Windstream Energy Selects Firms to Build Offshore Wind Farm
January 18th, 2012
Despite an ongoing moratorium imposed by the Ontario government, Windstream Energy is moving forward on it’s plans to build North America’s first fresh water offshore wind farm. The company holds the only Feed In Tariff contract for generating offshore wind energy in Ontario. The company has selected four Hamilton area companies to develop the project, [...]
Top 100 2012 Badge Winners
January 4th, 2012
The badge program from ReNew Canada was developed as a way to say thank you to all of the companies that have contributed to our Top 100 publication. Below is a list of companies and the number of projects they are involved in on this year’s Top 100 list. The badges are rewarded depending on [...]
Ottawa Considering New Legislation to Speed up Construction of the New International Trade Crossing
December 14th, 2011
Facing the potential of project delays by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge, the government of Canada is considering introducing legislation to exempt the project from laws requiring certain permits to be issued. The governments of both the United States and Canada are currently facing legal challenges to developing the project. The project was formerly [...]
Metro Vancouver Approves Gas Tax Hike
October 19th, 2011
Metro Vancouver mayors voted earlier this week to increase the provincial gas tax by two cents per litre. The increase requires the introduction of provincial legislation, which is expected to pass soon. The increase should provide TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s transit agency, with an additional $32-$45 million annually. This increase will go towards funding the new [...]
Federal Government of Canada set to Introduce new Coal Regulations
October 7th, 2011
The federal government of Canada, Ministry of the Environment, has announced the development of new coal regulations that will become mandatory in 2015. The proposed regulations stipulate that any new coal power plant must have emission levels comparable to a high efficiency natural gas plant. The new regulations have some environmental groups concerned that coal [...]
Environmental Groups Take Legal Action on Proposed New Nuclear Reactors
October 4th, 2011
Ecojustice and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), on behalf of Greenpeace Canada, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, CELA, and Northwatch have filed for a judicial review, in Canadian Federal Court, of the assessment undertaken for the proposed nuclear reactors at the Darlington Nuclear complex east of Toronto. The organisations suggest that the federal assessment does not [...]
Ledcor/DIALOG + Lundholm Win Design-Build Contract for Royal Alberta Museum
September 22nd, 2011
A team consisting of Ledcor/DIALOG + Lundholm has been awarded the design and build contract for the $260 million Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton. The museum will be twice the size of the current museum and the design will include state-of-the-art technology and multipurpose outdoor space. The other bidders for the contract were Richard Meier/IBI [...]
Keephills 3 Coal Power Plant Up and Running
September 9th, 2011
On September 1st, Capital Power Corporation and TransAlta Corporation announced that the 495 megawatt Keephills 3 coal power generation station is now operational. Capital Power Corp and TransAlta Corp equally split the estimated $1.98 billion cost of constructing the facility. Capital Power led the construction of the plant, while TransAlta will be responsible for operations. The [...]
Interior to Lower Mainland Transmission Line Receives Support of First Nations Groups
September 6th, 2011
Three First Nations bands living in the path of the $725-million Interior to Lower Mainland Transmission Line have agreed to support the project. In February, BC Hydro was ordered to return to the negotiating table with thirteen First Nations groups after a judge ruled that BC Hydro had failed to adequately consult with the groups. [...]
