Friday, August 29, 2025
Joint funding for active transportation link between Ottawa and Gatineau
The government of Canada and the City of Ottawa announced joint funding for a new pathway for pedestrians and cyclists on the Chief William Commanda…
Green infrastructure upgrades for Manitoban communities
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced funding for nine projects across Manitoba to support green infrastructure and upgrade community, culture, and recreation facilities. The projects will…
Manitoba municipal transportation infrastructure to get $76M
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced more than $76.6 million in joint federal-provincial funding for 17 projects to improve municipal transportation infrastructure in Manitoba. The funding will…
Lafarge signs deal to work with Calgary start-up on CO2-infused concrete additives
Lafarge Canada Inc. has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Calgary-based carbon utilization company, Carbon Upcycling Technologies. The MOU allows for the potential…
RESCON president named to hybrid steel and timber building project
Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), has been appointed to a steering committee of the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and…
Funding for Winnipeg’s North End Sewage Treatment Plant
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced funding for the North End Sewage Treatment Plant, in Winnipeg. Commissioned in 1937, the North End Sewage Treatment…
B.C.’s Highway 1 four-laning project going ahead
People who live in the Shuswap region will benefit from future improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway, stretching from Ford Road to Tappen Valley Road, as provincial…
Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir project to move forward
The Government of Canada announced that the Springbank off-stream reservoir project is moving forward. Funded under the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF), this project…
Rail services in Southwestern Ontario to be improved
The Government of Canada announced that the Government of Canada is exploring opportunities to enhance passenger rail services in Southwestern Ontario. As the Government of Canada takes first steps in…
Electric Ferry A First For Island Airport
By Robert Poirier PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is converting the airport’s Marilyn Bell I passenger/vehicle ferry to electric power.…
Manitoba recreation infrastructure projects get $23M
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced funding for 15 culture and recreation infrastructure projects in Manitoba’s rural and northern communities. In Brandon, funding will…
Brampton’s zero-emission bus transition given boost by CIB
Canada Infrastructure Bank will invest up to $400 million towards the City of Brampton’s 450 zero-emission bus transition The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the City…
Teams prequalified for new South Niagara Hospital Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Niagara Health have prequalified three teams to design, build, finance and maintain the new South Niagara Hospital project. Teams were prequalified…
Edmonton completes plan for Yellowhead Trail Freeway
The City of Edmonton has completed the concept plan for the largest and most technically complex project of the Yellowhead Trail Freeway Conversion Program. While…
Federal government announces funding for affordable housing
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau announced an investment of nearly $120 million to help build a new 26-storey multi-residential, energy-efficient building in Brampton, Ontario. This project…
New Green Municipal Fund investments for Atlantic Canada
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a pair of investments, through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF), totalling more than $140,00…
Canada and Ontario invest in improved public transit for residents of Hamilton
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced joint funding for seven projects to improve public transit and provide additional active transportation options to Hamilton residents. The Government…
New efficient energy generation for N.W.T.
The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories announced funding for the construction of a new transmission line in Fort Providence and Kakisa. The Government…
Halifax buildings get funding for energy efficiency upgrades
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced funding to support energy efficiency upgrades to five community buildings in Halifax. Through this project, Scotiabank Centre, Alderney Gate Library, Sackville…
Asset Management: Lessons Learned
How Lethbridge County doubled down on its asset management. By Michael Bly Lethbridge County, Alberta, (population 10,061) started working on its asset management in 2018…
Advanced plans announced for Yonge North Subway Extension
The Ontario government, in partnership with the Government of Canada announced the province is moving ahead with a fourth station at Clark Avenue and pursuing…
Plans announced for $9B plan for Calgary-Edmonton high-speed rail line
EllisDon announced that they have formed a partnership with Aecom to advance the development of high-speed rail connecting Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary in Alberta,…
$35M in funding for new Scarborough community centre
The governments of Canada, Ontario and the City of Toronto, announced funding for the construction of the Tamil Community Centre in Scarborough, Ontario. The federal…
Calgary-Banff rail passenger project enters development phase
Invest Alberta Corporation, the Government of Alberta’s Ministry of Transportation and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced a detailed MOU to continue to advance the…