January/February 2019 Breaking Down the Top100 Projects Positive IONs Smart Health Building Big Inside the Largest Projects in Canada

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Top100 Projects 2019 Our thirteenth annual report on Canada’s biggest infrastructure projects is inserted into the centre of this issue. For additional details on this year’s Top100 report, visit top100projects.ca

OUTLOOK POLITICS 10 8 Coming Soon 24 B attleground ReNew Canada’s annual Canada look at the key projects A federal election, coupled and issues that will define the NDP’s search for a infrastructure development second mandate, dominate in the year ahead. an important year in politics. By Andrew Macklin TOP100 PROJECTS MANAGEMENT 10 Top100 Projects Report 26 Smart Health Breaking down the facts and The lessons learned from figures behind the $212.6 the construction of Canada’s billion in public sector first digital hospital are 14 infrastructure development paying dividends in the featured in our annual development of future smart, Top100 Projects report. green healthcare facilities. By Andrew Macklin DEPARTMENTS 14 Positive Ions 4 E ditor’s Note Vehicle issues may delay its Andrew Macklin discusses opening, but Waterloo’s new whether a resolution is ION LRT system is otherwise attainable in London’s bus ready to go. rapid transit debate. By Carroll McCormick 5 Front 16 Northern Health Champlain Bridge One of the largest opening delayed until 26 20 infrastructure projects ever the spring of 2019. undertaken in the north, the 18 Panorama Stanton Territorial Hospital Traffic efficiency prepares to open its doors in Yellowknife. 30 People & Events Appointments, By Carroll McCormick announcements, company 20 Inside Keelesdale news, and event reports. A pictorial look at the 34 Closing Shot development of one of the Todd Latham on the new transit stations that will ineptitude displayed in the be part of the Eglinton LRT. recent bridge collapse in By Andrew Macklin Saskatchewan. 34 renewcanada.net January/February 2019 ReNew Canada 3 Editor’s Note

THE FATE OF

LONDON’S BRT January/February 2019 Volume 17 Number 1 AN ARCTIC FIRST By Andrew Macklin EDITOR Andrew Macklin

hen the dust settled in All that stood in the way was PUBLISHER Todd Latham the municipal election, the municipal vote, one that could Director of Elena Langlois W it was expected that a re-open the debate and send the Business Development clear picture of London’s transit project to the start of construction, CONTRIBUTORS Carroll McCormick future would be painted. After or back to the drawing board. ART DIRECTOR all, the hard fought campaign But the result of the election Donna Endacott saw many candidates place their created the potential for a and DESIGNER

support, or their opposition, of the stalemate, one that could pose CONTENT AND Todd Westcott planned $500-million bus rapid an even bigger problem. As the MARKETING MANAGER transit plan at the forefront of their London Free Press pointed out ADVERTISING Elena Langlois push to earn a spot on council. And in the hours following the final [email protected] for many voters, it was expected result, the 15-member council ADVISORS Nick Reid, James Sbrolla that the election would ultimately now sees seven staunch supporters resemble a referendum on of the plan, and seven stark the issue. objectors, with one councillor, Josh As of right now, London remains Morgan, expected to continue his the largest community in Canada declaration of a conflict of interest that does not have any rapid transit due to his employment at Western in place or under development. University. (Western would be one ReNew Canada is published The previous council, under then of the biggest benefactors of the six times a year by Actual Media Inc. Mayor Matt Brown, had pushed BRT as currently planned) 147 Spadina Avenue, Unit 208, Toronto, ON M5V 2L7 forward with the plans for bus Because of this, any potential Phone: 416-444-5842 rapid transit that would reach all vote to repeal the current plan Subscription/customer services: 416-444-5842, ext 211 directions of the city. The system for the BRT would be defeated at would run across two corridors council, as a tie is an automatic with a north-and-east route that defeat. So repealing the current encompasses both post-secondary plan for bus rapid transit in the city ReNew Canada subscriptions are institutions and a south-and- could be very difficult. available for $39.95/year or $64.95/two years and include the annual Top100 Projects report. west route that focuses on the It’s a deadlocked debate that bustling retail sectors. Both routes is one changed mind away ©2019 Actual Media Inc. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be would run through a downtown from a permanent solution. But reproduced by any means in whole or in part, without hub that would link with other until one councillor makes that prior written consent from the publisher. bus service and the nearby VIA debate-altering decision, or a Printed in Canada Rail station. change is made that negates their "ReNew Canada" and "ReThink. ReBuild. ReNew" The municipality had even ward’s disdain for the project, are Trademarks of Actual Media Inc. garnered financial support for the this will remain one of the most initiative, securing $170 million contentious infrastructure issues in in provincial funding in January the country. of 2018, and enough federal funding for transit allocated to them that would cover the Andrew Macklin is the editor remaining costs associated with of ReNew Canada magazine. Undeliverable mail return to: the project. [email protected] 147 Spadina Avenue, Unit 208 Toronto, ON M5V 2L7 Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement 40854046 ISSN 1715-6734 Join the conversation. Search “ReNew Canada” on LinkedIn.

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The 2019 Top100 Projects report represents $212.6 billion in large-scale development. Turn to page 10 to learn more.

Photo Credit: BBE Hydro Constructors

AN ARCTIC FIRST

Champlain Bridge Corridor to open in 2019

he Government of Canada announced that the new Champlain Bridge Corridor project would not open on In November, the federal government announced December 21, 2018 as originally mandated as part of its first investment through the Arctic Energy Fund T the contract signed between the Government of Canada and the (AEF). The $400-million fund was established to help successful proponent. improve energy security in the North by replacing or During a technical briefing at the site, Signature on the St. upgrading aging fossil fuel energy infrastructure. Lawrence (SSL), the private consortium responsible for building The first investment will provide funding for the and operating the new corridor, announced that despite the Inuvik Wind Generation project, and includes: progress that has been made during the fall of 2018, the new Champlain Bridge would not be ready to open to traffic in The installation of wind turbines; • December. The opening will take place no later than June 2019 • A grid controller; and the official date will be confirmed. SSL reported significant progress had been made on the bridge A large battery storage system to generate • and indicated that the main structure of the bridge would be energy when the wind slows down; completed on schedule. They noted however, that some important • Construction of a five-kilometre access road weather-dependent permanent work, including waterproofing from Dempster Highway to the project site; and and paving, is unlikely to commence until early spring. “The Government of Canada’s priority is to ensure the new Connections to the local electric grid. • toll-free Champlain Bridge is built to endure without ever In addition to the $30 million contribution from the compromising the safety of workers or the public,” said Minister federal government through the AEF, the Government of Infrastructure and Communities François-Philippe Champagne. of the Northwest Territories is providing $10 million “The construction update makes clear that significant progress for the project. has been made on this critically important project and that final work necessary to open the bridge to traffic will take place in the new year. I commend everyone who has contributed to this ambitious project. Your dedication and innovation is truly Next Issue: march/april inspiring and I have no doubt it will continue as we set our sights THE MANAGEMENT ISSUE on the opening of the new Champlain Bridge in 2019.” The new Champlain Bridge Corridor project is one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America. Throughout this Plugging Asset Combatting project, the Government of Canada has maintained its objective In Framework California of ensuring a high quality bridge that will meet the long-term Building Building How do we needs of Canadians. The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated Canada’s competency implement (JCCBI), which is responsible for the operation and maintenance electric car within asset residential of the existing Champlain Bridge, also provided an update on the infrastructure. management. renewables? measures it is taking to ensure safe and uninterrupted service until the new bridge opens. Advertising Deadline: January 18, 2019 The Champlain Bridge is safe and continually being monitored. In recent years, The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges To reach our influential readers in print Incorporated had implemented an effective reinforcement plan and online, contact [email protected] for the bridge.

renewcanada.net January/February 2019 ReNew Canada 5 Outlook Credit: MMTP

In mid-November, the National Energy Board recommended that the The Montreal Pink Line, if it receives support from the provincial and Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission federal government, would connect Montreal North to Lachine. Project be allowed to proceed.

Will new voices at the municipal level force a resolution for how to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel in B.C.?

