Friday, April 18, 2025
Canada announces investment in Port of Nanaimo infrastructure
Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced an investment of $46.2 million for a project that will increase capacity at the Port of Nanaimo, and move…
British Columbia
Business plan approved for new Cariboo Memorial Hospital
The business plan for a redeveloped and state-of-the-art Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake, British Columbia has been completed and officially approved on time and…
Canada, B.C. invest in Highway 7 expansion
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced important upgrades to Highway 7 (Lougheed Hwy) between the communities of Maple Ridge and Mission. The…
Tender issued for Illecillewaet four-laning project
A tender has been issued to improve safety and capacity on the Trans-Canada Highway, by widening it to four lanes and upgrading the existing brake…
B.C. Infrastructure Benefits Inc. board announced
B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena has announced the board of directors of B.C. Infrastructure Benefits Inc. (BCIB), the Crown corporation responsible for…
UVic receives funding for student housing
The B.C. government is providing funding to expand on-campus housing by 25 per cent at the University of Victoria (UVic). The UVic project is the…
Government of Canada awards Alaska highway contracts
The Government of Canada has announced that four contracts were awarded for maintenance and construction work along the Alaska Highway that will give the community…
New faces take over in B.C.
With so many incumbent mayors choosing not to run, the British Columbia municipal election was bound to bring some new faces to leadership positions throughout…
New faces take over in B.C.
With so many incumbent mayors choosing not to run, the British Columbia municipal election was bound to bring some new faces to leadership positions throughout…
Dr. Victoria Lee named new Fraser Health CEO
The board of Fraser Health has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Victoria Lee as president and chief executive officer for Fraser Health. “Dr. Lee has…
CC&L Infrastructure acquires majority interest in two hydro projects
Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure (CC&L Infrastructure) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Greengen Holdings Ltd. (Greengen) and Sts’ailes Energy Development…
New patient care tower coming to Lions Gate Hospital
A new acute care facility for Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver is moving forward, as the provincial government has approved the business plan and…
Five Days in October
It’s rare to see three important elections fall within such a short timespan, but that’s exactly what we will see when the second half of…
Preferred proponent selected for Royal Inland Hospital project
EllisDon Infrastructure has been named the preferred proponent on the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower project following an extensive evaluation of proposals from three…
Canada investing in Ashcroft Terminal improvements
The Government of Canada has announced a $9.2 million investment for a project at Ashcroft Terminal in British Columbia that will help local businesses compete…
Highway 1 work begins west of Golden
Construction has begun on a project to improve safety and increase capacity by expanding the Trans-Canada Highway to four lanes, between Donald and Forde Station…
Concept plan approved for Richmond patient care tower
Premier John Horgan has announced that the replacement for the original Richmond Hospital tower is moving ahead, and a new patient care tower is on…
TransLink’s 10-year vision secures regional funding
The Mayors’ Council and the Province of British Columbia have agreed on a plan to fund the regional share for Phase Two of the 10-Year…
Preferred proponent selected for Abbotsford law courts project
A preferred proponent team has now been selected for the Abbotsford law courts project, which will represent the first new courthouse built in British Columbia…
B.C. issues highway maintenance RFPs
Requests for proposals (RFPs) are going out to tender this week for three of British Columbia’s 28 contracted highway, road, and bridge service areas. The…
Designs on Healing
Years of planning, fundraising, and construction have finally come to fruition for residents of the Sunshine Coast with the newly expanded St. Mary’s Hospital in…