Projects Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:17:18 +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 Projects Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Two Vancouver Island First Nations receive CIB funding for housing projects /joc/news/projects/2025/07/two-vancouver-island-first-nations-receive-cib-funding-for-housing-projects Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:05:56 +0000 /?p=488151 COWICHAN, B.C. — The Malahat Nation and Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island are receiving a combined $66.7 million in loans to enable on-reserve housing construction and business development. According to a release, funding for both projects comes from the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative. Malahat Nation’s $57.8-million loan will help fund the replacement of […]

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]]> CIB closes $50M loan with Dream Industrial for commercial upgrades /dcn/news/projects/2025/07/cib-closes-50m-loan-with-dream-industrial-for-commercial-upgrades Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:05:14 +0000 /?p=488121 TORONTO – The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust have finalized a $50 million loan to fund commercial property retrofits at 34 warehouses in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. The CIB’s investment will support upgrades to mid- and large-bay warehouses used for urban logistics, light industrial and distribution, states a release. […]

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]]> Seacliff Properties launches Gracewood in the Fairwinds community /joc/news/projects/2025/06/seacliff-properties-launches-gracewood-in-the-fairwinds-community Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:05:54 +0000 /?p=488091 NANOOSE BAY, B.C. — Seacliff Properties has announced the launch of Gracewood, a neighbourhood within the Fairwinds community featuring 51 single-family lots, located 20 minutes north of Nanaimo. It is the first new neighbourhood at Fairwinds in more than 10 years, states a release. The lots will be along two cul-de-sacs, with ocean, mountain and […]

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]]> iQ Offices opens 302 Bay flagship space in Toronto /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/iq-o%ef%ac%83ces-opens-302-bay-flagship-space-in-toronto Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:35:01 +0000 /?p=488077 TORONTO — iQ Offices, a Canadian co-working operator, recently announced the grand opening of 302 Bay, a historic 14-storey heritage building in Toronto’s Financial District that has been transformed into a next-generation workplace. The space features a four-floor amenity program, a hospitality-grade design and unique shared work spaces, explains a release.     Highlights of the […]

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]]> World’s first SMR engineering and service centre to be built at Darlington /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/worlds-first-smr-engineering-and-service-centre-to-be-built-at-darlington Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:20:16 +0000 /?p=488053 CLARINGTON, ONT. – The Ontario government recently announced it has secured an investment of $70 million from GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) to build the world’s first BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR) engineering and service centre near the Darlington New Nuclear Project site. Once complete, the new centre will create new opportunities for workers […]

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]]> Highland Valley Copper extension gets the go-ahead from B.C. government /joc/news/projects/2025/06/highland-valley-copper-extension-gets-the-go-ahead-from-b-c-government Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:00:34 +0000 /?p=487956 VICTORIA — The Province of B.C. is reporting it has fully permitted the Highland Valley Copper Mine Life Extension (HVC MLE) project west of Logan Lake. The extension was identified by Premier David Eby as a priority project to expedite as part of the province’s efforts to diversify exports and strengthen the economy. The permits […]

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]]> 2025 CAGBC Awards showcase projects that are reshaping Canada /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/2025-cagbc-awards-showcase-projects-that-are-reshaping-canada Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:25:53 +0000 /?p=487940 VANCOUVER – Winners of the 2025 CAGBC Awards™ were recently announced at the Building Lasting Change™ (BLC) conference gala in Vancouver and recognized outstanding individuals and groundbreaking projects reshaping Canada’s green building sector. “The CAGBC Awards spotlight the innovators transforming Canada’s building industry,” said Thomas Mueller, CAGBC president and CEO, in a statement. “This year’s winners exemplify […]

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]]> Hilton Foods to build $192M food processing facility in Brantford /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/hilton-foods-to-build-192m-food-processing-facility-in-brantford Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:20:36 +0000 /?p=487947 BRANTFORD, ONT. — Hilton Foods Canada has announced it is spending $192 million to build its first North American food processing and distribution facility in Brantford, Ont. The Ontario government recently announced the project will support 150 jobs and as such it is investing $1.5 million from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund towards the project. […]

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]]> Canada’s first supertall building: One Bloor West reaches major milestone after challenging years /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/canadas-first-supertall-building-one-bloor-west-reaches-major-milestone-after-challenging-years Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:14:45 +0000 /?p=487916 TORONTO — It’s official, Toronto’s One Bloor West project is Canada’s first supertall building, a label reserved for buildings above 300 metres. This milestone will make it the tallest residential building in the country to date and the second tallest man-made structure, next to the CN Tower, states a release. Once complete, One Bloor West […]

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]]> Montreal’s affluent Westmount at odds over high-density development /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/montreals-affluent-westmount-at-odds-over-high-density-development Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:15:11 +0000 /?p=487806 A bleak corner of Montreal’s affluent Westmount suburb could finally be ripe for redevelopment. For decades a five square block area on the southeast border of Westmount where it meets the City of Montreal boundary has developed in a haphazard way. Mainly located across from the former home of the Montreal Canadiens, the Forum, and […]

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]]> Creativity with a backhoe clears fallen rocks from tourist-destination tunnel /joc/news/projects/2025/06/creativity-with-a-backhoe-clears-fallen-rocks-from-tourist-destination-tunnel Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:05:34 +0000 /?p=487711 WINNIPEG — A well-known cave-like tunnel that attracts boaters to eastern Manitoba has reopened thanks to some ingenuity involving a backhoe, a grappling bucket and a crew removing fallen rock from a tight, gorge-like opening. The tunnel between Caddy Lake and South Cross Lake, just north of the Trans-Canada Highway and west of the Ontario […]

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]]> CAGBC showcases mass timber marvel Limberlost Place /dcn/news/projects/2025/06/cagbc-showcases-mass-timber-marvel-limberlost-place Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:55:32 +0000 /?p=487591 A mass timber showcase on Toronto’s George Brown campus is also a study in collaboration and innovation. George Brown College director of design and construction Nerys Rau, Moriyama Teshima Architects partner Philip Silverstein and PCL senior superintendent Mike Love all explained the process behind building Limberlost Place at a session titled Exploring Limberlost Place: Advancing […]

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