Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Ontario, Hydro One to build new transmission line in northeast Ontario
The Government of Ontario announced it has given the go-ahead to Hydro One to seek all necessary approvals and build a new transmission line to…
Indigenous
Construction complete on largest Indigenous-led energy project in Ontario’s history
The Government of Ontario and Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power are celebrating the completion of construction for the Watay Power Transmission Project, the largest Indigenous-led grid connection…
Liard First Nation celebrates opening Elders Housing Complex in Watson Lake
Liard First Nation and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) announced the completion and opening of the new Elders Housing Complex in Watson Lake, Yukon. This nine-unit…
Federal government awards maintenance contracts for Alaska Highway
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) announced that the Government of Canada has awarded two contracts, totalling more than $103 million (excluding taxes), to Ledcor…
K’alo-Stantec selected to provide consulting services for Mackenzie Valley Highway
K’alo-Stantec has been selected by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Infrastructure to continue completing the environment assessment and secure necessary regulatory…
AFN report highlights $635B economic impact of closing infrastructure gap by 2030
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN), in collaboration with the Conference Board of Canada, has released a new report revealing that Closing the Infrastructure Gap…
Canada boosts support for winter roads, connections to remote Ontario First Nations
The Government of Canada announced an additional $20 million in federal funding over four years for winter roads for Ontario First Nations communities. This new…
Hydro One, First Nation partners break ground on Waasigan Transmission Line
Hydro One Inc. and nine First Nation partners, joined by municipal leaders, officially broke ground on the Waasigan Transmission Line project. “We are thrilled to…
Progress for Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill in 2024
The Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) released new information that shows significant improvements in quality and overall operational efficiency of the Hudson Bay Railway. The 2024…
Miawpukek First Nation opens new $5M community fire hall
Miawpukek First Nation celebrated the grand opening of their new fire hall, named the Captain Ricky John Firehall. The new fire hall offers modern facilities…
Ontario completes highway upgrades at the gateway to the Ring of Fire
The Government of Ontario marked the completion of critical highway infrastructure improvements in the Greenstone area in Northern Ontario, at the gateway to the Ring…
CIB, Nlaka’pamux Nation reach financial close on quA-ymn Solar project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) and BluEarth Renewables (BluEarth) have achieved financial close on a $35 million loan towards quA-ymn…
Watay Power announces energization of two more northern Ontario First Nations
Wataynikaneyap Power announced the energization of both Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug and Wapekeka First Nation. The northern Ontario communities were both connected to the provincial power grid…
Contract awarded for Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Redevelopment Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA), in partnership with the Government of Ontario, awarded a fixed-price contract of $1.8 billion to…
City of Toronto opens Spirit Garden at Nathan Phillips Square
On National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, the Spirit Garden opened at Nathan Phillips Square – after seven years in development – with more than…
Deer Lake First Nation connected to power grid by Wataynikaneyap Power
Wataynikaneyap Power announced the energization of Deer Lake First Nation. The northern Ontario community was connected to the provincial power grid on April 16, 2024.…
Wataynikaneyap Power connects Sachigo Lake First Nation to provincial power grid
Wataynikaneyap Power announced the energization of Sachigo Lake First Nation. The northern Ontario community was connected to the provincial power grid on November 2, 2023.…
Feds support Atikamekw of Manawan with $60M for new elementary school
The Government of Canada and the Atikamekw Council of Manawan announced the opening the new Awacak okiskinohamatowikamikowaw Elementary School. The school is designed to accommodate…
Ontario, Canada partnering to construct Berens River Bridge for Pikangikum First Nation
The Government of Ontario announced its plan to partner with the Whitefeather Forest Community Resource Management Authority and the Government of Canada to build a…
Muskoday First Nation celebrates opening of new water treatment plant
Muskoday First Nation Chief Ronald Bear, along with Council, Elders, community members, and representatives from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), celebrated the grand opening of the community’s…
Hatch establishes JV with North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council
Hatch and the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC) announced the exploration of a joint venture (JV) opportunity for Canada’s clean energy and infrastructure sectors.…
Norway House Cree Nation celebrates opening of Health Centre of Excellence
Norway House Cree Nation celebrated the grand opening of Kinosew Sipi Nanatawiwekamik (Na-Na-Ta-We-Way-Ka-Mik) Health Centre of Excellence. The Kinosew Sipi Nanatawiwekamik Health Centre of Excellence…
Federal government invests $19M in Nunavut renewable energy projects
The Government of Canada announced over $19 million in federal funding for three clean energy projects that will increase renewable energy generation in Rankin Inlet,…
Hydro-Québec announces $9B wind farm in Chamouchouane region
The Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation, the Atikamekw of Wemotaci, the Domaine-du-Roy MRC and Hydro-Québec announced a partnership for the development of the Chamouchouane zone in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean,…