Friday, May 23, 2025
An Emerging Resource
Hydrogen’s important role in Canada’s energy transition By Satvinder Flore Canada is facing pressure to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, and quickly. Like the…
WSP Canada
WSP awarded contract for Seabird Island Community and Cultural Centre
WSP announced it has been awarded the engineering services for the development of the Seabird Island Community and Cultural Centre, Upper Fraser Valley, British Columbia.…
Nova Scotia awards contract, appoints CEO to regional transportation agency
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that a new CEO has been appointed to the Joint Regional Transportation Agency, the organization working to create a…
CNL establishes partnership network in pursuit of Vision 2030
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced that it has signed a series of partnership agreements with a group of organizations that are strategically important to its…
Canada Abroad
An overview of some of the infrastructure projects Canadian companies are working on around the globe SIXTH STREET VIADUCT — U.S. Spanning the Los Angeles…
Calgary’s Green Line achieves critical project milestone as Phase 1 RFP issued
The City of Calgary announced that the Green Line Board has approved the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a proponent to…
WSP to support Canadian Pacific Railway’s hydrogen locomotive program
WSP in Canada (WSP) announced it has been awarded the detailed design for two hydrogen production and refueling facilities in Alberta. The facilities, located in…
Three teams shortlisted for CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) and they have shortlisted three teams to design, build and finance the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated…
Calgary shortlists two firms through RFQ for phase 1 of Green Line LRT project
The City of Calgary announced that following the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for construction of the Green Line LRT phase 1, from Shepard to Eau…
Bridging the Gap
The shifting landscape of bridge design and construction in Canada. By Jianping Jiang and Keith Holmes The way we design and build bridges in Canada…
ONTrack Alliance achieves Collaborative Business Relationships Certification
The ONTrack Alliance, which is made up of Metrolinx, IO, Kiewit, Alberici, WSP Canada Inc. (WSP), and MASS Electric, has achieved ISO 44001:2017 Collaborative Business Relationships…
WSP acquiring environmental and infrastructure business of John Wood Group
WSP Global Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Environment & Infrastructure business of John Wood Group plc for…
RFPs issued for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension’s Advance Tunnel Contract
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the second Advance Tunnel Contract (ATC2) for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension…
How can we make Canada’s infrastructure more resilient?
Situation Critical Climate change impacts could leave Canadians physically and financially under water as a warming and increasingly volatile climate damages public and private infrastructure.…
Alliance Model: Lessons learned from collaborative contracting in Australia
By Kate Borg The use of the alliance model for project procurement may be new to owners and developers in Canada, but this form of…
Outstanding achievement recognized at B.C. consulting engineering awards
The technical expertise and innovation behind some of British Columbia’s most important transportation projects were honoured at the B.C. Transportation Consulting Engineers Awards. Last year’s…
WSP captures ORBA award for lateral slide bridge replacement
WSP, along with its EWC Designers Joint Venture project partners and Design-Builder KEV, captured the 2022 Transportation Infrastructure Innovation Award from the Ontario Road Builders…
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 rehabilitation…
Reducing Embodied Emissions
Achieving net zero in Canada’s built environment. By Will Nash The materials that we use to shape the built environment are largely human produced—and it…
Renewing Water Infrastructure
Solutions coming down the pipe to help address asset renewal. By Simran Chattha and Connie Vitello The construction of water infrastructure across the country has…
WSP Commits to Enhanced Environmental Initiatives
As Canada and the global community marked the 51st annual Earth Day yesterday, and the federal government announced strengthened climate commitments at the Leaders Summit…
WSP Canada appoints new president and CEO: Marie-Claude Dumas
WSP announced that Marie-Claude Dumas has been named president and CEO of WSP in Canada, replacing Ryan Brain. Since joining WSP in January 2020, Dumas…
Breaking New Ground to Rebuild and Remediate
By Nicolas Sbarrato The Turcot Interchange, a major traffic hub in the Montreal area of Quebec, has been the site of large-scale project work since…
Investing in buildings for a resilient recovery
By Elliott Cappell and Ryan Ness Trinity Bellwoods, a park in downtown Toronto, was in the national news spotlight in May. Media descended on the…