Sunday, May 4, 2025
City of Edmonton building to house largest rooftop solar array in Canada
The City of Edmonton announced that the Edmonton Expo Centre will soon be home to the largest rooftop solar array in the country. Phase 1…
Western Canada
Alberta introduces new prompt payment legislation for construction industry
The Government of Alberta announced a new prompt payment framework, saying it ushers in payment timelines and a dispute resolution process for Alberta’s construction sector.…
PRPA announces completion of Fairview-Ridley Connector Corridor project
The Prince Rupert Port Authority’s (PRPA) announced the opening of the Fairview-Ridley Connector Corridor project. Testing on the route got underway in mid-August, with container…
Canada helps to create 2,100 apprenticeship positions in B.C.
The Government of Canada announced over $21 million in funding for the British Columbia Construction Association’s Construction Industry Apprenticeship Program project. The project will provide…
Manitoba to invest $61M to upgrade segment of Provincial Trunk Highway 75
The Government of Manitoba announced it is investing more than $61 million to restore a segment of Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 75 from Morris to…
Second stage of procurement begins for Prince Albert Victoria Hospital
The Government of Saskatchewan announced a modified Request for Proposals (RFP) has begun for the expansion and redevelopment of the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital. In…
Calgary International Airport receives new funding for critical infrastructure projects
Transport Canada announced close to $2 million in new funding to help YYC Calgary International Airport recover from the effects of the pandemic, and to…
$20M for infrastructure projects across B.C. to build more resilient communities
The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced more than $20 million in joint federal-provincial funding for eight social, transportation, and green infrastructure projects across…
Manitoba Ruttan Mine remediation project complete
The Manitoba government announced the $45 million multi-year remediation project at the Ruttan Mine is now complete. “On behalf of our government, I am pleased…
City of Burnaby adopts new construction and demolition waste bylaw
The City of Burnaby is taking a significant step towards its climate action commitments with the adoption of its new Construction & Demolition Waste Diversion Bylaw,…
Canada and Manitoba invest in 2nd phase of upgrades to North End Sewage Treatment Plant
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced a joint investment of over $550 million for the second phase of upgrades to the North End Sewage…
Calgary shortlists two firms through RFQ for phase 1 of Green Line LRT project
The City of Calgary announced that following the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for construction of the Green Line LRT phase 1, from Shepard to Eau…
AECOM to provide engineering services for the Mission Hill Water Treatment Plant
AECOM announced it has been awarded a contract by the Regional District North Okanagan (RDNO) to provide engineering services for the construction of a new…
Manitoba announces start of next phase of PTH construction project
The Government of Manitoba announced that construction work is continuing on Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 101 and PTH 100, the North and South Perimeter Highways.…
Canada and Manitoba invest in water infrastructure upgrades
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced more than $42 million in funding for four water projects that will improve system efficiency and protect local…
$5.6M Highway 21 bypass in Unity, SK nearing completion
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that a $5.6 million bypass for Highway 21 at Unity is nearing completion. “We are making investments across the province…
Road resiliency strengthened along B.C.’s Highway 19
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that work is underway on Highway 19 through Nanaimo and Lantzville to improve the road surface and…
Canada and Manitoba invest in wastewater treatment infrastructure projects
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced more than $34.4 million in funding for 10 wastewater and waste management projects in the province. Among these…
Canada and B.C. invest to make communities more resilient to natural disasters
The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced more than $29.5 million in joint funding to reduce and mitigate the risk of floods and slide…
Invest Alberta partners with CGC to build $210M wallboard manufacturing plant
CGC Inc., the Canadian division of USG Corporation, announced plans to build a new, state-of-the-art wallboard manufacturing plant in Wheatland County, Alberta. The Government of Alberta and…
Saskatchewan to add 28 passing lanes on Highway 16
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that there will be 28 passing lanes and multiple intersection upgrades on Highway 16, which will improve safety along the…
B.C. launches first procurement for Surrey Langley SkyTrain
Just weeks after the release of the final business case, the B.C. government announced that companies are invited to submit their qualifications to build the…
Permanent repairs coming for Othello section of B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway 5
B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that permanent repairs to the Othello section of the Coquihalla Highway 5 will begin soon, helping rebuild the…
Metro Vancouver’s Lulu Island sewage heat recovery project receives federal funding
A new project at Metro Vancouver’s Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant will recover heat from treated sewage for use in plant operations, while increasing renewable…