Province's First Public-Private Project Yields Long-Term Care Home It’s said that good things happen in threes, and that’s just what appears to have happened in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. The construction and opening of a new state-of-the-art long-term care home has created jobs, relieved the health-care system, and marked the completion [...]
Unprecedented investment to improve and rehabilitate infrastructure It’s interesting to consider what the builders of the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site—who spent years of manual labour to create the massive lock system to facilitate transportation of lumber to supply the construction boom in lower Ontario—would think of their creation if they could [...]
Nuclear Power Station Hitting Refurbishment Goals By Tina Costanza Canada’s largest clean-energy project, the decade-long refurbishment of Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, has begun to hit milestones as it boosts Ontario’s economy. The refurbishment marks the first time a project of this scope has been undertaken within the station’s 30-year [...]
Transforming Travel Around Montreal By Anna Guy It has been described by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “one of the most ambitious public transportation projects in our history.” The Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM), is Montreal’s new automated light rail network which will, upon completion, transform how millions of people get around the [...]
Region of Kitchener Waterloo’s Rapid Transit Service Moving More Than People By Anna Guy The Region of Waterloo ON, has recognized the need to strategically tackle an expanding urban core and population growth. According to the Province's Growth Plan, the Waterloo Region's population will reach 742,000 by 2031, making it one of [...]
Going with the grain G3 is transforming the way grain moves with an expanding network of facilities that set new standards for fast, safe and reliable operations. In the coming years, Canadian agricultural production is predicted to increase, at the same time as global demand for agri-products is also increasing, due in [...]
Meeting the Growing Demand For Power in Saskatchewan By Anna Guy $140 million in local contracts; power for 350,000 homes in Saskatchewan; and supporting renewable energy and producing less greenhouse gas emissions—SaskPower’s latest capital project, the Chinook Power Station, will help lead the province toward their 2030 carbon emissions targets. After three [...]
Saskatchewan’s First Maternal and Children’s Hospital Now Complete Women and Children in Saskatchewan now have greater access to world-class pediatric and maternal health care. The province’s first maternal and children’s hospital opened after great anticipation in the fall of 2019. Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation and its many partners began a quest [...]
The official opening of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station The official opening of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) campus in the vibrant Canadian Arctic community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut opens a new chapter in Canada's polar research leadership. The state-of-the-art research facility is designed and built to optimize innovation [...]
The Capital Regional District (CRD), the regional government for 13 municipalities and three electoral areas on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, works collaboratively to build a vibrant, livable and sustainable region for the 413,000 people in the area. Wastewater Treatment Project A major focus for the CRD is the $775 [...]