Friday, April 18, 2025
Construction contract awarded for new Strathcona aquatic centre
The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Board announced that it has authorized staff to issue a contract to Heatherbrae Builders for phase one of the REC-REATE…
Western Canada
Construction team chosen for Burnaby Hospital redevelopment
Fraser Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority have selected the preferred proponent team for Phase 2 of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project. The multi-party…
BC Hydro to build $3B in power grid upgrades on Vancouver Island
BC Hydro announced it will build more than $3 billion in capital projects on Vancouver Island over the next decade to upgrade and expand the…
CIB invests $283.5 million in new Alberta transmission line
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is providing Alberta electricity transmission companies, AltaLink, L.P (AltaLink) and ATCO Electric Ltd. (ATCO) with financing to construct a new…
SaskPower’s first battery energy storage system now online
SaskPower announced its first ever utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) is now online, providing added flexibility to the provincial grid and supporting the company’s…
Alberta and the Northwest Territories to collaborate on economic corridors projects
The governments of Alberta and the Northwest Territories announced the signing of an agreement to collaborate on economic corridors projects to support growth and development…
West Kelowna, Okanagan Regional Library celebrate opening of City Hall/Library
The City of West Kelowna and Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) officially celebrated the opening of the new City Hall/Library Building at a ribbon cutting event.…
Feds and Saskatchewan government partner on infrastructure projects
The governments Canada and Saskatchewan announced they are investing more than $309 million for infrastructure projects across the province. “The federal government is investing in…
Highway widening near Revelstoke moves forward with preferred proponent named
The Government of British Columbia announced that preliminary construction is expected to begin this fall on a project to provide a smoother driving experience and…
New Regina Urgent Care Centre celebrates grand opening
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Everett Hindley, along with representatives from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), Hospitals of Regina Foundation and other partners,…
Alberta Legislature grounds to see return of fountains
The Government of Alberta announced the completion of the new reflecting pool and dome fountain on the legislative grounds, after being closed for construction since…
Saskatechewan provides $100M to support major Indigenous wind project
The Saskatchewan Indigenous Investment Finance Corporation (SIIFC) will provide up to $100 million in loan guarantees to six Indigenous partners to support their investment in…
Lloydminster celebrates grand opening of new wastewater treatment facility
The City of Lloydminster hosted a grand opening ceremony to celebrate the completion of its new mechanical wastewater treatment facility. Construction of the $81.5-million wastewater…
Solar power project unveiled at Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant
The Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation (BPWTC) along with the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw, unveiled a $4-million solar power project at the Buffalo…
Major renovation at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School now complete
Lloydminster students, teachers and staff celebrated the completion of the $28.8 million renovation and expansion project today along with Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. The project,…
ICBC headquarters will be transformed into hundreds of homes near transit
The Government of British Columbia announced that ICBC’s North Vancouver headquarters property will be transformed into hundreds of new homes for people, close to services,…
Nanaimo cancer centre project continues with RFP for construction manager
Island Health and BC Cancer have issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a construction manager for the new BC Cancer centre at Nanaimo Regional…
WorkSafeBC recommending changes to improve crane safety in B.C.
WorkSafeBC is introducing a new risk-reduction strategy based on a comprehensive review of crane safety and informed by stakeholder input and feedback. It says the…
Metro Vancouver launches review of North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
Metro Vancouver announced it intends to initiate an independent review of the troubled North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program. The original cost of the North…
BCCA warns of risky contracts from owners of public infrastructure projects
The BC Construction Association (BCCA) has issued a province-wide industry alert following the confirmation of cases of removal of “Contract A” from the procurement process by…
Procurement for Kamloops cancer centre moves to next stage
Interior Health and BC Cancer have invited two qualified teams to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage to design and build the new…
Edmonton awards Design-Build contract for Capital Line South LRT Extension project
The City of Edmonton has awarded the Design-Build contract for Phase 1 of the Capital Line South Extension project from Century Park to north of…
BC Hydro to spend $1.25B to upgrade and expand Burnaby’s electricity grid
BC Hydro announced it will construct more than $1.25 billion in capital projects throughout the City of Burnaby over the next decade to upgrade and…
Bird to acquire B.C.-based Jacob Bros Construction for $135M
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement under which Bird will acquire Jacob Bros Construction for estimated aggregate…