Tuesday, April 22, 2025
FCM releases infrastructure report card
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released its 2019 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, showing the need for significant investment in the country’s aging and poor…
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N.S. seeks construction manager for Cape Breton Regional Hospital expansion
The Government of Nova Scotia is inviting bids from companies interested in managing the construction of a major expansion at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital.…
WSP appoints Flore to Energy, Resources & Industry lead in Canada
WSP has announced that Satvinder Flore will assume the role of Business Line Executive for Energy, Resources & Industry (ERI) in Canada. Flore has an…
Nova Scotia furthers commitment to tidal energy
The Nova Scotia Government is making changes to the Marine Renewable-energy Act to ensure the province continues its progress in developing tidal technologies and greening…
Horgan, Inslee commit to clean energy grid
As part of ongoing work to expand regional collaboration on clean energy innovation, Washington Governor Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier John Horgan announced a…
Ground broken on personal care home in Steinbach
Ground has been broken on a new 143-bed personal care home expansion in Steinbach that will ensure more seniors living in or near the community…
Nova Scotia proposes changes to Expropriation Act
The Government of Nova Scotia has introduced legislation introduced that will provide clarity to the Expropriation Act and support continued infrastructure investments. Attorney General and…
Construction begins on Nextbridge East-West Tie
Project partners and supporters of the NextBridge East-West Tie Line Transmission Project celebrated the beginning of construction. NextBridge has been working closely with Indigenous communities,…
vivaNEXT reaches construction milestone
EllisDon has announced a significant milestone on the vivaNEXT H2-East project, with a portion of the Viva rapid bus transit opening ahead of schedule. As…
Nova Scotia invests nearly $1M in water, wastewater, and flood infrastructure
Eight communities across Nova Scotia will receive more than $922,000 for water and wastewater projects through the Provincial Capital Assistance Program. “We heard from municipalities,…
Hydro One announces new Ontario grid control centre in Orillia
Hydro One announced it is moving forward with plans to build a new Ontario grid control centre in Orillia. This new, state-of-the-art facility is expected to serve as…
Ontario launches speed limit pilots on provincial highways
The Ontario government is launching three speed limit pilots on select highways to explore new ways to improve traffic flow on provincial highways. Transportation Minister…
Dawson City Airport completes major upgrades to increase safety
Major upgrades, including the construction of a new maintenance facility and runway paving, will help increase safety and efficiency at the Dawson City Airport in…
$66 million highway twinning project nears completion in S.K.
A $66 million twinning project is nearing completion on Highway 7 around Vanscoy in Saskatchewan and is expected to open within the next week, weather…
Early planning investment for new Uxbridge hospital
The Government of Ontario is investing up to $500,000 to support Markham Stouffville Hospital with early capital planning for the proposed major redevelopment of its…
Construction begins on $126 million Comox Valley water treatment project
The Comox Valley Regional District’s new water treatment system project has officially moved into the construction phase with award of the design-build contract to AECON…
Coles Island Bridges replacement project set to begin construction
The Government of New Brunswick has announced that the construction phase of the Coles Island Bridge replacement project will begin in the coming days. “Replacing…
Station locations unveiled for Broadway Subway project
The B.C. government has unveiled station locations for the Broadway Subway Project, a 5.7-kilometre extension of the Millennium Line from VCC–Clark Station to Broadway and…
Study launched for bridges, interchanges for 401’s eastern corridor
The Government of Ontario launching a study for bridges and interchanges along the 401 corridor between Kingston and Highway 416. The study, which will commence…
Construction underway on Abbotsford hospital upgrades
Construction is starting on an expanded emergency department at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. “People in Abbotsford have been managing with an emergency department…
Proponent list updated for Broadway Subway, Pattullo projects
The Government of British Columbia has revised the list of pre-qualified bidding teams that have been invited to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage…
RFQ open for Kicking Horse Canyon Project
The fourth and final phase of the Highway 1 Kicking Horse Canyon project is moving forward with an invitation for bidders to submit their qualifications…
PCs, Pallister secure majority in Manitoba
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister took a gamble, calling for a provincial election three years into his mandate instead of four. And the gamble paid off,…
Ontario unveils its P3 Market Update
Hundreds of infrastructure industry stakeholders packed Toronto’s Arcadian Court for the announcement of Infrastructure Ontario’s new project pipeline. Unveiled by Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott,…