COMING SOON The issues and projects impacting the industry in 2019. Staff Report

t’s difficult to project what will happen issues, and conundrums that will be key to (NDP), neither one of which have provided in a year ahead when so much still infrastructure development in Canada in a clear plan that indicates if spending would I seems up in the air, especially on the the year ahead. These are presented in no increase, or decrease, under their regime. political front. Three provinces have new particular order... except for the first one. councils just settling in, three provinces A Massey solution? are still sorting out infrastructure agendas The 2019 federal election We still do not have a clear understanding following the election of new parties, and There is no single issue that will have a of the new solution for replacing the George the federal election, which is wide open, greater impact on infrastructure development Massey Tunnel in B.C. The coalition NDP- lingering in the months ahead. in Canada in 2019. The bilateral agreements Green government in B.C. has focused on The good news is that there is still a have all been signed, so for the most part, other priorities, such as the $1.377-billion pipeline of megaprojects in the works, as the ReNew Canada pipeline still exceeds the 100 projects featured in our annual report. Could Winnipeg be an ideal candidate All three levels of government, as well as the private sector, continue to have substantial for an investment from the short and medium term plans for significant investment in the portfolio, both for new and rehabilitated assets. Canada Infrastructure Bank? But with so much in flux, with funding and political support still to be we know what to expect from the governing replacement of the Pattullo Bridge and established, what comes next is still very Liberals in terms of investment. But the same funding for transit expansion, but this still much up for debate. cannot be said for the Conservative Party of remains a high priority for transportation We have identified 12 key projects, Canada (CPC) or the New Democratic Party infrastructure in the province. Richmond

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Outlook

Mayor Malcolm Brodie still support an released an update of its project pipeline, hype, but it feels like there are few cities investigation into twinning the tunnel, with introducing several new megaprojects in Canada whose difficulties in funding new Delta Mayor George Harvie says that he worth billions of dollars. infrastructure projects have been more will push for the shovel-ready bridge. Expect However, since the Progressive pronounced than in Winnipeg. this issue to reach a boiling point in 2019. Conservatives took power in June of Brian Bowman won a convincing 2018, there has been little news on mandate for his second term in the What’s next for Alberta? what the new pipeline looks like, and city’s top job, and he knows he has Good question. The NDP face a tough test in how much it will be altered from the work to do on the infrastructure front. the spring election thanks to the emergence priorities of the previous government. He faces an uphill battle in convincing of the United Conservative Party, leading by With so many companies working on Premier Brian Pallister and Minister former federal Minister of National Defence Ontario-based projects, the next update of Infrastructure and Communities Jason Kenney. of the IO pipeline will be critical for Francois-Philippe Champagne to For the most part, the NDP have provided understanding the priorities for business provide more funding for the city, but steady funding for infrastructure projects in the province in the years to come. without question he will have to make throughout the province, with several pressuring both a priority. Plante’s pink predicament megaprojects getting off the ground with If he is unsuccessful in finding more the help of provincial funding. But like With the election of the Coalition Avenir revenue at the provincial and/or federal every other province across Canada, the Quebec in the provincial election, level, could Winnipeg be an ideal lack of funding commitments for certain Montreal mayor Valerie Plante’s plan for candidate for an investment from the key priorities, such as the East Perimeter the Pink Line have taken a hint as new Canada Infrastructure Bank? Highway, could be used against them come Premier Francois Legault has been vocal in campaign time. stating that he and his party do not support Resource development At press time, Kenney had not yet unveiled the project. During the Liberal’s reign in Ontario, his plan for infrastructure spending should But with the introduction of the the opposition was very critical of the UCF get elected. But with a decent record Canada Infrastructure Bank, provincial the government’s inability to get a of investment from their NDP counterparts, funding isn’t necessary in order to get an funding agreement in place to build the the plan will come under great scrutiny infrastructure megaproject off the ground. transportation assets necessary to open the when it is released. If Plante wants the project badly enough, Ring of Fire to development. if she thinks the Pink Line is absolutely Downtown Relief Line Now that the Progressive Conservatives necessary for the city, would she be willing are in power, will they step up to the plate One of the great political footballs during to sacrifice some of the project’s revenue in and push forward to get a deal done? It will the 2018 mayoral race in Toronto, the order to get it built? be worth keeping an eye on the 2019-20 demonstrated need for a new subway budget announcement to see if the funding to relieve overcrowding is paramount. Investigation closed? is in place. Mayor Tory will need to push this This year, the inquiry into the Muskrat forward, especially after City of Markham Falls project will be completed. The project, Viva la VIA mayor Frank Scarpitti publicly stated in which now sits at $12.7 billion, is nearly The federal government announced in October that he would push for the Yonge double the original approved budget. 2018 that it is providing $1.3 billion to Street Extension to be built immediately The inquiry will shed light on where upgrade and modernize VIA Rail’s vehicle regardless of the status of the relief line. The the project budget fell down, and what fleet. This could drastically improve the environmental assessment was approved measures will be undertaken to provide quality of passenger rail service across days before the municipal election, but the future savings for ratepayers despite the the country. funding isn’t yet in place. need to cover the project costs. More But will the upgraded fleet push rural This is, without question, the biggest importantly, it will provide valuable lessons travellers stuck in their cars to now turn to transit priority in Canada’s largest city. for the entire industry on the planning rail service to travel to urban centres from pitfalls of large-scale hydroelectric projects. Bank-able investments coast to coast? It’s a financial gamble worth making, especially as urban commuters In November, Canada Infrastructure Bank Cross-border power continue to adopt the transit option. And CEO Pierre Lavalleé told the infrastructure Twelve months ago, we pondered whether in corridors where high speed rail is being community that his team is actively it would be the year that one or multiple considered, it could provide the last piece engaged in discussions on 10 infrastructure cross-border power megaprojects would of the business case to make those projects projects, representing (potentially) tens finally reach toe construction phase. That move forward. of billions of dollars in public sector didn’t happen, but certainly the Lake There are no shortage of issues infrastructure projects. Erie Connector is close, and projects in and trends impacting infrastructure These investments could get some stalled Manitoba and Atlantic Canada look to be development in Canada at any given time. projects off the ground, or perhaps present nearing the start line as well. To stay on top of it all, be sure to check in new initiatives that have not previously been Could this, finally, be the year that one of with us at renewcanada.net for your daily publicly presented. Stay tuned. these projects starts construction? insights, project news, and answers to the Pipeline update? Will Winnipeg’s woes continue? questions we’ve posed in this article. In November of 2017, Infrastructure Ontario Maybe we are reading too much into the —Staff For further information on the 2018 Brownie Award dinner, winners and finalists, visit brownieawards.ca

8 ReNew Canada January/February 2019 renewcanada.net REPROGRAM REMEDIATE RENEW REINVES T REBUILD REACH OUT Brownie REPROGRAM REMEDIATE RENEW REINVES T REBUILD REACH OUT REPROGRAM REMEDIATE Awards 2018 RENEW REINVES T REBUILD REACH OUT REPROGRAM Recognizing Excellence in the Remediation and REMEDIATE Redevelopment of Brownfield Sites Across Canada All Photos: Josh Fee

he 2018 Brownie Award winners were recognized at a gala event in Toronto on November 21. T Originally begun by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) in 2000, the awards are now presented by the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) in partnership Brownfielder of the Year. BEST OVERALL PROJECT AWARD with ReNew Canada’s parent company, Actual Media. 44 nominations were received and 10 projects and individuals were recognized for their achievements:

REPROGRAM: RENEW: Redevelopment Legislation, at the Community Scale Policy & Program WINNER: Greystone Village – BEST LARGE PROJECT AWARD REPROGRAM AWARD Initiatives Ottawa, ON WINNER: Excess Soils REACH OUT: Bylaw Tool – Ontario Communication, Marketing REMEDIATE: and Public Engagement Sustainable WINNER: Carcross-Tagish Remediation and Management – Carcross, YT Technological Brownfielder Innovation RENEW AWARD REINVEST AWARD of the Year WINNER: Cates Landing – WINNER: North Vancouver, BC Chris De Sousa, Ryerson REINVEST: Financing, University – Toronto, ON Risk Management Best Small Project and Partnerships WINNER: East Village Junction – WINNER: The Bentway – Calgary, AB Englobe’s Tewfik Atia welcomes Keynote Toronto, ON REACH OUT AWARD Speaker Jeff Westeinde to the stage. Best LARGE Project REBUILD: Actual Media CEO CBN Chair WINNER: Zibi – Ottawa/Gatineau Todd Latham returned Grant Walsom Redevelopment as emcee for the 2018 opens the at the Local, Best Overall Project Brownie Awards. 2018 Brownie Site Scale Awards. WINNER: WINNER: Pier • ERASE CIP 2018 – Hamilton, ON Development – • Kingston Failed Tax Sale North Vancouver, BC Properties – Kingston, ON

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For further information on the 2018 Brownie Award dinner, winnersCYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK /and OAA LOGO finalists, visit brownieawards.ca Top100 Projects Credit: of B.C. Government

The $1.377-billion Pattullo Bridge project in B.C. represents one of 23 new project to be included in the 2019 report.

