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New opportunities in the energy sector

Leaders from across the North American energy sector gathered in Toronto for the Fortis Energy Exchange, focused on fostering dialogue on the industry’s biggest opportunities…

Navigating the New Normal

More than 250 people joined the Ontario Public Works Association in Mississauga for the 2019 annual conference and awards luncheon. This year’s conference, Navigating the…

Battleground Canada

The posturing and politicking has already begun in the run up to two significant elections taking place in 2019. And both will have a significant…

ReNew Canada’s 2019 Outlook

It’s difficult to project what will happen in a year ahead when so much still seems up in the air, especially on the political front.…

Renovating for net zero?

Is it possible to renovate an existing residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional infrastructure asset to meet net zero carbon standards? With a comprehensive business case…

Cannabis in Construction

With 1.4 million people in Canada working in construction, we would be naïve if we thought the use of recreational cannabis was a new issue…

Five Days in October

It’s rare to see three important elections fall within such a short timespan, but that’s exactly what we will see when the second half of…

The Vulnerable Future

The future of Canada’s public works industry has some difficult challenges ahead, but by recognizing those challenges now and integrating them into long-term planning, the…

The Quebec Moment

There was a time when elections meant the knives were drawn as commitments of incumbent government were not so much dissected, but hacked up and…

The Changing Landscape

The fluctuation in the world economy and the impact of multiple recessions over the past twenty years have had a direct impact on the industry.…

#GimmeRelief

It was January 30, 2018 when all eyes were on Canada’s busiest transit hub—Bloor-Yonge subway station in Toronto. That’s the day when a vortex of…

Islands of Good in the GTA

As a rapidly growing Toronto struggles to keep pace on the development of affordable housing, day care and other vital services, there’s a potential solution…

A new age for energy

The Canadian energy landscape is undergoing a period of great change, as the move from coal to renewables and the rapid pace of innovation is…

Budget 2018 recap

With $186 billion already committed to infrastructure development in Canada, and no new funds for the Canada Infrastructure Bank, the 2018 federal budget was lacking…

Bringing Quayside to reality

Dan Doctoroff is not a fan of the term ‘smart cities’. The Sidewalk Labs CEO and former deputy mayor of New York City, whose company…