Wednesday, May 21, 2025
BC Hydro announces Charlotte Mitha as next president and CEO
BC Hydro announced the appointment of Charlotte Mitha as its new president and CEO, effective Aug. 1, 2025. She will succeed BC Hydro’s outgoing president…
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Federal Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program supports B.C. First Nations’ investment in gas pipeline
Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), through its subsidiary, Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation (CILGC), announced the provision of a loan guarantee in connection with a…
Enwave announces expansion of energy from waste district heating facility in PEI
Enwave Energy Corporation (Enwave) has announced the commitment to build a new waste processing facility in Prince Edward Island, beginning this fall. The facility will…
NWMO chooses vendors to design and plan Canada’s deep geological repository
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced the five companies it has selected to work with to design and plan Canada’s deep geological repository for…
SaskPower’s Aspen Power Station project reaches one-third completion
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that construction activities continue to ramp up as the project to build the new combined-cycle natural gas Aspen Power Station…
SaskPower awards wind and solar projects in south-central Saskatchewan
SaskPower has selected two partnerships formed by Potentia Renewables Inc., and its Indigenous partners, Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Mistawasis Nêhiyawak First Nation, to…
Ontario approves construction of Canada’s first small modular reactor
The Government of Ontario has approved Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to begin construction on the first of four small modular reactors (SMRs) at the…
Oneida Energy Storage Project commences commercial operations
The Oneida Energy Storage Project has officially commenced commercial operations, becoming the largest grid-scale battery energy storage facility in operation in Canada and one of…
Indigenous-owned utilities highlights Day 2 at FNMPC Annual Conference
Day 2 at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition’s 8th Annual Conference included an announcement on a new paper addressing the building of Indigenous-owned electrical…
Cowichan’s new hospital sets new standards in healthcare efficiency and sustainability
Island Health announced that the new Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) will be the first fossil fuel-free hospital in B.C. and Canada’s first hospital to achieve…
New Ontario legislation to speed up critical infrastructure development projects
The Government of Ontario announced the introduction of the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025. If passed, this comprehensive legislation would cut the…
Turner & Townsend and NPX partner to pursue nuclear projects in Canada
Turner & Townsend and Nuclear Promise X Inc. (NPX), announced a strategic teaming agreement to jointly pursue and deliver nuclear project opportunities across Canada. “This…
Manitoba, Nunavut sign MOU to establish economic and energy corridor
The governments of Manitoba and Nunavut announced the support for a proposal to establish a strategic economic and energy corridor between Manitoba and Nunavut. The…
IESO green-lights Bruce Power’s Unit 5 Major Component Replacement project
The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has verified Bruce Power met the terms and conditions of the company’s Basis of Estimate to proceed with its…
Province pursuing new hydroelectric stations in Northern Ontario
The Government of Ontario announced plans to partner with Taykwa Tagamou Nation (TTN) and Moose Cree First Nation (MCFN) to expand hydroelectric generation to meet…
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approves Canada’s first small modular reactor
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) approved Canada’s first-ever construction license for Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to build a grid-scale Small Modular Reactor for Unit…
Site C reaches new milestone with fourth generating unit online
BC Hydro announced that the Site C project has reached another key milestone, with the fourth generating unit now online. This means two-thirds of the…
Quebec’s first outdoor public space powered entirely by solar energy
This summer, the sun won’t just warm the Olympic Park, it’ll power it! Aire Commune is preparing to develop Espace Solaire: the first public square…
AtkinsRéalis signs preferred vendor agreements with eight Candu nuclear suppliers
Candu Energy Inc., an AtkinsRéalis company, announced it has concluded Preferred Vendor Agreements (PVA) with eight companies, who accounted for over $700-million of orders in…
Calgary Region Hydrogen Hub set to power the future of low-carbon energy
The Calgary Region Hydrogen Hub (CRH2) was launched as an initiative designed to attract investment, create jobs and position the region as a leader in…
Business leaders say it’s time for megaproject infrastructure: KMPG
According to a recent survey by KPMG LLP, momentum is building for a national energy-agnostic utility corridor as business leaders say it’s time for megaproject…
Federal government to invest in development of CANDU nuclear project
The Government of Canada announced that it has entered into a preliminary agreement with AtkinsRéalis to support the development and modernization of a new, large-scale,…
CIB to invest $117M in Nova Scotia’s Weavers Mountain Wind Energy Project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on a $117.4 million loan to support the construction of a 94.4-megawatt wind farm in Nova Scotia’s Antigonish and Pictou counties. The Weavers…
CIB commits $217M to new transmission line linking Nova Scotia to New Brunswick
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has closed $217 million in equity financing to enable a new transmission line linking Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB) which will improve the reliability…