Wednesday, April 16, 2025
2023 Top100 Projects Preview
Cost rises cast a shadow over government infrastructure plans By John Allen Annual lookaheads are notoriously treacherous as recent years have shown. Barring unforeseen, once-in-a-lifetime…
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Digging Deeper
A new organization for Canada’s underground technology sector Many of the services communities rely on—including water, sewer, stormwater, and telecommunications—involve underground infrastructure. At the…
Canada Abroad
An overview of some of the infrastructure projects Canadian companies are working on around the globe SIXTH STREET VIADUCT — U.S. Spanning the Los Angeles…
Going Green: Harnessing green energy to achieve net-zero
As Canada sets out on a transformative journey to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050, we need a powerful boost from wind energy, solar energy,…
In the Driver’s Seat
Doug Parker is a transportation systems engineer and planner, specializing in assisting public agencies with applying advanced technology. He is a recognized leader in transit…
The Green Winds Of Change
By Mike Crawley It is virtually certain that the world will need greener power and zero-carbon fuels, like green hydrogen and ammonia, to decarbonize our…
Indigenous Partnerships
The power of partnership takes centre stage at Forward Summit 2022 By Andrew Snook The Forward Summit 2022, in association with the Canadian Council of…
First Nations community gets first-rate water treatment facility
By David Horton Since the 1970s, the Canadian government has promised to provide communities living on First Nation Reserves with the same quality water and…
Women in asset management
Engineering and asset management used to be fields dominated by men. That of course is no longer the reality, but as more women continue to…
Turning waste gas into power
Calgary’s Bonnybrook Cogeneration Expansion project turns waste gas into power By George Koch Sewage treatment generates large volumes of gases as solids are broken down…
SPONSORED: Housing Supply Summit 2.0
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is hosting a free online summit on Oct. 6, 2022, to examine what has been done to boost the housing supply in…
New guide to help municipalities improve flood-resiliency
Climate change is causing a steady increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of weather-related natural disasters. Damages caused by floods and rainstorms comprise a…
Climate Change Won’t Wait
Getting started on climate adaptation and resiliency plans By John Estey Climate change is here to stay, and its impacts are creating different challenges for…
Strengthening Canada’s supply chain through its ports
Canada will see significant investment in port infrastructure over the coming decade, as efforts will continue to expand port capacity at several of the country’s…
Authentic Leadership
Infrastructure Ontario’s Heather Grey-Wolf on transit-oriented, accessible infrastructure development As chief development officer at Infrastructure Ontario (IO), Heather Grey-Wolf oversees IO’s work on transit-oriented communities,…
Moving from Shovel Ready to Shovel Worthy
By Carlo Dade If Canada’s prospects for COVID recovery and economic growth crash in the forest of world business opinion, does it make a sound?…
Progress continues on Scarborough Subway Extension
By Joshua Patel Scarborough’s three-stop subway extension continues to take shape with crews starting work on the project’s headwalls. Headwalls are underground support structures made…
Report challenges municipalities to prioritize cyber resiliency
By Glenn Miller While the shocking events in Ukraine have raised the public profile of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU)—formerly Ryerson University—Cybersecure…
Recycled Roads
Durham Region pilots road reconstruction using recycled materials. The principles of “rethink, reduce and reuse,” have been around a long time, but new takes on…
Driving the next wave of public transit expansion
Public transit is the backbone of livable cities. Better transit means less congestion, faster commutes, more convenience, higher productivity, and lower emissions. Simply put public…
Bridging the Gap
The shifting landscape of bridge design and construction in Canada. By Jianping Jiang and Keith Holmes The way we design and build bridges in Canada…
SPONSORED: Delivering data in an intuitive, visual way
Welcome to the world of GIS data visualization, where information is collected, combed, and displayed in one place for max collaboration and better decision-making. The…
Waste not, Want not
Library renovation project sets new standard for construction waste diversion. Construction, renovation, and demolition waste continue to be the largest contributors of waste in municipal…
Leading the building team for the Gordie Howe International Bridge
By Connie Vitello By all accounts the Gordie Howe International Bridge project is a once-in-a-generation infrastructure project with a price tag to match: $5.7 billion.…