Task force calls on provinces to spearhead electrification strategy for Canada
Electrifying Canada, a business-led task force aimed at accelerating electrification across the nation, is calling on Canada's premiers—through the Council of the Federation—to spearhead the development...
Construction firms partner to create workplace environments free of sexual harassment
WomanACT and The Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST) announced partnerships with three employers who are dedicated to creating workplaces free...
Largest ever mass timber structure fire test to be conducted in Ottawa
The Canadian Wood Council has partnered with federal and provincial governments to conduct a series of five separate fire research burns on a full-scale...
National Public Works Week honours public works professionals
Each year across North America, National Public Works Week (NPWW) is celebrated by the American Public Works Association's (APWA) 30,000 members in hundreds of...
CIB to fund retrofitting of buildings to net zero carbon emissions standards
With a $136.6-million investment from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, Canadian real estate company Dream is embarking on a decarbonization initiative that will see 19 buildings...
Canada should have a national strategic infrastructure plan to keep goods moving: report
Recent events such as the COVID pandemic, natural disasters and border blockages have exposed long standing vulnerabilities in Canada’s supply chain corridor and pushed...
Sharing Indigenous success stories in infrastructure at FNMPC conference
ReNew Canada is proud to be the media sponsor of this year's FNMPC 5th Annual IEE Conference: Toward Net Zero by 2050.
To help share...
Canada close to selecting site for infrastructure project to store used nuclear fuel
After more than 10 years studying the geology in two potential siting areas, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has completed a deep borehole drilling program that...
2022 federal budget targets housing and greening the economy
In its 2022 budget, which includes $56-billion in new spending over six years, the federal government is proposing more than $10-billion in new spending...
Centre Block to be wrapped to preserve building’s historic facade during restoration
The masonry work on the Canada Parliament's Centre Block has begun, with repairing or replacing over 140,000 of the building’s 400,000 stones. While this...
