Infrastructure

• Funding changes needed as Winnipeg continues to grow, officials say

  The City of Winnipeg is hoping to start conversations to change the municipal funding model as it continues to grow in population and infrastructure needs increase.

  Politics

  Apr 23
  
• Manitoba to fund $21m in road upgrades for Norway House Cree Nation and community

  The Manitoba government said Thursday that it will spend more than $21 million to repave about 30 kilometres of road in the area of Norway House and Norway House Cree Nation.

  Canada

  Mar 31
  
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• Township of Langley frets growing pains as development boom continues

  The community has approved 6,000 new units since 2022, and has thousands of more homes proposed in the booming Willoughby area.

  Crime

  Mar 7
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• Parts of Vancouver Aquatic Centre closed after concrete chunk falls from ceiling

  The state of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre is once again under the microscope after a piece of concrete the size of a deck of playing cards fell from the ceiling.

  Politics

  Feb 16
• Could Calgary-style warning sensors help stop B.C. overpass strikes?

  Between 2011 and 2018, the City of Calgary installed overw-height detection sensors at half a dozen locations in its downtown core.

  Canada

  Feb 16
• ‘Made a lot of us very nervous’: B.C. premier on Guilbeault’s infrastructure comments

  In B.C., the federal government has already promised funds to upgrade Highway 1, the Massey Tunnel project and repair work and infrastructure needed in the Sumas Prairie.

  Politics

  Feb 14
• City of Vernon to host open house on 2024 infrastructure projects

  The City of Veron will host an open house on Feb. 29 at the Vernon Recreation Centre to raise awareness for nearly two dozen local infrastructure projects scheduled for this year.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• More housing needed in Vernon as city hits population target well ahead of schedule

  Vernon's mayor says the projected growth over the next few years requires roughly 450 new housing units to be added each year – a target he says has only been met in 2022 and 2023.

  Economy

  Jan 16
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• Okanagan Falls receives a significant infrastructure investment

  Two B.C. communities will receive funding for upgrades to their water systems in 2024-25, including a $6.5-million investment in Okanagan Similkameen.

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2023
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• Burnaby to form panel to tackle surging civic project costs

  The motion was proposed by Coun. Pietro Calendrino amid soaring design and construction costs for several community centre redevelopments.

  Politics

  Dec 22, 2023