DCN Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:37:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 First segment of high-speed rail project to connect Montreal and Ottawa /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/12/first-segment-of-high-speed-rail-project-to-connect-montreal-and-ottawa Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:20:35 +0000 /?p=503572 MONTREAL — The federal government says the first segment of its proposed high-speed rail project would connect Montreal and Ottawa. The segment would be about 200 kilometres long and construction would begin in 2029. The high-speed project, announced earlier this year, would connect Toronto and Quebec City with trains travelling at speeds of up to […]

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]]> Ottawa’s Indigenous advisers weren’t told of pipeline deal with Alberta: chief /dcn/news/government/2025/12/ottawas-indigenous-advisers-werent-told-of-pipeline-deal-with-alberta-chief Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:10:59 +0000 /?p=503547 OTTAWA — A member of the major projects office’s Indigenous advisory council says he and his colleagues were not told in advance of the agreement the federal government signed with Alberta opening a path to a pipeline to B.C.’s coast. Trevor Mercredi, grand chief of Treaty 8 First Nations in Alberta, told a news conference […]

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]]> House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break /dcn/news/government/2025/12/house-of-commons-rises-for-six-week-holiday-break Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:25:25 +0000 /?p=503539 The House of Commons has started its winter break — without the government’s lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters outside the House of Commons Thursday the past 11 weeks of the fall sitting have seen “very hard work” by the government to protect jobs and reduce the cost of […]

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]]> Ontario, Ottawa and Habitat for Humanity to build 33 modular homes /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/ontario-ottawa-and-habitat-for-humanity-to-build-33-modular-homes Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:25:52 +0000 /?p=503394 OTTAWA — The Ontario government has announced it is partnering with the City of Ottawa and Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa to build 33 modular townhomes at 40 Beechcliffe St. The site is surplus lands from the City of Ottawa and was deemed appropriate for the construction of modular homes. “Lessons learned through the construction of these homes […]

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]]> Engineering group Sandvik invests $85M for Greater Sudbury maintenance facility /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/engineering-group-sandvik-invests-85m-for-greater-sudbury-maintenance-facility Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:15:46 +0000 /?p=503378 SUDBURY, ONT. — Global engineering group Sandvik is investing more than $85 million to establish a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Greater Sudbury that will sustain 400 existing jobs and create more than 60 new jobs, the province reports. The new 135,000-square-foot facility, which broke ground earlier this month, will deliver double […]

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]]> CBTU on receiving end of $9M in federal funding for green training initiatives /dcn/news/labour/2025/12/cbtu-on-receiving-end-of-9m-in-federal-funding-for-green-training-initiatives Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:10:40 +0000 /?p=503368 OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is investing close to $9 million in Canada’s Building Trades Unions to support the development, delivery and evaluation of green training for unionized and non-unionized sheet metal apprentices and journeypersons. According to a release, the development of this training program will help 2,000 sheet metal workers become better equipped […]

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]]> Ontario awards contract for new emergency preparedness HQ /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/12/ontario-awards-contract-for-new-emergency-preparedness-hq Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:05:55 +0000 /?p=503365 TORONTO — The Ontario government has awarded a contract for the functional programming of a new Emergency Preparedness and Response Headquarters to WZMH Architects. The functional programming stage of planning is carried out prior to the actual design of the facility, explains a release, and determines specific functions, activities and operational requirements. Located on 17 acres […]

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]]> Construction army descends on CFB Trenton to carry out $850M upgrades /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/12/construction-army-descends-on-cfb-trenton-to-carry-out-850m-upgrades Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:02 +0000 /?p=503347 A small army of construction workers, literally, has descended on Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Quinte West, 175 kilometres west of Toronto, to begin work on an $850 million upgrading and infrastructure project to support the long-term operation of up to seven CC-330 Husky aircraft. In one area, crews are paving a taxiway and completing […]

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]]> Canada’s largest provinces score worst on housing policies and outcomes, report says /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/canadas-largest-provinces-score-worst-on-housing-policies-and-outcomes-report-says Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:37:33 +0000 /?p=503507 OTTAWA – A new report says Canada’s three largest provinces are lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to policies and outcomes aimed at tackling the housing crisis. The assessment by the University of Ottawa’s Missing Middle Initiative graded each of the provinces across 36 indicators related to housing. New Brunswick and […]

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]]> Ontario legislature to take 14-week winter break, following 19-week summer break /dcn/news/government/2025/12/ontario-legislature-to-take-14-week-winter-break-following-19-week-summer-break Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:27:35 +0000 /?p=503498 TORONTO – Ontario’s legislature is set to take a 14-week winter break, less than two months after resuming from a 19-week summer break. Members of provincial parliament typically resume sitting at Queen’s Park after the holidays in mid-February, following Family Day. Today, on the last day of sitting this year, government House leader Steve Clark […]

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]]> ӰԺ Announces AEC Cares Project with Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego /dcn/news/usa/2025/12/constructconnect-announces-aec-cares-project-with-catholic-charities-diocese-of-san-diego Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:10:57 +0000 /?p=503487 Volunteers will renovate the Rachel’s Women’s Center during one-day “blitz build” coinciding with AIA26 Conference on Architecture & Design  SAN DIEGO – ӰԺ, a leading provider of software solutions for the construction industry and a presenting sponsor and founding partner of the not-for-profit organization AEC Cares, announced that this year’s AEC Cares project will benefit Catholic Charities Diocese […]

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]]> Ontario to open interim science centre next summer at Harbourfront Centre /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/ontario-to-open-interim-science-centre-next-summer-at-harbourfront-centre Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:30:57 +0000 /?p=503374 TORONTO — Ontario is set to open an interim science centre next summer on Toronto’s waterfront, two years after the province abruptly closed the old location in the city’s east end. A press release from Tourism Minister Stan Cho says the temporary location will be at the Harbourfront Centre, which has been hosting one of […]

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