Friday, May 2, 2025
City of Surrey breaks ground on 64 Avenue road widening project
The City of Surrey celebrated construction beginning on a road expansion project along 64 Avenue with a groundbreaking ceremony. The busy corridor is being widened…
Western Canada
Calgary’s BMO Centre expansion project reaches substantial completion
After four years of dedicated construction efforts, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and the Calgary Stampede are pleased to announce the substantial completion of the…
B.C. announces new acute care tower coming to Surrey Memorial Hospital
The Government of British Columbia announced that people in Surrey will have access to enhanced health-care services as plans move ahead for a new acute…
City of Kelowna starts construction on Bertram Multi-Use Overpass
The City of Kelowna broke ground on the Bertram Multi-Use Overpass . The new overpass will create a safer, accessible, convenient connection over Highway 97…
Edmonton adds Commonwealth Recreation Centre to its solar installations
The City of Edmonton continues to harness the power of the sun with a growing number of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations on existing City-owned buildings.…
Prince Rupert receives funding to help upgrade water system and improve sewer line
The port city of Prince Rupert is getting critical upgrades to its aging water distribution system and sewer line after a federal investment of $77.2 million through the Disaster…
DB contract awarded for B.C.’s George Pringle Secondary School project
Following a competitive procurement process, Central Okanagan Public Schools is excited to announce Clark Builders was awarded the contract to design and build the new…
Preferred proponent named for Surrey Langley SkyTrain to begin early works
Following a competitive procurement process, the Government of British Columbia has selected a preferred proponent team to design, build and finance the elevated guideway and…
Canada announces $45.3M investment to upgrade facilities at CFB Edmonton
The Government of Canada announced a $45.3 million investment in infrastructure upgrades at 3 Canadian Division Support Base (CDSB) Edmonton. This energy performance contract (EPC)…
B.C. to help fund $293M student housing project at Douglas College
The Government of British Columbia announced that students at Douglas College will soon have access to affordable on-campus housing for the first time as construction…
Canada, Manitoba announce funding for Churchill railway upgrades
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced a joint investment of up to $60 million to the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG). This combined funding will…
Transit and building improvements coming soon to Banff and surrounding area
The Government of Canada and the Town of Banff announced an investment of more than $13 million that will broaden access to transportation options and…
Phase 2 of Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program underway
The Government of British Columbia announced major upgrades to Highway 1 between 216th and 264th streets, with the highway-widening project, which includes high-occupancy vehicle (HOV)/electric…
2024 B.C. Transportation Consulting Engineers Awards
The 2024 B.C. Transportation Consulting Engineers Awards were handed out, honouring work to improve transportation in the province, from rehabilitating a 100-year-old bridge in Terrace…
Saskatoon releases design for the Downtown Event & Entertainment District
The City of Saskatoon has released the concept design and master plan to revitalize its downtown core. Led by Stantec who is serving as the…
B.C. to fund flood-resilience upgrades to Abbotsford pump station
The Government of British Columbia announced that the Barrowtown Pump Station in Abbotsford will receive significant flood-resilience upgrades to help protect people, communities and farmland…
Design and construction team selected for CSRC at New St. Paul’s Hospital
The delivery team has been selected for the design and construction of the Clinical Support and Research Centre (CSRC) at the new St. Paul’s Hospital…
Province launches BC Builds to deliver more lower-cost rental homes
The Government of British Columbia announced the launch of BC Builds, a new initiative that leverages government, community and non-profit owned and underused land with…
Feds, TransLink invest in transit infrastructure improvements in Vancouver
Improvements to the Burnaby Transit Centre (BTC), an operations and maintenance facility divided into two campuses, will increase operational capacity after a combined investment of…
Alberta to give residents say on Springbank Reservoir land use
The Government of Alberta announced that Albertans are being invited to shape how the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is used when not full of water. The…
Federal government supports electrification of Regina’s transit fleet
A greener transit system is coming to the City of Regina with the help of 20 zero emission buses and related charging infrastructure after a combined investment…
New BC Cancer centre at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops moves forward
The Government of British Columbia announced that it has approved the business plan for the new BC Cancer centre at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in…
CMLC to advance more than $1B in major projects in 2024
With the BMO Centre expansion and 17 Ave Extension & Victoria Park/Stampede Station Rebuild projects nearing completion, the late-2024 Arts Commons Transformation project construction groundbreaking…
VRCA and partners launch ‘Bring Trades to School’ program
The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) announced a partnership with the Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT), British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), and Burnaby School…