Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Women in Construction: Lisa Laronde
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women in Construction Week, the Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC) is hosting an online webinar examining…
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Nova Scotia tables 2024-25 Capital Plan that will invest more than $1.6B
Nova Scotia’s Finance and Treasury Board Minister Allan MacMaster tabled Budget 2024–25: Building Nova Scotia, Faster that will see progress this year on new and…
Toronto receives $25M in federal funding for new Lawrence Heights centre
The Government of Canada committed to providing $25 million to the City of Toronto towards the new Lawrence Heights Community Recreation & Child Care Centre…
B.C. to help fund $293M student housing project at Douglas College
The Government of British Columbia announced that students at Douglas College will soon have access to affordable on-campus housing for the first time as construction…
Standing Tall: The New Ontario Court of Justice
How a high-rise courthouse was brought to life in the heart of downtown Toronto By Mark Cardwell Can justice be better served if it’s dispensed…
NRCan announces funding to support Ontario’s work on the Bruce C Project
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) announced up to $50 million in funding in support of Ontario’s plan to support pre-development work to study the feasibility of…
Ontario breaks ground on $1.6B investment at CAMH
The Government of Ontario is investing more than $1.6 billion to support the design and construction of two new buildings at the Centre for Addiction…
PCL takes home three Toronto Construction Association Awards
Recognized for professional excellence and outstanding contributions to the construction industry, PCL Constructors Canda Inc. (Toronto) took home three Best of the Best Awards for…
MPA awards contract for the in-water works design of Contrecœur expansion project
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Contrecoeur Terminal Constructors General Partnership (CTCGP), formed by firms Pomerleau and…
NS announces site preparation set to start for new healthcare facility
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that site preparation is about to begin for the acute care tower at the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s Halifax…
Toronto and Government of Canada investing $10M to expand EV charging network
The City of Toronto is partnering with the Government of Canada to add more than 500 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers to the City’s corporate…
Mayors call on feds for urgent investment in infrastructure to support Canadians
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) launched an urgent call for the federal government to invest in critical infrastructure for Canadian communities as the country…
Peel Region to invest $130M to expand G.E. Booth Water Resource Recovery Facility
Peel Region council approved an additional investment of $130 million to increase wastewater capacity by 40 million litres per day (MLD), at the G.E. Booth…
Indigenous groups spearhead First Nations procurement organization
Five national Indigenous economic organizations have banded together with full support of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to create a first of its kind,…
Contract awarded for THP redevelopment project of Queensway Health Centre
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Trillium Health Partners (THP) have awarded a fixed-priced contract of $1.3 billion to EllisDon Corporation to build and finance the redevelopment…
Federal and provincial governments invest in roads improvement in PEI
The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island announced a combined investment of more than $21.4 million for four road improvement projects that will extend the…
Nova Scotia funding new nurse training facility at Acadia University
The Government of Nova Scotia announced it is investing in a new state-of-the-art nurse training facility at Acadia University that will help educate more of…
Highway 104: Built for and by Nova Scotians
By David McPherson “If you build it, they will come.” These whispered words Ray Kinsella hears in the middle of his Iowa cornfield in the…
Canada, Manitoba announce funding for Churchill railway upgrades
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced a joint investment of up to $60 million to the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG). This combined funding will…
Transit and building improvements coming soon to Banff and surrounding area
The Government of Canada and the Town of Banff announced an investment of more than $13 million that will broaden access to transportation options and…
Nova Scotia to tender Yarmouth Emergency department expansion project
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that the construction tender for the expansion of the Yarmouth Regional Hospital emergency department will be issued this spring.…
High-frequency rail project to bring cities closer together: VIA HFR CEO
During an address to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, Martin Imbleau, CEO of VIA HFR, presented a rapid passenger rail project between Quebec…
Canada, Quebec invest close to $21.5 million in public transit in Sherbrooke
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced an investment of more than $21 million to modernize the Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) and electrify…
Ontario building new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Michael’s Hospital
The Government of Ontario announced it is supporting Unity Health Toronto with the planning, design and implementation of their relocated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)…