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BC Hydro taking family to court over blocked work on major transmission line

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:15:33 +0000

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says a family of ranchers in Vanderhoof, B.C., is wrongfully blocking access to properties that would allow its crews to clear the way for the North Coast Transmission Line, a $6-billion project the federal government has labelled a “nation-building.” A petition filed in B.C. Supreme Court last week alleges that Kenneth […]

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��ion of Grand River bridges complete

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:15:04 +0000

WATERLOO REGION, ONT. — The Ontario government recently announced it has completed construction of the Grand River bridges on Highway 401 in Kitchener along with the rehabilitation of the King Street overpass between Kitchener and Cambridge, laying the groundwork for future widening of the highway from six to 10 lanes. The Grand River bridges carry […]

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RFQ issued for Uxbridge hospital redevelopment project

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:35:28 +0000

UXBRIDGE, ONT. — Infrastructure Ontario and Oak Valley Health have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for teams to deliver the Oak Valley Health – Uxbridge Redevelopment Project. The RFQ is the first step in the process and submissions will be reviewed to shortlist teams with the required construction experience as well as the financial […]

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Thunder Bay Indigenous Community Centre gets a funding boost

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:20:42 +0000

THUNDER BAY, ONT. — The Ontario government is investing $2 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to help the Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre create a new community space for Indigenous people in the city. The centre is using the NOHFC funding to renovate a newly purchased building on Red River Road. “Once complete, […]

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North central Alberta drivers can expect to see some large loads

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:10:22 +0000

EDMONTON – Two slow-moving large loads will be impacting drivers between Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan and between Lloydminster and Fort McMurray from now until Dec. 5. The first load is already enroute, having left Edmonton Sunday evening. It is travelling north to the DOW Chemicals site near Fort Saskatchewan. Due to its large size and […]

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Nova Scotia approves Halifax bylaw restricting Dartmouth Cove infilling

Lindsey Cole — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:46:51 +0000

HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says it has approved changes submitted by Halifax to restrict infilling along a strip of shoreline in Dartmouth. John MacDonald, minister of municipal affairs, says the province’s approval requires that Halifax prove it has authority to regulate infilling and that none of the municipality’s measures infringe on federal jurisdiction. […]

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Canada, Manitoba invest $76.9M in rural infrastructure

Lindsey Cole — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:11:24 +0000

WINNIPEG – The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing a total of $76.9 million for water and wastewater infrastructure across several municipalities to help support what’s need to build more homes. The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF) provincial stream encourages investment into rural infrastructure projects that build or upgrade critical housing-enabling infrastructure, a release […]

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Manitoba signs on to Ontario memorandum aimed at boosting power transmission

Lindsey Cole — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:52:58 +0000

WINNIPEG – Manitoba is renewing its call for a national electricity grid that would move more power between provinces and territories and help the province’s exports. Premier Wab Kinew says it’s a good time to build domestic energy transmission in an era of economic threats from the United States. A national grid would need federal […]

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Contracts awarded for Bradford Bypass central, east sections and program management

Lindsey Cole — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:32:10 +0000

BRADFORD, ONT. — The Ontario government has awarded contracts for the detail design of the central and east sections of the Bradford Bypass as well as the program management component of the entire project. WSP Canada Inc. and Stantec Consulting Ltd. have been awarded the design contracts for the central and east sections. As part […]

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A look at previous failed pipeline projects in Canada

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:20:28 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. — Alberta’s push for a new oil pipeline has been dredging up the ghosts of projects past. Here is a look at what happened with three ill-fated projects: KEYSTONE XL First proposed in 2008, TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL extension would have expanded an existing pipeline delivering crude to refineries in the U.S. […]

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$126B of infrastructure in ‘poor or very poor condition’: First-ever NIA report finds

Lindsey Cole — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:18:42 +0000

OTTAWA – Tasked with figuring out just where Canada’s housing enabling infrastructure stands, the Canadian Infrastructure Council has published the country’s first National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) report and the findings show there’s significant room for improvement. Entitled Building Foundations for Tomorrow: Assessing Housing-Enabling Infrastructure Across Canada, the council was specifically directed to examine three public […]

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Ontario signs deal with Marten Falls First Nation to fast-track road to Ring of Fire

Lindsey Cole — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:10:19 +0000

TORONTO – Another northern Ontario First Nation has signed a partnership deal with the province to fast-track construction on the road to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire. Marten Falls First Nation will receive nearly $40 million for a multi-purpose community centre, materials for other infrastructure projects, including this season’s winter road, and other priority projects. […]

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