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B.C. spending $6.2M to support airport upgrades

B.C. spending $6.2M to support airport upgrades
VICTORIA — This year, the Province of B.C. is investing $6.2 million through the BC Air Access Program (BCAAP) to support 16 airport upgrades that span the province. Projects include: runway improvements in Comox, Courtenay and Vanderhoof; a perman...
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Cowichan district hospital project raising the bar on sustainability targets
Not only will it be British Columbia’s first all-electric hospital, the Cowichan...
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What does the future of Kitsilano Pool look like?
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation ar...
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Kensington Highway 1 westbound exit to close for two months
BURNABY, B.C. — Pavement repairs are planned for the Highway 1-Kensington Avenue...
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B.C. spending $6.2M to support airport upgrades
VICTORIA — This year, the Province of B.C. is investing $6.2 million through the...
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Cowichan district hospital project raising the bar on sustainability targets
Not only will it be British Columbia’s first all-electric hospital, the Cowichan...
Infrastructure

What does the future of Kitsilano Pool look like?
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation ar...
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Kensington Highway 1 westbound exit to close for two months
BURNABY, B.C. — Pavement repairs are planned for the Highway 1-Kensington Avenue...
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Three new streets replace former Granville Bridge north loops
VANCOUVER — The Granville Connector project has reached another milestone with a...
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Concrete connections: Pattullo Bridge project’s first Indigenous art installation
SURREY, B.C. — People travelling under the new Highway 17-Old Yale Road overpass...
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Building permit growth up 31.5 per cent in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Statistics Canada's latest figures indicate a 31.5 per cent increase fr...
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Nominations open for Alberta infrastructure awards
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is looking to celebrate the design and constru...
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Canada’s answer to perilous economic times is nation-building construction
Not surprisingly, due to the new stiff tariff penalties being imposed on most Ca...
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Geotechnical investigations underway for long-term solution to Taylor Bridge
TAYLOR, B.C. – B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Transit is conducting geote...
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CN Rail warns of ‘catastrophic impacts’ as it seeks anti-flood barrier in Jasper park
VANCOUVER — CN Rail warns flooding could have "catastrophic impacts" on cross-co...
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Arcadis awarded digital asset management contract for Calgary
CALGARY, ALTA. — Arcadis recently announced it has been awarded a multiyear cont...
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Eby says it’s not him blocking Smith’s oil pipeline, it’s lack of money and proponent
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's not him standing in the...
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B.C. announces new school seats in Surrey as part of expansion program
SURREY – The B.C. government has announced 295 new elementary school seats as pa...
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Liberals table bill to speed up approvals for major ‘national interest’ projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government introduced legislation Friday w...
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Vancouver City Council approves 20-year plan to revitalize Granville Street
VANCOUVER — Granville Street is slated for a major transformation after Vancouve...
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BC Hydro launches RFEOIs to explore ‘next era’ of province’s power
VANCOUVER — BC Hydro has launched two requests for expressions of interest (RFEO...
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$5.9B SkyTrain expansion update: Guideway, station construction takes shape
Construction crews are out in full force along the route of the $5.996 billion S...
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APEGA concludes review on disastrous 2024 Calgary watermain rupture
EDMONTON — The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Albert...
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New hospital, new name: the Nats’oojeh Hospital and Health Centre
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. — The new hospital in Fort St. James is now called Nats’ooj...
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Experts say linking Yukon, B.C. power grids a ‘game-changer’ but will take time
VICTORIA — Experts say the potential linking of British Columbia's power grid wi...
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New Weyburn hospital reaches 75 per cent completion
WEYBURN, SASK. — The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the building envel...
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Feedback sought from the public as Massey Tunnel project progresses
VANCOUVER — The Province of B.C. is inviting the public to learn more and provid...
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Port says dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan...
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Substantial completion reached on Saskatoon Correctional Centre expansion
SASKATOON — The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced it has substantial...
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R.W. Bruhn Bridge blockade: First Nations want fair play and inclusion on B.C. infrastructure projects
B.C.’s R.W. Bruhn Bridge blockade, now resolved, has been the latest flashpoint...
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B.C., federal government support dredging Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, others opposed
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's energy minister is backing plans to dredge and de...
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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...
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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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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...
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Two Vancouver Island First Nations receive CIB funding for housing projects
COWICHAN, B.C. — The Malahat Nation and Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island are...
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Trade clarity to help Canada’s economy rebound after modest recession: Deloitte
OTTAWA — Some economists are putting an increasingly optimistic slant on Canada'...
Economic

CIB closes $50M loan with Dream Industrial for commercial upgrades
TORONTO - The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Dream Industrial Real Estate...
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Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade neg...
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Here’s how provinces are trying to remove Canada’s internal trade barriers
OTTAWA — Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid...
Government

Judge approves process to put Yukon Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon up for sale
YUKON — An Ontario judge has approved a request from the court-appointed receive...
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Seacliff Properties launches Gracewood in the Fairwinds community
NANOOSE BAY, B.C. — Seacliff Properties has announced the launch of Gracewood, a...
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Special to the JOC: Are your crews trained to work safely around traffic?
A thorough orientation that includes work zone safety is a powerful tool for com...