Friday, May 2, 2025
Construction association raises money for cancer research
The Ottawa Construction Association held a cycling event Sept. 12 and raised nearly $50,000 in support of cancer research for the Ottawa Hospital Foundation. A…
Construction
Merger creates Graham Group of Companies
Graham announced that US-based construction firm, Milender White Inc., has joined the Graham Group of Companies. Milender White is an employee-owned real estate development and…
SK fall tender plan includes $157M in highways projects
The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to build and protect more of our provincial highway system with $157.3 million in new highways projects included in…
MZOs are necessary to speed approvals process: industry association
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is disappointed at an Ontario Divisional Court ruling today which indicates that the provincial government erred in failing to consult…
Ajax long-term care home celebrates topping off
Lakeridge Health, Infrastructure Ontario and PCL Construction to celebrated the “topping off” of the new long-term care home being built at Lakeridge Health’s Ajax Pickering…
CDPQ Infras issues update on REM de l’Est project
CDPQ Infra issued an update on the REM (Réseau express métropolitain) de l’Est project, providing a progress report and publishing two separate technical reports with…
Prepare for revamped government procurement rules
The COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term implications for how governments think about procurement, according to a recent article published by business lawyers Torys LLP. The…
Seismic upgrades and repairs start on Cambie Street Bridge
The City of Vancouver has started important structural repairs as part of a complete seismic retrofit and upgrade, along with lighting upgrades, to the Cambie…
Progress stops when we create and dismantle infrastructure programs every federal election
By Kerry Black According to the most recent Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, the state of our infrastructure is at risk — in fact, it’s failing. And our approach…
Windsor to renew and upgrade infrastructure in areas vulnerable to flooding
The City of Windsor announced the $4-million reconstruction of Eastlawn Avenue as part of the ongoing implementation of the Sewer Master Plan to renew and…
ACEC-Canada launches election advocacy campaign with infrastructure emphasis
The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC) officially launched its advocacy campaign, “Infrastructure: Prosperity by Design” for this federal election. “This election is especially important…
Infrastructure Ontario Loans support community infrastructure
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) continues to support municipalities and other eligible public sector partners in their work to improve the quality of life in their communities…
ACCIONA celebrates its 20th anniversary in Canada
From highways and bridges to hospitals and windfarms, ACCIONA has delivered critical infrastructure projects throughout Canada, over the past 20 years. Since being awarded the…
Most construction projects over budget and late: survey
A new survey finds budget and schedule overruns are the norm for more than three-quarters of construction projects, and the adoption of technology can impact…
West Park hospital reaches construction project milestone
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott, and Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma were among the special guests to sign…
Manitoba invests in major infrastructure upgrade in Portage la Prairie
The Manitoba government is investing $8.3 million in a major upgrade to Saskatchewan Ave. W. in Portage la Prairie. “Every day, thousands of Portage la…
$12.7M in highway improvements coming to Saskatchewan
Work will soon be completed on a significant paving and road repair project that includes a portion of Highway 38 and roads inside Saskatchewan’s Greenwater…
Calgary Airport Trail expansion project sees progress
Speaking at Calgary International Airport, Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, highlighted important progress that’s been reached for the expansion of the Calgary Airport Trail, which…
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…
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…
$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…
Hamilton reaches $1 billion in building permits for 2021
The City of Hamilton has officially surpassed $1 billion worth of construction since the beginning of the year, making June 2021 the earliest the City…
The Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion enters a new phase
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is entering a new phase in achieving its Contrecoeur expansion as it prepares to launch a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) procurement process…