Engineering and Community By Anna Guy A new iconic structure and destination within Victoria’s Inner Harbour. It’s not every infrastructure project that gets the public to come out in the thousands to celebrate. But the March 31, 2018 official opening of the new Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria, BC, drew over 15,000 community [...]
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE IN CLEAN ENERGY By Anna Guy In November 2017, FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG facility made history by supplying the first shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Canada to China. The shipment is a milestone for FortisBC and dovetails with an extensive expansion of the Tilbury facility. This expansion [...]
The Heart of Innovation By Anna Guy For 30 years, Technoparc Montréal has fostered Montreal's scientific and technological development community by housing high value life sciences, aerospace, ICT and cleantech businesses and research centres in a localized and specialized community. In addition to its Business Centre solutions for SME, Technoparc Montréal has developed [...]
Projects. People. Partnerships. By Anna Guy Building, managing, financing, and enhancing the value of Ontario public assets. It is the largest commitment to infrastructure investment in Ontario’s history. In 2014, the Ontario government committed to a 13-year, $190 billion investment in public infrastructure. The plan is vast in scope: Building or rehabilitating about [...]
The Road To The Top Of The World By Anna Guy At noon on November 15, 2017, 132 years and 8 days after the Last Spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway, the opening of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, adding to the “nebulous dream” of connecting Canada sea to sea…to sea. The Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk highway [...]
Legacy Project For Saint-Laurent Gets Great Response By Anna Guy The new Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent, opened in June 2017, symbolizes what Mayor Alan DeSousa calls “an active vibrant community.” Citizens of Saint-Laurent, on the island of Montreal, may now avail themselves of a progressive new sports centre. The 16,223-square-metre sports complex which [...]
Cultural Icon to Take New Residence By Anna Guy The new Maison de Radio Canada in Montreal will make a positive impact in the cultural—and neighbourhood—landscape. As Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions, CBC/Radio-Canada is a beacon of news, entertainment, and information. Deeply rooted in communities all across the [...]
Focus on Infrastructure By Anna Guy When writing about the new Champlain Bridge Project, it’s hard to decide where to begin? That it’s North America’s largest infrastructure project? Or the fact that it’s one of the busiest vehicle crossings in Canada—used by up to 60 million vehicles per year? How about the technical criteria [...]
Inclusivity and Connectivity To The River Valley By Anna Guy The River Valley is a natural wonder often described as the jewel of the city—and one the City of Edmonton is about to make much more accessible for its citizens. Modern cities are defined by their urban green space; New York’s Central Park [...]
Joint Partnership Provides Exemplary Utilities-related services By Anna Guy In 2015, Aecon Group and the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation formed a joint venture agreement. In three short years, the partnership has evolved into an industry-leading example of corporate Canada and First Nations partnership. “A partnership of this nature, with [...]