Tuesday, November 4, 2025
BC Hydro to spend $1.25B to upgrade and expand Burnaby’s electricity grid
BC Hydro announced it will construct more than $1.25 billion in capital projects throughout the City of Burnaby over the next decade to upgrade and…
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Building Lasting Change: CAGBC’s 2024 Conference
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) unveiled the 2024 winners of the CAGBC Awards during the Building Lasting Change conference closing gala. The annual awards celebrate the innovative…
SaskPower narrows site search for potential Small Modular Reactor facility to Estevan Region
SaskPower announced it has reached another significant milestone for its small modular reactor (SMR) project. They have narrowed the search for a potential site down…
Hydro One seeks approval to build the St. Clair transmission line
Hydro One announced that it has filed an application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to construct a new double-circuit 230 kilovolt transmission line between…
BC Hydro, CIMA+ select Maven Consulting to collaborate on engineering projects
Maven Consulting announced its collaboration with CIMA+ to deliver Transmission and Distribution Engineering and Project Delivery Services for BC Hydro & Power Authority. The projects to be…
New U of T Scarborough residence now largest Passive House certified building in Canada
Fengate Asset Management and the University of Toronto Scarborough announced that Harmony Commons Student Residence has achieved Passive House Classic certification. At 24,620 square metres,…
Ontario refurbishing R.H. Saunders Generating Station in Cornwall
The Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to refurbish its R.H. Saunders Generating Station in Cornwall, the second largest hydroelectric station in…
Stantec selected to design new biomass cogeneration plant for Quebec First Nation
Stantec announced it has been selected by the Onimiskiw Opitciwan Limited Partnership to design the future biomass cogeneration plant for the Atikamekw community of Opitciwan…
BC Hydro awards contracts for Campbell River seismic upgrade projects
BC Hydro announced that the dam safety upgrade projects underway in the Campbell River system continue to reach milestones with the latest being the award…
Saskatchewan and Alberta partner to advance nuclear power generation
The Governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the development of nuclear power generation in support of both…
BC Hydro selects Stantec to help deliver 10-year capital plan for clean energy
Stantec has been selected by BC Hydro to provide transmission and distribution engineering as well as project delivery services for the electrical infrastructure in the…
Hatch celebrates 100 years in the hydropower industry
Engineering, project delivery, and professional services firm Hatch celebrated its centennial in the field of hydropower. This occasion marked 100 years since H.G. Acres and…
CIB to provide $70M financing to CAPREIT to retrofit 60 multi-residential buildings
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on a $70 million loan to CAPREIT to finance deep energy and decarbonization upgrades at selected…
Federal government, Ontario announce $5B to help build Honda EV plants
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced Honda Canada’s investment of approximately $15 billion to create Canada’s first comprehensive electric vehicle supply chain, located in…
Building retrofits could further tighten construction labour markets: BuildForce Canada
Retrofitting Canada’s residential, commercial, and institutional building stock to incorporate sustainable fuel sources, technologies, and materials could require as many as 57,000 additional construction workers…
Aecon releases 2023 Sustainability Report: Advancing the Energy Transition
Aecon Group Inc. released its 2023 Sustainability Report, highlighting its progress and role in the energy transition. “Our 2023 Sustainability Report illustrates our role as an…
Humber College building achieves zero carbon design certification
The new Humber Cultural Hub (HCH) has been officially certified under the Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard v1 by the Canada Green Building Council…
B.C.’s Ulkatcho First Nation to house largest off-grid solar project in Canada
A new solar energy project will provide the Ulkatcho First Nation with clean energy after a combined investment of $15.841 million from the federal and…
SaskPower names Burns & McDonnell as EPC contractor for Aspen Power Station
SaskPower has selected Burns & McDonnell as the engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contractor for its new Aspen Power Station. The new natural gas power facility will utilize…
Federal Budget 2024 a step forward for renewable energy industry: CanREA
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) welcomed Budget 2024, saying it represents positive steps for Canada’s renewable energy and energy storage industry regarding the Investment…
Ontario, OPG announced plans for $1B refurbishment of hydroelectric stations
The Ontario government and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced plans to refurbish its hydroelectric stations in the Niagara region, including the Sir Adam Beck complex…
Canada Infrastructure Bank, Alexander First Nation partner on Tilley Solar project
Alexander First Nation, First Nation Power Development (FNpower), Concord Green Energy, and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) have reached financial close on the Tilley Solar…
Edmonton adds Commonwealth Recreation Centre to its solar installations
The City of Edmonton continues to harness the power of the sun with a growing number of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations on existing City-owned buildings.…
First Nations and Ontario one step closer to building all-season roads in the Ring of Fire
The Ontario government, Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation have signed an agreement to develop community infrastructure projects that could support future development…