Tuesday, April 22, 2025
B.C. announces two-way traffic now open at Falls Creek Bridge
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced the opening of two-way traffic on Highway 1 on the Falls Creek Bridge two years after the…
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CIB and Thompson airport close $52M in financing for airport redevelopment project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Thompson Regional Airport Authority (TRAA), announced financial close on a $52 million investment towards the redevelopment of Thompson Regional…
Three teams advance to RFP process for long-term care home in Regina
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that three teams have been selected to move forward to the next stage of the competitive selection process to build…
Calgary Ring Road opens to traffic months ahead of schedule
The Government of Alberta announced that the Calgary Ring Road is now open to public traffic, several months ahead of schedule. Calgary’s ring road is…
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…
Canada, B.C. invest in wastewater infrastructure improvements in the Regional District of Nanaimo
Improvements to the Regional District of Nanaimo’s French Creek Pollution Control Centre (FCPCC) will improve secondary wastewater treatment for more efficient and reliable services to…
Eglinton Crosstown West Extension awards contract for elevated guideway project
The Government of Ontario awarded a $290 million design-build contract for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE) project’s Elevated Guideway to Aecon Group Inc. The…
Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project celebrates milestone
The Government of British Columbia announced that the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment continues to move forward with the structural building and concrete pouring completed. “We are…
Federal and provincial investments in public transit infrastructure for B.C.
Improvements to public transit infrastructure will better connect four communities in B.C. after a combined investment of more than $91.3 million from the governments of…
New clinical support, research centre to be built next to new St. Paul’s Hospital
The Government of British Columbia announced it has approved the business plan and funding for the construction of a state-of-the-art Clinical Support and Research Centre…
UBC Okanagan researchers use campus to test green infrastructure
Climate change and varying rainfall patterns are forcing municipalities in semi-arid regions such as the Okanagan to investigate more resilient ways to retain and use…
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…
VW’s PowerCo SE reaches milestone in St. Thomas, Ont. gigafactory project
Volkswagen Group-owned battery company PowerCo SE stepped up its activities in Canada with a groundbreaking ceremony held on the site of its future cell gigafactory…
Federal government, FCM to strengthen asset management in Ontario and B.C.
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a federal investment of over $1.1 million to help 16 communities in Ontario…
Federal government lays the foundation to change how Canada builds homes
The Government of Canada announced consultations that will begin in early January 2024 on a housing design catalogue initiative, building on the work already being done…
Investments to extend the life of trolley bus service for Metro Vancouver
A project in Metro Vancouver will extend the life of trolley overhead (TOH) infrastructure by 30-60 years, after a combined investment of more than $26.6…
New federal prompt payment legislation now in force
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) announced that federal prompt payment legislation came into force on December 9, 2023, to address long-standing construction industry concerns,…
Thompson Bridge Replacement in Warkworth: A new century of safety
Northumberland County announced that the century-old Thompson Bridge on Skinkle Road in Warkworth has been replaced with a new state-of-the-art modular steel girder bridge spanning…
B.C. expanding use of mass timber in buildings with proposed code changes
The Government of B.C. announced proposed changes to the building code to expand the use of mass timber to build taller buildings. These changes will…
Canada, Quebec announce joint investment in Outaouais roads
Transport Canada and the Government of Quebec announced a joint investment of $70.4 million to support road projects in the Outaouais region. “Today’s announcement is…
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…
B.C. Transportation Contractor of the Year Awards of Excellence
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced the winners of the 2023 Transportation Contractor of the Year Awards of Excellence. Contractors who build and maintain…
SickKids closes $100M offering to fund major redevelopment project
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) announced that it has closed a $100 million offering of Series C Senior Unsecured Debentures, the net proceeds of…
GHD awarded contract for Lewiston-Queenston and Rainbow Bridge rehabilitation projects
GHD has been selected as the prime consultant for the rehabilitation projects of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and Rainbow Bridge. The refurbishment of the two critical…