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Canada Infrastructure Bank commits up to $2B to GO Train expansion
This marks CIB’s second investment, with the only previous commitment being its $1.28 billion backing of Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain (REM) project.
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2019 Green Building Excellence Awards Results
Roland Charneux from Pageau Morel, Lisa Westerhoff of the Integral Group, and Afaf Azzouz from Stantec were among those honoured with 2019 CaGBC Leadership Awards.
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Video: REM team in Montreal shares emphasis on accessibility
In the second episode of the project team’s “Destination REM”, an informative video provides a behind-the-scenes look at steps being taken to design universal accessibility into the project.
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SNC-Lavalin heading to trial
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., SNC-Lavalin International Inc. and SNC-Lavalin Construction Inc. have been charged with one count of fraud under section 380 of the Criminal Code of Canada and one count of corruption under Section 3(1)(b) of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. The firm will plead not guilty.
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Ontario launching search for Ontario Place developer
The province’s vision for the site is a destination that could include sport and entertainment landmarks, public spaces and parks, recreational facilities, as well as retail.
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HH Angus names new president
Paul Keenan becomes first non-Angus family president in the firm’s 100-year history.
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CarbonCure’s Sean Monkman named Canada’s Mission Innovation Champion
Mission Innovation is a global initiative involving 22 countries and the European Commission.
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Canada seeking Clean Energy Innovators
The federal government has announced an investment of up to $30 million and a partnership with Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy for a new initiative designed to encourage companies to come up with and deliver clean energy innovations to the market.
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Grands Prix of consulting engineering in Quebec
The Visionary Award was presented to Tetra Tech for a protection and rehabilitation project on the South Cove of Percé.
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New promotions at TMP in Toronto
The Mitchell Partnership (TMP) has announced the company’s newest senior associate along with three new associates with the firm.
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RFQ Issued for Vancouver’s new St. Paul’s Hospital
The new St. Paul’s – to be constructed at a new site at 1002 Station Street in Vancouver’s False Creek Flats, 3km from the current hospital site on Burrard Street – will have capacity for up to 548 beds, which includes 115 net new beds.
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Engineers Shine in Toronto’s 2019 ‘CANstruction’ Competition
The Best Original Design this year was awarded to the team of WSP and Architecture49 for their MÖBIUS structure.
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ASHRAE Signs MoU Agreement with New Buildings Institute
The NBI is an organization driving better energy performance in commercial buildings.
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Wood introduces renewable energy ROI forecasting service
The firm has launched its power price forecasting (PPF) service to provide customers with greater certainty around the financial return they can expect from investment in renewable energy projects.
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Smart Cities Challenge Winners
Celebrating victory are: Town of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia; Nunavut Communities, Nunavut; City of Guelph and Wellington County, Ont.; and
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Construction consortium including SNC-Lavalin wins 5-year Montreal Airport management contract
PSK Construction joint venture, composed of Pomerleau, SNC-Lavalin and Construction Kiewit Cie, has signed a contractual agreement for the City-Side Development Program of the Aéroports de Montréal.
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Federal investment of $345.4M in Montreal-area roadways
Three road projects in the Montreal metropolitan area received the funding.
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Feds announce water treatment plant investment for Nibinamik First Nation
This project will eliminate the drinking water advisory that has affected the community since 2013.
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Bentley Systems acquires Keynetix
Bentley Systems, a global provider of software and digital twins services for the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has acquired UK-based Keynetix, a provider of cloud-based software for capturing, visualizing, modeling, and sharing of geotechnical data. The addition of Keynetix…
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IBI Group wins design award for Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit system
The Mississauga Transitway is an 18-km BRT corridor running east-west across Mississauga, connecting with Toronto public transit, supporting local, express, GO Transit and other intercity services
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Arup names new leader for Canada Group
Craig Forrest brings more than 24 years of experience to the new leadership role, and the Canadian office also welcomes a new associate principal and announces a number of recent promotions.
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ACEC-NB hands out Awards of Excellence
The Pinnacle Award, presented to the top-ranked project submission, went to MCW Maricor for the UNB Kinesiology Building at the Fredericton campus.
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BCIT North Campus project wins Envision Gold Award
The Envision Award-winning project includes constructing a new power receiving substation and replacing 11 substations and all related infrastructure and establishing a new BC Hydro connection.
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CRD confirms pump stations contract for wastewater treatment conveyance line
The pump stations will be equipped with state-of-the-art odour control systems that contain and suppress odour so there will be no discernible smell in the community.
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Ottawa closes $2.57B deal for LRT east/west extension
The East West Connectors consortium is led by Kiewit and the VINCI Group, with design engineering services by WSP Canada and Hatch Ltd.
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Protecting migratory birds when building road infrastructure
The presence of migratory birds can delay a project or routine maintenance operation if they have not been accounted for during planning and design.
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UBC Research: cleaning up tailing ponds with bacteria
Searching for bacterial strains that grow in polluted environments, a team led by chemical engineering assistant professor Vikram Yadav has identified one species that “thrived in this type of environment by eating naphthenic acids.”
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CEO hosts 17th annual Awards Gala
The top prize of evening, the Willis Chipman Award, was presented to John G. Cooke and Associates for the Government Conference Centre rehabilitation project in Ottawa.
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Aecon-led consortium closes $639.8M deal on GTA Highway 401 West Expansion
West Corridor Constructors consortium design team includes Parsons (lead designer), Hatch and EXP.
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LRI Engineering expanding into Quebec
The new branch office is located at the Laval headquarters of the company’s partner, forensic engineering specialists, CEP-Sintra.
