Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Construction to begin on affordable housing project in Winnipeg
Construction is set to begin on an affordable housing project in a three-storey building in Winnipeg’s inner city for vulnerable people who are homeless or…
Closing the Diversity Gap
How the infrastructure sector is cultivating a more diverse workforce. It is imperative that the leading decision makers in the industry are representative of the…
Contract for LRVs awarded for Calgary’s Green Line LRT
The Green Line Board and the City Calgary have selected CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) as the supplier of its new fleet of Light…
Journey to net-zero by 2050 laid out at CanREA conference
At the Electricity Transformation Canada conference in Toronto, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) called for electricity sector decision-makers to embrace a new vision for…
Canadian project honoured at Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction
The Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction global winners showcase the cutting edge of approaches to sustainable design, green architecture, and materials innovation. In the 6th…
Provincial Ministers discuss projects at P3 conference
By Russell Hixson, Daily Commercial News Government officials reflected on infrastructure building during the pandemic and their plans for the future at this year’s Canadian…
Former Toronto incinerator building to become community hub
The City of Toronto announced plans for the Wellington Destructor site to become a community hub. Mayor John Tory announced that TAS, a Toronto-based real…
Manitoba announces construction awards winners
The Manitoba government announced its 2021 construction awards at the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association’s (MHCA) virtual annual general meeting. “Our government recognizes the importance of…
CCPPP names 2021 Champion award-winners
Jim King, founder of EllisDon Capital, and David Podmore, founder and chair of Concert Infrastructure were named as winners of the 2021 Champion Award by…
Second light rail vehicle delivered for Finch West LRT
A second light rail vehicle (LRV) has now been delivered to the Finch West Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF). The new 81,000 kg LRV was…
Manitoba completes three water treatment projects
The completion of three water treatment projects in northern Manitoba will ensure safe drinking water supplies and improved wastewater management for hundreds of individuals and…
Toronto announces development partner for $250M Basin Media Hub
Toronto Mayor John Tory announced that Hackman Capital Partners (HCP) and its affiliate The MBS Group (MBS) will develop and operate the Basin Media Hub;…
Canadian Construction Technology Survey
AECO Innovation Lab has launched the Canadian Construction Technology Survey 2021 in collaboration with buildingSMART Canada and researchers from L’École de technologie supérieure Montréal, University of British Columbia, and University of…
CNL completes safe long-term storage of waste at Port Granby site
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced the capping and closure of the engineered aboveground mound at the Port Granby Project Long-Term Waste Management Facility. The Port…
Victoria wastewater treatment plant receives LEED certification
AECOM announced that it has received LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council for the Capital Regional District’s (CRD) McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment…
CCPPP names news president and CEO
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) announced that Lisa Mitchell has been named as President and Chief Executive Officer. She will assume her role…
Thunder Bay’s Boulevard Lake Dam officially opens
The City of Thunder Bay celebrated the official grand opening of the newly rehabilitated Boulevard Lake Dam on-site with a ribbon cutting ceremony. “The opening…
Exceeding Program Goals with Integrated Project Delivery
Construction projects and the key parties who carry them out are usually focused on the central challenges of budget and schedule, as well as crucial…
Oakville hospital receives BOMA National Earth Award
After achieving the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Toronto Best Gold Standard earlier this year, EllisDon Facilities Services at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and…
Final designs of west shore connections off the Third Crossing bridge revealed
The final designs for connections to the Third Crossing bridge from the west shore of the Cataraqui River are now available. They include new and…
New Grande Prairie Regional Hospital set to open
The new 243-bed Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is scheduled to open to the public Dec. 4, Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced.…
Setting the standard for measuring embodied carbon in timber construction
Timber Development UK is bringing clarity to how to account for embodied carbon in timber construction with a newly released technical paper. ‘Assessing the carbon-related…
OPG awards contract for complex parts for nuclear refurbishment
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and BWX Technologies, Inc. announced a contract for Fuelling Machine (FM) head engineering and component supply as part of refurbishment of…
Groundbreaking held for MURC in Georgina, Ontario
The Town of Georgina held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Multi-use Recreation Complex (MURC) – the largest project in its history. Mayor Margaret Quirk,…