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Feds to upgrade Gaspe harbours
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Feds to upgrade Gaspe harbours
RIVIERE-AU-RENARD, QUE. — The federal government has announced it will spend $50.2 million over the next three years on harbour infrastructure across the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec. Projects include repairs to the main breakwater at the Riviere-au-Renard...
Government , Infrastructure
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Your top DCN headlines: July 15 to 19
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the construction costs in Toronto...
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$1.25 billion Don River flood prevention ‘never designed’ to stop DVP deluge
The $1.25 billion Port Lands Flood Protection Project (PLFPP) was never designed...
Infrastructure , Resource
![Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1865566243WEB-300x169.jpg)
Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says applications are now open for a nati...
Government , Infrastructure
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Feds to upgrade Gaspe harbours
RIVIERE-AU-RENARD, QUE. — The federal government has announced it will spend $50...
Government , Infrastructure
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Your top DCN headlines: July 15 to 19
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the construction costs in Toronto...
Economic , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
![$1.25 billion Don River flood prevention ‘never designed’ to stop DVP deluge](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-IH-DON-flooding-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$1.25 billion Don River flood prevention ‘never designed’ to stop DVP deluge
The $1.25 billion Port Lands Flood Protection Project (PLFPP) was never designed...
Infrastructure , Resource
![Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1865566243WEB-300x169.jpg)
Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says applications are now open for a nati...
Government , Infrastructure
![Dufferin awarded Highway 400 to Bradford Bypass connection contract](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/DCN-AG-bradford-bypass-contractMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Dufferin awarded Highway 400 to Bradford Bypass connection contract
BRADFORD, ONT. — Dufferin Construction Company has been awarded a contract to bu...
Infrastructure
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Major transit facility upgrades coming to Windsor
WINDSOR, ONT. — The City of Windsor is upgrading its transit system after a join...
Government , Infrastructure
![Flooding on DVP in Toronto as torrential rain hits city, GTA](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/city-cityscape-amarpreet-kaur-e1551468301758-300x169.jpg)
Flooding on DVP in Toronto as torrential rain hits city, GTA
TORONTO - A major highway, several thoroughfares and a key transit hub were floo...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S
![Ground broken at future Pape Station on Ontario Line](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/DCN-AG-Ground-broken-on-future-Pape-StationMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Ground broken at future Pape Station on Ontario Line
TORONTO — Construction has officially begun on the future Pape Station, part of...
Infrastructure , Projects
![Canada’s 13 premiers set to begin days of meetings in Halifax](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/people-3152585_1280-e1533227039326-300x169.jpg)
Canada’s 13 premiers set to begin days of meetings in Halifax
HALIFAX - Canada's premiers will be in Halifax today to begin three days of sche...
Government , Infrastructure
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Your top DCN headlines: July 8 to 12
Your top DCN headlines this week feature some “wild” news stemming from a Toront...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
![Sixty years of road salt has destroyed Ottawa’s Alexandra Bridge: officials](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CP-Alexandra-bridge-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Sixty years of road salt has destroyed Ottawa’s Alexandra Bridge: officials
OTTAWA —A 123-year-old interprovincial bridge connecting downtown Ottawa with Ga...
Infrastructure
![Bloor Street and Spadina Avenue closed for road construction](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/07/barb-wires-barrier-billboard-209717-e1563454330333-300x169.jpg)
Bloor Street and Spadina Avenue closed for road construction
TORONTO — The busy intersection of Spadina Avenue and Bloor Street in Toronto wi...
Infrastructure
![Preliminary work underway on Highway 413](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/DCN-AG-Highway-413-progressMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Preliminary work underway on Highway 413
TORONTO — Preliminary work is well underway on Highway 413, Premier Doug Ford re...
Infrastructure
![Ruling could permit a new reservoir for the water-starved Panama Canal, but it could take 6 years](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/panama-canal-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Ruling could permit a new reservoir for the water-starved Panama Canal, but it could take 6 years
PANAMA CITY - A court ruling could permit the construction of a new reservoir to...
Infrastructure , US News
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Federal funding supports Antigonish grid upgrade
ANTIGONISH, N.S. — The federal government has announced spending of $9.7 million...
Infrastructure , Resource
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Your top DCN headlines: July 1 to 5
Your top DCN headlines this week feature what exactly was involved in connecting...
Economic , Infrastructure , Technology
![Durham Kawartha Power Line being constructed to increase capacity across eastern Ontario](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-2-AG-Durham-Kawartha-power-line-project-mapMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Durham Kawartha Power Line being constructed to increase capacity across eastern Ontario
Once completed, a new transmission line being constructed is expected to increas...
Infrastructure
![Gordie Howe bridge: What was involved in creating the final link for an international crossing?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-RS-GHIB-EdgeGirderInstall-1-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Gordie Howe bridge: What was involved in creating the final link for an international crossing?
