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B.C. announces new school seats in Surrey as part of expansion program

B.C. announces new school seats in Surrey as part of expansion program
SURREY – The B.C. government has announced 295 new elementary school seats as part of its initiative to speed up school expansion. The expansion brings additional seats to Walnut Road Elementary, with a total provincial investment of $18 million for the...
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Liberals table bill to speed up approvals for major ‘national interest’ projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government introduced legislation Friday w...
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Vancouver City Council approves 20-year plan to revitalize Granville Street
VANCOUVER — Granville Street is slated for a major transformation after Vancouve...
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BC Hydro launches RFEOIs to explore ‘next era’ of province’s power
VANCOUVER — BC Hydro has launched two requests for expressions of interest (RFEO...
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B.C. announces new school seats in Surrey as part of expansion program
SURREY – The B.C. government has announced 295 new elementary school seats as pa...
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Liberals table bill to speed up approvals for major ‘national interest’ projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government introduced legislation Friday w...
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Vancouver City Council approves 20-year plan to revitalize Granville Street
VANCOUVER — Granville Street is slated for a major transformation after Vancouve...
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BC Hydro launches RFEOIs to explore ‘next era’ of province’s power
VANCOUVER — BC Hydro has launched two requests for expressions of interest (RFEO...
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$5.9B SkyTrain expansion update: Guideway, station construction takes shape
Construction crews are out in full force along the route of the $5.996 billion S...
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APEGA concludes review on disastrous 2024 Calgary watermain rupture
EDMONTON — The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Albert...
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New hospital, new name: the Nats’oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. — The new hospital in Fort St. James is now called Nats’ooj...
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Experts say linking Yukon, B.C. power grids a ‘game-changer’ but will take time
VICTORIA — Experts say the potential linking of British Columbia's power grid wi...
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New Weyburn hospital reaches 75 per cent completion
WEYBURN, SASK. — The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the building envel...
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Feedback sought from the public as Massey Tunnel project progresses
VANCOUVER — The Province of B.C. is inviting the public to learn more and provid...
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Port says dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan...
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Substantial completion reached on Saskatoon Correctional Centre expansion
SASKATOON — The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced it has substantial...
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R.W. Bruhn Bridge blockade: First Nations want fair play and inclusion on B.C. infrastructure projects
B.C.’s R.W. Bruhn Bridge blockade, now resolved, has been the latest flashpoint...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Work now underway to reconstruct Provincial Road 224
WINNIPEG — Preliminary work is now underway to repair and reconstruct sections o...
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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...
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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...
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Fourth generating unit online at Site C
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Site C project has reached another key milestone, with...
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EllisDon Infrastructure reaches financial close on major Alberta P3 schools bundle
EDMONTON — EllisDon Infrastructure has announced it has reached financial close...
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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...
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Winnipeg boasts benefits of pricy new street extension
The estimated price tag of the westward extension of Chief Peguis Trail (CPT) ha...
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‘Wrong direction’: B.C. Chamber of Commerce latest group to decry tariff bill
VICTORIA — Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping...
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$4.15B Fraser River Tunnel Project inches closer to fruition
Construction of the long-awaited, $4.15-billion Fraser River Tunnel Project (FRT...
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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...
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Consultant, construction manager named for Kelowna long-term care home
KELOWNA, B.C. - A prime consultant and construction manager have been announced...
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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...
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Alberta invests $311M over three years for emergency route improvements
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — The Government of Alberta has announced it is investing $...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government terminates consumer carbon price
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday w...
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Ottawa to provide $156.8 million for eight BC Hydro projects
VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing nearly $157 million for eight el...
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New building to fight cancer could cost $1 billion, Manitoba premier says
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says construction on a long-promised centre f...
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Amazon storage, distribution centre launches in Pitt Meadows
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – Amazon has announced the launch of YXX1, the company’s firs...
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MHCA appeals to members, partners to donate to evacuees
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is asking members...
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The construction engine behind U.S. city personalities
Geographers, topographers, demographers, and owners of pro-league sports teams k...
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Skills Canada national competition hands out over 250 medals
REGINA — More than 500 students and apprentices from across the country competed...
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Resident of village threatened by fire posts video of raindrops: ‘It was amazing’
CANDLE LAKE, SASK. — After weeks of being ready to evacuate at a moment's notice...
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14 crew members, four additional staff evacuated after hiding from wildfires in jobsite sea can
SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION — The federal government has deployed members of the Can...
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Manitoba premier promotes more interprovincial trade, possible energy corridor
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has announced another interprovincial trad...