Infrastructure

Airport wildlife hazards prompt pond prohibition

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Airport wildlife hazards prompt pond prohibition

Proposed updates to the Vancouver International Airport zoning regulations include a pond prohibition and building height restrictions in two areas where a future new runway could be located.
User-Interface-FM

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The Challenge of Organizing Infrastructure

From an infrastructure standpoint, each component of a facility introducing a proportion of risk requires proper maintenance. Managing the multitude of assets spread over a
User-Interface-FM

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Modern Facility Management: The Challenge of Organizing Infrastructure

From an infrastructure standpoint, each component of a facility introducing a proportion of risk requires proper maintenance. Managing the multitude of assets spread over a
Tilley solar

Construction Business

CIB invests in $52M Tilley solar project

The 23.6 megawatt Tilley Solar project in Newell, Alberta has reached financial close.
bear creek

Construction Business

Surrey Bear Creek Stadium grandstand complete

The Bear Creek Stadium grandstand in Surrey is now complete, featuring 2,200 covered seats, changerooms and more.
market

Construction Business

Navigating volatile market conditions

Setting budgets on projects is risky business, particularly with the recent volatile market conditions experienced across Western Canada.
housing infrastructure

Construction Business

Canada pledges $6B housing infrastructure fund

The Government of Canada is launching a new $6 billion Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund to help accelerate critical housing infrastructure.
Ontario promises funds for facilities investment

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario promises funds for facilities investment

The 2024 Ontario budget commits $200 million over three years for sport and recreation infrastructure and $620 million over 10 years for repairs and upgrades in health care facilities.
broadway transit critical

Construction Business

Transforming a critical transit corridor

The Broadway Subway project will transform one of the most congested and critical transportation corridors in Metro Vancouver.
EV tax framed as fairness for Alberta road users

Construction Business

EV tax framed as fairness for Alberta road users

Among arguments for a new tax, the Alberta government claims electric vehicles "cause more wear and tear on provincial roadways" than their counterparts with combustion engines.
Clean energy projects serve mix of purposes

Canadian Property Management

Clean energy projects serve mix of purposes

Clean energy projects present a burgeoning means for Indigenous peoples to assert stewardship of natural resources, nurture sustainable economic growth and curb reliance on fossil fuels.
Indigenous input draws energy promoter's praise

Construction Business

Indigenous input draws energy promoter’s praise

In an address to U.S. counterparts, a leading promoter of Canada's energy industry underscores that Indigenous input makes for better infrastructure projects.
P3

Canadian Facility Management & Design

A technological revolution for P3

A common fear we hear is that P3s are just too complex, a reputation certainly undiminished by the last three years of challenges, including a global health crisis, major supply chain disruption, labour shortages, inflation, and rising commodity prices.
hydro

Construction Business

BC Hydro embarks on 10-year capital plan

BC Hydro will embark on an unprecedented level of construction over the next 10 years, building out British Columbia’s electricity system.
calgary ring road

Construction Business

Calgary Ring Road opens ahead of schedule

The Calgary Ring Road, one of the city’s largest infrastructure undertakings, has opened 10 months ahead of schedule.
schools

REMI Network

Ontario reforming the way schools are built

The province has introduced measures to expedite the construction of brand new schools in growing communities.
EV charger installations subsidized outside big Ontario cities

Canadian Facility Management & Design

EV charger funds directed outside big cities

Subsidies are now on offer for EV charger installations on publicly accessible sites in small to mid-sized Ontario communities with populations no greater than 170,000.