Saturday, June 7, 2025
Metrolinx opens new Rutherford GO Station parking structure
The brand-new parking structure in Vaughan is open for customers at Rutherford GO Station. With approximately 1,200 net new covered parking spots and 100 spots…
Ontario
Redevelopment plan for Alliston hospital moves to design phase
The Ontario government is expanding services that will be offered at Stevenson Memorial Hospital as part of its redevelopment plan. With this next stage of…
Billy Bishop airport gets funding for critical infrastructure projects
Transport Canada announced new funding to help Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support continued air…
Infrastructure Ontario releases RFQs for CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project
The Ontario government is helping meet the growing demand for services for children and youth with special needs in the Ottawa area by investing in…
Governments support upgrade of Honda Canada’s Ontario manufacturing plants
Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) announced that it will invest $1.38 billion over six years to upgrade its Alliston, Ontario manufacturing plants. HCM is partnering…
Stantec provides design services for second project for Trillium Health Partners
Stantec has been selected to provide planning, design, and conformance services for Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) Mississauga Hospital project. The new facility is a full replacement…
Ontario’s construction market sees sustained demand through 2026: report
Labour market challenges could be an ongoing preoccupation across Ontario as unemployment rates return to pre-pandemic lows, and construction demand in the residential and non-residential…
OPG awards contract for early SMR site preparation work at Darlington
Early preparation activities will soon begin at the site of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG’s) future Small Modular Reactor. OPG announced it has awarded a $32…
New funding supports critical infrastructure projects at Toronto Pearson airport
Transport Canada announced new funding to help Toronto Pearson International Airport recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support continued air services…
Barrie awards wastewater IPD project to Maple-Bird Joint Venture
The City of Barrie has awarded the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) – for Wastewater Treatment Facility (WwTF) Upgrade Program to the Maple-Bird Joint-Venture (MBJV). The…
Ontario announces funding for new RVH’s South Campus Health Hub
The Ontario government is investing up to $2.5 million to support early planning for Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s new South Campus Health Hub in…
Ontario releases transportation and transit plan for Greater Golden Horseshoe
With the population of the Greater Golden Horseshoe expected to reach almost 15 million people over the next 30 years, the Ontario government released Connecting…
Tower construction at Gordie Howe International Bridge entering next stage
The Gordie Howe International Bridge project team is entering an exciting stage in the construction of the bridge towers in Windsor and Detroit. Now that…
CDAO study confirms the high cost of low-quality design documents
Schedule delays and cost escalation continue to be a reality during the construction of public and private projects in Canada. To help the industry and…
Industry group praises crucial reforms to Ontario’s utility locates system
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) welcomes the Ontario Government’s proposed changes introduced in Bill 93, Getting Ontario Connected Act, 2022, which…
Construction industry marks International Women’s Day with call for more initiatives
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is marking International Women’s Day with a call for more initiatives to support the recruitment of women into the…
Preferred proponent selected for West Lincoln Memorial Hospital project
EllisDon Infrastructure Healthcare (EDIH) has been selected as the preferred proponent to design, build and finance the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Redevelopment project. Infrastructure Ontario…
Long-term care home reaches substantial completion in 13 months
Lakeridge Health, Infrastructure Ontario, and PCL Construction celebrated a culmination of milestone events for Lakeridge Gardens, the new long-term care home located next to Ajax…
OGCA and League of Champions Celebrate Women in Construction
The Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) and League of Champions are making an impact this year for Women in Construction week from March 7th to…
Three projects, $675M for City of Mississauga public transit
The governments of Canada and Ontario and the City of Mississauga announced a joint investment of more than $675 million to support three new projects that…
Ontario construction contractors are feeling confident: OCS survey
After two years of life in a pandemic with restricted economic activity, Ontario construction contractors are feeling confident about their business prospects in 2022, according…
ONEIA announces new executive director
The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) announced that it had engaged Michelle Noble as its new executive director. Michelle’s hiring came after a thorough search…
Preferred proponent selected for Grandview Children’s Centre Redevelopment project
Children First Consortium has been selected as the preferred proponent to design, build and finance the Grandview Children’s Centre Redevelopment project. Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and…
Donation of gas-turbine generator to help UBC millwrights expand training
UBC Millwright Local 2309 recently received an Emergency Power Generator (EPG) unit from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to help expand training opportunities. The gas-turbine generator…