Sewer and Watermain

July 29, 2010

Prince Edward Island resort secures infrastructure loan

The federal government has approved a $400,000 infrastructure loan for Resort Municipality in Cavendish as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.

July 28, 2010

Saint-Cuthbert, Quebec gets wastewater funding

The Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert will receive $3.3 million in combined government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund-Quebec for a wastewater treatment project.

July 27, 2010

HST good news for ‘legitimate’ contractors

Ontario’s new Harmonized Sales Tax will benefit provincial construction and will not drive growth in the industry’s underground economy, the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) says.

July 23, 2010

$45-million expansion of Calgary airport takes flight

While not quite the beehive of activity it was last fall, the site servicing work to accommodate a major expansion of the Calgary Airport is still intensive.

July 20, 2010

Eco-friendly city hall nears completion in Vaughan, Ontario

City staff and officials in Vaughan are scheduled to move into new eco-friendly quarters this fall, the first phase of a proposed three-phase civic centre campus.

July 19, 2010

Labourers International Union of North America pitches municipal financing deal

A proposal from a large Essex County labour union to generate municipal infrastructure funds while securing work for its members has drawn early criticism from some construction labour organizations.

July 15, 2010

Construction continues on Lorne Park water treatment plant in Mississauga, Ontario

Work is taking shape on the expansion to the Lorne Park water treatment plant on Lakeshore Rd. W. in Mississauga, Ont. General contractor Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. began the $75-millon project – which will expand the Region of Peel’s water supply by 30 per cent – in August 2008. Completion is slated for February 2011.

July 15, 2010

Carrick: Stimulus project deadline has done its job

The stiff deadline for stimulus projects has done the job it was supposed to do, says the chief economist for Reed Construction Data Canada.

July 13, 2010

Debating the merits of green, white roofs

Just days after being named U.S. President Barack Obama’s energy secretary, Stephen Chu gave a speech praising reflective white roofs for their energy efficiency, and expressing hopes that white roofs would multiply.

July 9, 2010

Canada’s construction starts make solid gains in first half of 2010

The pattern of CanaData’s construction starts (+77% in square footage and +66% in dollar volume) through the first half of this year has been fairly predictable. The big winners have been institutional and engineering work, thanks to government funding.

July 7, 2010

Work continues on Dufferin Street jog elimination in Toronto

Rebar work continues for the Dufferin Street Jog Elimination CN/GO Transit Underpass project at Dufferin and Queen Streets in Toronto. Dufferin Construction Ltd./Holcim Canada have completion of the project scheduled for this summer.

July 5, 2010

Macquarie Power sees gold in Canada’s crumbling infrastructure

There are billions of dollars in investment opportunities in Canada’s crumbling roads and outdated power facilities that haven’t seen upgrades in decades, the head of Macquarie Power and Infrastructure Income Fund says.