Sunday, July 6, 2025
Flatiron and Dragados North America integrated to form one company
The second largest civil engineering and construction company in the United States will be created by the integration of Flatiron and Dragados in North America,…
Construction
South Niagara Hospital reaches one-year construction milestone
It’s been a year since shovels went in the ground for the new South Niagara Hospital (SNH), and the progress made to-date is significant. On…
Federal government re-investing $2.2M into new low-carbon cement in Ontario
The Government of Canada announced the re-investment of up to $2.2 million of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to fund a major new emissions reduction…
Dismantling of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium roof begins
The construction site for replacing the roof of the Olympic Stadium is entering a symbolic phase. Teams are now busy dismantling the white Sheerfill canvas…
CUIIC awarded NSERC Alliance Grant for underground infrastructure research
The Canadian Underground Infrastructure Innovation Centre (CUIIC) announced the award of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Alliance Grant for the groundbreaking project…
Brantford breaks ground on joint-use project in West Brant community
Some of the youngest residents of Brantford’s West Brant community sunk shovels into the ground to officially kick off construction on a joint-use project between…
Toronto Port Lands takes step towards reconnecting the Don River to Lake Ontario
Waterfront Toronto announced a significant milestone in the Port Lands Flood Protection (PLFP) project: the successful removal of the “west plug,” a concrete wall that…
Plastics Pathway at Toronto Zoo uses asphalt containing recycled materials
The Plastics Pathway, an initiative of Pollution Probe, the Toronto Zoo and GreenMantra Technologies, reached another important milestone with the paving of a section of the on-site path using asphalt…
West Kelowna, Okanagan Regional Library celebrate opening of City Hall/Library
The City of West Kelowna and Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) officially celebrated the opening of the new City Hall/Library Building at a ribbon cutting event.…
Toronto Zoo kicks off construction of new Community Conservation Centre project
The Toronto Zoo officially launched construction the Toronto Zoo Community Conservation Centre (TZC3) project. Featuring an engaging river otter habitat, the TZC3 aims to bring…
Ontario exploring use of digital twins to help deliver key infrastructure projects
The Government of Ontario is testing the application and benefits of digital modelling technology, known as digital twins, to help deliver key infrastructure projects such…
Tunnelling complete on segment of Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
The Government of Ontario and Metrolinx announced tunnelling of the western underground portion of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is finished, marking a significant milestone…
Provincial government to close Ontario Science Centre due safety concerns
As a result of a new report from professional engineers that found serious structural issues with the Ontario Science Centre building that could materialize as early…
Canada, New Brunswick renew Community-Building Fund agreement for 10 years
The governments of Canada and New Brunswick signed a new 10-year agreement for the Canada Community-Building Fund. In the first five years, New Brunswick will…
Stantec wins CSLA award for master plan of Sainte-Thérèse Island Park
Stantec has won a 2024 Excellence Award presented by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) for its completion of the master plan for the…
Major renovation at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School now complete
Lloydminster students, teachers and staff celebrated the completion of the $28.8 million renovation and expansion project today along with Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. The project,…
WorkSafeBC recommending changes to improve crane safety in B.C.
WorkSafeBC is introducing a new risk-reduction strategy based on a comprehensive review of crane safety and informed by stakeholder input and feedback. It says the…
Metro Vancouver launches review of North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
Metro Vancouver announced it intends to initiate an independent review of the troubled North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program. The original cost of the North…
BCCA warns of risky contracts from owners of public infrastructure projects
The BC Construction Association (BCCA) has issued a province-wide industry alert following the confirmation of cases of removal of “Contract A” from the procurement process by…
Ontario providing more than $6M to train over 1,000 carpenters
The Government of Ontario is investing more than $6 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to support two innovative projects that will train over…
Canada’s blueprint for mass timber success unveiled
A new comprehensive report, The Mass Timber Roadmap, unveiled by The Transition Accelerator outlines an ambitious and strategic vision for the future of mass timber…
Every new home requires $100K in infrastructure spending: CUI report
In a newly released report, A Jump Start: Providing Infrastructure for More Housing, the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is proposing four new approaches to investing…
Infrastructure funding for Halifax Regional Municipality’s Cogswell Project
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that demolition and remediation work as part of the Cogswell District project in downtown Halifax is underway and will…
Bird to acquire B.C.-based Jacob Bros Construction for $135M
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement under which Bird will acquire Jacob Bros Construction for estimated aggregate…