Projects Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:32:59 +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 Projects Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 New centre for brain science at Sunnybrook reaches completion /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/new-centre-for-brain-science-at-sunnybrook-reaches-completion /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/new-centre-for-brain-science-at-sunnybrook-reaches-completion#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:20:33 +0000 /?p=406281 TORONTO — 鶹ýion is now complete on the new Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to brain science research and care in Toronto which is expected to begin delivering care to patients by January 2025. The province invested $60 million to support the project. The centre will be […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/new-centre-for-brain-science-at-sunnybrook-reaches-completion/feed 0 Parkbridge reveals new modular housing design to provide attainable housing at scale /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/parkbridge-reveals-new-modular-housing-design-to-provide-attainable-housing-at-scale /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/parkbridge-reveals-new-modular-housing-design-to-provide-attainable-housing-at-scale#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:10:51 +0000 /?p=406270 COLLINGWOOD, ONT. — Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities recently released a new modular housing model that will enable the company to provide attainable living options at scale. The first homes built using the model are at Huron Haven Village, a retirement community located in Goderich, Ont.   An operating platform of QuadReal Property Group, Parkbridge is a Canadian modular […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/parkbridge-reveals-new-modular-housing-design-to-provide-attainable-housing-at-scale/feed 0 Calgary’s comprehensive cancer centre set to open /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:20:47 +0000 /?p=406193 CALGARY – One of Alberta’s largest-ever infrastructure projects is about to open. The Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary will officially open services to patients on Oct. 28. The centre will open in phases to ensure the final stages of quality assurance around every aspect of the building are carried out, a release said. […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open/feed 0 HAVAN concludes more than 73,000 homes unbuilt in Metro Vancouver due to DCCs /joc/news/government/2024/10/havan-concludes-more-than-73000-homes-unbuilt-in-metro-vancouver-due-to-dccs /joc/news/government/2024/10/havan-concludes-more-than-73000-homes-unbuilt-in-metro-vancouver-due-to-dccs#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:15:42 +0000 /?p=406196 Development cost charges (DCCs) across the Metro Vancouver and regional district are putting many housing projects on hold, compounding a troubling shortage in the region. From information collected over the past year, the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) concludes more than 73,000 homes in Metro Vancouver remain unbuilt because of the “accumulation of all the charges” […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/havan-concludes-more-than-73000-homes-unbuilt-in-metro-vancouver-due-to-dccs/feed 0 Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 14 to 18 /joc/news/government/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-14-to-18 /joc/news/government/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-14-to-18#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:55:29 +0000 /?p=406178 Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a $136 million Ministry of Defence project is taking shape in Yellowknife; a Winnipeg rail relocation study is set to begin with a leader announced; a pulp company has been fined for releasing “lethal” wastewater into an Alberta river; and a Vancouver Island material exchange is encouraging […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-14-to-18/feed 0 Northcrest launches design competition for former Downsview runway /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/northcrest-launches-design-competition-for-former-downsview-runway /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/northcrest-launches-design-competition-for-former-downsview-runway#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:15:39 +0000 /?p=406130 TORONTO — Northcrest Developments has launched a global design competition for The Runway at YZD in Toronto, formerly home of Downsview airport. The Runway at YZD Design Competition will present an opportunity for cross-disciplinary design teams to redesign the 1.3-mile airstrip into the cornerstone of a future series of mixed-use communities across the 370-acre YZD […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/northcrest-launches-design-competition-for-former-downsview-runway/feed 0 Winnipeg history demolished for downtown park makeover /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/winnipeg-history-demolished-for-downtown-park-makeover /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/winnipeg-history-demolished-for-downtown-park-makeover#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:50:35 +0000 /?p=406136 Winnipeg history buffs and heritage organizations were shocked and angered recently to find pieces of the city’s past left in ruins during the demolition of the downtown Air Canada Window Park. When the park was built in 1985, it incorporated remnants of old downtown buildings that had been demolished. They included two stone columns from […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/winnipeg-history-demolished-for-downtown-park-makeover/feed 0 Vacant long-term care home gets a new purpose in Sudbury /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/vacant-long-term-care-home-gets-a-new-purpose-in-sudbury /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/vacant-long-term-care-home-gets-a-new-purpose-in-sudbury#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:44:15 +0000 /?p=406214 A vacant long-term care facility in Sudbury, Ont. is getting a temporary use as a 70-unit student residence while the four-storey building undergoes a two-year, floor-by-floor renovation into a 120-unit Best Western Plus hotel. Sudbury entrepreneur-developer John Law never dreamed he’d be doing a conversion project of this magnitude but when the opportunity came up […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/vacant-long-term-care-home-gets-a-new-purpose-in-sudbury/feed 0 PHOTO: Galleria Hoist /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/photo-galleria-hoist /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/photo-galleria-hoist#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:16:46 +0000 /?p=406199 A hoist takes place at the Galleria On The Park mixed-use development at Dufferin and Dupont Streets in Toronto. The developer is Almadev and the project includes eight residential towers with approximately 3,000 suites with retail and underground parking. The amenities will include a rebuilt Wallace Emerson Community Centre and an eight acre park, fitness […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/photo-galleria-hoist/feed 0 Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 14 to 18 /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/your-top-dcn-headlines-oct-14-to-18 /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/your-top-dcn-headlines-oct-14-to-18#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 07:55:08 +0000 /?p=406165 Your top DCN headlines this week feature news on the timeline and process for the highly anticipated federal housing design catalogue; a project is underway to transform an Owen Sound heritage jail and courthouse; plans for Toronto’s McCleary District are reaching new heights; and an RFQ has been issued for a Quinte prison expansion project. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/your-top-dcn-headlines-oct-14-to-18/feed 0 $136M Ministry of Defence project takes shape in Yellowknife /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/136m-ministry-of-defence-project-takes-shape-in-yellowknife /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/136m-ministry-of-defence-project-takes-shape-in-yellowknife#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:00:09 +0000 /?p=405980 Site clearing has been completed and crews from PCL are now installing the concrete foundation for a new, $136-million, multi-purpose Ministry of Defence facility in Yellowknife, N.W.T. The 9,200-square-metre structure is being built in the Engle Business District, adjacent to Yellowknife Airport, and will consolidate defence, security and technical personnel from the Department of National […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/136m-ministry-of-defence-project-takes-shape-in-yellowknife/feed 0 Brantford LTC home undergoes expansion /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/brantford-ltc-home-undergoes-expansion /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/brantford-ltc-home-undergoes-expansion#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:15:47 +0000 /?p=405994 BRANTFORD, ONT. — 鶹ýion is underway on a new building for John Noble Home in Brantford, Ont. The new facility will add 40 new long-term-care beds to an existing 156-bed home. The project was a recipient of the 鶹ýion Funding Subsidy top-up, stated a release. The new building will be air conditioned and will include […]

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