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- June 16-19, 2013: HFC 2013, Power, Transportation & Energy Storage
- June 20-22, 2013; ACEC Summit 2013
- June 24, 2013: Transport Futures Great Media Debate
- Aug 18 - 21, 2013: AMO AGM & Annual Conference 2013, Communities: Inspiring & Aspiring
- Aug. 25-28, 2013: APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition
- Sept 9-11, 2013: Meeting of the Minds
- Sept. 16-18, 2013: PWABC 2013 Technical Conference & Trade Show
- Sept 22 - 25, 2013; 2013 TAC Conference & Exhibition
- Oct 7-10,2013: CanWEA Annual Conference
- Oct 27 - 30, 2013: Sustainable Mobility Summit
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Posted on June 4, 2013
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its latest Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013 (the first since 2009), and while Canada fared better than many of less privileged countries that were audited, there is still significant room for improvement.
While Canada performs relatively well in most areas of the report and mirrors the overall worldwide trend of decreasing road deaths, there are areas of concern for those trying to make the nation’s roads safer. In particular, pedestrian and cyclist safety has come under scrutiny since the report’s [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2013
Five projects have been selected as finalists for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Urban Open Space Award, a competition that recognizes outstanding examples of transformative and vibrant public open space—large and small—that have spurred economic and social regeneration of their adjacent communities.
This year's finalists are the Yards Park in Washington, D.C.; Wilmington Waterfront Park in Wilmington, Calif.; Cumberland Park in Nashville, Tenn.; Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York, N.Y.; and the Village on False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2013
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities kicked off their 76th annual conference and tradeshow with the release of its Report on the State of Cities and Communities, which addresses where Canada stands and the way forward for municipalities. “Today’s report tells a story of a changing Canada where the issues Canadians care about are no longer purely federal or provincial issues,” FCM President Karen Leibovici said. “Issues such as safe streets, gridlock, and climate change are playing out primarily in the places we call home.”
The report calls [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2013
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) unveiled brand new land use guidelines and a website intended to promote best practices and awareness about the issues associated with developments near railway operations.
The document, Guidelines for New Development in Proximity to Railway Operations, was launched as part of the FCM Annual Conference and builds on guidelines first launched in 2004. Using input from various stakeholders, the updated guidelines address issues concerning noise, vibration [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2013
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Humber College, and Infrastructure Ontario announced that PCL Constructors Canada Inc. has signed a guaranteed maximum-priced contract to design, build, and finance Humber College’s new Learning Resource Commons project.
The fixed-price contract between PCL and the Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is for $84.2 million, and will be paid by the province and Humber College at substantial completion in spring 2015 to ensure the project’s on time and on budget. Located at Humber's [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2013
Eight Canadian municipalities have won national awards of excellence from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA). The awards were presented in the areas of innovation, education, and environment during CAMA’s national conference in Victoria, B.C. Ravenhill Group Inc. is the presenting sponsor for CAMA’s Awards of Excellence.
Projects recognized included: a water treatment plant, a mobile app, green partnerships with students, supervisor training, an emergency social services exercise workbook, solid waste management, sustainability [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2013
SNC-Lavalin is launching a company-wide amnesty program to encourage current employees to report potential corruption and anti-competition matters in which they may have direct or indirect knowledge. The program is intended to assist SNC-Lavalin in its efforts to fully gather and assess the facts associated with corporate ethics matters in order to resolve them.
To be eligible for amnesty, an employee must file a request with SNC-Lavalin’s chief compliance officer (CCO) within the 90-day period between June 3 and Aug. 31, 2013. The company guarantees [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2013
The City of Surrey in British Columbia has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for its new organics biofuel facility, which will process residential and commercial kitchen and yard waste into a renewable fuel to power the City’s new waste trucks. The 80,000 metric tonne per year facility will be the largest of its kind in Canada and will help the City and Metro Vancouver achieve the regional 70 per cent waste diversion target by 2015.
“Surrey’s new organics biofuel facility will establish a new benchmark in Canada and provide environmental [...]
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Posted on May 28, 2013
Infrastructure Ontario and Hawkesbury & District General Hospital have issued a request for qualifications to build and finance the hospital’s expansion and redevelopment project. The project includes a combination of renovations and new construction at the hospital.
Highlights of the project include:
a new consolidated ambulatory care centre that will include specialty clinics, hemodialysis, cardiology services, and medical day care;
an expanded complex continuing care unit;
a new perioperative department;
expansion of emergency services;
additional [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2013
Infrastructure Ontario and St. Michael’s Hospital announced today that three companies have been shortlisted to design, build and finance the construction of a new 17-storey patient care tower at the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets and the renovation of approximately 150,000 square feet of existing hospital space.
Based on a request for qualifications process that began in December 2012, the following three companies were shortlisted:
St. Michael’s Partnership
o Bondfield Construction Company Limited
o NORR Limited/Farrow Partnership
o Rocklyn [...]
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