ReNew Canada

Jan 21, 2025 | renewcanada.net | ReNew Canada |David McPherson

By David McPhersonThe numbers tell the tale of this inspiring infrastructure success story three decades in the making: 17 remote communities, 24 First Nations, 26,000 people, 1,800 kilometres, 22 substations—resulting in a $2 billion dollar Indigenous-owned transmission company. That’s the Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power Transmission Project in a nutshell.

Jan 17, 2025 | renewcanada.net | ReNew Canada

The Government of Ontario announced it is investing over $28 million to support the construction of the new Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig Aboriginal Health Access Centre (WNHAC) in downtown Kenora, connecting more Indigenous people and families to community-led primary care services, closer to home.

Jan 17, 2025 | renewcanada.net | ReNew Canada

The Peel District School Board held a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction for the replacement of Caledon East Public School, in the growing Caledon East community. The new, modern facility will address the needs of a rapidly expanding residential area. Originally built in 1971 and expanded in 1998 to serve 254 students, the existing Caledon East Public School can no longer accommodate the area’s growing population.

Jan 17, 2025 | renewcanada.net | ReNew Canada

For the first time in its 35-year history, legal strike action has been initiated by Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO), the union representing the province of Ontario’s approximately 600 professional engineers and land surveyors, and continues into the new year, affecting key Ontario infrastructure projects.

Jan 16, 2025 | renewcanada.net | ReNew Canada

The Government of British Columbia announced that construction of the new five-lane Steveston Interchange has hit a major milestone with the first half of the new crossing now complete. Westbound drivers on Steveston Highway began using the new structure Jan. 16, 2025. “This is a major step in a project that will improve how people get around in our communities,” said Kelly Greene, MLA for Richmond-Steveston, on behalf of Mike Farnworth, Minister of Transportation and Transit.