Construction crews building the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor and Detroit have reached a major milestone connecting the two ends of the project. According to updates posted on the bridge’s X account (formerly Twitter), engineers and ironworkers from Canada and the U.S. finished installing the remaining edge girders that allow for the final deck gap to be built. “Canadian and U.S. ironworkers shake hands across the border as the Gordie Howe Bridge deck officially becomes an international crossing, connecting our two great countries,” said one post. Construction of the six-lan ..read more

The Government of Ontario is investing more than $6 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to support two innovative projects that will train over 1,000 carpenters in Vaughan and across Ontario. “Our plan to keep rebuilding Ontario’s economy starts with investing in workers so they can find better jobs with bigger paycheques right here in our province,” said Premier Doug Ford. “By helping workers train for jobs in fast-growing sectors like carpentry, we’re also ensuring employers have the workers they need to continue growing their businesses and investing in Ontario’s economy.” Wit ..read more

Lafarge Canada Inc. and Hyperion Global Energy Corp. announced the launch of the patented Tandem Carbon Recycling System pilot. This process advances circularity by capturing and transforming carbon emissions into high-performance mineral components used to make sustainable building solutions such as low-carbon concrete and other materials. The pilot project, currently in operation at Lafarge’s Bath Cement Plant (Ont.), involves the testing of Hyperion’s net-zero mineral solutions for advanced concrete such as Lafarge’s ECOPact, the broadest range of low-carbon concrete globally, whi ..read more

A new comprehensive report, The Mass Timber Roadmap, unveiled by The Transition Accelerator outlines an ambitious and strategic vision for the future of mass timber in Canada and its potential to transform green construction and drive economic growth across the country. Developed in partnership with Canadian Wood Council (CWC), Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and Energy Futures Lab (EFL), The Mass Timber Roadmap comes after more than a decade of collaborative efforts to unlock and demonstrate potential of mass timber and lays out a visionary plan to increase the mass timber marke ..read more

The Government of Ontario announced the completion of the first phase of site preparation for Ontario’s first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) at the Darlington Nuclear station. The Government announced that Ontario Power Generation has now completed the early works for the first SMR in the G7 on time and on budget. The site has now been transitioned into the care of the Darlington New Nuclear Project’s construction partner, Aecon, to allow for main site preparation to begin. This work includes excavation, the construction of shoring walls, as well as land clearance for three additional units. “I’m ..read more

Public Services and Procurement Canada announced that the Government of Canada has awarded two contracts to provide professional engineering services related to two distinct crossing projects in the National Capital Region: a $1.1-million contract was awarded to Parsons Inc. for the Southern Structures Renewal Project on the Chaudière Crossing a $647,829 contract was awarded to WSP for the Wearing Surface and Girder Coating Renewal Project on the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge “These two crossings are vital connections between Gatineau and Ottawa, serving more than 85,000 vehic ..read more

The City of Edmonton has awarded the Design-Build contract for Phase 1 of the Capital Line South Extension project from Century Park to north of Ellerslie Road. The City completed negotiations and formally awarded the contract to Capital Line Design-Build Ltd., a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies, with AECOM as their design partner. Over the coming months, the Ledcor team will begin detailed design with major construction along 111 Street anticipated to begin in 2025. Phase 1 of the project is a 4.5-kilometre, high-floor LRT extension along the west side of 111 Street and includes: An L ..read more

In a newly released report, A Jump Start: Providing Infrastructure for More Housing, the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is proposing four new approaches to investing the billions of dollars needed to build supporting infrastructure to advance millions of homes across the country. In combination, the recommendations should lower costs to homeowners, help mitigate risks for municipalities, capture value from infrastructure investments, and attract more public and private investment. “Canada’s housing crisis is in large measure an investment crisis,” said Mary W. Rowe, CEO, Canadian Urban Institu ..read more

The Government of Nova Scotia announced that demolition and remediation work as part of the Cogswell District project in downtown Halifax is underway and will help support more than 3,400 residential housing units. “We all know that increasing the housing supply in the city needs to be a top priority and infrastructure development is fundamental for this work,” said Community Services Minister Brendan Maguire, MLA for Halifax Atlantic. “This investment addresses critical infrastructure needs and lays the groundwork for future residential expansion in the downtown core.” The work announced June ..read more

BC Hydro announced it will construct more than $1.25 billion in capital projects throughout the City of Burnaby over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid, and provide clean power for homes and businesses in growing communities. “We must build out B.C.’s electrical system like never before, to power our homes and businesses, to power a growing economy and to power our future,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. “In Burnaby and communities across B.C., these construction projects will create thousands of good jobs over the next dec ..read more