Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Nova Scotia community leaders creating clean energy future
People in the Nova Scotia communities of Antigonish and the nearby Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation will have more clean energy to power their homes and businesses…
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Improved drinking water and wastewater management coming to N.S. village
Port Williams, N.S. will improve the quality of its drinking water and increase its capacity to manage wastewater after to a combined investment of over…
Minister provides overview of 2023-24 NL road construction season
John G. Abbott, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, addressed the Heavy Civil Association of Newfoundland and Labrador and provided an overview of…
NL government introduces new procurement strategies to support local suppliers
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador introduced two new procurement strategies: the Newfoundland and Labrador First Procurement Strategy and the Sustainable Procurement Strategy. The strategies are aimed…
NB awards construction contract for main phase of new Fredericton justice building
The Government of New Brunswick announced that the contract to complete construction of the new Fredericton justice building has been awarded to Bird Construction. The…
Port Saint John celebrates completion of West Side Modernization Project
The $205-million Port Saint John West Side Terminals Modernization Project has come to a close, transforming the port and attracting significant private investment in the…
Feds invest $7M in affordable homes for Millbrook First Nation
The Government of Canada announced more than $7 million in funding for the Millbrook First Nation to build more affordable housing. This funding will assist…
New Brunswick government to fund hangar upgrades at Miramichi Airport
The Government of New Brunswick announced it is supporting the Miramichi Airport Commission as it upgrades a vacant hangar to accommodate new tenants. “This funding…
Canada partners with, N.B. and City of Dieppe to extend Dieppe Boulevard
Dieppe Boulevard is getting an extension after a combined investment of $42 million from the federal and provincial governments, along with the City of Dieppe. The project also…
Nova Scotians to have more access to training and certification in construction trades
The Province of Nova Scotia announced an increasing in funding for the Work-based Trades Practical Assessment program and a training program run by the Nova…
Federal government partners with FCM to strengthen asset management in five provinces
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a federal investment of more than $1.43 million to help 35 communities in…
Canada awards design contract for new federal facility in St. John’s
Public Services and Procurement Canada announced it has awarded an $8.8-million contract to Moriyama & Teshima Architects for design services for a new federal facility…
Nova Scotia begins rehabilitation work on Seal Island Bridge
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that work is underway on a multi-year rehabilitation plan that will extend the life of the Seal Island Bridge…
Halifax Harbour Bridges selects Stantec for bridge coating replacement program
Stantec has been selected by Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) to perform a comprehensive suite of services for a $75 million full coating replacement program for…
Nova Scotia increases investment in roads, highways with improvement plan
The Government of Nova Scotia released the 2024-25 Five-Year Highway Improvement Plan that includes major highway and road projects, repaving, major bridge replacements, maintenance and…
Canada, Nova Scotia invest in disaster mitigation infrastructure
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced that a section of Route 207 along Lawrencetown Beach will be rebuilt to protect it from the…
Federal government partners with FCM to strengthen asset management in NL
The Government of Canada, along with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced a federal investment of more than $1.9 million to help 46 communities in…
NL awards $6.5M in multi-year capital works funding to Mount Pearl
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced it has awarded $6.5 million to the City of Mount Pearl for municipal infrastructure improvements through the 2023-26…
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia invest in a new roundabout in Truro
There will be a new roundabout at the intersection of McClures Mills Road and Willow Street in Truro thanks to the combined investment of $2.8…
Nova Scotia to build more student housing projects on four NSCC campuses
The Government of Nova Scotia announced it is building new student housing at four Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) campuses to provide students with more…
Nova Scotia announces opening of new health-care facility in Halifax
The Government of Nova Scotia announced the opening of the new Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre. The centre will provide a wide range of services…
Construction of NL’s New Western Memorial Regional Hospital complete
Construction has been completed on time and on budget for the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital, representing another successful public private partnership (P3) project in…
Government to build nearly 30,000 new homes on surplus federal lands by 2029
Public Services and Procurement Canada announced that six surplus federal properties will be developed into more than 2,800 new homes in Calgary, Edmonton, St. John’s,…
Charlottetown and Stratford recognized for wastewater treatment consolidation project
The City of Charlottetown and the Town of Stratford have been awarded the 2023 Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association (ACWWA) Project of the Year…