Tag: Andy Manahan
Ontario contractor survey reveals concern over infrastructure pipeline
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected Ontario’s civil and engineering contractors and resulted in a dramatic drop in tenders being issued for municipal projects,...
Report calls for federal government to move on infrastructure spending in...
Ontario could lose out on 60,300 jobs and $22 billion in provincial and federal government revenue over the next decade if Ottawa cuts back...
RCCAO calls on feds to commit to infrastructure investments
The federal government needs to invest in infrastructure at a level that was planned prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, states the Residential and Civil...
Report warns of risks to Ontario infrastructure in post-pandemic recovery
Employment and tax revenues will take a staggering hit over the next decade unless governments work together to support municipal infrastructure investments, according to...
Building Ontario’s Economic Recovery
The economy looks grim. As we slowly creep towards the beginning of the road forward, and people emerge from social isolation due to the...
Video series hopes to encourage young people to consider skilled trades
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has released the Job Talks video series, testimonials from young professionals encouraging youth to join them in...
Examining Mobility Equity
More than 1.3 million low-income Canadians live in neighbourhoods with low access to transit, academic Steven Farber told delegates at the recent Transport Futures...
Ontario’s path to data-driven decision-making
The recent release of the EY report analyzing government spending in Ontario did not shed light on the future of infrastructure investment in the...
Road tolls are inevitable for Toronto and Canada
When Premier Kathleen Wynne closed the door on Toronto Mayor John Tory’s plan to toll the city’s two main arteries to downtown – the...