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T H E I N F R A S T R U C T U R E M AG A Z I N E
CONTENTS
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024
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SPECIAL INSERT
LEADERSHIP
2024 TOP100 PROJECTS
EMPATHETIC ENGINEERING
2024
TOP100PROJECTS.CA
No. 25 Don River and Central
Waterfront & Connected Projects
No. 12, Gordie Howe International Bridge, Page 32
CITY OF TORONTO
Our 18th
annual report on
Canada’s biggest
infrastructure
projects can be
found in the centre
of this issue.
12 2024 TOP100 PROJECTS
Matt Pinder has ambitious plans to transform
active transportation across the country.
BY CONNIE VITELLO
12
2024 TOP100 PROJECTS
BY THE NUMBERS
Analysis of Canada’s 100 largest public
infrastructure projects.
For additional details on this
year’s Top100 report, visit,
www.top100projects.ca
BY JOHN TENPENNY
14
SAFETY FIRST
D E PA R T M E N T S
Highway 104: Built for and by Nova Scotians.
18 ENERGY
BY DAVID MCPHERSON
16
4 Editor’s Note
STANDING TALL
Ontario throws its hat into the
infrastructure bank ring.
How a high-rise courthouse was brought to life
in the heart of downtown Toronto.
BY JOHN TENPENNY
BY MARK CARDWELL
6 Front
18
Construction has been
completed on the new Western
Memorial Regional Hospital in
Corner Brook, NL and more.
ENERGY
SHIFTING GEARS
Clean energy demand is accelerating
Canada’s energy transition.
22 Panorama
The 80-metre Nancy Pauw
Bridge in Banff, Alta. spans
the Bow River, connecting the
town’s Central Park to its
Recreation Grounds.
24 ROAD BUILDING
BY JOHN TENPENNY
24
ROAD BUILDING
PAVING THE WAY
Road building technologies attract
young skilled workers to sector.
38 People & Events
Appointments and event reports.
BY ANDREW SNOOK
42 Closing Shot
28
Improving construction
management through upskilling.
TECHNOLOGY
A VIRTUAL RECOVERY
BY DENNIS CINELLO
How digital twins help heal
Canada’s healthcare system.
BY JEAN-PIERRE RIVARD
Take ReNew
wherever you go
with our digital
magazine
28 TECHNOLOGY
32
LEGAL
DESIGNS ON THE FUTURE
Advancing regulatory tools for energy efficient
and climate-resilient buildings.
BY SELINA LEE-ANDERSON
ABOUT THE COVER
The Centre Block Rehabilitation project—No. 15 on the 2004 Top100 Projects Report—is the
largest, most complex project to rehabilitate a heritage building ever in Canada and is also
the first major renovation to Canada’s main parliament building since 1916, when fire
destroyed it. Public Services and Procurement Canada
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