Monday, April 21, 2025
Bruce Power signs MOU with Framatome
Bruce Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Framatome valued at $18.7 million covering a range of innovations and new activities, including operational…
Ontario investing in West Niagara healthcare infrastructure
The Government of Ontario has announced its intentions to rebuild the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital. To begin this work, Premier Doug Ford announced a $500,000…
Outlet channels must not be delayed by complex regulation: Manitoba
The Manitoba government is calling on the federal government to do its part to ensure the timely completion of the Lake Manitoba and Lake St.…
Alberta agrees to new funding partnership with Calgary, Edmonton
The Alberta government is introducing a new funding approach for the province’s two biggest cities. If passed, the City Charters Fiscal Framework Act would provide…
Revelstoke 6 project granted EA certificate
An environmental assessment certificate has been issued to BC Hydro and Power Authority for the Revelstoke Generating Station Unit 6 project (Revelstoke 6 project), following…
Construction begins on Gander wastewater treatment plant
A sod-turning ceremony was held to celebrate the beginning of construction of the Town of Gander’s new wastewater treatment plant. Representatives of the federal government…
What keeps the skilled trades satisfied?
Today is a critical moment to act on the future of the labour force in construction, says an industry group that has launched a survey…
Contracts awarded for Manitoba outlet channels
Two engineering firms have been awarded the contracts for engineering design and construction oversight for the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels project.…
Manitoba releases fall construction-tendering schedule
The government of Manitoba will proceed with $20 million in infrastructure projects for the remainder of the 2018-19 fiscal year, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced.…
UVic receives funding for student housing
The B.C. government is providing funding to expand on-campus housing by 25 per cent at the University of Victoria (UVic). The UVic project is the…
NRGH to build new, expanded ICU
A new intensive care unit (ICU) at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) will help meet the demands of a growing and aging population and offer…
Proponent selected to design new Ottawa central library
After a review of 33 submissions from architectural firms from around the world, and a shortlist of five finalists, the evaluation committee for the new…
New schools coming to Manitoba First Nations’ communities
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of $248 million for new school infrastructure in four First Nations in northern Manitoba. Bunibonibee Cree Nation,…
Government of Canada awards Alaska highway contracts
The Government of Canada has announced that four contracts were awarded for maintenance and construction work along the Alaska Highway that will give the community…
CapitalCare Norwood renovation moving forward
The Government of Alberta has announced that the renovation of CapitalCare Norwood will begin in the summer of 2019. The extensive renovation, redevelopment, and expansion…
Canada, NWT invest in Inuvik wind project
Federal and territorial officials joined Inuvik mayor Natasha Kulikowski to announce $40 million in funding for the Inuvik Wind Generation project. This is the first…
New Brunswick welcomes new cabinet
Blaine Higgs, the 34th Premier of New Brunswick, has named his new Executive Council. Here are the key appointments impacting infrastructure development in the province:…
Canada Infrastructure Bank closing in on new investments
The head of the Canada Infrastructure Bank has provided a glimpse into the quality and quantity of conversations his team has had regarding potential infrastructure…
Building for Toronto’s future
Building Canada’s largest city to accommodate the demands of the decades to come is the challenge facing urban developers building Toronto. At the Urban Land…
Ontario to conduct infrastructure Market Sounding Initiative
The Government of Ontario has announced it will conduct a Market Sounding Initiative in an effort to ensure that infrastructure built in the province meets…
Christine Hill takes over as CEO’s chair
Christine Hill has stepped into the role of chair for the Consulting Engineers of Ontario’s (CEO) board of directors as Jeremy Carkner steps down to…
Evolving the P3 model
The public-private partnership model has been, for the most part, a success story for infrastructure development in Canada. It has produced complex infrastructure projects on…
BC Transit names Pinkerton as new CEO
BC Transit has announced that Erinn Pinkerton has been appointed as the organization’s president and CEO. She had been in the role of interim President…
Rail service returning to Churchill
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with Minister Jim Carr, have announced that, by the end of November, the rail line that serves Churchill, Manitoba will…