Friday, April 18, 2025
Watay power project connects its first community
Pikangikum First Nation has been connected to Ontario’s electricity grid, bringing a reliable, clean supply of power to the community for the first time. Pikangikum…
Ontario
Ontario to conduct infrastructure Market Sounding Initiative
The Government of Ontario has announced it will conduct a Market Sounding Initiative in an effort to ensure that infrastructure built in the province meets…
Infrastructure takes centre stage in Ontario
Municipal election night in Ontario saw races throughout the province fought over future investments in community infrastructure. Most of province’s largest cities, including Toronto, Hamilton,…
New enterprise data centre opens in Borden
Shared Services Canada (SSC), Defence Construction Canada (DCC), and the Department of National Defence (DND) have officially opened the new enterprise data centre (EDC) in…
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…
EXP hires Andrews as Ontario infrastructure sector leader
EXP has announced the appointment of Robert Andrews as sector leader, Ontario infrastructure. Throughout his career, Robert has assembled and led multi-disciplinary teams carrying out…
Bruce Power announces major component replacement contracts
Bruce Power has signed $914 million in advanced manufacturing contracts for its major component replacement, which gets underway in 2020 and will allow the site…
Health takes front seat in Ontario budget
Less than three months before the June 7th election, the Liberal government in Ontario delivered its 2018-19 budget, focused heavily on improving health care, child…
Next phase announced for Regional Express Rail
Transportation Minister Kathryn McGarry was joined by Metrolinx President and CEO Phil Verster at Union Station in downtown Toronto to announce that Ontario is moving…
RFP issued for Highway 401 Expansion project
The Government of Ontario has announced that the province has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, and finance the Highway 401 Expansion…
Collenette to chair high speed rail project board
The Government of Ontario has appointed the David Collenette to lead Ontario’s High Speed Rail (HSR) Planning Advisory Board—continuing progress to bring high speed rail…
Ontario moving forward with high speed rail EA
The Government of Ontario issued a Request for Bids (RFB) to develop the environmental assessment terms of reference for the Kitchener-Waterloo to London portion of…
Quanta Services to build East-West Transmission Tie
Quanta Services, Inc. has announced that it was selected by NextBridge Infrastructure (NextBridge) through a competitive bid process to construct the Ontario East-West Tie Line…
Ontario’s budget provides positive outlook
There were no real expectations for pomp and circumstance for the infrastructure industry as Charles Sousa delivered his 2017 Budget for Ontario. After all, the…
Power Shift
The dramatic shift in Alberta’s political landscape in 2015 was considered seismic at the time. Rachel Notley’s New Democratic Party (NDP) came from seemingly nowhere…
Follow the Green
The Government of Ontario will soon launch its green bonds program, making the first issues available through its current dealer group to Canadian and international…
Guelph Building City-Wide District Energy Network
The new high-efficiency heating and cooling system in the Sleeman Centre in downtown Guelph, Ontario is an important step toward building a city-wide district energy…
Slow Uptake
A common theme among Canadian municipalities is the struggle to maintain, repair, and replace deteriorating municipal infrastructure like roads, water, and sewer networks. Traditionally, communities…
Done in a Flash
If you haven’t heard of rapid bridge replacement (RBR), it’s time you did. This state-of-the-art process allows bridges to be replaced in a matter of…