Infrastructure
B.C. Conservatives call for new Kelowna bridge
B.C. Conservatives call for new Kelowna bridge
KELOWNA, B.C. – B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad is calling for a second bridge for the Kelowna region to alleviate growing traffic congestion. Rustad is citing a rise in population in Kelowna and West Kelowna and a 2017 report commissioned by...
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Alberta and Calgary release Green Line update
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta’s minister of transportation and Calgary’s mayor have i...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Alberta funding formula to boost municipal infrastructure
EDMONTON – The Alberta government has introduced a new framework to increase fun...
Government , Infrastructure
Progress Avenue bridge demolished to make way for future Scarborough Centre Station
TORONTO — The 8,100-tonne Progress Avenue bridge above McCowan Road, at the site...
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B.C. Conservatives call for new Kelowna bridge
KELOWNA, B.C. – B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad is calling for a seco...
Government , Infrastructure
Alberta and Calgary release Green Line update
CALGARY, ALTA. - Alberta’s minister of transportation and Calgary’s mayor have i...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Alberta funding formula to boost municipal infrastructure
EDMONTON – The Alberta government has introduced a new framework to increase fun...
Government , Infrastructure
Progress Avenue bridge demolished to make way for future Scarborough Centre Station
TORONTO — The 8,100-tonne Progress Avenue bridge above McCowan Road, at the site...
Infrastructure
Second Narrows Supply Tunnel wins TAC’s Canadian Project of the Year award
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver’s Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel has been select...
Associations , Infrastructure
Alberta puts $19 million towards drought and flood protection
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta is making $19 million available through the...
Government , Infrastructure
Feds invest more than $4.4 million in rural Saskatchewan transportation infrastructure projects
COWESSESS FIRST NATION, SASK. – The Government of Canada is investing more than...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 30 to Oct. 4
Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Alberta’s Industrial Heartland is...
Economic , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S
BC Conservatives promise to launch North Shore wastewater plant investigation
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. – BC Conservative Leader John Rustad says if elected his g...
Government , Infrastructure
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – August 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects
Saskatchewan releases economic analysis of CC Project
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan has released an economic analysis for th...
Infrastructure , Projects
Arctic Gateway, Sakku Investments sign northern Manitoba development MOU
RANKIN INLET, NUNAVUT – Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) and Sakku Investments Corpora...
Infrastructure
Manitoba, federal governments celebrate new child care facility opening
WINNIPEG – The federal government and Province of Manitoba are celebrating the o...
Government , Infrastructure
Alberta picks Ghost River as location for Bow River reservoir
EDMONTON – After reviewing multiple options the Alberta government has decided t...
Government , Infrastructure
Saskatchewan identifies sites for two Francophone schools
REGINA - The Government of Saskatchewan and the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises...
Infrastructure
Vancouver infrastructure upgrade evaluating new location for controversial barge berth
Metro Vancouver has been investigating suitable locations for a barge berth that...
Infrastructure
Indigenous equity ownership saw momentum in 2024, but still more work to do
CALGARY — When electric utility BC Hydro launched a procurement process earlier...
Infrastructure , Resource
Rustad proposes local power generation plan for northwest B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Conservative Party of British Columbia Leader John Rustad...
Government , Infrastructure
A ‘golden’ opportunity: Stantec wins award for Metro Vancouver pump station
Stantec has won an award from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companie...
Infrastructure
Manitoba announces wind generation partnerships
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has announced a new plan to make energy more...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
BC NDP make home ownership proposals; Conservatives roll out mining plan
VANCOUVER – As the British Columbia election kicks into high gear both parties a...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Manitoba invests $18.3 million into Provincial Road 224 construction
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is investing $18.3 million into renewal of Pr...
Infrastructure
Ontario gives first round of water systems funding to St. George project
The province of Ontario is giving $35 million for new home construction in the c...
Infrastructure
Vancouver Park Board to repair Jericho Pier for just over $1 million
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Park Board decided earlier this week to repair the hea...
Government , Infrastructure
Fort St. James health facility nears completion
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. – A new hospital and health care centre in Fort St. James,...
Infrastructure
Upgrades planned for Highway 97 in Penticton
PENTICTON, B.C. – Work will start in October at the intersection of Highway 97 a...
Infrastructure
Final development agreement signed for new Saskatoon urgent care centre
SASKATOON, SASK. – The Government of Saskatchewan and Ahtahkakoop Cree Developme...
Infrastructure
BC Hydro gets strong response to clean electricity call
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro has received a vigorous response to its recent call for new...
Infrastructure , Resource
New Westminster elementary school expansion underway
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A new expansion at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School in...
Infrastructure
Niagara water, wastewater systems on the cusp of infrastructure emergency
A report from the Regional Municipality of Niagara shows that three, roughly cen...
Infrastructure
Vancouver wants building designs to manage rainwater
Aging infrastructure, climate change and a growing population is causing Vancouv...
Infrastructure , Resource
Moosomin runway project complete in Saskatchewan
RM OF MOOSOMIN, SASK. – The Government of Saskatchewan and the Moosomin region a...
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Saskatchewan construction associations announce major merger
SASKATOON, SASK. – Five Saskatchewan construction associations have announced a...
Associations
Alberta’s Industrial Heartland to draw in thousands of construction workers
Thousands of construction workers will be needed in Alberta’s Industrial Heartla...
Labour
Rustad lays out views on project procurement, immigration at ICBA event
With a tight B.C. election only weeks away, one party leader has detailed his co...
Associations , Government
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – August 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects
Toronto again reigns in latest RLB crane count
TORONTO — Toronto remained the champion of Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) biannua...
Economic , Projects
The potential and pitfalls of recycled plastic in construction materials
It is estimated humans create over 380 million tons of plastic every year, with...
Resource
Progress Avenue bridge demolished to make way for future Scarborough Centre Station
TORONTO — The 8,100-tonne Progress Avenue bridge above McCowan Road, at the site...
Infrastructure
Oakridge site sees second crane incident; load falls day after new crane regs
VANCOUVER - Another crane incident has occurred at the Oakridge construction si...