Monday, August 25, 2025
Mass Timber 2.0
The adoption of mass timber has been slow in Canada. There is a lack of knowledge of the material among project owners, zoning and building…
vivaNEXT reaches construction milestone
EllisDon has announced a significant milestone on the vivaNEXT H2-East project, with a portion of the Viva rapid bus transit opening ahead of schedule. As…
Election debate sees candidates take deep dive on transportation policy
About a month ahead of the Oct. 21 federal election, Transport Futures hosted a special transportation debate at the University of Toronto. Moderated by Ben…
Early planning investment for new Uxbridge hospital
The Government of Ontario is investing up to $500,000 to support Markham Stouffville Hospital with early capital planning for the proposed major redevelopment of its…
Construction begins on $126 million Comox Valley water treatment project
The Comox Valley Regional District’s new water treatment system project has officially moved into the construction phase with award of the design-build contract to AECON…
Coles Island Bridges replacement project set to begin construction
The Government of New Brunswick has announced that the construction phase of the Coles Island Bridge replacement project will begin in the coming days. “Replacing…
Station locations unveiled for Broadway Subway project
The B.C. government has unveiled station locations for the Broadway Subway Project, a 5.7-kilometre extension of the Millennium Line from VCC–Clark Station to Broadway and…
Study launched for bridges, interchanges for 401’s eastern corridor
The Government of Ontario launching a study for bridges and interchanges along the 401 corridor between Kingston and Highway 416. The study, which will commence…
Construction underway on Abbotsford hospital upgrades
Construction is starting on an expanded emergency department at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. “People in Abbotsford have been managing with an emergency department…
Infrastructure and the Federal Election
We are just a few days into the throes of the election campaign, and already infrastructure is having an early impact in the national discussion.…
Proponent list updated for Broadway Subway, Pattullo projects
The Government of British Columbia has revised the list of pre-qualified bidding teams that have been invited to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage…
RFQ open for Kicking Horse Canyon Project
The fourth and final phase of the Highway 1 Kicking Horse Canyon project is moving forward with an invitation for bidders to submit their qualifications…
PCs, Pallister secure majority in Manitoba
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister took a gamble, calling for a provincial election three years into his mandate instead of four. And the gamble paid off,…
Ontario unveils its P3 Market Update
Hundreds of infrastructure industry stakeholders packed Toronto’s Arcadian Court for the announcement of Infrastructure Ontario’s new project pipeline. Unveiled by Minister of Infrastructure Laurie Scott,…
CIB hires Frederic Bettez
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has announced the hiring of Frederic Bettez as Managing Director – Investments. Bettez brings to the role 15 years of experience…
Canadian Urban Institute names new CEO
Mary Rowe has been named as the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Urban Institute. Rowe’s appointment is effective September 9th. Rowe is…
Burnaby Hospital to undergo $1.3 billion expansion, renovation
The Government of British Columbia has announced major facility upgrades at Burnaby Hospital and two new patient-care towers, which will give people in this growing…
PHAI reaches important milestone in radioactive material removal
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has announced that it has successfully completed the cleanup and environmental restoration of three temporary storage sites as part of the…
Alphabet, OTPP partner on infrastructure innovation
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has announced it is part of a new partnership, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP). SIP is a new company that will…
Daniel Firth joins WSP’s transportation team
WSP Canada has announced the appointment of Daniel Firth in the new role of principal consultant for the company’s National Transportation Business Line’s Planning and…
Canada, B.C. investing in Highway 17 corridor improvements
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced funding for a project to improve the Highway 17 corridor and create a new overpass at…
CIB announces advisory services agreement with GNWT
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) have announced an advisory services engagement on the proposed Taltson Hydroelectricity Expansion Project. CIB…
Mobilinx selected as preferred proponent for Hurontario LRT
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx are pleased to announce Mobilinx as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail…
Canada investing $30 million in Slave Geological Province Corridor
Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, announced an investment of $30 million for environmental planning and studies supporting the Slave Geological Province…