Saturday, May 10, 2025
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia project put on hold
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced that the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia build is on hold. The project was originally expected to cost…
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Surrey awards contract for construction of Cloverdale Sport & Ice Complex
Surrey City Council announced it has awarded a $13.4 million contract to Graham Construction and Engineering LP to begin construction of the Cloverdale Sport &…
Brampton receives $15.7M for energy-efficient upgrades to Susan Fennell Sportsplex
The Government of Canada announced over $15.7 million in funding for deep energy retrofits to the Susan Fennell Sportsplex in Brampton. Funding will support a…
HDR wins award for work on Ontario Line rapid transit project
HDR has received a Special Achievement in GIS Award by Esri for its effective enterprise implementation of geographic information system technology working with Metrolinx on…
Funding for solar energy generation and sewer infrastructure in New Brunswick
The governments of Canada, New Brunswick and the City of Edmundston announced joint funding for solar energy generation at Centre Jean-Daigle and sewer separation work…
Highway 7 four-lane upgrade project in B.C. goes to tender
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that work will begin this fall to upgrade the final undivided two-lane section of Highway 7 to…
BCIT names new Trades and Technology building after Vancouver developer
BCIT announced that the new Trades and Technology Centre will bear the name of Vancouver-based real-estate developer Concert Properties in recognition of the company’s long-standing…
Recycled Roads
Durham Region pilots road reconstruction using recycled materials. The principles of “rethink, reduce and reuse,” have been around a long time, but new takes on…
Town of Lincoln breaks ground on Prudhommes Landing development
Members of the Town of Lincoln Council and staff joined partner FBH Group to break ground on the first phase of Prudhommes Development Site. This…
Saskatchewan nears completion of more than $100M in highway construction
The Saskatchewan Government announced that a multi-year series of highway safety improvements is nearing completion on Highway 7. The latest upgrades include passing lanes between…
Funding for Alberta road and water infrastructure projeccts
The Government of Alberta announced it is supporting 78 road, bridge, community airport and water infrastructure projects. “These projects will not only address critical local…
Hatch to design and construct TransPod hyperloop project in Alberta
Hatch has signed an agreement with TransPod to support the next phase of their hyperloop test track – design and construction of their state-of-the-art, ultra-high-speed…
North Vancouver’s Lower Lynn Improvements Project wraps up
The Government of British Columbia announced that all four phases of the Lower Lynn Improvements Project are complete, providing improved traffic flow and better active…
AECOM contracted for BWG Water Pollution Control Plant Biosolids Upgrade project
AECOM announced it has been awarded a contract to serve as the design partner for the Bradford Water Pollution Control Plant Biosolids Upgrade project in…
Canada supports innovative Hybrid Timber Floor System project
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced a combined Government of Canada contribution of over $550,000 to the Hybrid Timber Floor System Project led by EllisDon…
Wastewater treatment plant system upgrades for B.C.’s Sunshine Coast region
The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced a federal investment of $461,400 and a provincial investment of $307,600 to complete upgrades to the Woodcreek…
Englobe opens construction inspection and testing lab in Ottawa
Englobe announced it recently opened its new construction inspection and materials testing laboratory in the National Capital Region to better service contractors, developers, and infrastructure…
CIB commits up to $56 million for energy retrofits at University of Toronto
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the University of Toronto (U of T), have signed an agreement which sees the CIB committing up to $56…
Arcadis acquires IBI Group
Arcadis, an international consulting engineering firm headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has entered an agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Toronto-headquartered IBI Group…
Green infrastructure improvements to benefit residents in Antigonish County
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced funding for two green community infrastructure projects in Antigonish. Part of the funding announced will be used…
Intelligent City Raises $30M to advance sustainable buildings using mass timber
Housing technology company Intelligent City which applies automation and robotics to the design and manufacturing of prefabricated mass timber buildings, announced it has raised CAD…
Alberta cancels P3 procurement model for Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail
The Government of Alberta announced it has cancelled a public-private partnership (P3) approach to upgrade Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, opting to procure the improvements in…
Swift Current celebrates completion of $5.9 million Active Pathways Project
The City of Swift Current celebrated the completion of its more than $5.9 million multi-use pathways and sidewalks project, funded in part by the federal…
Driving the next wave of public transit expansion
Public transit is the backbone of livable cities. Better transit means less congestion, faster commutes, more convenience, higher productivity, and lower emissions. Simply put public…