Monday, May 5, 2025
Alberta outlines transportation investment priorities
The Government of Alberta has outlined the transportation investments it committed in Budget 2019. This investment includes $2.9 billion for new road and bridge projects…
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Infrastructure gets new representation in NWT
Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane has announced cabinet portfolios for the territorial government, as well as new assignments within the senior executive. Katrina Nokleby, the…
B.C. studying Highway 1 corridor near Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
A long-term plan is under development for the section of Highway 1 between Lynn Valley Road and the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in West Vancouver.…
Scope expands for Rimouski Regional Hospital modernization
The Government of Quebec has announced that the Rimouski Regional Hospital Modernization Project is being enhanced to better meet the needs of the population. In addition to the expansion…
New schools to be built in Alberta
As part of its Budget 2019 capital plan, 15 new schools, including brand new high schools in Calgary, Edmonton, Leduc, Blackfalds, and Langdon, are being…
Pattern Energy acquired by CPPIB
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has entered into an agreement to purchase Pattern Energy in an all-cash transaction for $26.75 per share, implying an…
$29.5 million parking strategy approved for QEII New Generation project
The Government of Nova Scotia has announced another step in the QEll New Generation project to make way for new construction on the Halifax Infirmary…
Toronto council approves provincial transit expansion plan
Toronto City Council has voted in support of moving forward with transit expansion with the Government of Ontario. “This is a deal that is good…
RFQ issued for Union Station Enhancement Project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx (MX) have released a request for qualifications (RFQ) to prequalify project teams to deliver the Union Station Enhancement project. The…
Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project reaches financial close
Wataynikaneyap Power officially announced today that it has achieved financial close and issued the notice to proceed to Valard LP (Valard) for construction of the…
$1.88-billion Regina Bypass reaches substantial completion
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the completion of the Regina Bypass. The largest transportation infrastructure project in the province’s history in now open to…
ReNew Canada launches the InfraIntelligence podcast
The new InfraIntelligence podcast, presented by ReNew Canada and sponsored by KPMG, provides a unique opportunity to hear from industry leaders about the future of…
N.B. investing in Port of Belledune infrastructure
The provincial government in New Brunswick is investing $7 million to increase capacity at the Port of Belledune. “Our investment will allow the port to…
Cochrane elected Premier of Northwest Territories
Range Lake MLA Caroline Cochrane has been elected as the 13th Premier of the Northwest Territories following three rounds of secret ballot amongst the 19…
Alberta budget cuts include infrastructure spending
The United Conservative Party, under the leadership of Premier Jason Kenney, unveiled its first budget for Albertans, with a focus on restoring the province to…
Minority government leaves a majority of unanswered questions
Results weren’t in from any of the polls in British Columbia yet, but at a few minutes after 10:00pm eastern time, the networks declared that…
Hurontario LRT DBFOM contract valued at $4.6 billion
Financial close has been reached for the Hurontario LRT project, with preferred proponent Mobilinx Hurontario General Partnership (Mobilinx) awarded a $4.6-billion contract to design, build,…
New health care centre coming to Middleton
Construction has started on a new, larger health-care centre in Middleton, Nova Scotia that will better meet the needs of the area and the health-care…
Nearly $260 million in Saskatchewan fall tender plan
The Government of Saskatchewan will tender $259.8 million of highway construction work as part of the fall tender plan. “Construction crews have completed dozens of…
New Dogwood Lodge coming to South Vancouver
Plans are moving forward for the development of the new Dogwood Lodge long-term care facility in South Vancouver following the awarding of the design-build contract…
Ontario building new Public Safety Radio Network
The Ontario government announced that it has selected Bell Mobility to rebuild core components of the province’s aging Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN). The $765…
Ontario, Toronto making progress on subway priorities
The Government of Ontario and the City of Toronto are making positive progress on reaching a cooperative agreement to allow four priority subway projects to…
Ontario invests in Kenora, Dryden transportation projects
The Government of Ontario has announced funding support for two key transportation projects in northwestern Ontario. “I know many Northerners are fed up about the…
B.C. Mayors’ Council releases Cure Congestion election report
The Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation in British Columbia has released the Cure Congestion Federal Election Voters’ Guide, summarizing commitments to transit and transportation from…