Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Street Smarts
It’s no stretch of the imagination to believe that some day in the relatively near future, all municipalities in Canada will be like Cambridge, Ontario.…
News
We Need Backup
Imagine a dull, overcast day: warm, muggy, and dead calm. On such a day, the tallest wind turbines are idle, and thick stratus clouds block…
The Long Game
Over the past few years, infrastructure has become a popular asset class among Canadian pension funds. Trustees have committed billions, either directly or through third-party…
Superpower Status
In a past speech to the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce in London, U.K., Prime Minister Stephen Harper referred to Canada as the emerging “energy superpower”…
Transportation Infrastructure Plans: Struggling to Secure Investments?
A recent survey, conducted following the unveiling of investment strategy by Metrolinx to fund and implement the $34 billion in proposed Next Wave projects of…
Lead by Example
Buildings represent approximately 30 to 40 per cent of total worldwide energy consumption, and they are a major component of the public-sector carbon-emissions footprint. In…
New Engineering Building to Take Shape at York University
York University took a major step toward construction of a new Engineering Building today, with a groundbreaking ceremony for the $85-million project. The new Engineering…
A Step Forward: Recent Electricity Developments in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has seen an economic resurgence over the past decade with provincial growth expected to be one of the highest in Canada. Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower),…
To Turbine or Not To Turbine
In December 2012, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel ruled that Ontario’s Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program violated Canada’s WTO obligations. In February, all…
Mountains and Oceans: The World’s Energy Future
There’s no clear consensus on when the rate of petroleum extraction is expected to max out, but a new Royal Dutch Shell report isn’t hedging…
A Window into the Underground
Canadians are the world’s second largest per capita users of water, with an average household use of up to 329 litres per person, per day.…
Building Belleville
When Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis thought about the infrastructure gap that his municipality was facing, it was enough to keep him up at night. The…
The Road Ahead
Now that the ice and snow has disappeared from roads in most parts of the country, it’s time to address the potholes left behind, on…
The Economics of Green Infrastructure
Traditionally, green infrastructure was developed for aesthetic reasons. However, these systems provide much needed services such as water management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, air…
How Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation Will Affect Email Practices
Utilities, energy providers, trade associations, and other entities participating in or supporting the energy and infrastructure sectors will be impacted by Canada’s new anti-spam legislation,…
The Era of Innovative Financing
The global economic crisis and current economic slowdown has countries around the world opting for tightly controlled budgets and drastic cuts in public deficits. In…
Talk is Cheap
When this annual series of conferences started in 1984, TEDTalks focused on technology, education, and design. While organizers kept the acronym, the scope of Ideas…