Infrastructure
B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, others opposed
B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, others opposed
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's energy minister is backing plans to dredge and deepen Vancouver's Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers, despite concerns from environmentalists, experts and First Nations. The plan, floated recently by Prim...
Infrastructure
75 years: Newly digitized photos show extent of historic Winnipeg flood
WINNIPEG — It’s been 75 years since one of the worst floods in the city of Winni...
Infrastructure
Contractor selection for $211M Cambie Street Bridge rehab will happen by year’s end
A contractor will be selected by the end of this year for major rehabilitation a...
Infrastructure
Alberta’s massive $1.1B Yellowhead Trail freeway project kicks into final gear
The old English aphorism, “Good things come to those who wait,” was appropriatel...
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B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, others opposed
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's energy minister is backing plans to dredge and de...
Infrastructure
75 years: Newly digitized photos show extent of historic Winnipeg flood
WINNIPEG — It’s been 75 years since one of the worst floods in the city of Winni...
Infrastructure
Contractor selection for $211M Cambie Street Bridge rehab will happen by year’s end
A contractor will be selected by the end of this year for major rehabilitation a...
Infrastructure
Alberta’s massive $1.1B Yellowhead Trail freeway project kicks into final gear
The old English aphorism, “Good things come to those who wait,” was appropriatel...
Infrastructure
Work now underway to reconstruct Provincial Road 224
WINNIPEG — Preliminary work is now underway to repair and reconstruct sections o...
Infrastructure
Iona Island Causeway upgrades receive $500,000 in B.C. grant funding
METRO VANCOUVER — A $500,000 BC Active Transportation Grant is helping to suppor...
Infrastructure
Lafarge Canada gets provincial go-ahead to use trailers equipped with specific steering axles in Alberta
EDMONTON - Lafarge Canada has announced it has received provincial approval to o...
Infrastructure , Resource , Technology
Fourth generating unit online at Site C
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Site C project has reached another key milestone, with...
Infrastructure
EllisDon Infrastructure reaches financial close on major Alberta P3 schools bundle
EDMONTON — EllisDon Infrastructure has announced it has reached financial close...
Infrastructure
Beneath the surface: A look inside the $450M Annacis Water Supply Tunnel project
Most construction sites are above ground or, in the case of an excavation, still...
Infrastructure
Winnipeg boasts benefits of pricy new street extension
The estimated price tag of the westward extension of Chief Peguis Trail (CPT) ha...
Infrastructure
‘Wrong direction’: B.C. Chamber of Commerce latest group to decry tariff bill
VICTORIA — Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping...
Infrastructure
$4.15B Fraser River Tunnel Project inches closer to fruition
Construction of the long-awaited, $4.15-billion Fraser River Tunnel Project (FRT...
Infrastructure
Premier Smith not sold on killing of consumer carbon tax, wants industrial levy plan
EDMONTON - Despite calling for its demise for years, Alberta Premier Danielle Sm...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure
Consultant, construction manager named for Kelowna long-term care home
KELOWNA, B.C. - A prime consultant and construction manager have been announced...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax, after Carney kills federal version
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government will follow through on its promise to r...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure
Alberta invests $311M over three years for emergency route improvements
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — The Government of Alberta has announced it is investing $...
Infrastructure
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government terminates consumer carbon price
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday w...
Government , Infrastructure
Ottawa to provide $156.8 million for eight BC Hydro projects
VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing nearly $157 million for eight el...
Infrastructure
B.C. shipyard awarded $3.15 billion government contract to build icebreaker
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia company has been given a $3.15 billion contract t...
Government , Infrastructure , Others
Energy, trade investments ‘imperative’ in rocky times: Canadian Infrastructure Bank CEO
OTTAWA — The head of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the power and export-en...
Infrastructure
Review team announced for North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
METRO VANCOUVER — The MWGK Independent Review Team has been selected to conduct...
Infrastructure
Surrey Langley SkyTrain construction reaches milestone
SURREY, B.C. — The Government of B.C. is reporting significant construction is u...
Infrastructure
Port Coquitlam’s third pothole blitz kicks off March 4 to 6
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — Some bumpy roads are about to get fixed. The City of Por...
Infrastructure
Third generating unit online at Site C
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The $16 billion Site C megaproject reached another milesto...
Infrastructure
B.C. earthquake triggers concerns over sporadic alerts from national warning system
VANCOUVER - Some residents in southwestern British Columbia are sounding the ala...
Government , Infrastructure
Alberta transportation minister urges feds to take action on megaprojects
EDMONTON — Alberta Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Drees...
Infrastructure
Building conversions meet construction circularity
Empty Class B and C commercial buildings represent stranded assets that property...
Infrastructure , Projects
Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii off B.C. in historic agreement
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. - The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over...
Government , Infrastructure
Concrete Feature: Moss concrete covering many urban construction challenges
Could moss concrete be the simple green answer to many of the climate change cha...
Infrastructure , Projects , Technology
$35.5M announced for three ‘green’ B.C. port projects
VICTORIA — The federal government has announced up to $35.5 million in funding f...
Infrastructure
CIMA+ awarded contract for Metro Vancouver water supply program
VANCOUVER — CIMA+, a consulting engineering firm, has been selected by Metro Van...
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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 procurement to begin this July
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has announced it will issue a re...
Projects
Alberta secession talk ‘unhelpful,’ Atco chief executive says
CALGARY — The chief executive of Atco Ltd. says discussions around Alberta seces...
Government
Trailside the final piece for Mosaic’s Lynn community
VANCOUVER — Mosaic Homes has unveiled Trailside, the final piece to the Lynn nei...
Projects
AEC Cares ‘blitz build’ to renovate Boston’s The Catholic Charities Teen Center
BOSTON — ConstructConnect, a leading provider of software solutions for the cons...
Projects
B.C. minister says government erred in not consulting First Nations on legislation
VICTORIA — B.C.'s Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says her government "made an...
Government
Can highrises ride out earthquakes? UBC researchers carry out a world first
VICTORIA — A new structural system developed by UBC researchers helps highrise b...
Technology
Saskatchewan firefighter groups concerned over building burn legislation
REGINA — Saskatchewan's legislature has passed a bill that opens the door for lo...
Government
B.C.’s low snowpack, melt signal drought, raising concern for hydro power
VANCOUVER — Drier, warmer weather in much of British Columbia last month has con...