Friday, April 18, 2025
By Shawn Cooper Canadians have seen their communities change drastically in the last few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened worry about climate…
By Kate Lindsay and Scott Jackson The lives of Canadians are intrinsically linked to our forests. We know that they provide us with oxygen, clean…
By Colin Isaacs At 270 pages Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Canada’s Next Steps to Clean Air and a Strong Economy, released on March 29,…
By Zack Metcalfe Retooling old buildings for energy efficiency might not generate the same excitement as solar arrays, wind farms, or electric vehicles. But the…
By Zack Metcalfe Over the past decade, Canadians have become familiar with electrified bikes, cars, passenger trucks, dump trucks, transport trucks, city buses, and even…
By Mel de Jager and Patrick Lafrance Canada’s coastlines are at risk due to the impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels threaten coastal communities,…
By Dr. Josipa Petrunić The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated transit agencies’ ridership and revenue, and many agencies have minimal budgets left to transition away from…
As efforts to address climate change ramp up it is likely that efforts to scrutinize and criticize such efforts will also ramp up. The generic,…
The wildfires have been burning, too many towns have been flooding, and the permafrost in the north is melting. Canadians are more motivated than ever…
By Helle Bank Jorgensen As environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues climb higher up the business news agenda, board directors, senior executives and shareholders are…
By Zack Metcalfe Picture Saint John in the throes of autumn. Temperatures are cool but predictable, the city’s electrical grid smoothly supplies its 36,000 customers,…
By Tom Mosseau Since the United Nations’ Earth Summit in 1992, countries throughout the world have been striving to mitigate climate change and adopt renewable…
Canada’s environmental sector is forecast to see 173,000 net environmental job openings by 2025 — but effectively filling these roles may be a challenge. Creating a more…
The 100 largest public sector infrastructure projects under development have reached $273 billion, according to ReNew Canada’s latest Top100 Projects report. Infrastructure development moved ahead at…
Developed away from the political arena, standards offer government and industry an objective option for addressing some of today’s most pressing issues. The diverse, consensus-based…
By Zack Metcalfe Active transportation improves our health and the health of our communities. Leaving your vehicle at home results in several environmental benefits, including…
By James Viray, Greg Carli, and Michele Villa In many ways, the climate change challenge Canadians face over the coming years is analogous with the…
On December 7, 2021, the Excess Soils Symposium provided an interactive platform for a virtual update on the business of excess soils and new regulations…
The Excess Soils Symposium 2021 provides an interactive platform for a virtual update on the business of excess soils and new regulations impacting construction and cleanup…
The best that Canada has to offer in the redevelopment of brownfield properties across the country were honoured as part of the 22nd Annual Brownie…
Dedicated to the rehabilitation and revitalization of sites that were once contaminated, under-utilized, and undeveloped, the Brownie Awards provide annual recognition and celebration of brownfield…
By Zack Metcalfe In 1923, the Maine Public Service (a bygone electrical utility) was keen to build a hydroelectric dam on the Aroostook River flowing…
By Corinne Lynds This is the final installment of a three-part series on what you need to know to hire the right contractor for your…
By Christina Schwantes and Colin Powell One of the most pressing goals of COP26 is mobilizing climate finance, but we need the right structures in…