For additional details on this year’s Top100 report, visit top100projects.ca Credit: City of Ottawa/TransLink Credit: City of Ottawa/TransLink

The 2019 Top100 Projects report contains 30 transit projects, by far the most the sector has ever had in the annual report.

Breaking down over $212 billion in infrastructure megaprojects. By Andrew Macklin

t is another record-breaking year for more than three times the next closest infrastructure megaproject development province (46 versus Quebec and B.C.’s Provincial/Territorial I in Canada, as the Top100 Projects 14). And Ontario now sits just a hair smashed through the $200 billion barrier to shy of breaking the $100 billion barrier Breakdown reach over $212.6 billion. That represents an by itself, sitting at $98 billion overall. increase of $13.6 billion from the 2018 report, It was also a landmark year as far as which came in at a hair over $199 billion. report turnover is concerned. The 2019 British Columbia This year’s report marks a changing of the edition features 23 projects that were not One year ago, infrastructure megaproject guard in some ways, as the once-dominant involved in the 2018 edition, including development in B.C. took a hit when the then- energy portfolio gave way to a surge in 14 projects that reached substantial new B.C.-Green minority government, led by transit, health care, and water-wastewater completion. Seven additional projects NDP Leader John Horgan, decided to cancel project development. The energy sector were removed as a result of stalled the Request for Proposals for the $3.5-billion still leads our report in overall investment, procurement or cancellation, while two George Massey Tunnel Replacement project. bolstered by the six costliest projects on our others failed to make the cut based on And while we still don’t have a resolution for list, but now sits fourth in number of projects project value. The lowest-value project how that project will move forward, the B.C. at 15, trailing transit’s 30, 22 building on our list now sits at $340 million. As Government has made significant investments projects, and 18 in the transportation sector. of right now, 13 of our 100 projects are in key infrastructure assets throughout the Ontario continues its dominance in set to reach substantial completion in the southern half of the province. the number of projects on our list, with next 12 months. Two new transportation projects were

10 ReNew Canada January/February 2019 renewcanada.net Top100 Projects Credit: Plenary Health Building development, including hospital redevelopments like Toronto’s CAMH 1C project, caused a shift in the focus of the 2019 report.

added to the 2019 report, led by the removed from the project following a dispute Pattullo Bridge replacement project. We’ve Alberta with the province over cost overruns related known for years that the bridge was Much of the focus on Alberta infrastructure to changes to the facility. The hospital well past its expected lifespan, and the in recent years has been transit and remains on schedule to open in 2019 despite provincial government has decided to act. transportation development in the major the construction setback. Procurement of the $1.377-billion project cities, but other key projects in the health care is moving quickly ahead, with construction and water sectors are now complementing to begin in 2019. The Vancouver Fraser those developments. Saskatchewan Port Authority is moving ahead with its In Calgary, three multi-billion-dollar projects Saskatchewan’s biggest infrastructure project Centerm Expansion Project, which will continue to make headlines, as work continues in the province’s history, the $1.88-billion increase capacity at the terminal by two- on the Southwest Calgary Ring Road, Calgary Regina Bypass, continues to progress at a thirds from 900,000 twenty-foot equivalent Cancer Centre, and the development of the record pace, with the year seeing several container units (TEUs) to 1.5 million. Green Line LRT. However, work has also construction milestones reached in advance With more than $3 billion in federal and begun on the multi-phase redevelopment of of the original deadline. The roadway also provincial government funding secured, Crowchild Trail, which will further enhance became home to Canada’s second diverging TransLink is now moving forward with the city’s transportation network, and the diamond interchange, a new concept for two of its key transit priorities for the Springbank Off-stream reservoir is nearing the efficient movement of vehicle traffic that is Greater Vancouver Area: the Millenium start of construction. gaining in popularity. Line Broadway Extension and the Surrey The City of Edmonton has three new The province contributes just three LRT. Plans for the latter could change, as projects on the 2019 report, as work projects to this year’s report, with the $500 the new Mayor of Surrey Doug McCallum continues to improve the city’s health Regina Railyard Renewal project slowly pushes for SkyTrain service instead, but care and transportation sectors. After progressing through the early stages of some close-to-current iteration of these years of planning, the Yellowhead Trail procurement, and the $680-million Chinook projects will move forward. Freeway Conversion project is moving to Power Station, which reached a construction The province also possesses several key the construction phase in 2019, with work milestone in August when SaskPower projects whose development took positive to begin in two sections of the roadway. announced that power had been successfully strides forward in 2018. Construction The Edmonton Clinical Laboratory Hub, brought to the station. works on the $10.7-billion Site C Clean and the CapitalCare Norwood Project, with Energy Project progressed, although it was both enhance health care delivery, providing determined that the original deadline for more efficient services and more beds for Manitoba the river diversion would not be met. The patients in need. And work continues on the The Bipole III Transmission project project remains on its original schedule of $1.8-billion Valley Line LRT project, with represented the largest project, in value, to completion in 2024. In Vancouver, work multiple secondary LRT projects progressing reach substantial completion in 2018. The on the $1.7-billion of upgrades to the along in early design and study stages. $5.04-billion project went into service on July Vancouver International Airport is in full Elsewhere in Alberta, construction is 4, and is now delivering power from Manitoba swing, with multiple facets of the projects continuing on the Grande Prairie Regional Hydro’s northern stations to Winnipeg. worked on simultaneously to meet the Hospital following a months-long delay The $8.7-billion Keeyask Generation overall 2022 deadline. after the original construction manager was Station progressed on schedule in 2018,

