Thursday, August 14, 2025
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…
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Nanaimo receives grant for Whiskey Creek Water Supply Upgrade project
The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announced $931,000 in approved grant funding for phase two of the Whiskey Creek Water Supply Upgrade project. The RDN…
Feds invest $11M in projects for public space revitalization in Greater Montréal
The Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) announced non-repayable contributions totalling $10,673,069 for 23 Montréal organizations, including SDC Wellington, which is hosting them at the Éthel parking…
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…
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 mass…
Telus investing $34B in network infrastructure for B.C. and Alberta
Telus announced the investment of $34.5 billion in network infrastructure, operations, and spectrum across Alberta and British Columbia over the next four years and has…
Construction underway on key capital projects across Saskatchewan
Crews are mobilizing on project sites in communities around Saskatchewan, as part of provincial government’s $3.2 billion capital plan. The Government of Saskatchewan is investing…
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…
Canada invests in Indigenous wind energy project in New Brunswick
The Government of Canada announced nearly $50 million for the Burchill Wind Limited partnership between Wolumseket, owned by Neqotkuk (also known as Tobique First Nation), and Natural Forces Development to deploy…
Community rinks in Nova Scotia receive funding for upgrades
Twenty-five rinks in need of upgrades and repairs in Nova Scotia are receiving more than $1 million through province’s Rink Revitalization Fund. “Rinks support community…
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…
Retrofit project to creates North America’s tallest solar integrated building
The tallest solar integrated building in North America will be at Saint Mary’s University on the completion of a new project at the Loyola residence…
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…
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 towns…
New Leduc interchange at QEII Highway to begin construction this summer
The Government of Alberta announced that construction on a new interchange at Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Highway and 65 Avenue in Leduc is expected to…
Construction underway on $21.4M Highway 3 Twinning project
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that construction is underway on a $21.4 million twinning project on Highway 3, west of Prince Albert. “Highway 3 is…
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 across…
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…
Quebec professional services firm GHD celebrates 50 years
GHD is celebrating 50 years as one of Québec’s leading professional services firms delivering engineering, architecture, environmental and construction solutions to public and private sector…
Nova Scotia make funding available for long-term care construction, renovations
The Province of Nova Scotia announced it will make sure funding is available to build or renovate 24 long-term care facilities across the province and…
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,…