For more than 40 years, the G.H. Dawe Community Centre has provided recreation and cultural opportunities for Red Deer and Central Alberta. With it being in operation for four decades, it has given parents the opportunity to skate with their children on the same rinks they grew up on and swim in [...]
By 1920, after almost a century of construction, all of the Trent-Severn’s linkages—over 40 locks, 50km of man-made canals, and approximately 150 dams—created a fully-navigable system that is used and beloved as a recreational boating and world-famous tourist destination with over a million visitors every year. Parks Canada structures can be [...]
“The Calgary Stampede celebrates the people, the animals, the land, the traditions, and the values that make up the unique spirit of the west.” It’s no surprise that the Calgary Stampede’s BMO Centre’s GM, Greg Newton, would summarize what makes the Stampede a special Canadian tradition so succinctly. Being so close to [...]
It houses the documents on which the Canadian nation is formed. Library and Archives Canada’s Preservation Storage Facility preserves, protects, maintains, and stores centuries of invaluable Canadian archival records. The outstanding variety of media—from books to manuscripts, film, audio recordings, photographs, maps, medals, and more—combine to tell the stories of Canadian history. [...]
Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast LRT is a new low-floor transit system designed to fit into neighbourhoods—not take you out of them. Valley Line will offer passengers an LRT experience that is accessible and connected to areas where Edmontonians live, work and play. Edmonton’s transportation needs are growing faster than infrastructure can keep [...]
MacKimmie Tower is re-energizing the University of Calgary’s main campus by creating additional space for classrooms, administrative support units and departments, while setting new standards for environmental design. It was seen as a win/win/win situation. When the University of Calgary’s decades-old library building started to show its age, the university saw an [...]
Major construction at Rutherford GO Station is complete. The station upgrades bring better connections, improved access to transit and modern customer amenities. It’s great news for commuters in Toronto, York Region, or Simcoe County—GO travel Lake Simcoe to Lake Ontario and everywhere in between just got a lot easier. Major upgrades on [...]
Maintain system reliability, strengthen the Manic–Québec corridor, and reduce electrical losses: Hydro-Quebec’s Micoua-Saguenay Transmission Project will deliver the energy needs for the Manic-Quebec corridor. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Hydro-Québec has added a number of 735-kV lines to its transmission system over the years. These lines are used to carry the electric power [...]
The City of Saskatoon’s wasterwater treatment plant received a $48 million upgrade that will protect the people, property, and environment downstream from Saskatoon along the South Saskatchewan River. Designated as a Class 4 treatment facility, the highest level of certification in Canada, the treatment of wastewater is regulated by provincial and national [...]
SaskPower’s latest project—the Great Plains Power Station—which will provide reliable power to about 360,000 homes in Saskatchewan upon completion in 2024, is already providing power to the province’s economy, providing opportunities for local companies and creating up to 500 jobs. As of March, 2022, work is continuing on the Great Plains Power [...]