Sunday, June 15, 2025
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…
Western Canada
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…
Canada, province investing $21M for public transit infrastructure in northern Alberta
The governments of Canada and Alberta announced that commuters will benefit from improved transit infrastructure throughout Strathcona County and Grande Prairie after a combined investment…
City of Calgary releases final agreements for Event Centre Block project
The City of Calgary and its partners have released the final agreements for the event centre block and new community infrastructure improvements in Calgary’s Culture…
New Burnaby school opens, construction on another underway
The Government of British Columbia announced that students and staff are returning to safer classrooms now that the seismically safer replacement of Burnaby North Secondary…
SK signs contract with PCL to construct new Prince Albert Victoria Hospital
The Prince Albert Victoria Hospital project continues to progress with the award of the design build agreement to PCL Construction Management Inc. (PCL). The value…
Alberta funding $11.3M state-of-the-art power engineering lab
The Government of Alberta announced it is investing $11.3 million for a state-of-the-art power engineering lab at Northwestern Polytechnic. Demand for power engineers is growing…
YYC awards PCL Construction contract for West Runway Rehabilitation project
Calgary International Airport (YYC) announced that PCL Construction has been selected as the construction manager for the airport’s West Runway Rehabilitation project. The rehabilitation will…
British Columbia to fund new francophone school for City of Burnaby
The Government of British Columbia has approved funding for a new Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF) kindergarten-to-Grade 6 elementary school to meet the…
Lafarge Canada supporting 3D-printed housing project for Alberta First Nation
Lafarge Canada announced its combined effort with nidus3D in supplying its OneCem low-carbon cement in Canada’s largest 3D-printed housing project, aimed at addressing the acute…
Bridge girder installation represents key milestone for Valley Line West LRT project
The City of Edmonton announced that Marigold Infrastructure crews began work overnight on January 18 to install bridge girders (large beams used to support the…
Phase 1 of Edmonton’s Metro Line Northwest LRT extension opens ahead of schedule
The City of Edmonton announced Phase 1 of the Metro Line Northwest LRT extension has been completed on budget and more than a year ahead…
B.C. to build out province’s electricity system over the next 10 years
The Government of British Columbia announced that BC Hydro will embark on an unprecedented level of construction over the next 10 years, building out the…
OPG and Capital Power partner to assess feasibility of SMRs for Alberta
Capital Power Corporation and Ontario Power Generation announced the companies have entered into an agreement to jointly assess the development and deployment of grid-scale small…
Metro Vancouver celebrates 100 years of providing drinking water to the region
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Greater Vancouver Water District, which has, through the collaboration of its members, consistently provided high-quality drinking water…
Canada funding cargo expansion at the Vancouver International Airport
Transport Canada announced an investment of up to $74.3 million under the National Trade Corridors Fund for an expansion at the Vancouver International Airport. This…
Saskatchewan signs servicing agreement for new school project in Regina
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that the servicing agreement for the new Kindergarten to Grade 8 joint-use school facility in Harbour Landing has been signed…
Alberta completes hundreds of road and bridge projects in 2023
The Government of Alberta announced that during the 2023 construction season, it invested $1.13 billion in 250 road and bridge projects. “Alberta’s highways are so…
$19.1M renovation now complete at Yorkton Regional High Scool
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the completion of a major renovation project at Yorkton Regional High School. The renovation includes the replacement of heating, ventilation…
Manitoba to increase safety at Provincial Trunk Highways 1 and 5
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Lisa Naylor met with families and survivors of the tragic highway collision near Carberry, which took…
35-year high in construction worker deaths mourned at Bentall IV Memorial
Members of the BC Building Trades, its affiliate unions and political leaders gathered to honour those who have died working in the construction industry. And…