Sunday, April 20, 2025
Brandt offers support following devastating B.C. flooding
The Brandt Group of Companies announced they are joining with the John Deere Foundation to support the immediate and emerging needs of communities impacted by…
Vancouver fire hall achieves zero carbon certification
Vancouver’s new Fire Hall 17 reflects the city’s design challenge to build a structure that meets the design certification requirements of the Canada Green Building…
Manitoba to advance phase two of North End Water Pollution Control Centre
The Manitoba government and the City of Winnipeg have agreed to advance an application for phase two of the North End Water Pollution Control Centre…
New Surrey Hospital and Cancer Centre issues RFQ
People in Surrey are a step closer to the New Surrey Hospital and Cancer Centre with the issuing of the request for qualifications (RFQ). “Our…
Highway 1 reopens through the Fraser Valley
Highway 1 reopened through the Fraser Valley between Chilliwack and Abbotsford at 2 p.m. (Pacific time), Nov. 25, following cleanup, repairs and geotechnical assessments of…
‘Ontario leading the way in mass timber’
Ontario is on its way to becoming a world leader in mass timber construction, according to the comments made during an information session hosted by…
Port of Montreal launches RFQ for expansion project
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) officially launched the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Contrecoeur container terminal project’s Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM). The RFQ will remain open…
Ontario announces $600M to build new schools
Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, joined by Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure, and Natalia Kusendova, MPP for Mississauga Centre, announced that the Ontario government is…
Gordie Howe bridge project wins IHSA health and safety award
At its annual general meeting, the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) honoured the Gordie Howe International Bridge project with its John M. Beck Award.…
Niagara Region Wind Farm closes $31M in refinancing
Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) announced the successful close of $31 million in refinancing for…
Shovels in the ground for Red Deer recovery community
Construction is starting on the new 75-bed recovery community in Red Deer, which will provide long-term holistic residential treatment for people with addiction and mental…
PCL and Pomerleau collaborate on digital transformation of job sites
PCL and Pomerleau Construction are setting aside competition and leveraging innovation to collaboratively influence the construction industry. Along with Latium, Intel and Microsoft, they brought…
Canada and B.C. announce joint supply chain recovery working group
The Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, and the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for the Province of British…
Construction to begin on affordable housing project in Winnipeg
Construction is set to begin on an affordable housing project in a three-storey building in Winnipeg’s inner city for vulnerable people who are homeless or…
Closing the Diversity Gap
How the infrastructure sector is cultivating a more diverse workforce. It is imperative that the leading decision makers in the industry are representative of the…
Contract for LRVs awarded for Calgary’s Green Line LRT
The Green Line Board and the City Calgary have selected CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) as the supplier of its new fleet of Light…
Journey to net-zero by 2050 laid out at CanREA conference
At the Electricity Transformation Canada conference in Toronto, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) called for electricity sector decision-makers to embrace a new vision for…
Canadian project honoured at Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction
The Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction global winners showcase the cutting edge of approaches to sustainable design, green architecture, and materials innovation. In the 6th…
Provincial Ministers discuss projects at P3 conference
By Russell Hixson, Daily Commercial News Government officials reflected on infrastructure building during the pandemic and their plans for the future at this year’s Canadian…
Former Toronto incinerator building to become community hub
The City of Toronto announced plans for the Wellington Destructor site to become a community hub. Mayor John Tory announced that TAS, a Toronto-based real…
Manitoba announces construction awards winners
The Manitoba government announced its 2021 construction awards at the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association’s (MHCA) virtual annual general meeting. “Our government recognizes the importance of…
CCPPP names 2021 Champion award-winners
Jim King, founder of EllisDon Capital, and David Podmore, founder and chair of Concert Infrastructure were named as winners of the 2021 Champion Award by…
Second light rail vehicle delivered for Finch West LRT
A second light rail vehicle (LRV) has now been delivered to the Finch West Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF). The new 81,000 kg LRV was…
Manitoba completes three water treatment projects
The completion of three water treatment projects in northern Manitoba will ensure safe drinking water supplies and improved wastewater management for hundreds of individuals and…