Saturday, May 3, 2025
Health takes front seat in Ontario budget
Less than three months before the June 7th election, the Liberal government in Ontario delivered its 2018-19 budget, focused heavily on improving health care, child…
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Redefining smart for future cities
What does smart really mean in the context of building the ‘smart’ cities of the future in Canada? If you ask Paul Dowsett, co-founder of…
Newfoundland and Labrador releases its 2018-19 budget
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is committing $619.7 million of its annual budget to infrastructure in the province, with significant investments continuing in the…
N.S. awards QEII redevelopment project contracts
Five Nova Scotia companies and one from Ontario have been awarded the latest contracts for the expansion and renovation of the Dartmouth General Hospital, as…
Next phase announced for Regional Express Rail
Transportation Minister Kathryn McGarry was joined by Metrolinx President and CEO Phil Verster at Union Station in downtown Toronto to announce that Ontario is moving…
Five appointed to Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board
Five new members have been appointed to the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board, just a few days following the abrupt resignation of nine members of the board.…
Ontario pledges $2.4 billion for SickKids redevelopment
Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced that Ontario is investing up to $2.4 billion for design and construction as part of a massive redevelopment that will…
Transurban acquires Montreal toll highway
Transurban has reached agreement with Macquarie Infrastructure Partners to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in the A25, located in the Montreal metropolitan…
Alberta releases its 2018-19 budget
The Government of Alberta is focusing on strategic investments, eliminating waste, and charting a path towards a balanced budget as it works to recover from…
Canada, Ontario announce funding for Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project
The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have announced funding for the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Line Project in the aggregate amount of $1.6…
Manitoba Hydro board members resign
Nine of the ten members of the Manitoba Hydro-Electric board have resigned. H. Sanford Riley, chair of the board, released the following statement on behalf…
First tenders to be released for Henri-IV highway widening project
The first public tenders to widen the Henri-IV (73) highway in Québec will be published shortly for the start of construction work this year. The…
Newfoundland-Labrador announces funding for municipal capital works
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is investing $10.6 million in municipal capital works as a part of its three-year municipal infrastructure program. As a result…
OPG looking to revamp Calabogie GS
Plans are underway to revamp one of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) oldest hydroelectric generating stations. Constructed in 1917, the Calabogie Generating Station (GS) has been…
Nova Scotia releases its 2018-19 budget
Delivering its third consecutive balanced budget, the Government of Nova Scotia has released its funding plans for the 2018-19 fiscal year with the formal delivery…
B.C. to provide funding for high-speed rail study
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the partnership between British Columbia and Washington state, the B.C. government will help fund a study of a…
CNL issues RFP for laboratory research complex
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has announced that it has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design and construction of its Advanced Nuclear Materials…
Canada, Ontario, and Quebec partner on 5G infrastructure
The Government of Canada, along with the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, have announced the first public-private partnership aimed at increasing economic growth driven by…
Islands of Good in the GTA
As a rapidly growing Toronto struggles to keep pace on the development of affordable housing, day care and other vital services, there’s a potential solution…
Quebec City unveils plan for $2.9-billion tramway network
Québec City has presented the components of the transit structuring network project, which will re-invent the city’s transit network and provide better service for crowded…
BC Hydro proceeding with First Nations’ energy projects
BC Hydro has announced it plans to pursue negotiations for electricity purchase agreements with five First Nations’ clean energy projects through its Standing Offer and…
TransLink’s 10-year vision secures regional funding
The Mayors’ Council and the Province of British Columbia have agreed on a plan to fund the regional share for Phase Two of the 10-Year…
Two companies pre-qualify for ESAP contract
Following a Request for Qualifications, Innovate Energy and Rideau Energy Partners have successfully pre-qualified to compete for a contract with the Government of Canada to…
Canada signs infrastructure agreement with New Brunswick
Premier Brian Gallant and federal Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi have signed a bilateral agreement that will provide more than $673 million over the…