Sunday, June 8, 2025
Hamilton city council votes to sign agreement to build LRT line
Hamilton City councillors voted 11-3 to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Metrolinx and the province to build a 14-kilometre light rail transit line…
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Ontario launches RFQ for high-speed internet
The Ontario government is taking the next step to help bring high-speed internet access to every community by the end of 2025, with the announcement…
Survey probes construction workforce’s top election priorities
A new survey conducted by Abacus Data took the pulse of Canada’s skilled trades workforce to find out what matters most this election; from traveling…
Merger creates Graham Group of Companies
Graham announced that US-based construction firm, Milender White Inc., has joined the Graham Group of Companies. Milender White is an employee-owned real estate development and…
EllisDon supports Canadian National Paralympic Team in Tokyo
EllisDon Infrastructure Services and Technology (EDIST) announced its new ongoing collaboration with the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) in support of the recent Tokyo 2020 Paralympic…
SK fall tender plan includes $157M in highways projects
The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to build and protect more of our provincial highway system with $157.3 million in new highways projects included in…
Online advocacy campaign launched by CCA ahead of federal election
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has established the Construction Action Network, a web-based letter-writing campaign designed to communicate industry issues to federal election candidates. “Facing…
Saskatchewan announces carbon capture utilization and storage priorities
At one of the world’s largest enhanced oil recovery (EOR) carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) projects operated by Whitecap Resources near Weyburn, Saskatchewan, the…
MZOs are necessary to speed approvals process: industry association
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is disappointed at an Ontario Divisional Court ruling today which indicates that the provincial government erred in failing to consult…
GO Expansion progress along the Barrie Line well on its way
The Barrie GO Line is being prepared to support future two-way, all-day GO service. Over the next 10 years, Metrolinx’s GO Expansion program will transform…
SK pilots automatic flagging device on provincial highways
A new made-in-Saskatchewan device is helping protect some of the highest-risk workers on highway construction sites. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways has initiated a new…
Unsafe U-turns force Calgary intersection closure
As construction on the West Calgary Ring Road continues, access at Highway 8 and 101 Street will close permanently in mid-September. “The permanent closure is…
Ajax long-term care home celebrates topping off
Lakeridge Health, Infrastructure Ontario and PCL Construction to celebrated the “topping off” of the new long-term care home being built at Lakeridge Health’s Ajax Pickering…
Utilities: Digging Deeper
Managing utilities poses one of the largest risks in urban construction. By Richard Harris Beneath the ground or towering overhead, every urban centre has hidden…
TransLink and City of Richmond break ground on new Canada Line Station
Construction has begun on a new Canada Line SkyTrain station that will help deliver better transit to the City of Richmond and the Capstan Village…
Tunnel boring machine set to arrive for Scarborough Subway Extension
As crews continue to prepare the entry point for tunnelling of the Scarborough Subway Extension, workers from halfway around the world are building the…
CDPQ Infras issues update on REM de l’Est project
CDPQ Infra issued an update on the REM (Réseau express métropolitain) de l’Est project, providing a progress report and publishing two separate technical reports with…
Prepare for revamped government procurement rules
The COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term implications for how governments think about procurement, according to a recent article published by business lawyers Torys LLP. The…
TTC marks 100 years of service
To kick off its anniversary celebrations, the TTC hosted a special celebration at its Roncesvalles Carhouse where Mayor John Tory officially proclaimed Sept. 1 as…
Majority of Canadian businesses plan to make vaccinations mandatory: poll
As many employers gear up to return employees to the workplace, 62 per cent of Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses are making or plan to make COVID-19…
Manitoba to use feedback to help direct investments to improve trade routes
The Manitoba government’s strategic approach to plan and improve specific trade and commerce routes for the provincial highway network received a majority consensus from EngageMB…
Metrolinx opens new GO station building in Bramalea
A brand-new parking garage and station building are ready to open to customers at Bramalea GO Station. Residents and customers have watched the building rise from…
B.C. expanding electric vehicle charging network
British Columbia’s provincewide electric vehicle (EV) charging network will get four new sites in the coming months. The number of EV charging stations throughout the…
New premier, and department of public works for Nova Scotia
Tim Houston was sworn in as Nova Scotia’s 30th premier on Aug. 31. A 19-member cabinet, with women leading the largest departments, will help deliver…