renewcanada.net January/February 2019 ReNew Canada 11 Top100 Projects with an estimated 105,000 cubic metres Don River, Taylor-Massey Creek, and the announcement to pursue a portion of the of concrete poured as part of the project’s Inner Harbour. The Port Lands project QEII Redevelopment as a public-private infrastructure. The station continues to in Toronto, Woodward Wastewater partnership put that project on the map, progress on schedule, with its first unit to go Treatment Plant project in Hamilton, literally, with an estimated project cost now into service in the fall of 2020. and the Hanlan Watermain Project in Pell set at $2 billion when factoring in the P3. There is one new Manitoba-based Region also return to this year’s list, as Previously, the government had announced project on the 2019 Top100 Projects strong investment continues in the sector. minor contracts associated with the overall report, the $540-million Lake St. Martin development, including work on renovating channel project. This flood protection Quebec the Dartmouth General Hospital and the project includes the construction of two rehabilitation of the Hants Community 230kilometre long diversion channels, which Quebec is the most balanced province Hospital in Windsor. The P3, set as a DBFM will allow Lake St. Martin to drain into Lake on this year’s report, with 15 projects project, will cover the Halifax Infirmary Site, Winnipeg during severe weather events. spread almost exactly across four primary which will consolidate health care delivery sectors: four each in the energy, buildings, in Halifax. The RFQ for the project was and transit sectors, along with three released in the fall of 2018. Ontario transportation projects. With the completion of the Maritime Ontario continues to be the driver of Transit has been the most prominent Link, the Muskrat Falls Project is now the infrastructure megaprojects, bolstered by infrastructure class in discussion in 2018, only Top100 project from Newfoundland tens of billions of dollars of investment in as the Réseau express métropolitain and Labrador. The energization of the new transit developments. Of the record 46 became the first project to ever receive transmission assets was the biggest projects that the province has placed on this funding from the Canada Infrastructure accomplishment on the project in 2018, year’s list almost half, 21 to be precise, are Bank. The $3.9-billion Montreal Blue Line although extensive concrete work was also transit projects. extension was a late addition, as progress done, works that was vital to the project’s The primary driver of the transit expansion with procurement and clearly signalled overall progression. in Ontario continues to be the growth of government interest at all three levels Neither Prince Edward Island nor rail service throughout the Greater Toronto vaulted the project onto the report. The New Brunswick have a large enough Area and beyond, in an effort to grow from line represented the second-highest project infrastructure project underway that could a commuter rail service to a regional rapid debut on the 2019 edition of the report. be considered for the 2019 report. transit system. This investment is driven by Work on the $6.5-billion Romaine a $21.3-billion investment by the provincial Complex continues to progress on time Northern Canada government to improve the entire network, of and on schedule, as are the $1.6-billion which $13.5-billion is earmarked specifically renovations at the Beauharnois Substantial completion of the Stanton for GO Expansion. This year we increase Generating Station and the $732-million Territorial Hospital was the biggest the number of projects from the expansion rehabilitation of the Robert-Bourassa infrastructure megaproject news in the from two to seven, including another project generating units. The same can be said north for 2018 (see story on page 16), and focused around Union Station. for progress in the buildings sector in it represents one of the 23 projects removed There has also been an uptick in the Quebec, as both of its significant health from the 2019 report’s consideration. number of buildings projects that are getting care projects, the $3.63-billion Centre The only project from the north that underway, with four new projects joining the hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal remains on our list is the $903.5-million 2019 list. The largest is the $2.4-billlion Sick (CHUM) and research centre and the Giant Mine Remediation Project. The Kids Hospital redevelopment, the funding $1.97-billion Quebec City University construction manager for the project was for which was announced by the previous Hospital center - Laval University both named in early 2018, and Phase 1 of the government in the spring. Joining Sick Kids continue to make positive progress work is underway. That phase is scheduled is two other Toronto-based hospital projects, towards completion in 2020. for completion in 2020, and Phase 2 work on as work has gotten underway on both the On the transportation file, massive the site will begin shortly thereafter. $1.2-billion West Park Healthcare Centre ass highway projects are focusing on the In total, over 250 public sector well as the $498.2-million Michael Garron province’s north, opening up the area for infrastructure projects, with a current or Hospital. And just a few blocks down the further resource development as part of estimated value of $300 million or higher, were considered for this year’s Top100 road from the Sick Kids development, the Plan Nord. In July of 2018, the provincial Projects report. $956.4-million Toronto Courthouse project, and federal governments confirmed which will amalgamate courts from around their $468-million commitment to fund the city into one larger facility, located just upgrades to Route 389, a 570-kiloemtre Andrew Macklin is the steps away from Toronto City Hall. stretch of roadway linking Baie-Comeau editor of ReNew Canada. We are also seeing an uptick in water, to the Labrador border. wastewater, and flood protection projects on our list, with 11 appearing in this year’s report and two others just missing. Atlantic Canada If you have any questions about In Ontario, the $2-billion Don River and The $12.7-billion Muskrat Falls Project the report, I would encourage Central Waterfront Wet Weather Flow continues as the dominant megaproject you to contact us at any time. System & Connected Projects has been added development on the east coast, but Nova to our list. The multi-phase project, which Scotia is also on the radar with some large- E-mail our editor Andrew Macklin will take 25 years to complete, is aimed at scale developments on its own. at [email protected] improving water quality in Toronto’s Lower The Government of Nova Scotia’s

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The “Missing Middle” in New Homes

Sourced from a graphic by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The right bracket was moved to reflect this report’s definition of low-density housing (comprised of single-detached, semi-detached and duplex homes).

Dwelling Mix Of Census Subdivisions in The GTHA

MISSING MIDDLE MAY HELP SOLVE GTHA’S UNBALANCED HOUSING STOCK

While the intensification objectives which were encouraged in Ontario’s townhomes, stacked townhouses and mid-rise buildings which landmark Places to Grow (P2G) legislation have resulted in more multi- can accommodate a range of family and household types. Even unit projects, most of the residential stock in the Greater Toronto and though this question will take time to properly answer, our labour- Hamilton Area (GTHA) is comprised of low-rise housing and clusters management construction alliance thought that it was worthwhile of high-rise towers. It is a polarized housing market where much of the to benchmark the current situation and emerging trends in relation new supply in Toronto and other urban municipalities is characterized to the P2G 2041 population targets. by high-rise development. Findings include: A new research report by CANCEA – “The GTHA’s Unbalanced 1 The risk to P2G represents about 7,200 dwellings per year that Housing Stock: Benchmarking Ontario’s New LPAT System” – confirms will not be built, with an annual average loss of $1.95 billion in that there is a lack of “missing middle” housing but provides further GDP accruing directly from residential construction activity. analysis which concludes that if current trends continue, the region’s housing supply will be insufficient to meet the population growth targets 2 Only 15% of GTHA households live in medium-density envisioned in the P2G Act. housing (“the missing middle”). The consequence is an inadequate supply of appropriate housing types for a range of The impetus for the research was RCCAO’s concern that, with more household sizes and budgets. control being given to municipal governments through the new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to approve new developments, there could 3 Municipalities can better optimize infrastructure investments by be a continuation of the trend of high-rise buildings to the detriment ensuring that community growth planning be based on a long- of ground-oriented housing. Missing middle housing includes term and strategic analysis of our future housing requirements.

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Excavators unearthed a corduroy road over 200 years old.

Positive Ions

The Waterloo Region Light Rail Transit corridor is a

magnet for people and businesses. By Carroll McCormick

n anticipation of the spring 2019 Cambridge and Kitchener. Construction is The Region’s monitoring of the impact opening of the Region of Waterloo’s expected to begin around 2026. of the project shows that the transit I 19-kilometre light rail transit (LRT) line, The timeline for ION—Greek for ‘going’— corridor became a powerful draw well businesses and residents have been flocking as the line is called, began in 1976 with a before contractors deployed the first to the transit corridor for several years. It proposal to create a central transit corridor excavators. The Planning Department is poised to become the third LRT, and the in the Waterloo Region. Planning heated up provides examples: “$2.3 billion has third longest, after the ones in Edmonton after the turn of the century, and construction been invested in new buildings in the and Calgary, to go into service in Canada. began on the ION LRT in 2014. Region of ION corridor since ION was announced Stage 1, valued at $868 million, runs Waterloo Council awarded the contract to in 2011; over 11,000 more residents are from Conestoga Mall Transit Terminal to GrandLinq to design, build, finance, operate, living in the Central Transit Corridor Fairview Park Mall Transit Terminal, with and maintain ION’s Stage 1 LRT. (CTC) than in 2011; about 3,000 units 19 stations, including ones in downtown The Region of Waterloo has around 575,000 have been issued new building permits Kitchener, at Grand River Hospital, UpTown residents, with 200,000 more expected to in the just past two years (2016, 2017), Waterloo, both universities, and Waterloo move into the area over the next 20 years, and over 8,500 units since 2011; in 2017 Park, according to the Region of Waterloo The ION Story reports. It notes that without alone, residential building permits in the document The ION Story. ION, the Region would require 500 new lane Central Transit Corridor represented a It also includes a 17-kilometre adapted bus kilometres of roads to support this growth, at third of all residential units in the Region, rapid transit route from Fairview Park Mall a cost of $1.4 billion. ION will limit new road and were worth almost $100 million. to the Ainslie Street Terminal in Cambridge, construction by about 40 per cent. “We are comfortable saying that ION has with four stops along Hespeler Road, “ION helps attract development in core had a strong influence on investment in the according to The ION Story; it will be phased areas, limiting development outside the Central Transit Corridor, the area roughly 800 out once the LRT begins service. “The ION core. The Region has a very strong sense of metres from the ION stations. Local developers bus connection as part of Stage 1 ION will protecting the farmland and green spaces openly attribute their choice to build new help increase ridership between Kitchener that exist outside the downtown cores” residential units, or their decision, such as and Cambridge. This will help secure funding Flynn says. Google’s, to locate their businesses in the ION for Stage 2,” says TJ Flynn, manager of The Region’s Planning Department corridor, based on the Region’s commitment to community relations, ION Rapid Transit. adds, “This highly integrated approach to build this light rail transit system.” Plans also include a transit hub, connecting transportation and land use policy, and This growth has been fostered and ION with cycling and walking routes and the permanence of ION, will help to focus managed by what the Region refers to as a longer-distance transit such as GO Transit development along the corridor with a Community Building Strategy (CBS), “... one and VIA Rail. greater mix of housing, jobs, retail and of the first strategies of its kind in North Planning has begun on a Stage 2 to build leisure choices all within close proximity to America,” notes The ION Story. a 17-kilometre, eight-station service between enhanced transit.” The CBS, Planning explains, “... identified

