Friday, May 23, 2025
Government of Canada introduces new Green Buildings Strategy
The Government of Canada announced the launch of the Canada Green Buildings Strategy to improve energy efficiency in Canada’s homes and buildings, with a key…
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Ontario breaks ground for construction of Ontario Line’s Pape Station
The Government of Ontario has officially broken ground at Pape Station, marking the start of construction to build a new interchange station connecting the Ontario…
Canada expanding Markham District Energy’s affordable, low-carbon energy network
To expand the world’s largest wastewater energy transfer facility so more residents and businesses can benefit from affordable, low-carbon energy, the federal government announced an…
Credit Valley Conservation celebrates completion of smart blue roof
The Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) celebrated the construction completion and commissioning of its new smart blue roof. CVC’s smart blue roof is Canada’s first International…
Closing the labour gap
Changes are needed to Canada’s immigration system to ensure the construction sector can respond to growth By Bill Ferriera Canada is building at a rate…
Federal and provincial governments invest in highway upgrades for B.C. First Nations
The Province of British Columiba and Energy and Natural Resources Canada announced they are investing $195 million in Tahltan territory, enhancing road safety and reliability,…
Federal government re-investing $2.2M into new low-carbon cement in Ontario
The Government of Canada announced the re-investment of up to $2.2 million of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to fund a major new emissions reduction…
New president and Chief Executive Officer appointed to lead Manitoba Hydro
The Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board announced that Allan Danroth has been named as the new president and Chief Executive Officer of Manitoba Hydro, effective August 6,…
Municipal infrastructure improvements underway in Central Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, John G. Abbott announced the Provincial Government’s commitment to municipal infrastructure improvements for Central Newfoundland through…
Saskatchewan’s $9M Garson Lake Road project reaches milestone
The Government of Saskatchewan announced a milestone for the province’s portion of the La Loche to Fort McMurray all-weather road. The remaining nearly ten kilometres…
Dismantling of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium roof begins
The construction site for replacing the roof of the Olympic Stadium is entering a symbolic phase. Teams are now busy dismantling the white Sheerfill canvas…
Construction to begin on new Burnaby rail overpass at the Port of Vancouver
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced that construction of a new four-lane overpass crossing the rail lines at Holdom Avenue in Burnaby will begin in…
Joint federal-provincial investment of $117M for Windsor’s public transit system
The City of Windsor is upgrading its transit system after a joint federal-provincial-municipal investment of more than $117 million. These upgrades include improved bus stops and terminals, new…
CUIIC awarded NSERC Alliance Grant for underground infrastructure research
The Canadian Underground Infrastructure Innovation Centre (CUIIC) announced the award of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Alliance Grant for the groundbreaking project…
Brantford breaks ground on joint-use project in West Brant community
Some of the youngest residents of Brantford’s West Brant community sunk shovels into the ground to officially kick off construction on a joint-use project between…
Port of Montreal successfully completes major rail optimization project
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced that it completed its extensive project to optimize rail capacity, a project to improve the performance and fluidity of…
AtkinsRéalis wins modernization contract for the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract from the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI) for the expansion and modernization of the…
New UBC research facility accelerates innovation in B.C.’s hydrogen energy sector
The University of British Columbia (UBC) launched the $23-million Smart Hydrogen Energy District (SHED). Equipped with a hydrogen fueling station, this facility is expected to…
Construction contract awarded for new Strathcona aquatic centre
The Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Board announced that it has authorized staff to issue a contract to Heatherbrae Builders for phase one of the REC-REATE…
Ontario investing in refurbishment of eight hydroelectric generating stations
The Government of Ontario announced support for Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) approximately $1 billion investment to refurbish eight hydroelectric generating stations in Eastern Ontario. This…
Chandos CEO Sean Penn’s collaborative leadership style
The founders of Chandos Construction wanted to create something different than the construction companies of the past. They even steered away from using a traditional…
Toronto Port Lands takes step towards reconnecting the Don River to Lake Ontario
Waterfront Toronto announced a significant milestone in the Port Lands Flood Protection (PLFP) project: the successful removal of the “west plug,” a concrete wall that…
Construction team chosen for Burnaby Hospital redevelopment
Fraser Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority have selected the preferred proponent team for Phase 2 of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project. The multi-party…
York Region gets $76M federal investment to help build an electric bus fleet
The Government of Canada announced a federal investment of $76 million to help York Region build an electric bus fleet and reach net-zero by 2050.…