Saturday, May 24, 2025
Construction of Calgary’s 9 Avenue S.E. bridge now complete
With approximately 26,000 bolts and 500 tonnes of steel, the new 9 Avenue S.E. bridge is now officially complete, welcoming travellers to the City of…
Government of Canada announces funds for climate resilient infrastructure
The Government of Canada announced funding of $46.7 million for two important climate resilience initiatives; the Climate Resilient Built Environment initiative and the Standards to…
$36M investment in Fredericton’s water and wastewater infrastructure
The governments of Canada and New Brunswick, along with the City of Fredericton announced more than $36 million for two projects aimed at improving water,…
National Capital Commission signs MOU for major event centre in Ottawa
The National Capital Commission (NCC) and Capital Sports Development Inc. (CSDI), a group led by the Ottawa Senators NHL hockey team, announced the signing of…
Nova Scotia First Nation receives funding for green energy infrastructure improvements
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia and the Eskasoni First Nation announced joint funding for the construction of a solar energy generation system for…
New Ontario cabinet has some familiar names
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled his new cabinet, but some of the names will be familiar to those in the construction and infrastructure sectors. Returning…
Lafarge Canada converting Ontario plant’s cement production to reduce carbon
Lafarge Canada announced that its Bath Cement Plant, located near Kingston, Ontario is fully converting its production of general use cement (GU) to reduced carbon…
Investment in upgrades to water and wastewater infrastructure for New Brunswick
The Government of New Brunswick announced more than $1.8 million in funding by three levels of government for upgrades to water and wastewater infrastructure in…
Government of Canada invests in the expansion of the Port of Oshawa
Transport Canada announced close to $14 million in funding for an export expansion project at the Port of Oshawa. As the recipient, the Hamilton-Oshawa Port…
Leading the building team for the Gordie Howe International Bridge
By Connie Vitello By all accounts the Gordie Howe International Bridge project is a once-in-a-generation infrastructure project with a price tag to match: $5.7 billion.…
Performance of mass timber during fire test similar to non-combustible
The Canadian Wood Council hosted a full-scale fire test at the Canadian Explosives Research Lab in Ottawa. Over 150 experts from across Canada, including fire…
New funding helps prepare for Lytton rebuilding of essential infrastructure
The Province of British Columbia announced it is committing $21 million to help re-establish essential infrastructure and services in Lytton, and sustain ongoing municipal and…
Edmonton’s first major roadway to be given a Cree name
Qualico Communities celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day by hosting the grand opening of the newly completed Maskêkosihk Trail. This 2-kilometre stretch of arterial road is…
Construction to begin on new small craft harbour in Nunavut
Public Service and Procurement Canada announced the awarding of the contract for the construction of a new small craft harbour in Clyde River, Nunavut. “Small…
Contract awarded to improve roads on NL’s Northern Peninsula
The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that approximately 10 kilometres of roads on the Northern Peninsula will be improved following the…
Calgary BMO Centre expansion progress on display at annual Stampede
When visitors make their way to Stampede Park for the 2022 Calgary Stampede this year, they will see that the BMO Centre’s world-class expansion has…
Contract awarded for B.C.’s Old Skeena Bridge rehabilitation
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that repairs and upgrades coming soon to the Old Skeena Bridge will rehabilitate the historic structure and…
CIB invests $10M in new broadband infrastructure serving rural Alberta
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has formalized their agreement with Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership (Arrow) to commit $10 million towards new broadband infrastructure serving Indigenous and…
ONTrack Alliance achieves Collaborative Business Relationships Certification
The ONTrack Alliance, which is made up of Metrolinx, IO, Kiewit, Alberici, WSP Canada Inc. (WSP), and MASS Electric, has achieved ISO 44001:2017 Collaborative Business Relationships…
Aecon pilots low carbon concrete to help achieve emissions reduction target
In support of its target to achieve a 30 per cent reduction in direct CO2 emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050, Aecon recently…
Engineers’ strike putting Quebec’s road maintenance industry in a state of crisis
Bitume Quebec is warning of “mass layoffs” by dozens of asphalt companies if an ongoing labor dispute between Quebec’s 1,800 government engineers and the provincial…
National Indigenous People Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on the summer solstice, June 21. It’s a special occasion to learn more about the rich and diverse cultures,…
New high-performance mass timber building opens in Vancouver
Government of Canada officials celebrated the official occupancy of oN5, an office building that is constructed using high-performance, insulated, prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. It…
Investments for wastewater infrastructure in northeastern New Brunswick
The governments of Canada and New Brunswick, along with three municipalities announced funding for three important wastewater improvement projects in Tracadie, Caraquet and Lamèque. Funding…