Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Accounting for Infrastructure
Long-term financial planning for municipal governments By Arshad Akhtar Nothing happens until it’s funded. Long-term financial planning is increasingly becoming one of the most important…
Asset Management
Federal government partners with FCM to strengthen asset management in five provinces
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a federal investment of more than $1.43 million to help 35 communities in…
Federal government, FCM to strengthen asset management in Ontario and B.C.
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a federal investment of over $1.1 million to help 16 communities in Ontario…
Federal government partners with FCM to strengthen asset management in NL
The Government of Canada, along with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced a federal investment of more than $1.9 million to help 46 communities in…
Canada partners with 30 communities to strengthen asset management
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced a federal investment of $1.185 million to help five Manitoba communities, 11 in…
Asset management helping to build resilient communities
By Benjamin Koczwarski In Innisfail, Alta., the problem is rain. Specifically, too much rain: the number of “major” rain events of more than 10 mm…
Cracking Up
GIS technology helps city streamline sidewalk inspection process and reduce costs By Rob Santos Provincial legislation requires Canadian municipalities to have their sidewalks inspected annually,…
Canada and FCM invest in asset management in Ontario and Quebec
The Government of Canada is investing over $3.91 million in 88 Ontario communities and $660,345 in 15 Quebec communities through the Municipal Asset Management Program…
Canada and FCM invest in stronger asset management in Alberta, B.C. communities
From roads and buildings, to wastewater systems – strong asset management is key to building stronger communities. Municipalities of all sizes need tools and resources…
Asset Management: Lessons Learned
How Lethbridge County doubled down on its asset management. By Michael Bly Lethbridge County, Alberta, (population 10,061) started working on its asset management in 2018…
Asset Stewardship at TransLink
Value-based decision-making supports TransLink’s vision. By Llewellyn Fonseca Asset management is common in asset intensive industries, such as utilities, mining, oil and gas, municipalities, and…
Stronger asset management support for 10 Manitoba communities
The Government of Canada is investing over $442,000 in 10 new projects in Manitoba communities through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), delivered by the…
IBI Group acquires Ontario-based Cole Engineering
IBI Group Inc. announced today that it has completed the purchase of the assets of southern Ontario-based Cole Engineering Group Ltd. Founded in 2003, Cole…
Building stronger communities in Canada
By Bill Karsten Strong infrastructure is the lifeblood of our communities. It’s the roads and bridges that move people and goods. It’s the arenas and…
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…
Shaping infrastructure stimulus
As the federal government develops a plan for a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure stimulus program, industry stakeholders from across the country are weighing in on what they…
Next phase of asset management funding available
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities have launched the next phase of funding to help communities improve their asset management practices—enabling…
A new definition for ‘shovel-ready’?
On April 15th, The Globe and Mail published an article based on an interview the paper had conducted with federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities…
Commentary: Why Canada needs a strategy for aging assets
Asset management budgets are strained. That’s not new news. But the fact that this is the case in a time of record infrastructure investment at…
StatsCan releases public transit asset information
Statistics Canada has released its latest in its series of results from the 2016 Core Public Infrastructure Survey. The latest information provides a glimpse into…
FCM launches Phase 2 of MAMP program
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced new training opportunities to help local governments across the country optimize asset…
67 new infrastructure initiatives receive federal funding
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced funding for 67 initiatives in communities across Canada through three programs: the…
Municipalities receive infrastructure funds through FCM programs
The federal government and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced funding for 72 initiatives in communities across Canada through three funding programs: the…
Municipalities team up to tackle climate change
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced the participants in the Climate and Asset Management Network (CAMN). For the…