Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Infrastructure’s role at the heart of the recovery
By John Allen At the start of the year, 2020 was expected to be a relatively quiet one politically in Canada. After a global pandemic…
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Sponsored: Creating sustainable infrastructure in the Arctic
By Benoit Dion When we see movies or TV shows about the Arctic, those of us from the south are immediately struck by the beauty…
Power Up: Manitoba-Minnesota transmission project
By Andrew Snook After more than 10 years of planning and regulatory hurdles, the Manitoba–Minnesota Transmission Project (MMTP) went into service on June 1, 2020.…
Evolving the way we train
By Phil Gillies COVID-19 struck a major blow to apprenticeship training in Ontario. The training of thousands of apprentices ground to a halt in March.…
Investing in buildings for a resilient recovery
By Elliott Cappell and Ryan Ness Trinity Bellwoods, a park in downtown Toronto, was in the national news spotlight in May. Media descended on the…
Just saying it doesn’t make it true
By Todd Latham The COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax, the U.S. election was stolen, all wipes are flushable, and the earth is flat. Just saying…
Megaproject development tops $250 billion
For the first time in Canadian history, the 100 largest public sector infrastructure projects under development have topped the $250 billion mark, according to ReNew…
Traversing the Fraser
Opened in 1959 to join the cities of Richmond and Delta in British Columbia, the George Massey Tunnel running under the Fraser River has long…
The Bank’s new leadership
He may have been on the job for a little over seven days, but when we caught up with new Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO Ehren…
Examining P3s and alternative procurement models
The public-private partnership (P3) model for infrastructure delivery isn’t the only solution for delivering large-scale infrastructure projects in Canada, but it should be very seriously…
COVID-19 taking a toll
By Grant Cameron The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of Canadian workers and the construction industry must continue taking steps…
Building the Post-Pandemic Future
Risk was already one of the biggest issues facing infrastructure development in markets around the globe. And if procurement agencies weren’t addressing it then, they…
Commentary: The start-up CIB has reached commercial-scale
The past few years have seen a litany of news reports, opinion columns, and political rants and raves targeted at the perceived lack of action…
Turning down the heat
By Justin Crewson, Dan Gent, and Shahrzad Simab If you ask an electric utility professional about what is top of mind for them day-to-day, you…
Infrastructure key pillar in Saskatchewan Party victory
The Saskatchewan Party has captured a fourth straight mandate, using its infrastructure successes as a pillar of its re-election platform. Coming off a term that…
Did infrastructure promises sway B.C. election?
For the second time in as many months, a former minority government has turned to a majority thanks to a snap election in the midst…
Infrastructure a key focus of Saskatchewan election
As the October 26th election draws near, issues regarding infrastructure and construction continue to make headlines in Saskatchewan. It has primarily been two different approaches…
B.C. battles over infrastructure
B.C. Premier John Horgan is sending British Columbians to the polls in the country’s second COVID-19 election, trying to secure the majority that he fell…
Constructing the trade corridor
By Carroll McCormick Opening up Northern Quebec and removing a TransCanada Highway bottleneck are the goals of two ongoing improvement projects. About 440 kilometres east…
The North is waiting
By Barbara Fox Finally. It’s time to look at recovery. And as the whole of the Canadian economy looks to rebuild from the massive hit…
Infrastructure takes back seat in New Brunswick election
Blaine Higgs has captured his first majority as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC) in New Brunswick less than two years after being elected…
Balance of power to influence New Brunswick infrastructure
New Brunswickers go to the polls to elect a new provincial government on September 14th just under two years after the last election delivered a…
Building stronger communities in Canada
By Bill Karsten Strong infrastructure is the lifeblood of our communities. It’s the roads and bridges that move people and goods. It’s the arenas and…
The future of energy in remote communities
By Dylan Heerema There are approximately 170 remote Indigenous communities in Canada, found in nearly every province and territory (except Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick,…