Sunday, April 20, 2025
QEII redevelopment reaches first milestone
Surgeries are now being performed at a new operating room at Hants Community Hospital in Windsor. There will be 800 more operations each year, doubling…
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Battery energy storage facility coming to Eglinton LRT
Ontario is partnering with Toronto Hydro to build an innovative energy storage system that will provide back-up power to the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit…
Planning underway for new intersection in Saint John
The provincial government is investing $1.2 million in 2018-19 to begin planning for a new Route 1 interchange in Saint John and four-way traffic signals…
Ontario planning new hospital in Picton
Ontario is supporting Quinte Health Care to plan for a new hospital in Picton so that patients and their families continue to have access to…
Collenette to chair high speed rail project board
The Government of Ontario has appointed the David Collenette to lead Ontario’s High Speed Rail (HSR) Planning Advisory Board—continuing progress to bring high speed rail…
Ontario rejects GTA West highway proposal
Ontario has accepted an expert advisory panel’s recommendation that a proposed highway in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) West corridor is not the best way…
Concept plan approved for new Terrace hospital
British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix has announced that a new hospital for Terrace has moved to the business planning stage after approval of the…
Contracts awarded for the Réseau express métropolitain
CDPQ Infra has announced the official launch of the $6.3-billion Réseau express métropolitain (REM), with Groupe NouvLR awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract,…
Partnerships for clean energy
Developing clean energy assets for Indigenous communities across Canada is integral to meeting our national needs for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the…
Contract awarded for Michael Garron Hospital project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) have awarded a fixed-price contract to EllisDon Infrastructure MGH Inc. to design, build, and finance the major…
The sustainability agenda
Close to 500 municipal and industry leaders from across Canada have gathered in the nation’s capital this week for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM)…
Matthews named CEO of Consulting Engineers of Ontario
Rex Meadley, chairman of the board of directors of Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO), has announced the appointment of Bruce Matthews as Chief Executive Officer,…
VIDEO: How traffic flows through intersection designs
A new video has emerged that offers a glimpse into the projected traffic flow of vehicles through 30 different four-way intersection designs. The traffic-flow simulations…
Wetland protections installed for Southwest Calgary Ring Road construction
The Alberta government is instituting measures to protect Beaver Pond and requiring additional wetland monitoring related to the construction of the Southwest Calgary Ring Road.…
Second phase of Shoal Lake 40 road construction work awarded
Construction of the second phase of the Shoal Lake Band 40 all-weather road is set to begin, linking the community to the Trans-Canada Highway. “For…
Manitoba to test autonomous vehicles
The Manitoba government will bring forward legislative amendments which would allow for testing and use of autonomous vehicles on provincial highways, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler…
TRBoT releases recommendations for regional transit
With the release of its second playbook in its Agenda for Growth series, Toronto Region Board of Trade (the Board) and regional stakeholders are calling…
Hydro-Québec wins Massachusetts power contract
Hydro-Québec has been selected as the successful applicant to provide 9.45 terawatts of clean energy to utilities in Massachusetts, which will help the state enhance…
N.S. tidal demonstration permits available
Nova Scotia is building on its position as a leader in the tidal energy industry by creating another way for developers to test and prove…
Search begins for new WDBA CEO
The Government of Canada has launched an open, transparent, and merit-based selection process to seek applications from diverse and qualified Canadians from across the country…
Winnipeg to invest $116 million in road network in 2018
The Government of Canada joined the City of Winnipeg to announce the proposed list of local streets to be considered for renewal in 2018 in…
Bringing Quayside to reality
Dan Doctoroff is not a fan of the term ‘smart cities’. The Sidewalk Labs CEO and former deputy mayor of New York City, whose company…
Canada to support rerouting of Lac-Mégantic rail line
The Government of Canada has announced that it will provide substantial funding to support the rerouting of the rail line that currently runs through the…
Building a regional transit solution
In November of 2017, the Toronto Region Board of Trade (TRBoT) released its Superlinx document, providing new ideas for a regional transportation model in the…