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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted on 04 March 2010
Leading up to today’s budget announcement, Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean delivered the throne speech yesterday, talking mostly about Canada’s competitiveness in the global marketplace [...]
Posted on 04 March 2010
British Columbia’s 2010-11 budget contains no new major infrastructure spending, but lots of promises to capitalize on the momentum generated by the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Finance Minister Colin [...]
Posted on 03 March 2010
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is undertaking an extensive work plan in the coming months with regard to energy issues. In October 2009, the Canadian Chamber released Powering Up Canadian Prosperity: [...]
Posted on 03 March 2010
On February 18, 2010 Robert Burak, President of the Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and Pierre Boucher, President and CEO, Cement Association of Canada signed a joint declaration of [...]
Posted on 02 March 2010
Saskatchewan is accelerating $56.9 million in infrastructure funding to municipalities as a lead-in to the 2010 construction season, part of $100 million that Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs [...]
Posted on 02 March 2010
The Ontario Power Authority has launched a website where service providers and suppliers of five renewable energy technologies (solar air, solar water, geothermal, solar photovoltaic and small wind) can [...]