Friday, April 18, 2025
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…
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Video released of Randle Reef Phase 1 development
Environment and Climate Change Canada has released a new video showing the development of the Randle Reef project in Hamilton. The Randle Reef project is…
Ontario cancels post-secondary expansion plans
The Government of Ontario, under Premier Doug Ford, has decided to cancel plans for three new post-secondary education campuses across Southern Ontario. The campuses had…
Infrastructure takes centre stage in Ontario
Municipal election night in Ontario saw races throughout the province fought over future investments in community infrastructure. Most of province’s largest cities, including Toronto, Hamilton,…
Groves Hospital reaches construction milestone
The new Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus, Ont. reached a construction milestone, with the topping off of the structure just 14 months after construction…
Fukakusa to be installed as Ryerson’s first female chancellor
On October 10th, Canada Infrastructure Bank board chair Janice Fukakusa will officially be installed as Ryerson University’s first-ever female chancellor. Succeeding Lawrence Bloomberg, Fukakusa’s appointment…
CPPIB, OTPP purchase stake in Mexican toll road
Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en América Latina, S.A.B. de C.V. (IDEAL), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario…
Gordie Howe International Bridge reaches financial close
The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) has announced that they have signed a fixed priced contract with Bridging North America to design, build, finance, operate, and…
Darlington Refurbishment hits Unit 2 project milestone
The reassembly of the Unit 2 reactor at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (GS) is now underway nearly two years after OPG and its project partners…
RCCAO, GTSWCA release The Real Dirt on Dirt
Ontario’s robust construction market generates almost 26 million cubic metres of excess construction soil every year – enough dirt to fill Toronto’s Rogers Centre 16…
CEO elects new board of directors
The Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) held its annual general meeting at Blue Springs Golf Club on Sept. 14, announcing a new board of directors…
New enterprise data centre opens in Borden
Shared Services Canada (SSC), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), and the Department of National Defence (DND) have officially opened the new enterprise data centre (EDC) in…
Engineering contract awarded for Niagara Region GO expansion
Metrolinx has hired the design consultant to support the expansion of GO Transit rail service into Niagara Region. Wood Canada Ltd. will provide engineering services…
Lindsay to advise Ontario on subway upload
Ontario Minister of Transportation John Yakabuski has announced the appointment of Michael Lindsay as special advisor on the upload of the Toronto subway system. He…
B+H to design SickKids’ new Patient Support Centre
B+H has been selected by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) as the Design Architect and Prime Consultant for the hospital’s new Patient Support Centre…
Kingston’s Third Crossing first to be built using IPD model
After a thorough Request for Proposals (RFP) and evaluation phase, the City of Kingston has selected Peter Kiewit Sons ULC (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd. (Hatch), and…
Infrastructure funding delays could hurt Ontario’s economic prosperity
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) says that the federal government has dragged its feet on what it has pledged for infrastructure…
Bird Construction secures OPP modernization contract
Bird Construction Inc. has announced that it has executed a contract with Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation to design, build, and finance nine Ontario Provincial…
Toronto expands its bike share program
The Government of Canada has committed up to $4 million through its Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) for bike share expansion in Toronto, which is…
Aecon rejoins Gordie Howe Bridge proponent
Aecon Group Inc. has announced that it has received approval to rejoin Bridging North America, the team selected as the Preferred Proponent to design, build,…
Ontario receives first installment of federal gas tax revenues
The Government of Canada has delivered the first of two $408-million annual installments of the federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) to Ontario. In total, the…
RFP closed for Rutherford Station project
The request for proposals stage has closed for teams to submit their bids to design, build and finance the Rutherford Station project. Following a fair,…
Pickering Nuclear granted 10-year licence extension
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has announced its decision to grant a 10-year operating licence for OPG’s Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. “OPG is very…
Metrolinx issues statement regarding Eglinton LRT legal dispute
Metrolinx president and CEO Phil Verster has issued a statement in regards to the current legal dispute with Crosslinx Transit Solutions, the consortium hired to…