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Global Marathon: free online forum promoting women in engineering
The Global Marathon creates a great opportunity for young women to learn from the experiences of those women that have journeyed before them.
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Consulting Engineers of Ontario contest: Pick your favourite project
In honour of National Engineering Month, CEO is giving Ontario engineering fans a behind-the-scenes look at all of the 35 project submissions entered to the 2019 Ontario Consulting Engineering Awards.
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Ottawa’s J.L. Richards building a new home
Founded in 1955, JLR began as a company of three engineers who worked out of a small office on MacLaren St. in Ottawa.
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Teams selected for Stage 2 of Ottawa’s LRT project
TransitNEXT, wholly-owned by SNC-Lavalin, was selected to extend the line south, while East-West Connectors led by Kiewit and VINCI Group, along with design services provided by WSP and Hatch, will build out east and west sections.
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Infrastructure Canada launching online portal for project applications
The government is also making federal funding available to cover a portion of the costs associated with planning infrastructure projects in communities with a population of less than 5,000 people.
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Mining Association introduces new water stewardship protocol
The development of the Water Stewardship Protocol came as a result of years of work and consultation by industry experts and stakeholder groups, including MAC’s Community of Interest Advisory Panel.
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CaGBC Report makes the case for Zero Carbon Building
“The Canadian building industry and governments now have proof to make the changes needed to create Canada’s low carbon building stock and avoid creating buildings that will become a liability in a carbon constrained economy.”
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Brown and Caldwell opens Vancouver office
The California-based firm’s history in the Lower Mainland dates back more than 60 years, including the development of Vancouver’s original sewerage plan.
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Vancouver subway expansion moving forward
The request for qualifications (RFQ) has been released on BC Bid and will close in April 2019.
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BC shortlists three teams for Pattullo Bridge replacement
The $1.377-billion Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project will create a new four-lane crossing that will replace the existing Pattullo Bridge and will have wider lanes and better connections to road networks on either side of the bridge.
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NWT moving ahead with new all-season road
The $411.8 million P3 contract was signed with North Star Infrastructure which includes design-build partners: Kiewit, Hatch, and Thurber Engineering.
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Two Ontario Civil Engineering Students awarded Manuel Fine Scholarships
Zachary Gerber, McMaster University and Simone Markus of Queen’s are this year’s recipients of the US$2,500 Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust scholarships honouring Manuel Fine who died in December of 2018.
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BC selects teams to bid for highway upgrades in Delta
The Province anticipates awarding the contract in fall 2019, with completion scheduled for 2023
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Feds commit $20M to off-diesel initiative for remote Indigenous communities
An all-Indigenous panel of jurors will select up to 15 communities to receive hands-on support and up to $1.3 million in funding to develop community-driven energy plans over the next three years.
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Klohn Crippen Berger opens new offices
The Vancouver-based firm has opened offices in Fredericton, NB and York (UK) to support mining opportunities in various regions.
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CEA hosts 23rd Alberta Showcase Awards Gala
The theme for this year’s awards was “Ignite – Fueling the Next Generation,” and in total 11 Awards of Excellence and 11 Awards of Merit were handed out at the event.
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Dermot Barry joins TMP
Experienced in the design of mechanical systems for commercial buildings, Barry joins The Mitchell Partnership as a partner.
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New Sick Kids building design unveiled
B+H Architects’ proposed design for the new 22-storey Patient Support Centre (PSC) located on The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) campus in Toronto will comply with Toronto’s Tier 2 Building Standards.
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WSP launches Global Strategic Plan 2019-2021
Corporation is set to grow net revenues from $6B to $8- or $9B and expand its employee size from 48,000 to 65,000 through strategic acquisitions and organic growth.
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Hatch donates $250K to Laurentian University’s engineering school
Celebrating the firm’s 30th anniversary in Sudbury, the donation is part of Hatch’s ongoing commitment of more than $2 million in global scholarships annually.
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Calgary’s Green Line LRT gets green light
A funding agreement has been signed that officially gives the green light to begin construction on Stage 1 of Calgary’s new Green Line LRT. The City of Calgary has already begun preparing the land that’s been set aside for the…
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Dillon Consulting confirms new president
Sean Hanlon has taken over as president of Dillon Consulting Ltd. and Dillon Consulting Inc., having served as interim-president since April 2018.
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Infrastructure upgrades approved for Canadian Coast Guard College
The work will include the installation of heat pump technology that will use ocean water from Sydney Harbour to provide heating and cooling to the entire campus.
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Yukon implements Independent Power Production policy
The policy allows First Nation governments, communities and entrepreneurs to generate renewable energy and feed it into the electrical grid to help meet local demands.
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SNC-Lavalin names new COO
Ian Edwards has led SNC’s infrastructure business since 2014, previously he was a senior manager with the Leighton Group.
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ISO publishes BIM Standards
“Taking this to an international level not only means more effective collaboration on global projects, but allows designers and contractors working on all kinds of building works to have clearer and more efficient information management.”
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Nova Scotia using P3 process: prequalifies three bids for highway twinning project
While the province is using a P3 approach for Highway 104, it is not considering the implementation of any tolls to finance the project.
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Stantec leading next stage of Toronto’s Rail Deck Park
The firm will prepare a reference concept design and outline specifications that ensure constructability of the outdoor space planned above a downtown rail corridor.
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Feds help fund residential high-rise Net Zero project in London, Ont.
Government investing $3.9 million toward the construction of the Sifton Properties’ Helio building, a mixed-use, multi-unit residential high-rise in the West 5 sustainable community, a projected $57,608,500 project.
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Second Annual BIM Survey closes February 1
CanBIM, the business voice of Canada’s BIM community, is encouraging responses from building industry professionals across the country.
