Friday, May 23, 2025
Canada, B.C. announce $1B battery plant to be built in Maple Ridge
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, joined by British Columbia Premier David Eby and the Mayor of Maple Ridge, Dan Ruimy, announced support for a major lithium-ion…
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Canada and FCM invest over $6.2 million in Ontario green projects
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of more than $6.2 million through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF)…
Humber College project SWITCH receives $1M in federal funding
As part of the inaugural Canada’s Low Carbon Economy Challenge, Humber College has been awarded $1 million from the federal government to fund the institution’s…
Canada, Manitoba invest $500M to strengthen province’s electricity grid
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced a joint investment of $475.6 million to strengthen Manitoba’s clean electricity grid and ensure Manitobans continue receiving affordable…
Construction of Chatham to Lakeshore Transmission Line is ahead of schedule
Hydro One announced that the Chatham to Lakeshore Transmission Line is on track to be completed by the end of 2024, a full year ahead…
New partnership between FNMPC and U of Ottawa’s Positive Energy (PE) Program
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) and the University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy (PE) program announced the launch of a new partnership between the…
OPG, Laurentis mark grand opening of new nuclear materials sorting facility
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced that a new nuclear materials sorting facility in Kincardine is now operating at full tilt, helping to reduce, reuse, and…
Canada and FCM support sustainable affordable housing plans in Atlantic Canada
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a series of investments totalling $82,300 through the Green Municipal Fund’s Sustainable Affordable…
CIB to fund aggregator program to support large-scale green infrastructure upgrades
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is helping to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario by making a $200-million loan available through a…
Hydro One to construct three new transmission lines in Northern Ontario
The Government of Ontario has directed the Ontario Energy Board to amend Hydro One Networks Inc.’s (Hydro One) transmission license to develop and construct three…
OPG invests in climate change preparation with Smoky Falls Dam Safety project
In northeast Ontario, Ontario Power Generation is working to improve dam safety and help make its hydroelectric operations more resilient to climate change. The Smoky…
Hydro-Québec inaugurates Romaine hydroelectric complex project
Hydro-Québec announced the inauguration of the Romaine complex, its largest hydroelectric complex since Baie-James. Its four generating stations have now all been commissioned. The complex…
University of Alberta announces partnership to research hydrogen and energy storage
The University of Alberta and Vortex Energy announced a partnership to spearhead research on hydrogen and energy storage – a vital piece of the renewable…
Ontario Power Generation showcases new headquarters in Durham Region
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has given a well-known Durham Region building a notable change, unveiling new property signage for the company’s future corporate headquarters on…
Feds endorse NWMO’s comprehensive strategy for radioactive waste
Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Canada, Jonathan Wilkinson, endorsed the recommendations put forward by the NWMO in the Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste.…
CAGBC to offer free low carbon training program to construction professionals
Amid rapidly changing regulations, expectations and growing market demand for low-carbon buildings, the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) has partnered with leading industry associations to…
Canada, Quebec pledge billions to help Northvolt build EV battery plant
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced a new electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility to be built by Northvolt Batteries North America in Saint-Basile-le-Grand and…
Centennial College opens first-of-its-kind campus education building
Centennial College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open A-Building ─ Canada’s first LEED Gold, zero carbon, mass timber, higher-education building. An Indigenous Working Group…
Billy Bishop Airport buses roll toward zero emissions with charging installation
PowerON Energy Solutions has completed installation of the infrastructure to charge new electric shuttle buses operated by Nieuport Aviation to connect Billy Bishop Toronto City…
Champlain Hudson Power Express celebrates start of construction on converter station
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, alongside United States Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk, Premier of Quebec Francois Legault, Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer of…
Canada and FCM invest $15M in four projects in Southern Ontario
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced more than $15.2 million for four projects that will reduce emissions and increase the…
Hydro One breaks ground on $120 million investment in Orillia
Hydro One broke ground on its new $120 million Regional Operations Centre and Provincial Warehouse in Orillia, which once built, will enhance efficiency and improve…
Wataynikaneyap Transmission project connects North Caribou Lake First Nation
The community of North Caribou Lake First Nation celebrated its connection to the province’s clean electricity grid after the energization of the First Nation-led Wataynikaneyap…
Bruce Power’s Unit 6 connected to Ontario’s electricity grid
Bruce Power announced that Unit 6 has been renewed and has been connected to Ontario’s electricity grid following its successful Major Component Replacement (MCR) outage…