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As reported on CTV News, first it was the Turcot Interchange, then the Champlain Bridge — now the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel will get a major facelift. On Monday, the Montreal, Quebec and Canadian governments announced they will contribute to…

As reported in the Montreal Gazette, Quebec’s culture department has authorized the stone-by-stone dismantling of the facade of a Plateau-Mont-Royal heritage building that partly collapsed two weeks ago, forcing the evacuation of 40 neighbours. Unless there are further snags in the…

As reported in The Star, for the first time in his life, Chief Erwin Redsky won’t have to fight for each small stone that lies along the 24-kilometre road that connects his First Nation to the outside world after…

As reported on CBC News, construction on a new $80-million parkade on 9th Avenue S.E. is well underway. But there’s one key thing that is just not allowed. “You really do not want to disturb the tunnel,” said Kate Thompson,…

TORONTO, June 3, 2019 /CNW/ – Today, an unprecedented gift of $100 million donated by the Peter Gilgan Foundation, was announced at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). This is the largest single gift ever to SickKids. Together with donations made to other…

NIAGARA FALLS, ON, JUNE 3, 2019 – Representatives from 3Bridges Properties (Group) Corp. recently gathered with family and friends from Loretto Academy, and government officials, to celebrate the 50th Graduates Reunion from this historic institution, that will be transformed…

Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2019) — The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation’s (IWSH) Community Plumbing Challenge (CPC) began today in Navajo Mountain region on the Arizona-Utah border. Presented in collaboration with the award-winning DigDeep Navajo Water Project, CPC Navajo Mountain…

As reported in The Free Press, the first highway construction job under the B.C. NDP government’s Orwellian “community benefits agreement” has been awarded, and it is one whopping steak-and-six-salads lunch for the U.S.-based unions so revered by Premier John…

As reported on Huffingtonpost.ca, as Toronto and Vancouver struggle to keep housing affordable for anyone but the wealthy, Montreal says its new, first-on-the-continent development model will help it succeed where other big cities have failed. Montreal led big Canadian…

Bidding on Public projects may appear to be a safer route to getting paid since the work is guaranteed payment. However, it also means it’s going to be a lot more competitive so you really need to be dialed-in and eliminate…

On May 22, five verifiers began their training on the first performance-based water rating in Canada. This follows last November’s announcement that Built Green had partnered with the Green Builder® Coalition to bring the Water Efficiency Rating Score (WERS)® here through its…

As reported in the Vancouver Courier, if plans are hammered into reality, Vancouver’s Broadway corridor will see the world’s tallest wood residential tower and the largest Passive House project in the world ascend on West Eighth Avenue over the…

The Belt and Road Initiative is a visionary blueprint that seeks to enhance global economic development, and reinvigorate the seamless flow of capital, goods and services by promoting international connectivity and forging new ties among communities. It offers unprecedented…

Convicted: Claridge Homes (Preston) Inc., 2001-210 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, a new-home builder; Michael Lwow, site supervisor for Claridge Homes; Bellai Brothers Construction Ltd., 440 Laurier Avenue West #200, Ottawa and employer of the deceased worker; Leo Simard, site…

As reported in the Calgary Herald, the mayor of Okotoks says a tiny-house village approved for the town will go a long way towards providing affordable housing while reducing the community’s environmental footprint. Okotoks town council approved the development…