Infrastructure
Construction Business
New York scrutinizes public projects contracting
State review will address concerns that bidding processes are onerous and standard terms and conditions related to payment, completion timelines and dispute resolution are unfair.
Construction Business
Brian Connolly named EllisDon vice president, civil
Brian Connolly has been appointed to the role of EllisDon vice president civil, Western Canada.
Construction Business
Canada and B.C. create supply chain recovery group
Canada and B.C. have created a joint Supply Chain Recovery Working Group to restore the flow of goods through the province.
Construction Business
Podmore receives CCPPP 2021 P3 Champion Award
David Podmore is the recipient of the 2021 Champion Award presented by The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP).
Construction Business
Surrey awards three major infrastructure projects
The City of Surrey has awarded contracts for three major infrastructure projects from the Surrey Invests initiative.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Civic building inventory lags on capital repair
Ontario’s civic building inventory has fallen the farthest behind on capital repair among seven categories of municipal infrastructure assets scrutinized in a newly released report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario.
Construction Business
Funding for Burnaby pedestrian overpass
The governments of Canada, British Columbia and the City of Burnaby announced funding for a pedestrian and cyclist overpass over Highway 1.
REMI Network
Facilities get COVID funding boost across eastern Ontario
More than $22 million in infrastructure upgrades will be shared among municipalities across eastern Ontario to protect the health and well-being of residents.
REMI Network
Brand new aquatic centre coming to Kitchener
Construction of a new aquatic centre at RBJ Schlegel Park will bring greater access to recreational facilities for the community of Kitchener, Ont., by way of a multi-level government investment announced today.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
COVID-19 resilience funds disbursed to Ottawa
$11.2 million will be allocated throughout Ottawa’s 23 city wards and put toward outdoor recreational facilities, pedestrian safety measures, and HVAC and digital connectivity upgrades in community centres and other municipal buildings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Saskatchewan to tax EV owners for road upkeep
The 2021-22 Saskatchewan budget also commits more than $937 million to upgrade the provincial electricity system and nearly $175 million to underwrite an electricity rebate for SaskPower customers.
Construction Business
Lafarge Canada starts highway improvements
Lafarge Canada’s Northern Alberta construction team is undertaking upgrades at the Highway 19 and Highway 60 intersections west of Edmonton.
Construction Business
EllisDon’s Western Civil group operates separately
EllisDon's Western Civil Group has separated out from under the Buildings Group umbrella to operate as a separate entity.
REMI Network
RCCAO appoints Nadia Todorova executive director
Nadia Todorova has been appointed as executive director of the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), a leading industry advocate for infrastructure investment.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Northwest Ontario inmates await needed space
Work will soon be underway to ease overcrowding at two Northwest Ontario correctional facilities in the interim before a planned new 325-inmate complex is built in the region.
Construction Business
Economic recovery program addresses climate change
Funding from StrongerBC: BC’s Economic Recovery Plan for the Climate Adaptation Program will increase roadway resiliency.
Canadian Property Management
New CIB chair is supporter of deep retrofits
Tamara Vrooman brings leadership experience in the private and public sectors to her new role as chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank.
