Saturday, August 2, 2025
Utilities: Digging Deeper
Managing utilities poses one of the largest risks in urban construction. By Richard Harris Beneath the ground or towering overhead, every urban centre has hidden…
TransLink and City of Richmond break ground on new Canada Line Station
Construction has begun on a new Canada Line SkyTrain station that will help deliver better transit to the City of Richmond and the Capstan Village…
Tunnel boring machine set to arrive for Scarborough Subway Extension
As crews continue to prepare the entry point for tunnelling of the Scarborough Subway Extension, workers from halfway around the world are building the…
CDPQ Infras issues update on REM de l’Est project
CDPQ Infra issued an update on the REM (Réseau express métropolitain) de l’Est project, providing a progress report and publishing two separate technical reports with…
Prepare for revamped government procurement rules
The COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term implications for how governments think about procurement, according to a recent article published by business lawyers Torys LLP. The…
TTC marks 100 years of service
To kick off its anniversary celebrations, the TTC hosted a special celebration at its Roncesvalles Carhouse where Mayor John Tory officially proclaimed Sept. 1 as…
Majority of Canadian businesses plan to make vaccinations mandatory: poll
As many employers gear up to return employees to the workplace, 62 per cent of Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses are making or plan to make COVID-19…
Manitoba to use feedback to help direct investments to improve trade routes
The Manitoba government’s strategic approach to plan and improve specific trade and commerce routes for the provincial highway network received a majority consensus from EngageMB…
Metrolinx opens new GO station building in Bramalea
A brand-new parking garage and station building are ready to open to customers at Bramalea GO Station. Residents and customers have watched the building rise from…
B.C. expanding electric vehicle charging network
British Columbia’s provincewide electric vehicle (EV) charging network will get four new sites in the coming months. The number of EV charging stations throughout the…
New premier, and department of public works for Nova Scotia
Tim Houston was sworn in as Nova Scotia’s 30th premier on Aug. 31. A 19-member cabinet, with women leading the largest departments, will help deliver…
Seismic upgrades and repairs start on Cambie Street Bridge
The City of Vancouver has started important structural repairs as part of a complete seismic retrofit and upgrade, along with lighting upgrades, to the Cambie…
Mass Timber: Shaping the Future
Mass timber projects are becoming a part of the everyday development landscape. By John Tenpenny With changes to the building code now allowing for taller…
Highway 99 corridor improvements in Vancouver coming soon
Work will get underway this year on improvements to Highway 99 on either side of the George Massey Tunnel to make transit more reliable and…
Wastewater energy transfer project to supply renewable energy to Toronto hospital
Noventa Energy Partners announced the delivery of the world’s largest raw wastewater energy transfer project at Toronto Western Hospital. The $38 million project, funded in…
Progress stops when we create and dismantle infrastructure programs every federal election
By Kerry Black According to the most recent Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, the state of our infrastructure is at risk — in fact, it’s failing. And our approach…
City of Toronto to begin construction of Lake Shore Boulevard East project
The City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto announced construction details of the planned Lake Shore Boulevard East project, including removal of the Logan Avenue ramp…
Windsor to renew and upgrade infrastructure in areas vulnerable to flooding
The City of Windsor announced the $4-million reconstruction of Eastlawn Avenue as part of the ongoing implementation of the Sewer Master Plan to renew and…
SK delivering $67.8M in support for northern airports and roads
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways operates 16 airports in Northern Saskatchewan, and is working on $67.8 million worth of major projects through the end of…
New section of Quebec Route 132 opens
Users of Route 132 in Quebec can now travel on a brand new 1.6-kilometre section in the Val-Brillant sector, in Bas-Saint-Laurent. By spring 2022, a…
Workers say privatizing infrastructure services costly, risking safety of Manitobans
A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), examined the push for privatization and contracting out of design and maintenance of Manitoba’s infrastructure…
Short list approved for Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail improvements
Alberta Transportation has shortlisted three groups to submit proposals to complete improvements on Deerfoot Trail using a public-private partnership (P3) delivery model. As part of…
Durham Region’s BRT project gets $114 in funding
Canada and Ontario Invest Over $114.5 million in Public Transit Infrastructure for Residents of Durham The governments of Canada, Ontario and the Regional Municipality of…
Metrolinx pilot project uses self-driving electric shuttle
Durham Region residents will soon see a self-driving, electric vehicle rolling into Whitby GO as Metrolinx partners with several agencies to help create the smart…