14 ReNew Canada January/February 2019 renewcanada.net Top100 Projects the current and future station area characteristics to help inform decisions One of the trains that will be about what type of development should be used on the encouraged at each location and short- and ION LRT. long-term opportunities and challenges around the station areas.” An excellent interactive map showing the corridor and development highlights can be found at bit.ly/2PABIPH. Construction projects typically offer residents knothole views into excavation pits or frustrating detours. Waterloo Region residents, however, were treated to an early and unusual piece of infrastructure when, in March 2016, excavators uncovered a section of corduroy road that had lain undisturbed for some 200 years about two metres below King Street. A corduroy road is built by laying down logs laid at right angles to the uncovered during ION construction, the road This was a unique moment for us: creating road to create a solid, if not quite flat, surface. was left exposed for a number of weeks and something for the future and looking back It gets its name from the lines, or cords in became a mini-tourist attraction,” Flynn says. into development over the past centuries.” corduroy fabric. A decision to give away pieces of the “An archeological assessment estimated corduroy road generated incredible interest, the road was built between 1790 and 1816 Flynn says. “We had residents and visitors Carroll McCormack is a by local Mennonites, then buried around who lined up before midnight to get a piece freelance writer based 1840,” notes The ION Story. of the corduroy road. We started giving the in Montreal, Quebec. “It was one of our first pieces of pieces away at seven in the morning and infrastructure in the region. After it was they were all gone in twenty-eight minutes.

renewcanada.net January/February 2019 ReNew Canada 15 All Photos: Government of Northwest Territories The Stanton its construction. renewcanada.net Territorial Hospital Territorial at different stages of at different rea residents and hospital staff alike will benefit from from benefit will alike staff hospital and residents rea The Project. Hospital Renewal the Stanton Territorial hospital and is twice the size of the existing facility new The 26,000 square-metre hospital, for which a first patient day hospital, for which a first patient day The 26,000 square-metre is outfitted to reflect changing standards of service delivery. Care Care of service delivery. changing standards is outfitted to reflect of the Northwest Indigenous cultures the to reflect also taken was design. in its Territories acutesingle 100 have will 2019, May of end the for scheduled is heath it will deliver As a territorial facility, rooms. in-patient care decades. three to a population of 60,000 for the next for up care A new hospital in Yellowknife will A new hospital in Yellowknife population. serve a growing McCormick Carroll By A Northern Health Top100 Projects Top100 January/February 2019 Canada January/February eNew 16 R Top100 Projects

“[The additional beds] allow for expansion erecting the structural steel in April 2016. By the hospital, for example, there will be sense as demand increases and ensures that all the beginning of the 2016/17-winter season, of place themes that reflect the northern land patients have their own private rooms, the contractor was ready to begin finishing and animals. which is not the case at current Stanton. work inside the building. “The architects and designers at Kasian Single in-patient rooms lead to better health The Stanton Renewal Project describes facilitated two engagement sessions with a outcomes, a reduction in hospital infection some of the challenges in carrying out a panel of regional NWT representatives to control rates, a reduction in length of patient project of this scope in Northern Canada. ensure the building accurately reflected the stay, and increased patient confidentiality “Lead times and cost of shipping are cultural needs of our population. The first and privacy,” said Gloria Badari, executive significantly higher in the NWT. Part of the session in 2016 was to seek feedback on director of the Stanton Hospital renewal. project was fast-tracked, and we started to the proposed interior design of the building The old, 13,300 square-metre hospital build before completion of design; delivery and the design of the therapeutic gardens. was built in 1988 and has 67 acute care dates versus required on site dates needed The panel offered recommendations based inpatient beds. “The existing hospital would to be closely managed to ensure adequate on their regional knowledge and cultural be incapable of handling and providing for lead time. The more difficult challenge was beliefs,” Badari explains. a diversity of clinical and diagnostic needs scheduling of installers, replacement parts, One outcome is that each floor represents for [these] forecasted growth and population and commissioning.” a distinct Northern landscape, with a growth models,” Badari says. While construction materials were sourced corresponding animal; e.g., Barrenlands and the The Government of the Northwest from across Canada, e.g., much of the Caribou on Level 0; Lakes and the Arctic Char Territories (GNWT) selected Boreal Health plumbing installations were prefabricated on Level 3 and; Arctic and the Seal on Level 5. Partnership as the P3 partner. It is responsible in Ontario, local suppliers were used where “These recognizable symbols, colour for the financing, design, building, and available and commercially viable, the schemes, focal images, and local artwork maintenance of the new hospital. Stanton Renewal Project notes. throughout the hospital will assist with The P3 model, according to the GNWT, This investment in local businesses and patient navigation and ensure that reduced the project risk by guaranteeing labour as of September 2018 is valued at Northerners feel connected to their home a fixed construction price, a guaranteed $55.5 million in local and northern labour, when visiting the new facility,” Badari says. completion date, and the assumption of risks $30.3 million in services from local and There will also be a therapeutic garden such as inflation in construction costs and northern suppliers, and $7.5 million in with a ceremonial fire pit, amphitheater, and playground for children with Northern flora and fauna. “The existing hospital would be incapable of “The new hospital,” says Glen Abernethy, Minister of Health and Social Services, [...] providing for a diversity of clinical and NWT, “will provide high-quality health care, services and programs, in a culturally inclusive way, that will meet the needs of diagnostic needs.” — Gloria Badari Northerners for decades to come.” weather-related delays to the contractor. goods from local and northern suppliers. “Through the P3 approach, the GNWT is Staff working at the hospital will enjoy Carroll McCormack is a freelance writer based in Montreal, Quebec. able to provide a more modern health care many improvements over the old one, facility to NWT residents and Nunavut such as surgical booms, which support residents of the Kitikmeot region at an operating room equipment, mobile staff estimated savings of at least 20 per cent communication devices, clinical cameras, The Canadian when compared to delivering this project and and integrated bedside terminals, as well subcontractor and operating this facility through traditional as a new nurse call and patient wandering designer team delivery method,” Badari says. systems. There will also be heightened access The P3 choice also meant that the hospital control measures and public wi-fi. Here is the list of the key companies would open up to two years sooner than had The new hospital also includes involved in the design-build elements a traditional procurement and construction improvements such as a larger emergency of the Stanton Territorial Hospital: method been used. It also comes with a department and intensive care unit, two 30-year maintenance warrantee. more dialysis chairs, operating rooms • Kasian Architecture, The Capital Project budget is $350 million, twice as large as in the old facility, and an Vancouver which includes $290 million for construction in-patient rehabilitation gym, which the • Crossey Engineering, Toronto and $60 million for Northwest Territories old facility did not have. A psychiatry unit Bird Construction Canada Health and Social Services Authority costs. The will be able to better serve mental health • (project managed from total value of the contract with BHP is $751 clients. There will be more high-observation, Vancouver) million over the 35-year term of the contract. airborne isolation, and high-acuity rooms This the annual service payment that will be throughout the hospital. • Clark Builders, paid to BHP after the hospital goes into service, While the facility brings with it overdue Yellowknife and Edmonton which on average, will be $18 million per year. updates to how health care is delivered, • Kelson Mechanical, Toronto The Bird-Clark Stanton Joint Venture including an increased focus on ambulatory Western Pacific Electrical, (BCSJV) broke ground in October 2015. It care, infection control and spatial standards, • Vancouver completed the site clearing, rock blasting much attention was paid to the cultural and and the footing over the winter, and began spiritual side of people in the region. Inside renewcanada.net January/February 2019 ReNew Canada 17 renewcanada.net —Staff Panorama Traffic Efficiency Traffic Diverging a includes Bypass Regina $1.88-billion The in Canada. just the second built Diamond interchange, January/February 2019 Canada January/February eNew 18 R

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At street level at the corner of Keele and Eglinton.

A thin staircase leads workers down The Keelesdale station into the depths of Keelesdale station. represents the second westernmost station of the 25 stations on the new Eglinton LRT.

