Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Contract for LRVs awarded for Calgary’s Green Line LRT
The Green Line Board and the City Calgary have selected CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) as the supplier of its new fleet of Light…
Western Canada
Manitoba announces construction awards winners
The Manitoba government announced its 2021 construction awards at the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association’s (MHCA) virtual annual general meeting. “Our government recognizes the importance of…
Manitoba completes three water treatment projects
The completion of three water treatment projects in northern Manitoba will ensure safe drinking water supplies and improved wastewater management for hundreds of individuals and…
Victoria wastewater treatment plant receives LEED certification
AECOM announced that it has received LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council for the Capital Regional District’s (CRD) McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment…
New Grande Prairie Regional Hospital set to open
The new 243-bed Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is scheduled to open to the public Dec. 4, Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced.…
Alberta ‘building green’ with emerging technology
Alberta Innovates is announcing a new funding opportunity to advance emerging technologies that utilize Alberta’s plentiful forest and agricultural biomass and encourage their use in…
Construction underway on new $47M elementary school in Regina
Construction continues on the new joint facility that will replace Argyle Elementary School and École St. Pius X in Regina. Residents who pass the site…
Construction phase of Connected Coast project officially begins
Joint venture partners Strathcona Regional District and CityWest, on behalf of their partners in the federal and provincial governments, announced that the construction phase of…
Saskatchewan wraps up 2021 highway construction season
The 2021 highway construction season is wrapping up and highlighted by construction of new passing lanes and road improvements near provincial parks. “Improving highway safety…
Safety improvements coming for B.C.’s Highway 4
The Pacific Rim Highway 4 is the only east-west corridor on Vancouver Island servicing the west coast communities of Ucluelet and Tofino as well as…
B.C.’s Willow River Bridge to be replaced with modern, two-lane structure
Travellers in Northern British Columbia can soon look forward to a smooth crossing over Willow River Bridge as the contract has been awarded to replace…
SaskWater to upgrade infrastructure for Melfort Region
A recent significant upgrade and expansion to the Codette Lake Regional Water Supply System means SaskWater customers in the Melfort area will enjoy a reliable…
Alberta’s Springbank Reservoir moves to construction phase
Voluntary agreements have been reached with landowners to secure 100 per cent of the land needed for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1), announced the Government…
Infrastructure BC releases fall 2021 Major Projects brochure
Infrastructure BC is announcing the release of the latest edition of the BC Major Infrastructure Projects Brochure. The BC Major Infrastructure Projects Brochure focuses on…
Trans-Canada Highway bridge over Assiniboine River completed
Construction of the replacement bridge for Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) over the Assiniboine River east of Portage la Prairie is now complete,…
Bill to increase accountability for capital spending in Alberta
A new bill from Alberta’s government will make decisions to deliver infrastructure projects, such as schools and hospitals, based on legislated criteria and long-term planning.…
Manitoba invests $4M in improvements to major Steinbach intersection
In partnership with the City of Steinbach, the Manitoba government is investing $4.15 million towards an $8-million improvement project at the intersection of Provincial Trunk…
Stantec acquires select Cardno businesses to grow infrastructure footprint
Stantec announced it has entered into share purchase agreements to acquire the North America and Asia Pacific engineering and consulting groups of Cardno Limited. Under…
New SAIT lab helps future workforce ride the wave of water sustainability
Students interested in sustainable water resource management will have the chance to hone their craft in a new $1-million Water and Wastewater Pilot Scale Treatment…
B.C. ferries to reduce GHG emissions using renewable natural gas
Seaspan Ferries Corporation became the first Canadian marine company to pilot the use of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by…
New elementary school opens in Weyburn
Saskatchewan’s Education Minister Dustin Duncan joined students, staff and representatives of South East Cornerstone Public School Division (SECPSD) and the Mayor of Weyburn, Marcel Roy,…
Group shares vision for improved transportation in Vancouver
A partnership between the District of West Vancouver, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver and səlililw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) —…
Ten Mile Slide stabilization complete on B.C.’s Hwy. 99
Slope stabilization at Ten Mile Slide on Highway 99 is complete, improving the long-term safety and reliability for people travelling the highway northeast of Lillooet.…
Vancouver initiates termination process for contract on North Shore WWTP
Metro Vancouver provided a letter to Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP with notice of default and Metro Vancouver’s intent to terminate the contract for them…