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Edmonton begins Warehouse Park project construction

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:20:15 +0000

EDMONTON – A new park space has started construction in Edmonton’s downtown core. The Warehouse Park project will feature open lawn space, a hill for tobogganing in the winter, an off-leash dog park, a pavilion with washrooms and community space, a playground and an outdoor exercise area, a City of Edmonton release said. “To have […]

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Four appointments made to Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Board of Directors

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:00:24 +0000

OTTAWA — Janis Byrne, Elisabeth Hivon, Vince Gasparro and Hari Subramaniam have been appointed to the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB) Board of Directors. “Collectively, they will bring their extensive experience in project development, risk management, law, sustainable investing, business administration, project finance, and public-private partnerships to the board,” a release reads. The CIB is governed by […]

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As end looms for Calgary water restrictions, mayor warns daily usage way too high

Journal of Commerce — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:37:32 +0000

CALGARY – Calgary’s mayor says residents have blown past the daily threshold the city has set to keep water service going amid a conservation crisis. Jyoti Gondek says Calgarians used 500 million litres of water on Thursday. It is 20 million litres more than the daily limit the city says is needed to ensure enough […]

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B.C. chooses Emil Anderson Construction for Highway 1 work east of Revelstoke

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:05:52 +0000

REVELSTOKE, B.C. – The Province of British Columbia has selected Emil Anderson Construction as the preferred proponent to design and build the Highway 1 Jumping Creek to MacDonald Snowshed project near Revelstoke, B.C. The Jumping Creek project will improve approximately 2.6 kilometres of Highway 1 between the recently completed Illecillewaet project and the Jack MacDonald […]

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Your top JOC headlines: June 24 to 28

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:55:41 +0000

Your top JOC headlines this week feature news Stantec has been selected to design the Metropolis and Metrotown redevelopment in Burnaby, B.C.; full service could be only days away for Calgarians impacted by the massive feeder main pipe break; a proposed US$4-billion LNG project has been given the green light for Kitimat, B.C.; and we […]

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Your top DCN headlines: June 24 to 28

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:55:22 +0000

Your top DCN headlines this week feature news tunnelling work is complete on a portion of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension; after news of the Ontario Science Centre’s abrupt closing, the province is looking for a smaller temporary home; Toronto workers were recently rescued from a swing stage after several cables snapped; and Ontario is […]

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Calgary renews state of emergency as crews scramble to restore water in four days

Journal of Commerce — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:58:55 +0000

CALGARY – The City of Calgary has renewed its state of emergency to remind its approximately 1.6 million residents that water conservation efforts need to be taken seriously. Mayor Jyoti Gondek says Calgary is not out of the woods yet even though a water main rupture is repaired and new pipe is expected to be […]

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David Lindsay reappointed as chair of Infrastructure Ontario

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:05:37 +0000

TORONTO — Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma recently announced that David Lindsey has been reappointed as chair of Infrastructure Ontario’s board of directors for an additional three years. According to a statement, since his appointment in 2021, he has fulfilled an important advisory role for the government and ensured the agency’s corporate governance continues […]

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Long-awaited Arctic port and road project restarts with regulatory filings

Journal of Commerce — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 05:00:42 +0000

A long-awaited project that would see an Arctic deepwater port and road connecting rich mineral resources to international shipping routes as well as offering the Navy another northern beachhead has been revived. The proposed Grays Bay Port and Road, which has been a northern dream for more than a decade, has refiled an environmental assessment […]

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Lytton, B.C., rebuild continues three years after wildfire destroyed most of town

Journal of Commerce — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 05:00:04 +0000

LYTTON, B.C. – Three years after a wildfire destroyed much of the British Columbia village of Lytton, the tiny Fraser Canyon community is still struggling to get back on its feet. Mayor Denise O’Connor told a news conference Tuesday ahead of the anniversary that there’s good news, with the first building permit being issued for […]

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UPDATE: Test water flowing through repaired Calgary pipe, full service days away

Journal of Commerce — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:35:52 +0000

CALGARY – Water is flowing again in a massive Calgary pipe — test water. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says work has started to fill the repaired pipe with water for testing. She says construction around the pipe might seem complete, but several steps need to happen before water service is fully restored for July 5 […]

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Calgarians may see full water service restored earlier than expected: mayor

Journal of Commerce — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:40:13 +0000

CALGARY – Calgary’s weeks-long water crisis, which has prompted civic officials to ask residents to cut back on showers and other activities, may end a little sooner than expected. Underground repairs to a water main that broke June 5 are now complete, Mayor Jyoti Gondek said Tuesday, and service could be restored earlier than the […]

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