Friday, April 18, 2025
Alberta improves campus efficiency at Keyano College
New funding will allow Keyano College in Fort McMurray, Alberta to reroute data wires, while also ensuring the entire campus is in compliance with building…
COVID-19
Investments to improve transportation reliability in rural Ontario
The governments of Canada and Ontario recognize the different ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted smaller and rural communities across the province. Both governments…
RCCAO calls on feds to commit to infrastructure investments
The federal government needs to invest in infrastructure at a level that was planned prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, states the Residential and Civil Construction…
Ottawa commits $50 million to northern BC infrastructure
New investments in community infrastructure by the governments of Canada and British Columbia will benefit Northern communities while also supporting economic recovery from the COVID-19…
Additional funds announced for transportation in Ontario
The Ontario government is providing an additional $10 million in funding for the Connecting Links program. The funding is part of Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to…
The challenging future for municipal infrastructure
by Andrew Macklin “We are out of money. Infrastructure is my next cut.” It’s the scary reality facing Canada’s municipalities, starved for revenue in the…
Ontario contractors survey reveals how industry adapting to COVID-19
The Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) released survey results that provide insight into how the construction industry is adapting to safety guidelines related to the coronavirus…
Construction of Alberta’s Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is complete
The construction of the $850 million Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is now complete. Once operational, the 63,272-square metre hospital will have 240 patient beds and provide…
ReNew Canada returns to cleanups and other volunteer efforts
With the COVID-19 crisis reinvigorating the spirit of teamwork and stewardship across the country, the team at ReNew Canada and parent company Actual Media is…
FCM releases guide to help modify city streets during pandemic
As urban cores across the country continue responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released a new guide to help modify…
Regina investing into improvements for traffic flow and safety
The City of Regina is investing over $4 million in infrastructure with the Dewdney Avenue Twinning Project, which will enhance traffic flow and safety for…
Infrastructure grants for transportation and water announced in Alberta
The Government of Alberta has awarded $200 million in grants to municipalities across the province to upgrade local bridges, roads and community airports and make…
COVID-19 crisis working group recommends accelerating productivity-enhancing infrastructure projects
Accelerating productivity-enhancing infrastructure projects could provide much-needed stimulus and help Canada’s economy recover from the COVID-19 crisis, according to recommendations from the C.D. Howe Institute.…
Manitoba announces $500 million in infrastructure investments
The Manitoba government is making a number of investments to improve provincial infrastructure through the $500-million Manitoba Restart Program. “As Manitoba is now in a…
Time for a family meeting
By Todd Latham With the financial crisis of a generation upon us, municipalities are between a rock and a hard place. Raising taxes now is…
OCS releases Coronavirus Contractors Survey
The Coronavirus Contractors Survey: Impacts and Actions is released as an independent study conducted by the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS). Between April 22 and April…
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…
Ontario allowing some construction to run 24 hours
In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, Ontario is extending construction hours for essential construction projects, like critical projects in the health care sector, to…
Infrastructure builds continue in Ontario
Industry stakeholders from across the province are reacting to the decision by the Ontario government to shut down some types of construction work in the…
Op-Ed: Certainty could be the best infrastructure stimulus
Focusing on infrastructure spending is Chapter One in the economists’ playbook for stimulus in times of economic crisis and recovery. Large and small construction projects…
McNaughton issues statement on construction site safety
Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement regarding health and safety on construction sites: “The health and safety of…
B.C. provides update on Highway 4 improvement project
Construction continues on the Highway 4 Kennedy Hill Safety Improvement Project, with the project currently at 60 per cent complete. However, due to a variety…
B.C. clarifies construction impacts of public health order
The Government of British Columbia is working to help construction companies in the province understand the impacts to jobsites as a result of the recent…
RESCON releases COVID-19 health and safety guide
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has released a health and safety guide for contractors working at active jobsites during the coronavirus pandemic. “Health…