Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Trans-Canada Highway to be twinned from Falcon Lake to Manitoba-Ontario border
The Government of Manitoba announced that work is now underway as it begins next steps on twinning the Trans-Canada Highway from Falcon Lake to the…
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Connecting Afghan refugees to careers in the skilled trades
As the Government of Canada works to resettle at least 40,000 Afghan refugees by the end of 2023, Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) is collaborating with…
What are an owner’s obligations when faced with deficient bids?
By H. David Edinger, Mollie Deyong and Sharla Johnson Owners owe a procedural duty of fairness to all compliant bidders during the tendering process, but…
Pomerleau and U of T Scarborough partner to build Passive House residence
After years of research, design, and construction, the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) and Pomerleau announced that one of Canada’s most eco-efficient buildings is nearing…
Ontario government announces intent to dissolve the Regional Municipality of Peel
The Government of Ontario announced it has introduced the Hazel McCallion Act, which would, if passed, begin the process to dissolve the Regional Municipality of…
Construction on Selkirk Regional Health Centre renovations underway
The Government of Manitoba announced it is investing $45.7 million to expand and renovate the Selkirk Regional Health Centre, and three construction projects are currently…
Site unveiled for proposed SMR project at Chalk River Laboratories
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Global First Power (GFP) announced that GFP has selected a location at the Chalk…
Government of Canada awards contracts for work on Alexandra Bridge
The Government of Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) announced that a $14.95-million contract has been awarded to Arup Canada Inc. for the…
Contract awarded for rehabilitation of Chemainus River bridges
The Government of British Columbia announced that a $10.4-million contract for the rehabilitation of the Chemainus River bridges on Highway 1 has been awarded to…
Report highlights room for improvement in Canadian infrastructure planning
With over $60 billion in infrastructure projects funded by governments each year in Canada, it is important that they get bang for the public buck.…
B.C.’s Royal Columbian Hospital redevelopment reaches new heights
The Government of British Columbia announced that the Royal Columbian Hospital project has reached an important construction milestone. The Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment project is…
Nova Scotia’s Highway 104 twinning project reaches milestone
The Government of Nova Scotia announced a new 10-kilometre section of twinned Highway 104 over Weaver’s Mountain is now open to traffic . Another two-kilometres…
UPDATE: Legal battle could delay construction of Eglinton Crosstown LRT
The oft-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT project looks like it is headed for a construction slowdown or shutdown due to a legal battle between the consortium…
City of Toronto kicks off busy billion-dollar construction season
The City of Toronto outlined its busy 2023 construction season announcing more than $1.14 billion of work planned for roads, bridges, expressways, TTC tracks, sewers…
Construction to start on Weyburn and District General Hospital project
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that the new Weyburn General Hospital is one step closer to the start of construction. Wright Construction Western Inc. will…
Quebec government announces beginning of work to widen Route 337
The Government of Quebec announced the start of work widening of Route 337 (Gascon Road), between Rodrigue and Guillemette streets, in Terrebonne during a ground…
Toronto actively managing traffic around Metrolinx’s Ontario Line construction
The City of Toronto announced it is continuing to work closely with Metrolinx, contractors and the TTC to ensure that the needs and safety of…
EllisDon unveils construction technology accelerator program to drive innovation
EllisDon announced the launch of the EllisDon Construction Technology Accelerator Program, an initiative, in partnership with Impulse Partners, which aims to discover and accelerate the…
Ontario, Metrolinx announce next phase of trial of EV GO bus service
The Government of Ontario and Metrolinx announced the launch electric vehicle GO bus service with two new fully electric zero-emission GO buses put into service…
Acciona’s Carol Miwa applies her expertise to tackle top infrastructure projects
Carol Miwa has more than 25 years of experience in management and auditing for quality assurance of health and safety, environmental and sustainability, and for…
Construction to begin on Halifax Infirmary site of QEII Health Sciences Centre
The Province of Nova Scotia announced it has reached an agreement with Plenary PCL Health to start advanced work on the Halifax Infirmary site of…
New upgrades to Bramalea GO Station supporting all-day service completed
The Government of Ontario announced major infrastructure improvements at Bramalea GO station in Brampton have been completed, supporting future two-way, all-day GO train service along…
Modular system supports rehabilitation of historic covered bridge in Québec
A steel truss system designed by Acrow Canada was used to provide support to Pont Perrault during the project to rehabilitate the historic covered bridge…
SPONSORED: Canada’s First Zero-Carbon, Mass Timber Institution
By Colliers Project Leaders Centennial’s A-Building Expansion will be the country’s first zero-carbon, mass timber academic facility when it opens in Fall 2023. The building’s…