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Construction begins on $4B Enbridge natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (206+ words) PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Enbridge Inc. has broken ground on a $4-billion natural gas pipeline expansion in British Columbia. The federal government approved the Sunrise Expansion Program in April. The project aims to add another 300 million cubic feet per day of transportation…...
Trump again threatens tariffs over smoke after sitting with Mark Carney
14+ hour, 5+ min ago (389+ words) OTTAWA — After sitting together with Prime Minister Mark Carney during Sunday’s World Cup final in New Jersey, U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t letting up on his threat to tariff Canada over wildfire smoke. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base…...
LIUNA, Fengate break ground on transit-oriented rental community in Ottawa
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (158+ words) According to a release, West Orchard Urban Rentals is a LIUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada project, developed in partnership with Fengate and The Hi-Rise Group. The 37-storey development will include 425 new homes, including 15 designated affordable units. It…...
City of London boosts flood protection at two wastewater treatment plants
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (755+ words) In an almost back-to-back operation, the City of London is significantly enhancing flood protection for two wastewater treatment plants. A combined 450-metre-long sheet pile wall and earthen berm has been built around the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant, with a second…...
Port of Churchill to ship grain for first time since 2020
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (137+ words) CHURCHILL, MAN. — The owners of the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba say grain will be moving through the terminal for the first time since 2020. Arctic Gateway Group says the restart of grain shipments is another step toward revitalizing the…...
De Havilland Field takes off in Alberta with thousands of jobs on horizon
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (701+ words) Construction has taken flight on a sprawling new De Havilland Aircraft of Canada manufacturing and aviation hub in Wheatland County, Alta., that promises to create thousands of jobs. The development will be a purpose-built aerospace manufacturing complex built on approximately…...
Why buildings don’t perform the way we model them, and why that now matters more than ever
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (523+ words) Ask anyone who has spent time comparing utility bills against design-stage energy models and they will tell you the same thing: the two rarely agree. The research bears this out. Studies of commercial and institutional buildings have found measured energy…...
New Fancsy Family Hospital in Windsor breaks ground
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (132+ words) constructconnect.com New Fancsy Family Hospital in Windsor breaks ground WINDSOR, ONT. — Ground has officially been broken on Windsor-Essex’s new Fancsy Family HospitalWindsor Acute Care Hospital Facility – Fancsy Family Hospital (Phase 1)StatusPre-Construction/NegotiatedValue$2BLocationConcession Rd 9 & County Rd 42, Windsor ONSectorPublic – State/ProvincialTypeMedical…...
Arlington Bridge removal officially underway
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (252+ words) WINNIPEG – Following more than a month of preparatory work, crews removed the first piece of Winnipeg’s historic Arlington Bridge yesterday morning. Work on decommissioning and removal will be done in two stages. The first stage, which started in early June,…...
Carney says U.S. will split 'modest' Gordie Howe bridge net revenues after debt paid
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (569+ words) WINDSOR, ONT. — Prime Minister Mark Carney attempted to clarify Thursday the details of a deal that convinced U.S. President Donald Trump to open a new bridge connecting Ontario to Michigan — though his explanation left many details unclear. During a defence-related…...