It was a dramatic scene overnight on June 14 when, under balloon lights, the fin...
Infrastructure , US News
![After years-long standstill, new French high school secures site in Ancaster](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/shutterstock_2402862561MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
After years-long standstill, new French high school secures site in Ancaster
The French Catholic and French public school boards in Hamilton have secured a s...
Infrastructure , Projects
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Four appointments made to Canada Infrastructure Bank’s Board of Directors
OTTAWA — Janis Byrne, Elisabeth Hivon, Vince Gasparro and Hari Subramaniam have...
Infrastructure
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Your top DCN headlines: June 24 to 28
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news tunnelling work is complete on a p...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
![David Lindsay reappointed as chair of Infrastructure Ontario](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/shutterstock_1178215546MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
David Lindsay reappointed as chair of Infrastructure Ontario
TORONTO — Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma recently announced th...
Government , Infrastructure
![Alexandra Bridge repairs extended as severe deterioration discovered](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/11/BRITISH-COLUMBIA-e1542736559880-300x169.jpg)
Alexandra Bridge repairs extended as severe deterioration discovered
GATINEAU, QUE. — The Alexandra Bridge will remain closed to vehicular traffic fo...
Infrastructure
![Tunnelling work complete on portion of Eglinton Crosstown West extension](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/DCN-AG-TunellingComplete-EglintonCrosstownMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Tunnelling work complete on portion of Eglinton Crosstown West extension
TORONTO — Tunnelling the western underground portion of the Eglinton Crosstown W...
Infrastructure
![What happened to Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam? What to know about its flooding and partial failure](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/minnesota-flag-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
What happened to Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam? What to know about its flooding and partial failure
MINNEAPOLIS - The visuals were stunning: water from the Blue Earth River surged...
Infrastructure , US News
![LaSalle Causeway update: Marine navigation channel reopens](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/PG-3-GC-Bascule-bridge-2-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
LaSalle Causeway update: Marine navigation channel reopens
KINGSTON, ONT. — Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) confirmed late la...
Infrastructure
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Feds award contracts for bridge project engineering services
GATINEAU QUE. — The Government of Canada has awarded two contracts to provide pr...
Government , Infrastructure
![Investing in underground municipal infrastructure shouldn’t be an afterthought](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/IP_OP-ED_06-24MainWEB-300x169.png)
Investing in underground municipal infrastructure shouldn’t be an afterthought
Have you ever heard of the saying, out of sight, out of mind? That shouldn’t be...
Infrastructure
![Four First Nations sign deal to build roads near Ring of Fire](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/shutterstock_749639473MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Four First Nations sign deal to build roads near Ring of Fire
TORONTO — Four First Nations have signed a deal with Ontario for new roads, othe...
Infrastructure , Resource
![Province closes Ontario Science Centre immediately citing structural issues](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/ontario-science-centre-mainweb-1-300x200.jpg)
Province closes Ontario Science Centre immediately citing structural issues
The Ontario Science Centre will be closing its doors to the public following a r...
Government , Infrastructure
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Your top DCN headlines: June 17 to 21
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the federal government is investin...
Infrastructure , Labour , Projects
![Attorneys for Baltimore seek to keep crew members from bridge collapse ship from returning home](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/baltimore-bridge-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Attorneys for Baltimore seek to keep crew members from bridge collapse ship from returning home
BALTIMORE - Attorneys are asking a federal judge to prevent crew members on the...
Infrastructure , US News
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UPDATE: Roof issues just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to science centre repairs
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) provided an update on the Ontario Science Centre (OS...
Government , Projects
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Governments see modular as part of Canada’s housing solution
Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national...
Government , Technology
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Massive Texas LNG facility moves ahead despite court ruling
Preliminary construction is moving ahead on the massive new liquefied natural ga...
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OCS report on 2022 contract sessions a key tool as next round looms
Union and employer negotiators in Ontario’s ICI sector will be looking to avoid...
Labour
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$1.25 billion Don River flood prevention ‘never designed’ to stop DVP deluge
The $1.25 billion Port Lands Flood Protection Project (PLFPP) was never designed...
Infrastructure , Resource
![Climate and Construction: Ontario Building Code begins 2020 NBC harmonization on Jan. 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/Bleasby_Climate6-01-300x169.png)
Climate and Construction: Ontario Building Code begins 2020 NBC harmonization on Jan. 1
Big changes are coming on Jan. 1, 2025 to Ontario’s Building Code as part of the...
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Lack of product standardization hindering mass timber construction’s growth
Mass timber construction is making headlines, especially in Toronto and Vancouve...
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Construction set for mammoth, collective-use project in Brantford
A multiplex project to accommodate the needs of the growing community in West Br...