Monday, September 1, 2025
The Mod Squad
Modular construction is picking up the slack to deliver critical infrastructure As the construction industry continues to grapple with rising labour costs due to shortages…
City of Toronto
Stantec to design next phase of Toronto’s Basement Flooding Protection Program
The City of Toronto has selected Stantec to provide engineering services for Phase 5 of the City’s Basement Flooding Protection Program (BFPP). This multiyear program,…
Waterfront Toronto shortlists proponents for Keating Channel Pedestrian Bridge
Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto in collaboration with Host Nation and Treaty Holder, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, announced the shortlist…
Toronto breaks ground on 725 new rental homes in Six-Points Interchange area
The City of Toronto celebrated the start of construction of 725 new rental homes, including 218 new affordable rental homes, at the first Housing Now…
Regent Park revitalization project receives rezoning approval for hundreds of new affordable homes
Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) and the City of Toronto are one step closer to creating hundreds of additional affordable homes for Torontonians as part of…
Toronto begins track replacement and road resurfacing projects on Broadview Ave.
The City of Toronto announced the start of a five-month construction project on Broadview Avenue between Gerrard Street East and Danforth Avenue to replace TTC…
Waterfront Toronto and City of Toronto officially open Love Park
The City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto officially opened Love Park at 96 Queens Quay West, along Toronto’s waterfront. The new two-acre park creates a…
Toronto’s Housing Now Initiative to begin construction at three sites
The City of Toronto announced it is making good progress on the Housing Now Initiative, creating new affordable rental housing on City-owned lands within mixed-income…
Toronto secures provincial funding to continue delivery of SmartTrack program
Toronto City Council voted unanimously to receive $226 million in provincial funding for the delivery of the SmartTrack Stations Program. Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie announced…
Toronto mayoral hopefuls asked to consider actions to boost housing supply
A leading construction association is proposing that Toronto mayoral candidates consider three actions that could be taken to speed up residential construction and boost the…
Arcadis IBI Group and SLA awarded David Crombie Park Revitalization design project
Arcadis IBI Group and Copenhagen-based studio SLA announced they their joint bid proposal has been selected by the City of Toronto to lead the detailed…
City of Toronto unveils new live-fire training facility and equipment
City of Toronto Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, along with Councillors Shelley Carroll, Jamaal Myers and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg unveiled the City’s new live-fire…
Toronto Mayoral candidates debate housing at industry-sponsored event
Six of the leading Toronto mayoralty candidates attended a debate sponsored by the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) and industry partners to address the…
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…
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…
Toronto launches TBM for stormwater tunnel and flooding prevention project
The City of Toronto marked a major milestone for the Fairbank Silverthorn Storm Trunk Sewer System project (No. 100 on ReNew’s Top100 Projects report), launching…
Canada invests in zero emission public transit infrastructure in Toronto
The Government of Canada and the City of Toronto announced a joint investment of $700 million towards the electrification of the Toronto Transit Commission’s bus…
Toronto takes steps to reduce traffic congestion during Ontario Line construction
The City of Toronto announced it is taking steps to balance critical transit construction with the needs of people and businesses who use Toronto’s roads.…
Toronto, Winnipeg tackle potholes to keep roads in a state of good repair
The City of Toronto launched a pothole repair blitz April 2, to keep Toronto’s expressways, major roads and neighbourhood streets in a state of good…
City of Toronto continues improvement of waterfront infrastructure in 2023 budget
The City of Toronto announced recent budget investments to continue to build and improve Toronto’s central waterfront with more than $160 million committed in the…
City of Toronto welcomes the delivery of 57 new permanent modular homes
The City of Toronto welcomed the onsite delivery and craning in of the first modules that will become new permanent supportive homes for 57 individuals…
Toronto announces opening of 59 new permanent modular homes
The City of Toronto announced the opening of 59 new modular homes with support services for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Only a…
Toronto begins construction of affordable rental homes, long-term care facility
The City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario announced the start of construction of 390 affordable rental homes at 844 Don Mills Rd. The…
Completion of Eglinton Crosstown LRT project delayed until at least 2023
The 19-kilometre Eglinton Crosstown light rapid transit line won’t be up and running by the end of this year, according to a statement from Metrolinx.…