Infrastructure
Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: PBO
Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: PBO
OTTAWA — The federal government faces a potential loss on the sale of the Trans Mountain pipeline as it estimates it's worth less than it cost to build, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) said recently. The pipeline could be worth between $29.6 billi...
Government , Infrastructure
Request for Qualifications issued for Hamilton LRT project
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is issuing a Request for Qualifications (...
Infrastructure , Projects
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...
Government , Infrastructure
Gardiner Expressway project speeds into the second phase
TORONTO — A milestone has been reached on the Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation...
Infrastructure
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Federal government faces potential loss if Trans Mountain pipeline sold: PBO
OTTAWA — The federal government faces a potential loss on the sale of the Trans...
Government , Infrastructure
Request for Qualifications issued for Hamilton LRT project
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is issuing a Request for Qualifications (...
Infrastructure , Projects
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help m...
Government , Infrastructure
Gardiner Expressway project speeds into the second phase
TORONTO — A milestone has been reached on the Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation...
Infrastructure
PHOTO: Catholic School Construction
Construction is moving along on the new St. Bruno/St. Raymond Catholic School on...
Infrastructure , Projects
Waterloo researchers use AR and VR for 3D bridge inspections
Research engineers at the University of Waterloo have published a paper document...
Infrastructure , Technology
Work starts on final phase of Gushue Highway
ST. JOHN’S — Work has commenced on the final phase of the Team Gushue Highway in...
Infrastructure
Sudbury receives water infrastructure funds
SUDBURY, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is spending $35 million...
Infrastructure , Projects
Development at Hamilton airport breaks ground
Construction plans for a new, $15-million, 100,000-square-foot facility at John...
Infrastructure , Projects
Brampton breaks ground on third transit facility
BRAMPTON, ONT. — The City of Brampton, Ont. has broken ground on phase one of a...
Infrastructure
Route selected for St. Thomas Line minimizes impact on landowners, environment
Hydro One has selected Route 3 as the preferred option for the St. Thomas Line p...
Infrastructure
IO, Osler issue RFP for Peel Memorial Hospital Phase 2 redevelopment
TORONTO — A Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued to shortlisted teams for...
Infrastructure
Toronto milestone: Tunnelling complete on Silverthorn storm trunk sewer system project
TORONTO — The Fairbank Silverthorn Storm Trunk Sewer System project, the largest...
Infrastructure
Miller/Brennan selected to build western section of Bradford Bypass
BRADFORD, ONT. — Miller/Brennan has been awarded the contract to manage construc...
Infrastructure
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government...
Government , Infrastructure
Bentway Islands project: Second phase of Under Gardiner reimagined into outdoor space
Underutilized lands beneath the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto are being transfo...
Infrastructure
Coalition fails to derail Metrolinx plan to cut down trees for ECWE LRT line
A coalition of groups representing the Mount Dennis community in Toronto has fai...
Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 21 to 25
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Ontario government engineers are t...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
Environmental Defence calls for federal EA for Highway 413
TORONTO — The Ontario advocacy group Environmental Defence is calling on the fed...
Government , Infrastructure
London’s historic Springbank Dam being decommissioned
Flowing for more than 270 kilometres through Southwestern Ontario, the Thames Ri...
Infrastructure
Ontario government engineers to withdraw services from Highway 413, Bradford Bypass
A group of professional engineers plan to soon withdraw services from key Ontari...
Government , Infrastructure
LCPL launches district energy project for Lakeview Village
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Lakeview Community Partners (LCPL) has announced the groundb...
Infrastructure , Resource
Copeland’s Vilter industrial heat pumps chosen for Low Carbon Energy Centre in Markham
MARKHAM, ONT. — Markham District Energy (MDE) has selected Copeland to provide i...
Infrastructure , Resource
Ontario plans to speed up new home connections to electricity grid
TORONTO — Ontario's energy minister says he will introduce legislation to make i...
Infrastructure
Metrolinx opens new Exhibition station pedestrian bridge
TORONTO — Metrolinx has announced it has opened a new pedestrian bridge across t...
Infrastructure
Feds support seven Quebec projects through Trade Corridors Fund
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it has allocated $38 million towar...
Government , Infrastructure
Grain Export Terminal at Port of Oshawa reaches milestone
OSHAWA, ONT. — The Port of Oshawa Grain Export Terminal and associated port infr...
Infrastructure
New centre for brain science at Sunnybrook reaches completion
TORONTO — Construction is now complete on the new Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences C...
Infrastructure , Projects
KingSett’s Valhalla Village an affordable housing project with a geothermal twist
Construction has begun on Valhalla Village, a new housing development that addre...
Infrastructure
Ontario ponies up additional millions for repairs to Brantford General Hospital
The Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) recently received a nearly $16 mill...
Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 14 to 18
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news on the timeline and process for th...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Ontario to speed up environmental assessments, property acquisitions for Highway 413
TORONTO — Ontario plans to speed up the building of highways by facilitating con...
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Hamilton buildings collapse, city calls for emergency demo
HAMILTON, ONT. — Hamilton police and fire were called to the area of 28 King St....
OH&S
Northern Tornadoes Project confirms tornado touched down in Fergus, Ont., on Sunday
FERGUS, ONT. — Severe weather researchers say a tornado carved out a "long, narr...
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‘Do the work’: Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks
VANCOUVER — The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia...
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Open call for candidates for PEO’s 2025 council elections
TORONTO — Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), the province’s engineering regul...
Labour
Greater Toronto home sales jump in October after Bank of Canada rate cuts: board
TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in October surg...
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Leadership in procurement creates bottom line profits
One responsibility of a procurement leader is to improve the organization that h...
Government
Where are the U.S. construction spending dollars coming from?
Construction industry analysts are often asked about the breakdown of constructi...
Economic
New TVOKids series shines spotlight on construction craft workers
The new TVOKids original series Trading Skills launched recently and one of the...