Infrastructure

First Notice: homeownership survey; Women and Cities; Edmonton airport upgrades

  Young adults embrace home ownership: Royal LePage According to a recent...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects February 25, 2021

Procurement Perspectives: The appropriate time frame for closing tenders, RFPs

I am often asked by owners, what is the standard time frame for vendors and cont...

Economic , Infrastructure February 23, 2021

Shamrock Lake concrete culvert gets new life thanks to innovative solution

The Shamrock Lake Concrete Culvert Rehabilitation project in northern Ontario fa...

Infrastructure , Projects February 22, 2021

Feds, province and LIUNA close to aligning on Hamilton LRT deal: Mancinelli

Stakeholders involved in Hamilton, Ont.’s on-again, off-again LRT project are in...

Government , Infrastructure February 18, 2021

Building for Recovery campaign urges governments to ‘get funds flowing now’

The Building for Recovery coalition says now is the time for provincial and fede...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure February 17, 2021

Historic park in Thorold gets funding for renovations

THOROLD, ONT. — The historically significant Battle of Beaverdams Park is receiv...

Infrastructure February 17, 2021

Former Obama adviser Podesta on Biden’s Keystone XL decision: ‘He’s not going back’

WASHINGTON — A prominent former adviser to Barack Obama says it's time for Canad...

Infrastructure , Resource , US News February 16, 2021

Latest rail plan would put tunnel under Long Island Sound

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden's promise to improve the nation's infrastructure...

Infrastructure , US News February 16, 2021

Excavation completed on Kitchener GO rail tunnels

TORONTO — Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation has announced crews have complete...

Infrastructure , Projects February 12, 2021

Metrolinx, IO share changes to contracts and delivery coming down the pipeline

The way projects are procured and delivered in Ontario is shifting. Phil Verste...

Infrastructure , Projects February 12, 2021

Your top DCN headlines: Feb. 8 to 12

This week’s top DCN headlines feature the launch of the TCR Express, a mid-weekl...

Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects February 12, 2021

Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is hoping that launching an effort to build roa...

Infrastructure , US News February 12, 2021

First Notice: N.B. projects; Lecce announcement; U.K. rail spending

  Feds spend on New Brunswick infrastructure The federal government yeste...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource February 11, 2021

Feds promise new funds for public transit, most money won’t arrive for years

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will provid...

Government , Infrastructure February 11, 2021

Otis lands jobs in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa

TORONTO — Elevator manufacturer Otis recently announced it has been selected to...

Economic , Infrastructure February 11, 2021

Ontario asks federal government for $1.5 billion in funding for Hamilton LRT project

TORONTO — Ontario says it needs the federal government to commit $1.5 billion in...

Government , Infrastructure February 10, 2021

Construction starts on disputed $1B electricity corridor

PORTLAND, MAINE — Construction on part of a $1 billion electricity transmission...

Infrastructure , Resource , US News February 10, 2021

EllisDon moves to mandatory tests as Crosslinx adopts rapid antigen test program

TORONTO — Crosslinx Transit Solutions, the consortium building the Eglinton Cros...

Infrastructure , OH&S February 9, 2021

First Notice: Alignvest deal; StatsCan on construction; P.E.I. builds

  New partnership for Alignvest  Toronto-based Alignvest Student Housing...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects February 9, 2021

Residents gather in South Dakota to lament loss of Keystone pipeline

PHILIP, S.D. — Residents and business owners upset by the loss of the Keystone X...

Infrastructure , Resource , US News February 9, 2021

First Notice: South Niagara Hospital RFQ; northern Ontario electricity project complete; Peel names acting CFO

RFQ issued for new South Niagara Hospital A request for qualifications has been...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource February 8, 2021

First Notice: Quebec housing; Andritz project; Avison Young addition

  CMHC supports Quebec seniors residence Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp...

Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource February 5, 2021

Government supports storm sewer system upgrades for St-Eugene

ST-EUGENE, ONT. — The Village of St-Eugene, Ont. is receiving government funding...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects February 5, 2021

Your top DCN headlines: Feb. 1 to 5

This week’s top DCN headlines cover rapid antigen testing at The Well project in...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Others , Projects February 5, 2021

Toronto, Queen’s Park support revised SmartTrack plan

TORONTO — Toronto City Council has voted to approve a revised version of its Sma...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects February 5, 2021

Mulroney emphasizes MTO’s support for transportation, transit projects at ORBA summit

Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney says the COVID-19 pandemic wil...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects February 4, 2021

Burlington 2021 budget approved with investments in the renewal of city assets

Burlington City Council has approved its 2021 capital budget of $72.1 million wi...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects February 3, 2021

Local transportation task force launched in Southern Ontario

LONDON, ONT. — The Southwest Task Force, a locally based transportation task for...

Infrastructure February 2, 2021

First Notice: Black History Month, SNC-Lavalin job; soil analysis

  Afro-Canadian Contractors Association marks Black History Month The Afr...

Associations , Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , Projects February 1, 2021

Nova Scotia to spend nearly $500 million this year on roads, highways and bridges

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia says it will spend nearly $500 million this fiscal year to...

Infrastructure February 1, 2021

Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — Michigan's environmental agency has approved construction...

Infrastructure , Resource , US News February 1, 2021

Vrooman appointed chair of Canada Infrastructure Bank

OTTAWA - Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna ha...

Government , Infrastructure January 29, 2021

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