Inside Keelesdale he $9.1-billion Eglinton LRT project (#5 on the 2019 Top100 Projects list) Exploring the construction is the largest transit project in Canadian history. The $9.1-billion DBFM of an Eglinton LRT station. T project will run on a 19-kilometre corridor along Eglinton Ave. from Weston Road to Kennedy Road, with an 10-kilometre underground section. The line includes more than 20 stops and links to the Yonge-University subway line, the regional GO By Andrew Macklin Transit network, the Union-Pearson Express, and more than 50 bus routes. In November of 2018, Metrolinx invited ReNew Canada to tour the construction progress at Keelesdale station, which represents the second station from west to east along the corridor, and the first station on the west end to run underground.

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The tunnel to Looking down towards the station Caledonia has platform level, and the tunnels been formed, leading east to Caledonia station. but track installation has not yet begun.

Looking west towards Mount Dennis station, preliminary work is underway to begin pouring the interior concrete walls.

renewcanada.net January/February 2019 ReNew Canada 21 The Emerging Global Trend of Vertical Farming Indoor vertical farming is not a new concept; however, it has only become commercially viable with the recent advancements in clean technology and energy efficient building design. In just the last few years, vertical farming projects around the world have begun food production with national leadership from Sweden, Japan, Taiwan, France, India, Iraq, USA and more. This emerging trend calls for collaboration across the building, agriculture, and clean-tech sectors, presenting new business opportunities and climate change mitigation strategies. Background According to Ernst van den Ende, a world authority on plant pathology, planet earth must produce “more food in the next four decades than all farmers in history have harvested over the past 8,000 years.” Our current industrial agricultural practices already use more than a third of our ice-free land, 30% of all freshwater, and produces half of the world’s GHG emissions; one solution that promises to help solve this problem is indoor vertical farming. Vertical farming requires 10-20 times less land and 70-95% less water than rural agriculture. Indoor growing can eliminate the need to use pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides and has the potential for locally sourced year- round crop production.

Establishing Canada’s Leadership Table Topics On Friday, October 19th, 2018, WSP Canada, on behalf of Centennial College and the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, hosted Table 1: Public & Private an Industry Leaders Workshop. By special invitation, 64 senior Sector Relations executives from across sectors were brought together to discuss the Table 2: Urban Agriculture innovation opportunities for vertical farming in Canada. The workshop was divided into eight roundtables with eight participants, each table Table 3: Architecture & focusing on a different topic with accompanying discussion questions. Integrated Design Table 4: Striving for Hyper-Efficient Next Steps Building Performance It is an exciting time for WSP Canada as we explore new market Table 5: Branding, Marketing & opportunities in our efforts to redefine sustainability through Promotional Opportunities innovation. In the field of indoor vertical farming, we are fortunate to be collaborating with some of the best across industry, Table 6: Innovation, Education government and academia. We are eager to identify pilot projects & Research that test the limits of sustainable indoor vertical farming. We have Table 7: Next-Gen Systems much to explore as we strive to bring expertise across building Table 8: Return on Investment science, energy and food production together to build Canada’s contribution to this rapidly emerging global market. Politics

How Dwight Ball’s government has handled the Muskrat Falls investigation could become a serious issue during the fall’s provincial election campaign. Inset: New Brunswick and British Columbia both had shaky minority governments that could crumble in 2019.

Two left vs. right battles will dominate Canadian politics in 2019. By Andrew Macklin

he posturing and politicking has support that is expected by municipalities. or if he will take a different approach. already begun in the run up to two We discussed this last year after Edmonton T significant elections taking place in Mayor Don Iveson suggested a change was A second term for Trudeau? 2019. And both will have a significant impact needed in the funding formula for new It has been a term of record investment in on infrastructure funding and priorities, as infrastructure projects, suggesting that the public sector infrastructure at the federal the parties discuss the best way to spend, or tri-government one-third split should instead level, but thanks to decisions made in other cut, hundreds of billions of dollars on public be a 50-40-10 split, taking into consideration strategic portfolios, that might not be enough sector infrastructure. who has to pay for the operations and to allow the Liberal government to return for maintenance of the asset through its entire a second term in office. The war out west lifecycle. The most recent major project in The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) The only election in the first half of 2019 is Edmonton to receive government funding, is making a strong push to reclaim power in Alberta, where one-term Premier Rachel the Yellowhead Trail Freeway Conversion in Ottawa, and polling in the fall suggested Notley’s New Democratic Party (NDP) Project, received just $241.6 million of the Andrew Scheer’s term may win a mandate will look to stave off a strong challenge overall $1 billion from each of the provincial on October 21st. What that means for record from the United Conservative Party (UCP). and federal governments. levels of infrastructure spending is not quite The UCP are led by Jason Kenney, who On the infrastructure portfolio, the clear, but it could mean that the Canada held multiple ministerial roles in Prime government has also found itself embroiled in Infrastructure Bank will be short lived. The Minister Stephen harper’s cabinet before controversy. In September, the government CPC has made it clear that they don’t believe resigning as an MP in September of 2016 terminated the contract of Graham the Bank is necessary, instead favouring the to focus on provincial politics. Construction, who was the Construction traditional public-private partnership model During the four years that the NDP have Manager for the $647.5-million Grande already in place for building infrastructure been in office, they have accomplished Prairie Regional Hospital. Graham has megaprojects in Canada. a fair amount on the infrastructure suggested that it could take legal action as a It’s worth keeping an eye on a few key portfolio, especially in terms of megaproject result of having its contract terminated. current and future projects, and how those development. They have provided financial Kenney’s infrastructure priorities had could impact voter support for the current support for multiple projects in the not been clearly stated by the time this government. The timing of the opening of transportation, transit, health care, and report went to press, but it will important the Champlain Bridge Corridor could impact water-wastewater sectors. However, the to see whether his investments focus the vote, as the opening will occur about four government has come under fire for its level on the big city priorities and renewable months out. Whether voters are more excited of support, not providing the level of financial energy resources, as the NDP seem to now, about its opening or the six-month delay that

24 ReNew Canada January/February 2019 renewcanada.net Politics was incurred could sway the vote in either will look to secure a second straight majority place, it could play a major factor at the polls. the CPC or Liberals’ favour. The same could for the Liberals, after capturing 18 of 27 seats be said for the proposed Northern Corridor. in the 2015 election. Funding secured through Will the minority’s hold? If the federal Liberals pursue moving the the bilateral agreement with the federal We could also see two more provincial proposed $100-billion project forward, could government is helping to address some of the elections take place in 2019 depending on the that help push voters to support them in province’s infrastructure issues, but several stability of minority governments at opposite some rural ridings throughout the country? communities have been vocal about the need ends of the country. In B.C., the NDP-Green The release of the CPC plan for infrastructure for more resources to rehabilitate and renew minority has held fairly strong so far, but development will be the key development to aging road, bridge, and cultural infrastructure. that could change with one controversial watch for in the coming months. The following day, on October 8, voters in issue or a sudden by-election. And in New Newfoundland and Labrador are scheduled Brunswick, both the Conservatives and The rest of Canada to head to the polls. Liberal Premier Dwight the Liberals hoped to lead the minority There are three additional provincial and Ball is seeking a second majority mandate in government there, after the 22-21 result territorial elections that will take place the province, after his party captured 31 of left the balance of power in the hands of in 2019, all of which are set to occur 40 seats in the 2015 election. The party only the Green Party and the People’s Alliance over a two-day span in the heart of the had six seats leading into the campaign. (three seats each). Gallant was given the federal campaign. The cloud that still hangs over the first chance to govern, but should he falter, On October 7, voters in Prince Edward province’s collective head is that of the and Conservative leader Blaine Higgs fail to Island and the Northwest Territories Muskrat Falls Project, which now carries an produce stability, voters could quickly head (NWT) are set to elect new provincial and overall project cost of $12.7 billion despite back to the polls. territorial leadership. In the NWT, there being originally budgeted to cost $7.4 billion. With hundreds of billions of dollars in has been an uptick in transportation and The inquiry into the project is set to deliver infrastructure at stake, the 2019 election fibre infrastructure built over the past term its final report by the end of 2019, which campaigns will be a determining factor in the of office. That includes the completion will provide insight into the cost increases, level of investment and priorities for investment of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway, oversight, and the methodology behind the in infrastructure for years to come. approval of the Tlicho all-season road, and original selection of the project. How this the installation of 4G wireless technology in issue will impact voter support for any party every community. is not yet known, but if blame for the project Andrew Macklin is the In Prince Edward Island, Wade McLauchlan overruns is assigned before the election takes editor of ReNew Canada.

