Friday, May 23, 2025
Report released from Muskrat Falls inquiry
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball has released the report on the Muskrat Falls Inquiry from Justice Richard D. LeBlanc, Commissioner. “I would like to…
energy
Ontario extending natural gas to Scugog Island
Ontario is expanding access to natural gas throughout rural, northern Ontario and Indigenous communities with the launch of the next phase of the Natural Gas…
Interim report released for Phase Two of the BC Hydro review
The interim report from Phase 2 of the BC Hydro Review has been released, focusing on leveraging B.C.’s clean hydroelectricity to meet the Province’s climate…
CNL develops action plan with National Nuclear Laboratory
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced that it has developed an action plan under its existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL),…
Canada, Manitoba invest in Birtle Transmission Line
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced funding for the Birtle Transmission Line, linking Saskatchewan to Manitoba’s green, renewable energy. This project will help Manitoba…
Nova Scotia amends its Electricity Act
The Government of Nova Scotia is amending the Electricity Act to make it possible to add more clean, renewable energy to the province’s electricity system.…
New clean energy consortium established in New Brunswick
A new consortium of partners has joined together to seize the opportunities and benefits of clean energy development in Atlantic Canada. Collectively the new Atlantic…
Commentary: Why Canada needs a strategy for aging assets
Asset management budgets are strained. That’s not new news. But the fact that this is the case in a time of record infrastructure investment at…
Governments reach agreement on Muskrat Falls financing
Just a few days after the report on cost options for the Muskrat Falls Project was released, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced…
Report released on Muskrat Falls cost impacts
Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Natural Resources Siobhan Coady has announced that that the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities’ (PUB) final report on options…
CIB reaches MOU for Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announcedthe signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the proposed Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link to Nunavut from Manitoba. The…
Plans halted for DGR at Bruce nuclear site
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation in Ontario has chosen not to support a proposal from Ontario Power Generation that would have seen the construction of a…
Permit advances Fort Nelson geothermal project
The Government of British Columbia has awarded a permit to the Fort Nelson First Nation to advance a geothermal energy project with the potential to…
Bruce Power begins Major Component Replacement Unit 6 project
Four years after the start of its Life-Extension Program, Bruce Power is beginning the execution phase of its first Major Component Replacement (MCR) project. The…
Ontario to reform EA process for low-impact waterpower projects
Ontario is taking the next steps to modernize its almost 50-year-old environmental assessment program by working with holders of Class Environmental Assessments (Class EA) with…
Hydro-Québec, NB Power announce new agreements
The CEOs of Hydro-Québec and NB Power, Éric Martel and Gaëtan Thomas, have announced the signing of three partnership and development agreements. Under these agreements,…
Hatch enters partnership on Fusion Demonstration Plant
General Fusion has announced that it has entered into an industrial partnership with Hatch Ltd. (Hatch) to bring power plant engineering and other expertise to…
Ontario evaluating natural gas expansion opportunities
Ontario’s Associate Minister of Energy Bill Walker announced that the government is expanding access to natural gas to more families and businesses throughout rural, northern…
CIB supporting development of Pirate Harbour Wind Farm
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Port Hawkesbury Paper, and IFE Project Management Canada (IFE) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing…
Ministry mandate letter released for Infrastructure and Communities
The Government of Canada has released its mandate letters for ministries throughout the federal government, including the Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities. The letter outlines…
Three premiers join to pursue small modular nuclear technology
Three provincial premiers are committing to the development of small modular nuclear reactors are part of the solution to reduce emissions. Ontario Premier Doug Ford,…
Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project obtains environmental approval
The Manitoba government has approved the environmental licence necessary for the development of the Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project (MMTP), which will supply clean energy, enhance reliability,…
B.C. increasing oversight of BC Hydro
The Government of British Columbia is introducing legislative amendments to further implement recommendations from the first phase of the comprehensive BC Hydro review. This includes…
OPG opens first solar project
OPG’s first ever solar power facility is now online and harnessing the sun’s rays to generate clean, renewable electricity for Ontario. The new 44-megawatt Nanticoke…