Monday, May 5, 2025
Construction set to begin on new energy centre in Gatineau
The Government of Canada announced it has broken ground on the construction of the Modernized Gatineau Energy Centre. The Centre is part of the Energy…
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GTAA names AECOM to lead development of new Environmental Master Plan
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced it is teaming up with AECOM to lead the development of a new Environmental Master Plan for the…
Canada Infrastructure Bank to invest in Durham Region’s battery electric buses
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the Regional Municipality of Durham (Durham Region or the Region) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, that could see the CIB…
Government of Canada begins restoration of Québec City’s Place George-V
Public Services and Procurement Canada broke ground for the restoration of Place George-V, located in front of the Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, to better accommodate…
City of Ottawa gearing up for another busy construction season
The City Ottawa announced it will invest approximately $702 million in city infrastructure in order to continue to provide vital services to residents, businesses and visitors…
NWMO completes successful engineering demonstration for deep geological repository
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced it has successfully completed a full-scale demonstration of the engineered barriers that will safely contain and isolate Canada’s…
Doug Ford and Ontario PCs given second mandate with election victory
Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives won a second majority by winning 83 of 124 seats in the Ontario Provincial election. The NDP formed official…
CNL announces completion of Port Granby Project
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) marked the completion of the Port Granby Project with members of the Clarington community. Undertaken as part of the Port Hope…
$27M Cabana Road corridor upgrades continue in City of Windsor
The City of Windsor announced the details for the next phase of the $27 million project to modernize Cabana Road West from Dougall Avenue to…
City of Ottawa celebrates official start of 2022 construction season
The City of Ottawa hosted a kick-off to construction event to celebrate the official start of the 2022 construction season. The event was held at…
Government of Canada names winner in Block 2 Architectural Design Competition
Public Services and Procurement announced that Zeidler Architecture Inc. (Toronto, Canada), in association with David Chipperfield Architects (London, United Kingdom), was selected as the winning…
Canada Post introduces new state-of-the-art parcel sorting facility
Canada Post unveiled its new leading-edge zero-carbon parcel sorting facility that will have the capacity to process more than one million packages a day. The…
Construction begins on first multi-unit 3D printed homes in Leamington
Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex, is partnering with the University of Windsor and nidus3D on the nation’s first permitted 3D printed residential homes. This historic project…
Kingston selects name for new bridge honouring Indigenous history
The City of Kingston announced that “Waaban Crossing” has been confirmed as the proper name for the new bridge that spans the Cataraqui River from…
Track installation marks major advancement for Finch West LRT project
Laying tracks is a major step in building the Finch West LRT, and in total, approximately 25.6 kilometres of track will be installed for the…
RFPs issued for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension’s Advance Tunnel Contract
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the second Advance Tunnel Contract (ATC2) for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension…
TCBN hands out Community Benefits Champion Award
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) announced that Amina Dibe, manager of government and stakeholder relations, was named winner of the 2022 Community Benefits…
ORBA outlines its provincial election priorities with release of transportation plan
The Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) outlined its provincial transportation plan today with the release of Keep Ontario Moving: ORBA’s 2022 Provincial Election Priorities. The…
Hatch selected to provide advisory services for pumped storage project in Ontario
TC Energy has selected Hatch to provide reservoir safety expertise and advisory services for the development of a 1,000 MW pumped storage project in Meaford,…
York Region’s Cornell Transit Terminal nears completeion
Representatives from three levels of government gathered in Markham, Ontario to announce that the Cornell Bus Terminal – a new transit hub – is expected…
Research leads to innovative mass timber beam-to-column connection
A Lakehead University Civil Engineering professor and graduate student have published the results of a new study on the fire performance of an innovative mass…
Infrastructure Ontario releases May 2022 Market Update
Infrastructure Ontario has released its second Market Update for 2022, which includes 38 projects, with 26 projects in pre-procurement and 12 in active procurement. The…
Metrolinx awards contract for Kitchener GO Corridor Expansion project
Metrolinx announced the next step forward the Kitchener GO Corridor Expansion project by awarding the first in a series of construction contracts that will deliver…
Toronto and George Brown College to explore plan for a new campus
The City of Toronto, CreateTO and George Brown College announced they will work collaboratively to explore a new campus project in the Mount Dennis area,…