4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (384+ words) The governments of Ontario and Canada have announced up to $401.4 million in funding to help Mississauga build infrastructure needed to support new housing, including major transit projects. The funding is being provided through the Development Charges Reduction Program, which helps…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (380+ words) The Town of Ajax is putting seven municipal facilities into an energy-saving competition as it looks to cut building energy use through operational changes and more energy-conscious practices. The second annual Battle of the Buildings runs from Sept. 1 to Dec....

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (254+ words) The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is warning that Canada’s latest retaliatory tariffs could increase construction costs and disrupt projects because the industry relies heavily on imported materials. The association says the new measures double tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (270+ words) The Region of Waterloo is bringing in a new senior water official as it works to address capacity constraints that are limiting growth in the Mannheim service area. Ishtiaque Tunio, P.Eng., PE, PMP, will become the Region’s commissioner of water…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (455+ words) The federal government is bringing investors and business leaders together in Toronto this month as it tries to attract $1 trillion in investment over the next five years, with major construction projects expected to be a key part of the push....

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (278+ words) Construction is getting underway at the British Columbia Institute of Technology on a $48-million project to modernize infrastructure, improve accessibility and create more inviting public spaces at its Burnaby campus. The South Campus Infrastructure Renewal project is being delivered with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (322+ words) Bird Construction Inc. has expanded its partnership with Marten Falls First Nation to include construction of the Marten Falls Community Access Road, a major infrastructure project in Northern Ontario. Bird announced that Piinahzii Limited Partnership, a majority Indigenous-owned partnership formed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) Construction has started on the Marten Falls Community Access Road, a 184-kilometre all-season road that will connect Marten Falls First Nation to Ontario’s provincial highway network for the first time. The road is scheduled to open by November 2031, four years…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (630+ words) Canada is doubling its tariffs on American steel and aluminum and imposing new duties on hundreds of other U.S. products as part of a $27.6-billion retaliatory package, while the country’s building trades are welcoming new federal supports for workers and businesses…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (261+ words) I’ve spent 25 years in heavy civil construction, most of them running projects. This summer I decided to stop relying on my own impressions of what’s happening to this job and start counting. Since July, I’ve been running a short anonymous…...