Friday, May 2, 2025
City of Hamilton reaches $1 billion in building permits earliest on record
The City of Hamilton announced it has surpassed $1 billion worth of construction since the beginning of the year. June 17, 2022 now marks the…
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Construction begins on Toronto’s Wallace Emerson community recreation centre
The City of Toronto announced details for a revitalized Wallace Emerson community recreation centre and park and a new child care centre. Construction of the…
Kelowna International Airport will use mass timber in terminal expansion
People travelling through the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) will benefit from an expansion and upgrade of the terminal, which will use mass timber through the…
Construction begins on Labrador Correctional Centre extensions
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that construction has started on extensions and renovations at the Labrador Correctional Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay that…
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…
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…
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…
Major progress on Kicking Horse Canyon Project in first year of construction
The first year of construction on Phase 4 of the Kicking Horse Canyon project has seen notable progress, with new bridges under construction and retaining walls…
City of Ottawa gearing up for another busy construction season
The City Ottawa announced it will invest approximately $702 million in city infrastructure in order to continue to provide vital services to residents, businesses and visitors…
Calgary’s new Jaipur Bridge opens to public in time for summer
Jaipur Bridge, a major pathway connection from Eau Claire to Prince’s Island Park, opened to the public on June 6. The original bridge closed in…
Construction begins on new federal building in Shawinigan
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) announced it has broken ground to mark the start of construction of the new federal building in Shawinigan. To…
Using P3s, Alberta is building new high schools across the province
The Government of Alberta announced that work is progressing on five public-private partnership (P3) high schools in the province. “This P3 schools project demonstrates the…
City of Ottawa celebrates official start of 2022 construction season
The City of Ottawa hosted a kick-off to construction event to celebrate the official start of the 2022 construction season. The event was held at…
Largest ever mass timber structure fire test to be conducted in Ottawa
The Canadian Wood Council has partnered with federal and provincial governments to conduct a series of five separate fire research burns on a full-scale mass…
Construction underway on key capital projects across Saskatchewan
Crews are mobilizing on project sites in communities around Saskatchewan, as part of provincial government’s $3.2 billion capital plan. The Government of Saskatchewan is investing…
Canada Post introduces new state-of-the-art parcel sorting facility
Canada Post unveiled its new leading-edge zero-carbon parcel sorting facility that will have the capacity to process more than one million packages a day. The…
Construction begins on first multi-unit 3D printed homes in Leamington
Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex, is partnering with the University of Windsor and nidus3D on the nation’s first permitted 3D printed residential homes. This historic project…
National Public Works Week honours public works professionals
Each year across North America, National Public Works Week (NPWW) is celebrated by the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) 30,000 members in hundreds of towns…
Quebec professional services firm GHD celebrates 50 years
GHD is celebrating 50 years as one of Québec’s leading professional services firms delivering engineering, architecture, environmental and construction solutions to public and private sector…
Construction begins on major renovation projects for two Saskatchewan schools
Two Saskatchewan schools are celebrating the kickoff of construction on each of their renovation projects. Work has officially begun on the $28.8 million renovation and…
Alberta begins construction on Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir
Construction on the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) is now underway, following the awarding of the contract to Vinci Infrastructure Canada Ltd. “We are extremely proud…
City of Regina invests $118M in 2022 infrastructure projects
The City of Regina officially kicked off the 2022 construction season by announcing an investment of $118 million in transportation, water, wastewater and drainage infrastructure.…
Research leads to innovative mass timber beam-to-column connection
A Lakehead University Civil Engineering professor and graduate student have published the results of a new study on the fire performance of an innovative mass…
Infrastructure Ontario releases May 2022 Market Update
Infrastructure Ontario has released its second Market Update for 2022, which includes 38 projects, with 26 projects in pre-procurement and 12 in active procurement. The…