Infrastructure

Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month h...

Infrastructure November 22, 2024

Calgarians to hear feeder main investigation findings Nov. 26

CALGARY, ALTA. — A public meeting on the preliminary findings of an investigatio...

Government , Infrastructure November 21, 2024

Thompson Regional Airport receives $30M for needed improvements

THOMPSON, MAN. — Through the Airports Capital Assistance Program, the federal go...

Infrastructure November 20, 2024

Sizzling concrete roads buckling in heat waves

Concrete roads and sidewalks are buckling across Canada in heat waves creating y...

Infrastructure , Resource , US News November 20, 2024

Forecasters issue ‘bomb cyclone’ warning for B.C., with 120 km/h winds predicted

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning that a "bomb cyclone" is expected to b...

Infrastructure , Resource November 19, 2024

Red Deer Justice Centre reaches construction completion

RED DEER, ALTA. — Construction of the new Red Deer Justice Centre is now complet...

Infrastructure November 15, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 11 to 15

Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a dam project has wrapped up near...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects November 15, 2024

Feds, City of Delta partner on flood protection projects

DELTA, B.C. — The federal government is investing $7.6 million in the City of De...

Infrastructure November 14, 2024

Lytton looking to build new municipal structures in 2025

Lytton Mayor Denise O’Connor is looking at 2025 as the year the village starts t...

Government , Infrastructure November 14, 2024

New dam created to protect Canmore from floods

CANMORE, ALTA. — The Province of Alberta recently celebrated the new Cougar Cree...

Infrastructure November 13, 2024

$86 million Nunavut school provides many lessons on how to build in Canada’s North

The hardships that the design/building team face on an $86 million school underw...

Infrastructure November 13, 2024

Special to the JOC – Honouring freedom and remembrance: Light Horse Park’s legacy and its role in commemorating veterans

With Remembrance Day upon us, Light Horse Park in Edmonton stands as a living te...

Infrastructure November 11, 2024

Brandon, Fusion Credit Union sign development deal with CIB

BRANDON, MAN. – The City of Brandon and Fusion Credit Union have signed an agree...

Government , Infrastructure November 11, 2024

Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: PBO

OTTAWA — The federal government faces a potential loss on the sale of the Trans...

Government , Infrastructure November 11, 2024

Design approved for False Creek’s East Park

VANCOUVER — Designs have been approved for the first phase of East Park, a new w...

Infrastructure November 8, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: Nov. 4 to 8

Your top JOC headlines this week feature news construction is slated to start on...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour November 8, 2024

Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program

OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...

Government , Infrastructure November 8, 2024

Construction slated to start on Stanley Park water supply tunnel project

VANCOUVER — A major project is set to begin mid-November that will replace an ag...

Infrastructure , Resource November 7, 2024

Seawall at Third Beach closed for hazardous tree removal, slope safety work

VANCOUVER — From now until Dec. 6 the seawall between Third Beach and Prospect P...

Infrastructure November 6, 2024

Southwest Contracting carrying out needed Fortis Dam upgrades

KOOTENAY RIVER, B.C. – Southwest Contracting has announced it is carrying out in...

Infrastructure November 5, 2024

RM of Taché celebrates start of community centre construction

LORETTE, MAN. – The governments of Canada, Manitoba and the Rural Municipality (...

Infrastructure November 4, 2024

Manitoba invests $19.6 million for Souris River Bridge reconstruction

MELITA – The Government of Manitoba is investing $19.6 million into reconstructi...

Infrastructure November 1, 2024

Feds put $727,500 towards Thompson Okanagan recreation infrastructure

KELOWNA, B.C. – The federal government is funding $727,500 through the Pacific E...

Government , Infrastructure November 1, 2024

Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 28 to Nov. 1

Your top JOC headlines this week feature news the first of six units has begun g...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects November 1, 2024

Donna Grant appointed president of BC 1 Call

VANCOUVER – Donna Grant has been announced as the new president of BC 1 Call. G...

Infrastructure , OH&S October 31, 2024

Humpy Hollow designed to create personal space in Calgary’s downtown

A Calgary, Alta. landmark is expanding and improving while keeping itself on a p...

Infrastructure October 31, 2024

Bonaparte First Nation hails water treatment plant completions

BONAPARTE FIRST NATION, B.C. — Bonaparte First Nation, located west of Kamloops,...

Infrastructure October 31, 2024

City of Vancouver asks residents to adopt a catch basin

VANCOUVER – After an intense atmospheric river caused flooding across the Lower...

Infrastructure October 30, 2024

Deerfoot improvement project reaches completion

CALGARY – The expansion of Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, a major transport artery f...

Infrastructure October 30, 2024

First of six units begin generating power at B.C.’s Site C dam

BC Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia ha...

Infrastructure , Projects October 29, 2024

Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government...

Government , Infrastructure October 28, 2024

Manitoba invests $48.6 million in Louis Riel Bridge project

WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba is investing $48.6 million into a bridge c...

Infrastructure October 28, 2024

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