Projects Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:37:50 +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-tower Baydo Apartments to add 388 rentals to Burnaby by 2027 /joc/news/projects/2026/03/two-tower-baydo-apartments-to-add-388-rentals-to-burnaby-by-2027 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:05:15 +0000 /?p=525050 BURNABY, B.C. — The federal government, along with Baydo Group, has announced over $157 million in combined funding that will build 388 rental homes in Burnaby. Located at 6616 and 6630 Telford Ave. in the Metrotown area of Burnaby, the project will be called Baydo Apartments and will include two towers. According to a release, […]

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]]> NextStar Energy’s mega battery facility celebrates grand opening in Windsor /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/nextstar-energys-mega-battery-facility-celebrates-grand-opening-in-windsor Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:35:40 +0000 /?p=525033 WINDSOR, ONT. — It was a monumental day Thursday as various dignitaries, politicians and other representatives marked the official grand opening of NextStar Energy Inc.’s 4.23 million-square-foot Windsor facility. A release states it is Canada’s first commercial-scale advanced battery manufacturing facility. “Since production began in November 2025, the company has already produced over one million battery cells and […]

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]]> Race to the top: Pinnacle SkyTower tops off at 106 storeys, making it the tallest building in Canada /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/race-to-the-top-pinnacle-skytower-tops-off-at-106-storeys-making-it-the-tallest-building-in-canada Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:20:24 +0000 /?p=525053 TORONTO — ion at Pinnacle SkyTower has reached its top floor, making it the tallest building in Canada and first residential building in North America to hit 106 storeys. According to a release, the project is set to be completed later this year at a final height of 351.85 metres. It will feature 958 residential […]

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]]> Bay du Nord oil project hits key milestone as N.L., Equinor sign benefits agreement /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/bay-du-nord-oil-project-hits-key-milestone-as-n-l-equinor-sign-benefits-agreement Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:05:10 +0000 /?p=524980 ST. JOHN’S — A proposed deepwater oil project off the Canadian east coast reached a key milestone recently as the Newfoundland and Labrador government signed an agreement with Equinor on how to divvy up the development’s anticipated rewards. Premier Tony Wakeham received several standing ovations as he unveiled the benefits agreement for the Bay du […]

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]]> Ground broken on 271 affordable homes in Regent Park /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/ground-broken-on-271-affordable-homes-in-regent-park Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:15:47 +0000 /?p=524906 TORONTO – Politicians, Toronto Community Housing representatives and others recently joined together to celebrate the groundbreaking of 271 affordable homes as part of the next phase of the Regent Park Revitalization. The new 26-storey tower, located at the southeast corner of Gerrard Street East and Dreamers Way, will include a mix of replacement and net-new […]

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]]> Mould, asbestos, keep thousands out of Manitoba First Nation after outage /joc/news/projects/2026/03/mould-asbestos-keep-thousands-out-of-manitoba-first-nation-after-outage Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:50:13 +0000 /?p=524880 WINNIPEG — The leader of a First Nation in northern Manitoba that has been dealing with severe water damage, forcing many to leave, says 2,000 people remain displaced due to unhabitable homes.  David Monias, chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, said mould and exposed asbestos from burst frozen pipes have made hundreds of homes unsafe.  More […]

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]]> Central Elgin issues RFP for ‘transformational’ 3,500-home redevelopment /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/central-elgin-issues-rfp-for-transformational-3500-home-redevelopment Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:30:54 +0000 /?p=524792 CENTRAL ELGIN, ONT. – The Municipality of Central Elgin has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking experienced development partners to deliver a “complete community” that includes a mix of homes, park space, a main street and a connected transportation network. It’s all part of a major development initiative that intends to take 370 acres […]

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]]> Concrete Expo spotlights 5 iconic projects – all with reinforced concrete /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/concrete-expo-spotlights-5-iconic-projects-all-with-reinforced-concrete Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:10:41 +0000 /?p=524841 The search for better building materials continues, with suppliers and engineers exploring new methods, materials and design tools to minimize cost, carbon and manpower while maximizing speed. But amidst that eternal quest for innovation, says Craig Slama, an engineer and partner with Jablonsky, Ast and Partners, many of Canada’s most iconic projects in the past […]

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]]> Britain stays calm and carries on repurposing underutilized buildings /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/britain-stays-calm-and-carries-on-repurposing-underutilized-buildings Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:05:20 +0000 /?p=524829 The extraordinary expansion of data centres around North America and the world is well-reported. Even so, the growth of commercial construction is expected to be modest in 2026 after several years of rapid expansion in almost every corner of the world. Even in the Middle East, John McAslan, founder of international architecture and design practice […]

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]]> Top 10 Pre-Bid Manufacturing Projects in Canada – March 2026 /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/top-10-pre-bid-manufacturing-projects-in-canada-march-2026 /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/top-10-pre-bid-manufacturing-projects-in-canada-march-2026#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:43:09 +0000 /?p=524753 The top 10 pre-bid manufacturing projects in Canada, ranked by project value as of March 2, 2026. Click through on any project below for more project intelligence, or click these pages and search projects across using your own criteria. Canadian Project Search U.S. Project Search 1. E3 Lithium – Clearwater Project Site work and new construction […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/top-10-pre-bid-manufacturing-projects-in-canada-march-2026/feed 0 Preparations continue in Toronto, Vancouver with FIFA World Cup 100 days away /dcn/news/projects/2026/03/preparations-continue-in-toronto-vancouver-with-fifa-world-cup-100-days-away Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:11:14 +0000 /?p=524756 VANCOUVER — Signs of the FIFA World Cup are slowly beginning to emerge in Vancouver and Toronto — literally. Windows at the former Hudson’s Bay flagship store in downtown Vancouver now don the tournament’s logo in a variety of colours with the words “We are Vancouver.” Billboards proclaiming that “the beautiful game is coming to […]

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]]> UBC’s Gateway Health building a student hub for health care /joc/news/projects/2026/03/ubcs-gateway-health-building-a-student-hub-for-health-care Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:10:03 +0000 /?p=524599 VANCOUVER — UBC’s newest building, Gateway Health, is opening as a student health hub along with interdisciplinary teaching and collaborative research areas. The 270,550-square-foot building is home to the school of nursing, consolidates kinesiology programs from eight campus locations and centralizes student health and wellbeing services for the first time, states a release. ion of […]

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