Sunday, April 20, 2025
Reservoir filling begins on BC Hydro’s Site C Clean Project
BC Hydro announced it has begun safely filling the Site C reservoir following the completion of all necessary construction areas of the project. Filling the…
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Building the structural steel reuse industry in Canada
By Kristen Balogh, Isis Bennet and Lucy Yan While there is an established and mature Canadian steel recycling industry, estimated by the Canadian Association of…
Construction of Montreal Metro’s Blue Line extension project set to begin
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) announced that the Blue Line extension project is taking shape and will begin his construction in the coming…
Saskatchewan Polytechnic breaks ground for new Saskatoon campus
The Government of Saskatchewan joined Saskatoon community members, dignitaries, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic faculty and staff to break ground on the site of the first building…
New Brunswick begins construction phase on museum revitalization project
The New Brunswick Museum entered the next phase of its Revitalize NBM project with a groundbreaking ceremony at 277 Douglas Ave. in Saint John. The…
Largest provincial investment in student housing coming to UBC
The Government of British Columbia announced that the largest provincial investment in on-campus student housing will lead to more than 1,500 new post-secondary beds on…
New overpass in Durham begins future widening of Highway 401
The Government of Ontario announced that it will replace the Oshawa Wilson Road overpass in Durham, laying the groundwork to widen Highway 401. “Whether it’s…
Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre achieves LEED Gold certification
EllisDon announced that the Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre in Nova Scotia has achieved LEED Gold certification under the LEEDv4 Healthcare rating system. Leadership in…
Ontario, Canada partnering to construct Berens River Bridge for Pikangikum First Nation
The Government of Ontario announced its plan to partner with the Whitefeather Forest Community Resource Management Authority and the Government of Canada to build a…
Municipalities honoured with Innovation Awards at AMO Conference
The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to three municipalities at the 125th Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in…
Manitoba invests in highway constructions projects for Parkland Region
The Government of Manitoba announced it is providing more than $39 million to repair and improve highways and culverts throughout Manitoba’s Parkland region. “Our government…
Liricon/Plenary consortium restructures Calgary Airport Banff Rail project proposal
Liricon Capital Ltd. and Plenary Americas announced that they have restructured their Calgary Airport Banff Rail (CABR) project proposal, originally submitted to the Province of…
BC Hydro to construct $250M worth of capital projects in Richmond
BC Hydro announced it will build approximately $250 million worth of capital projects in Richmond over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity…
New collaborative care clinic in Sydney River under construction
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that construction has started on a new collaborative care clinic that will bring together healthcare services throughout Cape Breton…
Funding to help Ontario municipalities build and repair local infrastructure
Beginning August 21, the Government of Ontario will be accepting applications for funding under the $400 million Housing-Enabling Core Servicing stream of the $1 billion…
Muskoday First Nation celebrates opening of new water treatment plant
Muskoday First Nation Chief Ronald Bear, along with Council, Elders, community members, and representatives from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), celebrated the grand opening of the community’s…
Construction of new Meadow Lake Co-op Centre project reaches milestone
The City of Meadow Lake announced the ongoing progress of the new Co-Op Centre Project, which reached 55 per cent completion of design and construction.…
Transforming municipal wastewater facilities into sustainability hubs
By Patrick Beauger Canada has to replace, refurbish or build a sizable proportion of its vital municipal environmental infrastructure to accommodate demands for new housing…
Municipalities should compensate businesses impacted by construction: CFIB
According to a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), nearly seven in 10 small businesses have experienced disruptions due to local…
Federal government invests $14M to support apprenticeships in the GTA
The Government of Canada announced a total of more than $13.6 million for five projects from the Greater Toronto Area under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy’s…
Hatch establishes JV with North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council
Hatch and the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC) announced the exploration of a joint venture (JV) opportunity for Canada’s clean energy and infrastructure sectors.…
New Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge officially open
The new Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge officially opened, replacing the previous structure that has connected the two border communities for 100 years. “This bridge is more…
Major upgrades to electric power infrastructure are coming to the Codroy Valley
The Government of Canada announced an investment to help replace outdated power infrastructure in the Codroy Valley on Newfoundland’s west coast. Gudie Hutchings, Minister of…
New La Ronge, SK long term care facility now 30 per cent complete
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that construction has reached the 30 per cent mark on the new La Ronge Long-Term Care Home. Piers to support…