EDMONTON—The Alberta government has set aside $90 million to upgrade a bridge across the North Saskatchewan River northeast of Edmonton. The Vinca Bridge crosses the waterway on Highway 38 south of Redwater, Alta. While only 2,000 vehicles cross the current…
Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled the government’s plan to save the pipeline just days before Kinder Morgan’s self-imposed deadline
OTTAWA—The new chief executive of the federal infrastructure agency says it could be well into 2019 before it will be ready to announce its first investment. The Trudeau government today announced that Pierre Lavallee, a former senior executive of the…
HALIFAX—The start date for the construction of Canada’s only commercial spaceport has been pushed back, a developer said following meetings at the proposed rocket launch site near a small fishing community on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. Stephen Matier, president and…
IQALUIT—New federal funding will pay for upgrades at six airports in Northern Canada. The $35 million investment is designed to bolster air cargo storage in Nunavut’s capital Iqaluit and expand airport terminals in five other remote towns and hamlets across…
MONTREAL—A former executive of engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has been charged by Canada’s election watchdog with helping to orchestrate illegal political donations paid to federal political parties between 2004 and 2011. Normand Morin, 76, faces five charges related to soliciting employees…
WELLINGTON, P.E.I.—Two tiers of government have earmarked a combined $2.6 million for road work across Prince Edward Island. The federal and provincial governments pledged the funds for five separate road projects May 17. The infrastructure spend will cover resurfacing in…
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Canadian Institute Of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) and The Canadian Association of Consulting Quantity Surveyors (CACQS) held a joint information session earlier this month about the International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS), which included a…
OTTAWA—If Kinder Morgan wants to abandon plans to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, there are plenty of other investors out there willing to take up the cause — and they will have the backing of the federal Liberal government,…
CALGARY—The federal government has contributed $1.53 billion to construct Calgary’s Green Line Light Rail Transit project. A commitment to fund a third of the project was put forward by the former Conservative government in July 2015. Alberta and Calgary will…
Key infrastructure along the narrow isthmus linking the province to the rest of the country could be washed away by rising seas. The federal government is assessing how to save it
QUEBEC CITY—One of eastern Canada’s largest ports has secured funding for a major restoration project. Over the weekend, the federal government committed funds to support a $30 million upgrade project aimed at revamping three separate sectors at the Port of…
MONTREAL—Robert Bellefleur was about 100 kilometres west of Lac-Megantic on the night an oil-laden train derailed in his hometown five years ago and killed 47 people. He swears had he been home that night, he would have been sitting at…
SASKATCHEWAN—The Government of Saskatchewan will invest $14 million to improve roads, bridges and culverts in 11 rural municipalities. Funding for the projects come from the Municipal Roads for the Economy Program (MREP). The 2018 MREP grants include: Five bridge and…
TORONTO—Mosaic Transit Group, comprised of Aecon, ACS Infrastructure Canada and CRH Canada Group, has signed a $2.5 billion contract to construct the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Toronto. The contract includes $1.2 billion of construction costs. Mosaic’s…
The Liberal’s latest development plan will inject a further $9 billion toward building large scale transit projects across the city, including the so-called Downtown Relief Line
FREDERICTON—An East Coast airport that has cruised past capacity over the past decade has secured funding for a “critical” terminal expansion. Government and airport officials were at the Fredericton International Airport earlier this week to announce an approximately $30 million…
EllisDon is now the sole service provider for four Ontario health facilities previously under Carillion Canada operations. Plans to acquire the assets were announced in February. The company acquired 100 per cent of four Carillion entities that provide support services…
Ottawa has been keeping a tight lid on how much the new cross-border bridge will cost to build
Fairfax Financial has agreed to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Carillion Canada. Under the transaction, Fairfax will acquire the services business carried on by Carillion Canada and over 4,500 Carillion employees will move to Fairfax. Services include:…
