Tag: public works
2023 Good Roads Conference
Ontario's Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, Monte McNaughton announced a $1.8 million investment through the Skills Development Fund to support 625...
Nanaimo initiates planning for major upgrades to public works yard
The public works yard in Nanaimo, British Columbia is overdue for upgrades that could cost $40 million or more, and the city is starting...
New Brunswick announces $321.1-million budget for transportation, infrastructure
The Government of New Brunswick announced that $321.1 million will be set aside in the 2019-20 capital budget for the Department of Transportation and...
The Vulnerable Future
The future of Canada’s public works industry has some difficult challenges ahead, but by recognizing those challenges now and integrating them into long-term planning,...
CPWA names 2018 NPWW award winners
The Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) has named the winners of its 2018 National Public Works Week (NPWW) awards. The awards were announced at...
A Smarter City
By Jim Dobbs
Urban theorist Jane Jacobs called cities “problems in organized complexity.” Consider Jacobs’s example of a public park: a park’s use depends on...