The Heart of Innovation By Anna Guy For 30 years, Technoparc Montréal has fostered Montreal's scientific and technological development community by housing high value life sciences, aerospace, ICT and cleantech businesses and research centres in a localized and specialized community. In addition to its Business Centre solutions for SME, Technoparc Montréal has developed [...]
Projects. People. Partnerships. By Anna Guy Building, managing, financing, and enhancing the value of Ontario public assets. It is the largest commitment to infrastructure investment in Ontario’s history. In 2014, the Ontario government committed to a 13-year, $190 billion investment in public infrastructure. The plan is vast in scope: Building or rehabilitating about [...]
The Road To The Top Of The World By Anna Guy At noon on November 15, 2017, 132 years and 8 days after the Last Spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway, the opening of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, adding to the “nebulous dream” of connecting Canada sea to sea…to sea. The Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk highway [...]
Civil, Mechanical, and Oil and Gas Infrastructure By Anna Guy It can take travelling to the other side of the world to really see what’s happening in one’s own backyard. Such was the case for the Ken Hamilton, President of HCC Group. Originally established in 1979, Hamilton Construction has been involved in the [...]
Legacy Project For Saint-Laurent Gets Great Response By Anna Guy The new Complexe sportif de Saint-Laurent, opened in June 2017, symbolizes what Mayor Alan DeSousa calls “an active vibrant community.” Citizens of Saint-Laurent, on the island of Montreal, may now avail themselves of a progressive new sports centre. The 16,223-square-metre sports complex which [...]
Cultural Icon to Take New Residence By Anna Guy The new Maison de Radio Canada in Montreal will make a positive impact in the cultural—and neighbourhood—landscape. As Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions, CBC/Radio-Canada is a beacon of news, entertainment, and information. Deeply rooted in communities all across the [...]
Focus on Infrastructure By Anna Guy When writing about the new Champlain Bridge Project, it’s hard to decide where to begin? That it’s North America’s largest infrastructure project? Or the fact that it’s one of the busiest vehicle crossings in Canada—used by up to 60 million vehicles per year? How about the technical criteria [...]
Serving London and Southern Ontario By Anna Guy The London, Ontario airport continues to offer new destinations and features to keep passengers from competing airports south of the border. “Our number one challenge is competing with the air services offered at other airports, including the ultra low-cost carriers in the U.S.,” says Michael [...]
Inclusivity and Connectivity To The River Valley By Anna Guy The River Valley is a natural wonder often described as the jewel of the city—and one the City of Edmonton is about to make much more accessible for its citizens. Modern cities are defined by their urban green space; New York’s Central Park [...]
By Anna Guy The largest project in Enbridge history, the L3RP will maintain the highest safety and environmental standards, reduce future maintenance activities and ensure the reliable supply of western Canadian crude oil to the Chicago, U.S. Gulf Coast, eastern U.S. and Canadian refinery markets. In early August of this year, Alberta Premier Rachel [...]