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By getting the design and construction teams together early in the process, smart and green initiatives can be successfully incorporated into the build.

Learning from the ‘smartest’ hospital ever built in Canada. Staff Report

hen the Humber River Hospital demands of HRH presented a new challenge. with the hospital’s goal of reducing the (HRH) set out to plan its new In the case of the proponent for HRH, the spread of disease, as some porous materials W facility in the heart of Toronto’s design and contractor teams came together found in curtains can trap contaminants north end, they did so with a new vision for early in the bid process to understand how such as pathogens. health care delivery in mind: lean, green, and lean and green could coexist in solutions to The pace of technology digital. And for the companies interested in meet the hospital’s vision. Potential solutions bidding on the project, it was this vision that were put on the table, and then both groups The hospital’s vision was known early had to be incorporated into the design-build discussed whether or not they could be enough in the procurement process that of the new facility. included within the design framework of the interested contractors could start making The winning consortium for the build. This included elements such as HVAC plans early in the process. According to $1.75-billion hospital was Plenary Health systems that could also capture of waste heat, project director Bruce MacPherson, the team Care Partnerships, which began construction increasing insulation above current building spent lots of time investigating and learning in 2011. Part of that partnership was PCL code regulations, and using windows about the new technology very early in the Constructors Canada, responsible for the reduce energy use. process. That included investigating the use design and construction of the new 14-storey, 1.8 million square foot hospital. The contractor was ultimately tasked Upon its opening, the hospital became the first with the responsibility of putting the vision into the plan, deciding how best to meet certified ICAT SMART hospital in North America. the aggressive expectations set for by the hospital’s management. Some of the solutions even presented of Automated Guided Vehicles, or AGVs, Before the bid themselves as both lean and green when which had previous never been used in a For public sector infrastructure development, implemented properly. For example, glazing Canadian hospital. combining the need to build both lean AND used for patient windows created the design “We visited hospitals where the robots green is a new concept. Most previous builds energy efficiency impacts. At the same time, were used,” said MacPherson. “By the time had targeted one or the other, based on the the glazing reduced sunlight enough to the bid happened, we were comfortable with project’s owners’ priorities, but not both. The remove the need for curtains, which assists the technology.”

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Technology implementation was an uphill battle for the project planning, as the rapid innovation could mean that a product at the cutting edge during the design phase could be all but obsolete by the time the hospital opened.

Introducing modular construction One of the lean and green solutions discussed and executed by the contractor was the use of modular construction for some of the building elements of the hospital. In the case of Humber River, patient washrooms and data centres were both created with a standard FER-PAL. design, one that created at a warehouse Helping facility in the Greater Toronto Area. your community Modular construction can be beneficial FER-PAL has been working in the as it prevents any external factors from background since 1986 helping to help you. impacting construction, such as weather, provide communities like yours with Learn more about us variation in contractors, and interference clean water using technologies that and our projects at caused by other work being done in youtube.com/user/ the same section of the building. It also are sustainable and eco-friendly. ferpalinfrastructure allowed the vendors on site to focus on works that needed to be customized. S tay ah ead o Before HRH, PCL had been working to f the curve with FER-PAL reduce construction waste at its projects across Canada. But the decision to go modular with elements of HRH allowed e: [email protected] ferpalinfrastructure.com for that waste to be reduced even further, as moulds allowed for custom-built pieces that produced little to no additional waste. XCG’s Grant Walsom In total, 96 per cent of construction waste at a client site in Ontario. was diverted from the landfill.

Going green Helping our Reducing energy consumption and clients solve minimizing construction waste represented two considerable steps in meeting green environmental targets on the Humber River project. They issues since 1990. both helped the hospital to reach LEED Gold status, even though LEED Silver was targeted pre-construction. Remediation But one of the key elements that Risk Assessment the project owner wanted was the incorporation of at least 50 per cent green Site Assessment roof area. With all of the complexities introduced with the HVAC system, Solid Waste including the 100 per cent fresh air system, this was a significant challenge to work Haz-Mat around as part of the building’s design. Management Green roofs in major building projects are becoming more common in the projects now coming through the procurement process but in 2009-2011, when procurement of HRH took place, it was not a common contract demand, especially not at this scale. The process forced both the EXPERT PEOPLE. contractor and subcontractors to become educated on the installation, operation, and BETTER DECISIONS. maintenance of a green roof system. This xcg.com included the need for greater understanding renewcanada.net January/February 2019 ReNew Canada 27 Management on the type of plant species to be used based Culture change open to new ideas. Whether it be the green roof, the new approach to HVAC systems, on sunlight and climate, and how that could With an abundance of new building systems the need to target greater material recycling, change bird and insect species’ presence on and demands implemented in the Humber or the installation of modular constructed the property and their impact on the overall River Hospital construction, it was vital for rooms, it became just as important to pull health of the hospital and its patients. the proponent to work with a team that was together a team that would be willing to be educated, learn while doing, and still perform at a very high level of craftsmanship. Plenary Health Care Partnerships Humber River Hospital opened in October of 2015 following four years of construction Humber River Hospital was delivered under Infrastructure Ontario’s Alternative and commissioning. Upon its opening, the Financing and Procurement (AFP) delivery model in partnership with: hospital became the first certified ICAT • Owner: Humber River Hospital • Mechanical/Electrical SMART hospital in North America. The Consultant: Smith + Andersen aggressive energy efficiency strategy resulted • Lead Sponsor and Financial in a 47 per cent lower than the Energy Arranger: Plenary Group Structural Consultant: • Star Portfolio Manager Canada target for WSP Canada Inc./Halsall • Design-Builder and hospitals. And the introduction of 100 per Construction Manager: • Mechanical Contractor: cent fresh air circulation was well above PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) Modern Niagara Toronto Inc. CSA-Z317 standards • Architect: • Electrical Contractor: And as a result of the work done at HRH, HDR Architecture Associates Inc. Plan Electric PCL is now implementing several of its lean and green construction methods into Facilities Management: Civil Engineer: • • its current builds, including significant Johnson Controls A.M. Candaras Associates Inc. amounts of modular elements in the Greater • Sustainability Consultant: • Landscape Architect: Toronto Area’s newest SMART hospital, the MMM Group Limited Quinn Design Associates $1.6-billion Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.

