Friday, May 2, 2025
Nova Scotia investing in Halifax Infirmary as part of QEII expansion
The Government of Nova Scotia announced it is investing more than $3.8 million for renovations to the Halifax Infirmary as part of the ongoing redevelopment…
Turner & Townsend release 2022 Canada Construction Market Intelligence Report
Turner & Townsend has released its 2022 Canadian Construction Market Intelligence Report. The report provides market analysis, sector insights, and a construction cost guide for…
Preferred proponent selected for Grandview Children’s Centre Redevelopment project
Children First Consortium has been selected as the preferred proponent to design, build and finance the Grandview Children’s Centre Redevelopment project. Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and…
Donation of gas-turbine generator to help UBC millwrights expand training
UBC Millwright Local 2309 recently received an Emergency Power Generator (EPG) unit from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to help expand training opportunities. The gas-turbine generator…
Completion of Union Station project helped by some heavy lifting
After more than four years of construction, Union Station has completed its renovation, resulting in a more modern, aesthetically pleasing, and innovative station. The improvement…
Major milestone reached for Calgary’s 9 Avenue S.E. bridge project
A major milestone for the 9 Avenue S.E. bridge replacement project has been reached, as the new gateway across the Elbow river officially opened for…
Contract awarded for Lakeshore West Infrastructure Improvements project
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded a fixed-price contract of $443 million to EllisDon Infrastructure Transit (EDIT) to design, build and finance the GO Expansion…
Report outlines measures to address the challenge of building climate resilient infrastructure
Ontario’s rapidly changing climate will increase the likelihood of flooding, extreme heat and weather events, and power outages in coming decades and the province needs…
Hamilton saved $500K with proactive detection of water leaks
In early 2021, after a two-year long pilot project, the City of Hamilton launched a program to proactively detect water leaks in underground pipes. In…
Toronto Construction Association honour 2021 project achievements
The Toronto Construction Association (TCA) held its 154th annual general meeting and Best of Best awards presentation virtually. The awards recognize members for their project…
SNC-Lavalin wins contract to support development of CNL research facility
Candu Energy Inc., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group announced it has won a mandate to deliver specialized engineering and design services to Eclipse Automation,…
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital officially opens
The new $870-million hospital has officially opened its doors, taking over from the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Hospital as Grande Prairie’s acute care hospital. The…
Prince Rupert Port seeking the addition of a second container terminal
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have entered into a two-year agreement to assess the feasibility of an innovative new container terminal project…
Fraser River Forcemain Project reaches major milestone
The Fraser River Forcemain Project reached a major milestone with the team pulling one kilometre of new sewer pipe from Abbotsford into Mission. The new…
SNC-Lavalin and MBC Group collaborate to bolster resiliency of buildings and infrastructure
SNC-Lavalin announced it has established a strategic collaboration with MBC Group, an engineering services firm in Western Canada to address the immediate need to fortify/retrofit…
Procurement for the GO Expansion On-Corridor Works package proceeding
Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) announced that following a rigorous evaluation process, ONxpress Transportation Partners was identified as the first negotiations proponent and EnTransit was…
Construction of Inuvik Wind Project underway
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has started construction of the Inuvik Wind Project. The project is a key initiative under the 2030 Energy…
RESCON calling on federal government to allow more skilled trades into Canada
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) wants the federal government to allow more workers with skilled trades backgrounds to immigrate to Canada, speed-up harmonization of building…
Contract awarded for $5.5M renovation of the Port of Ste-Catherine
One of Canada’s smallest but most strategic harbours, the Port of Ste-Catherine, near the Lachine Rapids and facing Île-du-Seigneur on the south shore of the…
Centre Block construction site reopens: PSPC
Following consultations with the Senate of Canada and House of Commons administrations, and the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS), PSPC has announced, in collaboration with the…
EllisDon formalizes partnership with Canadian Paralympic Committee
The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and EllisDon announced their official partnership through 2024. Last summer, the global Canadian Construction Services company provided operational services to…
Workplace mental health awareness training receives Ontario funding
The Province of Ontario announced $1.7 million funding for the development and delivery of Workplace Safety North mental health training and resources for mining and…
Job losses imminent without additional support to municipalities: RCCAO
Municipal budgets continue to be battered by the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and if financial support is not provided, municipalities will be forced…
Cambridge selects Colliers as supporting firm for new recreation complex
The City of Cambridge announced that Colliers Project Leaders Inc. have been awarded the contract to support architectural and engineering services for the new Cambridge…