Infrastructure Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:03:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Infrastructure Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 B.C. spending $6.2M to support airport upgrades /joc/news/infrastructure/2025/07/b-c-spending-6-2m-to-support-airport-upgrades Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:00:32 +0000 /?p=488149 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 permanent heliport to serve the isolated community of Tipella, supporting air ambulance and visits by medical practitioners; […]

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]]> Ground officially broken on Woodbine GO Station /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/06/ground-officially-broken-on-woodbine-go-station Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:30:51 +0000 /?p=488068 TORONTO — The Ontario government is starting construction at Woodbine GO Station. As part of its agreement with the provincial government, Woodbine Entertainment Group is also providing up to $170 million to support the construction of the new station, states a release. Once complete, the station, located on the Kitchener Line, will be one of […]

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]]> Cowichan district hospital project raising the bar on sustainability targets /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/06/cowichan-district-hospital-project-raising-the-bar-on-sustainability-targets Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:00:16 +0000 /?p=487898 Not only will it be British Columbia’s first all-electric hospital, the Cowichan District Replacement Hospital on Vancouver Island is the first in Canada to be awarded Zero-Carbon Building (ZCB) Design certification from the Canada Green Building Council. The certification acknowledges the project’s integration of low carbon concrete, mass timber, the use of environmentally significant insulation, […]

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]]> What does the future of Kitsilano Pool look like? /joc/news/infrastructure/2025/06/what-does-the-future-of-kitsilano-pool-look-like Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:00:43 +0000 /?p=487825 VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation are seeking public input to help plan a future for much-loved Kitsilano Pool.  The pool has had its share of leaks and is more than 50 years old. It has reached the end-of life phase with “many failing and deteriorating components. The pool […]

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]]> Ground broken for new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/06/ground-broken-for-new-peter-gilgan-mississauga-hospital Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:35:22 +0000 /?p=487839 MISSISSAUGA — The massive new Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital project reached a new milestone recently with politicians and various representatives marking its official groundbreaking. The Province of Ontario is spending more than $14 billion to build the new 2.8-million-square-foot hospital, tripling the size of the existing Mississauga hospital, states a release. The new space will also become the largest […]

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]]> Kensington Highway 1 westbound exit to close for two months /joc/news/infrastructure/2025/06/kensington-highway-1-westbound-exit-to-close-for-two-months Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:10:37 +0000 /?p=487457 BURNABY, B.C. — Pavement repairs are planned for the Highway 1-Kensington Avenue interchange beginning July 2. The westbound offramp from Highway 1 to Kensington Avenue and one northbound lane on Kensington Avenue will remain closed, 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the end of August while repair work is underway. The ministry […]

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]]> New MIFO Community Centre coming to Ottawa /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/06/new-mifo-community-centre-coming-to-ottawa Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:20:28 +0000 /?p=487424 OTTAWA — The Ontario government has announced it is investing over $15.7 million towards construction of a new recreation centre for Mouvement d’implication francophone d’Orléans (MIFO), a not-for-profit francophone, artistic, cultural and community organization. The money will support an eco-friendly facility to replace the existing building and includes multi-functional rooms, a gymnasium, running track, meeting […]

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]]> Three new streets replace former Granville Bridge north loops /joc/news/infrastructure/2025/06/three-new-streets-replace-former-granville-bridge-north-loops Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:15:44 +0000 /?p=487343 VANCOUVER — The Granville Connector project has reached another milestone with a new residential street network at the north end of Granville Bridge officially open, essentially creating new downtown connections between Drake and Pacific streets. Drivers and pedestrians can now access Continental, Rolston and Neon streets from Pacific Street, Drake Street and the Granville Bridge, […]

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]]> Concrete connections: Pattullo Bridge project’s first Indigenous art installation /joc/news/infrastructure/2025/06/concrete-connections-pattullo-bridge-projects-first-indigenous-art-installation Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:05:52 +0000 /?p=487248 SURREY, B.C. — People travelling under the new Highway 17-Old Yale Road overpass in Surrey can now see the Pattullo Bridge replacement project’s first Indigenous art installation. Art is being integrated onto and around the new infrastructure in recognition of First Nations’ historical and current connections to the area, states a release. The artwork, a […]

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]]> East Harbour Transit Hub bustling with construction activity /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/east-harbour-transit-hub-bustling-with-construction-activity Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:53:53 +0000 /?p=487101 TORONTO — The Ontario government has officially started construction on the East Harbour Transit Hub. Crews can be seen pouring concrete for a new bridge deck and laying track in what will become a new interchange station in Toronto’s east end. In March, the Ontario government awarded the contract for major construction for the East Harbour Transit Hub […]

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]]> N.S. government says new rules for mining projects will speed up approvals /dcn/news/government/2025/06/n-s-government-says-new-rules-for-mining-projects-will-speed-up-approvals Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:18:45 +0000 /?p=487007 HALIFAX –  Nova Scotia’s government is streamlining the approval process for potential metal mining projects after they go through an environmental assessment. Environment Minister Timothy Halman announced changes recently to the “industrial approval” process, which sets rules for the daily operations of a mine, and the monitoring of environmental requirements.     Halman told a news […]

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]]> Building permit growth up 31.5 per cent in Saskatchewan /joc/news/projects/2025/06/building-permit-growth-up-31-5-per-cent-in-saskatchewan Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:46:00 +0000 /?p=487066 REGINA – Statistics Canada’s latest figures indicate a 31.5 per cent increase from April 2024 to April 2025 in the value of building permits issued in Saskatchewan, the government reports. The value reached $290 million in April. The total value of building permits represents the dollar value of construction permits for residential and non-residential buildings. […]

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