset management (CAM) program.
“The City of Ottawa recognizes the importance of our infrastructure, and we are taking the necessary steps to ensure our roads, bridges, buildings and piped systems are safe and in good condition,” said mayor Jim Watson. “I am [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2013
The Government of Ontario says it is making major improvements to the province's highways, roads, and bridges, which is supporting more than 20,000 construction jobs and making travel easier for families and businesses. Key highway improvements in the Greater Toronto Area include:
Replacing pavement and repairing 14 bridges along Highway 401 westbound collector lanes from Keele Street to Kipling Avenue in Toronto;
Repairing six bridges within the Highway 401/400 interchange in Toronto;
Resurfacing six kilometres of Highway 401 from Renforth Drive [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2013
The New Brunswick and federal governments are making a further, combined investment of more than $7.9 million to continue work on the Fundy Trail Parkway east of St. Martins. The funding will help the Fundy Trail Development Authority Inc. with the construction, engineering and geotechnical testing associated with the next phase of development from Long Beach Brook escarpment eastward along Tufts Point Plateau.
The New Brunswick government is investing $3,750,351, while the federal government, through Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), is contributing [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2013
“Get on with it. Make the most of it. And take better care of our money while you’re at it.” That’s the advice of 300 community leaders that CivicAction delivered to Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) elected officials and Metrolinx today, which was echoed in a report (PDF) CivicAction released simultaneously The community leaders have four key recommendations on how to invest in our region’s future through an expanded transportation network:
Accountability and transparency are not optional.
Implement revenue tools now with five principles [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2013
The final piece of funding for the downtown arena has been approved by Edmonton’s city council, paving the way for the project to move ahead and contribute to the revitalization of Edmonton’s downtown. Council approved the following capital profile for the arena project and associated infrastructure:
$279-million from a Community Revitalization Levy (CRL) and other incremental revenues (increased parking revenue, reallocation of existing subsidy paid to Northlands and new taxes from business in the arena);
$125-million from ticket surcharge on [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2013
Voting for CAA’s annual Worst Roads campaign is now open. This means that if there’s a road in your community that could use some help, now’s the chance to get it noticed. Visit www.worstroads.ca to vote for the worst roads; voting closes May 31, 2013.
Following the campaign, CAA will release the Ontario Top 10 Worst Roads List and efforts will be made to bring it to the attention of local and provincial politicians. Thousands of Ontarians have voted over the years, and CAA says approximately 90 per cent of the roads on past lists have been—or [...]
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