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75 years: Newly digitized photos show extent of historic Winnipeg flood

75 years: Newly digitized photos show extent of historic Winnipeg flood
WINNIPEG — It’s been 75 years since one of the worst floods in the city of Winnipeg’s history. At the time around 100,000 residents were evacuated. The 1950 flood was one of the largest evacuations for its time in Canadian history, reports the city. To...
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Contractor selection for $211M Cambie Street Bridge rehab will happen by year’s end
A contractor will be selected by the end of this year for major rehabilitation a...
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Alberta’s massive $1.1B Yellowhead Trail freeway project kicks into final gear
The old English aphorism, “Good things come to those who wait,” was appropriatel...
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Work now underway to reconstruct Provincial Road 224
WINNIPEG — Preliminary work is now underway to repair and reconstruct sections o...
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75 years: Newly digitized photos show extent of historic Winnipeg flood
WINNIPEG — It’s been 75 years since one of the worst floods in the city of Winni...
Infrastructure

Contractor selection for $211M Cambie Street Bridge rehab will happen by year’s end
A contractor will be selected by the end of this year for major rehabilitation a...
Infrastructure

Alberta’s massive $1.1B Yellowhead Trail freeway project kicks into final gear
The old English aphorism, “Good things come to those who wait,” was appropriatel...
Infrastructure

Work now underway to reconstruct Provincial Road 224
WINNIPEG — Preliminary work is now underway to repair and reconstruct sections o...
Infrastructure

Iona Island Causeway upgrades receive $500,000 in B.C. grant funding
METRO VANCOUVER — A $500,000 BC Active Transportation Grant is helping to suppor...
Infrastructure

Lafarge Canada gets provincial go-ahead to use trailers equipped with specific steering axles in Alberta
EDMONTON - Lafarge Canada has announced it has received provincial approval to o...
Infrastructure , Resource , Technology

Fourth generating unit online at Site C
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Site C project has reached another key milestone, with...
Infrastructure

EllisDon Infrastructure reaches financial close on major Alberta P3 schools bundle
EDMONTON — EllisDon Infrastructure has announced it has reached financial close...
Infrastructure

Beneath the surface: A look inside the $450M Annacis Water Supply Tunnel project
Most construction sites are above ground or, in the case of an excavation, still...
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Winnipeg boasts benefits of pricy new street extension
The estimated price tag of the westward extension of Chief Peguis Trail (CPT) ha...
Infrastructure

‘Wrong direction’: B.C. Chamber of Commerce latest group to decry tariff bill
VICTORIA — Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping...
Infrastructure

$4.15B Fraser River Tunnel Project inches closer to fruition
Construction of the long-awaited, $4.15-billion Fraser River Tunnel Project (FRT...
Infrastructure

Premier Smith not sold on killing of consumer carbon tax, wants industrial levy plan
EDMONTON - Despite calling for its demise for years, Alberta Premier Danielle Sm...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure

Consultant, construction manager named for Kelowna long-term care home
KELOWNA, B.C. - A prime consultant and construction manager have been announced...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects

Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax, after Carney kills federal version
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government will follow through on its promise to r...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure

Alberta invests $311M over three years for emergency route improvements
FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. — The Government of Alberta has announced it is investing $...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government terminates consumer carbon price
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday w...
Government , Infrastructure

Ottawa to provide $156.8 million for eight BC Hydro projects
VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing nearly $157 million for eight el...
Infrastructure

B.C. shipyard awarded $3.15 billion government contract to build icebreaker
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia company has been given a $3.15 billion contract t...
Government , Infrastructure , Others

Energy, trade investments ‘imperative’ in rocky times: Canadian Infrastructure Bank CEO
OTTAWA — The head of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the power and export-en...
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Review team announced for North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
METRO VANCOUVER — The MWGK Independent Review Team has been selected to conduct...
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Surrey Langley SkyTrain construction reaches milestone
SURREY, B.C. — The Government of B.C. is reporting significant construction is u...
Infrastructure

Port Coquitlam’s third pothole blitz kicks off March 4 to 6
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — Some bumpy roads are about to get fixed. The City of Por...
Infrastructure

Third generating unit online at Site C
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The $16 billion Site C megaproject reached another milesto...
Infrastructure

B.C. earthquake triggers concerns over sporadic alerts from national warning system
VANCOUVER - Some residents in southwestern British Columbia are sounding the ala...
Government , Infrastructure

Alberta transportation minister urges feds to take action on megaprojects
EDMONTON — Alberta Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Drees...
Infrastructure

Building conversions meet construction circularity
Empty Class B and C commercial buildings represent stranded assets that property...
Infrastructure , Projects

Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii off B.C. in historic agreement
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. - The federal government will recognize Aboriginal title over...
Government , Infrastructure

Concrete Feature: Moss concrete covering many urban construction challenges
Could moss concrete be the simple green answer to many of the climate change cha...
Infrastructure , Projects , Technology

$35.5M announced for three ‘green’ B.C. port projects
VICTORIA — The federal government has announced up to $35.5 million in funding f...
Infrastructure

CIMA+ awarded contract for Metro Vancouver water supply program
VANCOUVER — CIMA+, a consulting engineering firm, has been selected by Metro Van...
Infrastructure

Manitoba invests $36.4 million in rail line and Port Of Churchill
WINNIPEG — Over two years, the Manitoba government will invest $36.4 million to...
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