Thursday, November 13, 2025
Ring of Fire tramway system pegged at $840 million
KWG Resources Inc. has announced it has received an engineering and design services report on the cost of a tramway that would be built to…
Construction
Construction challenged by supply chain issues: ICBA survey
More than three-quarters of B.C. construction businesses are experiencing supply chain challenges, according to the results of a survey of Independent Contractors and Businesses Association…
Alberta updates progress of public infrastructure projects
Alberta taxpayers are spending tens of billions of dollars on public infrastructure projects, including schools, health and capital maintenance and renewal, as part of Alberta’s…
Bird Construction awarded contract to build B.C. film studio
Bird Construction Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract for construction of Lake City Studios by Lake City Industries Limited Partnership in Burnaby,…
Construction to see robust growth and “New Age” risks post-Covid: AGCS
The global construction market is set for a sustained period of strong growth post-Covid-19, driven by government spending on infrastructure and the transition to a…
PSPC awards contracts for construction of Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre
Dominic LeBlanc and the Ginette Petitpas Taylor, on behalf of the Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced a $23.6-million contract to Diamond…
Arrival of new bridge marks milestone in Port Lands Flood Protection project
Waterfront Toronto marked the arrival of a colourful new bridge that will become a landmark on Toronto’s skyline, connecting the future Villiers Island to surrounding…
Ontario invests in critical infrastructure for small, rural and Northern communities
The Ontario government is providing an additional $1 billion over the next five years to help build and repair local roads, bridges, water and wastewater…
OAPC hands out awards at Fall Asphalt Seminar
The Ontario Asphalt Pavement Council’s annual Fall Asphalt Seminar was again hosted virtually in 2021. The virtual seminar brought together over 120 industry leaders and…
B.C. honours top performers in transportation construction, maintenance
The 2021 B.C. Transportation Contractor of the Year Awards of Excellence, which recognize the contractors behind some of the province’s most important transportation and infrastructure…
Gordie Howe Bridge project recognized as leader in sustainable infrastructure
Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) and Bridging North America (BNA) have earned an Envision Platinum Award for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. This certification is…
Graham acquisition to create Western Canada’s largest industrial services company
Graham Group of Companies announced an agreement with AECOM to acquire the North American assets of AECOM’s Energy Operations and Maintenance Division (EOM). The acquisition,…
‘Ontario leading the way in mass timber’
Ontario is on its way to becoming a world leader in mass timber construction, according to the comments made during an information session hosted by…
PCL and Pomerleau collaborate on digital transformation of job sites
PCL and Pomerleau Construction are setting aside competition and leveraging innovation to collaboratively influence the construction industry. Along with Latium, Intel and Microsoft, they brought…
Provincial Ministers discuss projects at P3 conference
By Russell Hixson, Daily Commercial News Government officials reflected on infrastructure building during the pandemic and their plans for the future at this year’s Canadian…
Manitoba announces construction awards winners
The Manitoba government announced its 2021 construction awards at the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association’s (MHCA) virtual annual general meeting. “Our government recognizes the importance of…
Toronto announces development partner for $250M Basin Media Hub
Toronto Mayor John Tory announced that Hackman Capital Partners (HCP) and its affiliate The MBS Group (MBS) will develop and operate the Basin Media Hub;…
Canadian Construction Technology Survey
AECO Innovation Lab has launched the Canadian Construction Technology Survey 2021 in collaboration with buildingSMART Canada and researchers from L’École de technologie supérieure Montréal, University of British Columbia, and University of…
Victoria wastewater treatment plant receives LEED certification
AECOM announced that it has received LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council for the Capital Regional District’s (CRD) McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment…
Setting the standard for measuring embodied carbon in timber construction
Timber Development UK is bringing clarity to how to account for embodied carbon in timber construction with a newly released technical paper. ‘Assessing the carbon-related…
Volvo and Holcim jointly work in a project to use autonomous electric haulers
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Holcim Switzerland have partnered to jointly test and further develop the use of autonomous electric haulers in a limestone quarry. The…
Chandos Construction Commits to Net Zero by 2040
Commercial builder Chandos Construction announced a commitment to be net-zero by 2040, a pledge its president made on the sidelines of the United Nations’ COP…
Ontario invests in training for Indigenous people for highway project
The Ontario government is investing more than $3.7 million to train 110 members of Treaty #3 First Nations communities for rewarding careers in construction. Through…
CanBIM presents 2021 Innovation Spotlight Awards
CanBIM announced the winners for the 2021 Innovation Spotlight Awards as part of its second virtual awards presentation. CanBIM multi-casted the awards presentation on all…