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Foundations of Construction: Extensive expropriation for St. Lawrence Seaway
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (358+ words) Special to Ontario Construction News Linking Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, the first segment of the St. Lawrence Seaway was completed in 1932 with the lengthy construction of a series of canal routes and eight locks at Welland Canal. The second…...
View Sept. 10 issue here
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (132+ words) Robin MacLennan has been a reporter, photographer and editor at newspapers and magazines in Barrie, Toronto and across Canada for more than three decades. She lives in North Bay. After venturing into corporate communications and promoting hospitals and healthcare, she…...
Ontario, Canada announce up to $401 million for Mississauga housing infrastructure
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (384+ words) The governments of Ontario and Canada have announced up to $401.4 million in funding to help Mississauga build infrastructure needed to support new housing, including major transit projects. The funding is being provided through the Development Charges Reduction Program, which helps…...
$27-million project planned for Montr??al Biosph??re
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (344+ words) The governments of Canada and Quebec and the City of Montréal are planning a joint $27-million investment over three years to support the Biosphère and expand its environmental education and programming. Each level of government plans to contribute $9 million toward…...
Ontario announces $17.3 million to modernize forest sector and protect jobs
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (390+ words) Four projects aimed at modernizing forest-sector manufacturing, increasing the use of forest biomass and strengthening supply chains will share $17.3 million from the province. Funding is expected to create six new jobs, protect more than 320 existing positions and support more than…...
Ajax puts municipal buildings into energy-saving competition
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (380+ words) The Town of Ajax is putting seven municipal facilities into an energy-saving competition as it looks to cut building energy use through operational changes and more energy-conscious practices. The second annual Battle of the Buildings runs from Sept. 1 to Dec....
$4.7-billion VIA Rail contract to bring passenger rail car manufacturing back to Canada
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (418+ words) A $4.7-billion federal investment in VIA Rail’s new passenger fleet is expected to generate significant work for Canadian manufacturers, skilled trades and suppliers, with 313 new rail cars to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Ontario and Quebec. Alstom has signed…...
CCA warns tariffs will disrupt construction supply chains - Ontario Construction News
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (254+ words) The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is warning that Canada’s latest retaliatory tariffs could increase construction costs and disrupt projects because the industry relies heavily on imported materials. The association says the new measures double tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum…...
LG Electronics to anchor major industrial development at King-Jane Business Park
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (312+ words) Construction is underway on the King-Jane Business Park, a major industrial development in King Township that will include about one million square feet of space for LG Electronics Canada. The LG project was announced Sept. 3 at a groundbreaking ceremony. The…...
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5+ day, 17+ hour ago (132+ words) Robin MacLennan has been a reporter, photographer and editor at newspapers and magazines in Barrie, Toronto and across Canada for more than three decades. She lives in North Bay. After venturing into corporate communications and promoting hospitals and healthcare, she…...