Monday, April 21, 2025
The best laid plans…
By Phil Gillies, Executive Director, Ontario Construction Consortium On March 5, many construction industry members attended the Ontario Construction Secretariat’s excellent Outlook Conference at the…
OCS releases Coronavirus Contractors Survey
The Coronavirus Contractors Survey: Impacts and Actions is released as an independent study conducted by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS). Between April 22 and April…
York Region investing $404 million in transit, transportation infrastructure
York Regional Council approved $404 million to continue building road and transit system improvements in 2020, contributing to an overall $3.1 billion investment over the…
RFP issued for Alberta school construction
Five new Alberta schools are on track to begin construction this fall as government invites industry to design and build the facilities. A request for…
Manitoba to maintain funding for municipal infrastructure
The Government of Manitoba will ensure critical funding to municipalities remains intact during the unprecedented economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Brian Pallister…
Chase Highway 1 project moving forward
The tender has been issued for the Chase Creek Road to Chase West four-laning project in British Columbia. This section of Highway 1 is being…
GNWT shifts capital procurement resources online
Minister Katrina Nokleby issued the following media statement today on doing business with the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT): “The Government of the Northwest Territories…
Fieldwork underway for Kicking Horse Canyon four-laning project
Crews are doing investigative fieldwork in the Kicking Horse Canyon over the next several weeks as part of the preparation for major highway improvements to…
Alberta’s Balancing Act
By Elan MacDonald and Jordan Pinkster As Alberta’s United Conservative Party government celebrates its first anniversary, it finds itself on a very different trajectory than…
FortisBC to purchase RNG sourced from wood waste
FortisBC is teaming up with REN Energy International Corporation (REN Energy) to offer Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) produced from wood waste to its customers. The…
OPG subsidiary purchases natural gas assets
Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG), under a new subsidiary that will be doing business as Atura Power, has finalized the acquisition of a portfolio of…
CNL reaches collaboration agreement with Moltex Energy
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Moltex Energy. Funded through CNL’s Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative (CNRI),…
B.C. completes Island Rail assessment
The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s assessment of the entire Island Rail (formerly E&N) Corridor on Vancouver Island has been released. This up-to-date,…
Calgary Cancer Centre reaches construction milestone
Construction of the new Calgary Cancer Centre has reached its highest point. The last concrete pour (topping off) of about 163 cubic metres now encloses…
B.C. investment will improve rural connectivity
Targeted funding will give people in rural, remote and Indigenous communities in British Columbia access to faster internet services. The $50-million Connecting British Columbia program…
Alberta releases findings of energy market review
In fall 2019, the Government of Alberta launched a review to examine concerns from consumer representatives about certain parties gaining too much control of Alberta’s…
Report suggests debate needed to understand escalating subway construction costs
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) has released a report calling for a closer look at the rising costs of building subway…
Building Ontario’s Economic Recovery
The economy looks grim. As we slowly creep towards the beginning of the road forward, and people emerge from social isolation due to the COVID-19…
Green Municipal Fund turns 20
The Green Municipal Fund (GMF), managed by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), is celebrating 20 years of financial support for communities across Canada. “GMF…
EORN releases RFP for new cellular infrastructure
The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) issued the first Request for Proposal to build new cellular infrastructure. The competitive bidding process will identify telecommunication partners…
Resurfacing work underway on Vancouver Island highways
Portions of three Vancouver Island highways will be resurfaced this spring and summer as part of an $8.5-million project to improve conditions for people who…
Newfoundland and Labrador releases road project list
The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Works has released the list of provincial road projects planned for 2020-21 to allow contractors to be…
The Future is Now: Infrastructure’s Role in Economic Recovery
By Michael S. Burke, Chairman and CEO, AECOM As the coronavirus outbreak deepens and inflicts a tragic toll, economies around the world are being flattened…
A new definition for ‘shovel-ready’?
On April 15th, The Globe and Mail published an article based on an interview the paper had conducted with federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities…