Tag: RCCAO
Water Infrastructure: One Size Does Not Fit All
For ReNew Canada’s recent Linear Water Infrastructure survey, engineers, and consultants from across the country weighed in to provide expert perspective on renewal options—mainly...
Ontario government reiterates support for plans to build Highway 413
The Ontario government announced it is moving forward with building Highway 413, a new 400-series highway and transit corridor across Halton, Peel and York...
Groups praise investment into critical transportation infrastructure in Ontario
Construction groups in Ontario welcomed the provincial government’s fall economic statement that focused on transportation infrastructure and skilled trades training.
In its Build Ontario, the...
The Big Leak
Massive amounts of drinking water are wasted due to leaky pipes.
By Tamer El-Diraby and Nadia Todorova
The extensive underground labyrinth of pipes that routinely bring...
RESCON president named to hybrid steel and timber building project
Richard Lyall, president of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON), has been appointed to a steering committee of the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings...
RCCAO calls on federal government to address significant infrastructure deficit
The federal government must tackle the country’s massive infrastructure deficit and commit more money into transit, waterworks and roads and bridges, the Residential and...
Massive amounts of drinking water being wasted due to leaky pipes:...
Millions of cubic metres of treated drinking water are being pumped into the ground every year across Ontario municipalities as a result of leaky...
Federal Budget Supports Resilient Recovery, Infrastructure Spending
Yesterday Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, released Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience, the Government of...
Construction alliance calls for water infrastructure maintenance funds
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) is calling on the federal government to establish a fund to help municipalities fix their leaky...
Keeping the funds flowing for SOGR projects
By Peter Smith and Nadia Todorova
COVID-19 has battered the Canadian economy, shaken the pillars of industry, and caused untold human suffering. The pandemic has...