Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Cold Lake, AB begins for new Public Works Operations Centre
The City of Cold Lake, Alberta announced that an area of land down 69 Avenue has been busy as tree and brush clearing begins for…
Alberta
Four provinces release strategic plan for small modular reactors
The governments of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have agreed to a joint strategic plan outlining the path forward on small modular reactors (SMRs).…
Ground broken on Alberta solar projects
GP JOULE North America announced it has broken ground on a 106-megawatt solar PV portfolio for Concord Pacific. “GP JOULE is proud to work with…
Contract awarded to build South Bow River Bridge
PCL Construction has won the contract to replace the eastbound bridge over the Bow River on southeast Stoney Trail in Calgary, Alberta. “With the next…
New infrastructure investments for recovery in Calgary
The City of Calgary has announced new infrastructure investments totaling $152.8 million for 2020-2021, to support a more competitive, accessible and resilient city recovery during…
EPC companies complete novel solar project in Alberta
GP JOULE Canada Corp., a subsidiary of Germany-based GP JOULE GmbH, has completed construction of the 25.4-megawatt Innisfail solar project in Red Deer County, Alberta.…
New interchange construction in Airdrie to reduce congestion, create jobs
A new interchange at QEII Highway and 40th Avenue in Airdrie, Alberta will improve safety and create more than 300 jobs. When completed, the new…
Financial close reached for Cascade Power Project
Kineticor Resource Corp. (Kineticor) with joint development sponsors, Macquarie Capital (Macquarie) and OPTrust, along with project sponsors OPTrust, Axium Infrastructure, and DIF Capital Partners, have…
Funding announced for 20 projects in central Alberta
Joint federal and provincial funding of $152 million for 20 infrastructure projects in central Alberta will help address community infrastructure needs. In Drayton Valley, the…
New infrastructure projects announced for Camrose
The government of Alberta is investing more than $15 million in a new elementary school for the City of Camrose, and almost $12 million for…
Olds College receives funding for expansion, revitalization
The Government of Alberta is investing more than $21 million in capital maintenance and renewal funding at Olds College. Government will spend $6.21 million to…
Demolition underway for Misericordia project
Expansion of the Misericordia Community Hospital emergency department in Edmonton continues to be on budget and schedule, with the start of demolition activities. Construction of…
Zwozdesky Centre project progressing on schedule
Just over a year after construction started, the Gene Zwozdesky Centre at Norwood in Edmonton is taking shape. About 160 construction workers are currently on…
Alberta increasing funding for school maintenance
Capital funding for school divisions in Alberta has been increased by $250 million to help boost the economy, while also accelerating important maintenance to existing…
RFP issued for Alberta school construction
Five new Alberta schools are on track to begin construction this fall as government invites industry to design and build the facilities. A request for…
Alberta’s Balancing Act
By Elan MacDonald and Jordan Pinkster As Alberta’s United Conservative Party government celebrates its first anniversary, it finds itself on a very different trajectory than…
Calgary Cancer Centre reaches construction milestone
Construction of the new Calgary Cancer Centre has reached its highest point. The last concrete pour (topping off) of about 163 cubic metres now encloses…
Alberta releases findings of energy market review
In fall 2019, the Government of Alberta launched a review to examine concerns from consumer representatives about certain parties gaining too much control of Alberta’s…
Infrastructure investment and the economic recovery
As the country continues to remain in lockdown to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, provincial and territorial governments across Canada are making plans for…
Milestone reached with Tsuut’ina Nation on SR1 project
The Government of Alberta has announced that the Tsuut’ina Nation has formally withdrawn its objection to the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) project. In April 1…
New Alberta schools to start construction this summer
The Government of Alberta is moving forward with tender packages for the design and construction of four K-9 and one K-4 school projects that will…
Alberta doubles funding for capital maintenance and renewal
The Government of Alberta is doubling the capital maintenance and renewal (CMR) funding in 2020-21 from $937 million to $1.9 billion by accelerating the capital…
Alberta investing $50 million for Highway 881 upgrades
The Government of Alberta will spend more than $50 million over the next four years to add passing lanes, build a new staging/rest area, and…
First phase of Red Deer hospital expansion annnounced
The Alberta government is committing $100 million to begin expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. This capital funding is in addition to the…