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APPOINTed Christine Hill has stepped that QUEST is known as the Canadian into the role of chair for organization that accelerates the adoption Bill Oliver has been named the Consulting Engineers of efficient and integrated community- the Minister of of Ontario’s (CEO) board scale energy systems in Canada. Leach had Transportation and of directors as Jeremy been the interim executive director since Infrastructure in Blaine Christine Hill Carkner steps down to Brent Gilmour’s departure from the Higgs’ new Cabinet in New pursue a career path in a role in July. different industry. “QUEST is fortunate to have Tonja Bill Oliver Brunswick. Oliver was first elected to the legislative Hill is highly regarded in the field due Leach as its new leader. Tonja’s passion assembly in 2014 for the riding of Kings to her activity in a number of industry and commitment to the QUEST idea Centre and was re-elected in 2018. Oliver associations and brings 29 years of are unmatched. She understands that was the deputy whip for the official engineering experience to the role. For the Smart Energy Communities are not Opposition, the Opposition critic for majority of her career, Hill held a number just important to the transition to a Worksafe NB and a member of the of progressive roles with XCG Consulting low emissions future, they are at the legislative administrative committee. Limited—beginning as a project engineer heart of the transition,” said board chair her role evolved into partner in 2005. In Mike Cleland. BC Transit has announced 2017, COLE Engineering Group acquired The Canadian Design- that Erinn Pinkerton has XCG’s Water Business and Hill became Build Institute (CDBI) has been appointed as the the business development leader for announced the election of organization’s president and infrastructure planning at COLE. She has Gary J. Bale as its new CEO. She had been in the also held a number of board positions with chair, with past-chair Erinn role of interim President and the Water Environment Association of Pinkerton Samuel (Uel) McFall CEO for BC Transit since Ontario (WEAO) culminating in a term Gary J. Bale ending his two-year term April 25, 2018. Based on her outstanding as chair at WEAO. Hill has been actively as chair. The election took place at the performance in that role, the Board has involved with CEO for the past five years CDBI annual general meeting, held in unanimously decided to appoint her as CEO. chairing a number of committees and is conjunction with CDBI’s 2018 National In her tenure as interim President and completing her second term on the board. Design-Build Conference. CEO, Pinkerton used her strong customer Bale is a principal of BALE Project focus lead the introduction of many new Hemmera announced that Consulting, and is based out of Chilliwack, service offerings across the province. Kate Witte has joined B.C. He specializes in providing executive This includes the launch of NextRide, BC their Calgary team as advisory and strategic project procurement Transit’s new vehicle location service that regional vice president, and management services, developing allows customers to track their bus in real leading all aspects of design-build and P3 proposals for time. She also led the operational planning Kate Witte Hemmera’s Alberta transportation and infrastructure projects, on behalf of the Province of B.C. to launch operations. along with project director services for BC Bus North, the first long-haul transit Kate brings technical and leadership the delivery and execution of major service supported by BC Transit. experience in environmental and engineering consulting. This valuable infrastructure projects in Canada. Manitoba Premier Brian experience will now benefit Hemmera’s Pallister has announced clients and our staff. honoured that Jay Grewal will Kate has managed and delivered succeed Kelvin Shepherd technical work for municipal government, Alana Gauthier, senior as president and chief upstream, midstream, and downstream project manager of Jay Grewal executive officer of hydrocarbon clients in Canada, for historic infrastructure at WSP has Manitoba Hydro, effective gasworks remediation companies in the been awarded the February 4, 2019. UK, and for commercial and municipal prestigious 2018 Judith “Ms. Grewal is a proven leader, with brownfield development customers Alana Weiszmann Women in Gauthier extensive senior leadership experience including landfill and transportation Engineering Champion in the utility, resource and consulting infrastructure projects. Award, sponsored by Engineers sectors,” said Crown Services Minister Geoscientists Manitoba. Colleen Mayer. “She will join Manitoba The board of directors of As a role model for young women Hydro from Northwest Territories Power QUEST (Quality Urban entering the engineering field, Alana Corporation, where she currently serves as Energy Systems of is the co-founder of Technical Women president and chief executive officer.” Tomorrow) has announced in Consulting Engineering (TWICE), Before joining Northwest Territories that Tonja Leach has been the first organization in Canada Power Corporation, she held senior Tonja Leach appointed as the looking at the retention of women in executive roles with Capstone Mining organization’s new consulting engineering. Corp, Accenture Inc., B.C. Hydro, and CIBC executive director. The Judith Weiszmann award is World Markets. Leach has been with QUEST since its intended to recognize women who through James also confirmed that Shepherd has inception in 2007 in a number of roles engineering and career achievements, have agreed to remain as president and CEO of increasing responsibility. She has been demonstrated qualities of an outstanding until Feb. 1, 2019, in order to facilitate an instrumental in establishing QUEST’s engineer, role model, and influencer of orderly transition. extensive national network and ensuring women in and entering the profession.

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People & Events All Photos: ReNew Canada Ontario Governor Minister of of Puerto Infrastructure Rico Ricardo Monte Rosselló. McNaughton.

Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO Pierre Lavalleé.

P3 2018 TORONTO, ONT. Representatives from 30 countries attended remarks were completed by a host of innovative partnerships such as the ones the event, which has become an international industry leaders discussing issues such as established through P3s will be part of the showcase for the key issues, trends, and risk management, investment strategies, solution. projects that are impacting the delivery of new markets of opportunity, and more. Speaking of McNaughton, he and his P3s around the world. One such speaker was Ricardo Rosselló, team used the conference to announce their The 2018 edition featured presentations the governor of Puerto Rico. The 38-year-old Market Sounding Initiative. The Ontario from Canadian leaders who influence Rosselló spoke about the needs for rebuilding Ministry of Infrastructure is listening to hundreds of billions of investment in public the territory following the pair of hurricanes global industry leaders to try and find sector infrastructure, including federal that devastated it in 2017. It is estimated ways to improve infrastructure delivery in Minister of Infrastructure and Communities that it will take $140 billion to rebuild the the province, especially given the massive François-Philippe Champagne, Ontario country’s infrastructure, and Rosselló and investment that is currently ongoing. Minister of Infrastructure Monte his government have a 10-year plan to get it For more information on the conference, McNaughton, and Canada Infrastructure done. However, he realizes that it will take as well as updates on upcoming events, Bank CEO Pierre Lavalleé. Their keynote the expertise of the global community, and visit pppcouncil.ca. All Photos: ReNew Canada Richard A panel of local experts discuss the growing pains that The new event space at Evergreen BrickWorks Florida Toronto will have to address as it continues to grow. provided the perfect backdrop for the discussion speaks about on urban development issues facing the city. the urban development challenges facing Toronto.

ULI TORONTO SYMPOSIUM TORONTO, ONT. Building Canada’s largest city to has experienced. Toronto now represents such as low-rise apartments and stacked accommodate the demands of the decades approximately one-fifth of the nation’s GDP, townhouses, can increase the housing stock to come is the challenge facing urban which put into American terms, means the and make for greater affordability without developers building Toronto. equivalent of combining New York City, Los increasing the residential land footprint At the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. outward. Toronto Symposium 2018, more than 100 In order to meet the demands that the Some of the solutions for how to future- urban developers and associated stakeholders city’s success has created, Florida suggests build the community could also come as a gathered at Evergreen Brick Works to discuss that we need to think about how to build result of the community Sidewalk Labs is current development ongoing in Toronto, up the density of the entire area, not just designing on the Toronto Waterfront. But as well as the future needs for residential, Toronto’s core. Meeting the needs for Florida stressed how important it is to get commercial, industrial, institutional, and housing affordability takes increasing the that project right, which means creating public sector infrastructure development that stock throughout the region, not just in the a ‘lab’ environment where infrastructure will build an affordable and accessible city. core. Building up, especially along existing solutions can be tested, while also finding the University of Toronto professor Richard and future rail corridors, gives people access solution for data gathering and privacy that Florida, who has also written several to the networks that can move people from the community at-large is comfortable with. books on urbanism, provided keynote home to work and back again. To compliment the information and remarks for the symposium, speaking on That will take a shift of thinking in some perspective shared by Florida, ULI Toronto the urban development challenges that the Toronto neighbourhoods, where increased also offered 11 tours of residential, city is currently faced with. He painted the population density hasn’t occurred since commercial, industrial, institutional, and picture of a city “in a crisis borne of our the areas were first built. That doesn’t public sector infrastructure sites throughout success,” with residential and public sector necessarily mean skyscrapers in every part the city. infrastructure growth that has not kept of the city, but perhaps medium density For more information on ULI Toronto, pace with the business success that the city solutions that are currently available, visit toronto.uli.org.

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Elite partnerS Top100 Projects Key Players and Owners Dinner

All leaders in Canadian infrastructure select partnerS are invited to attend the gala dinner and networking event that celebrates the Top100 Projects each year. On Feb. 19, enjoy a high-powered evening with your colleagues and Date: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019

hundreds of owners, constructors, Cocktail Credit: swirlto.com/portfolio/carlu engineers and key players who Reception: 6:00 p.m. are building Canada’s biggest Dinner: 7:30 p.m. infrastructure projects. Venue: The Carlu Special guests and speakers will be 444 Yonge Street announced soon at top100projects.ca 7th Floor, Toronto, ON

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Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact Elena Langlois at 416-444-5842 ext. 151 or [email protected] Closing Shot Credit: Duane Hicks

Stupid is as Stupid does

Will all the smart people in government please stand up? Seriously. By Todd Latham

hile fishing in the murky waters $340,000 and it collapsed within six hours official’s decision to build a bridge without use of news surrounding a bridge of being opened to traffic. of a calculator or a geotechnical investigation. W collapse for other instances This guy must have been thinking he was I’m sure they must feel the stinging pain of of shake-your-head stupidity, I found this the sharpest tool in the shed by approving a hindsight now. An investigation is underway, headline from the Toronto Star: “Let the project that sped up the delivery of a road the contractor and/or insurance company stupid games begin”. It references the new asset and saved the community a tonne of will be paying for the replacement bridge tell-all book from former Ontario PC Leader money. NOT. Under the provincial initiative, and smarter people across Canada are asking and now Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. the municipality would have been eligible “what were they thinking?” I shared the story on Twitter and added “I to receive $750,000 from the provincially- They weren’t. I am all for sound fiscal think they began some time ago.” Assuming funded roads and bridges program but and project management which sometimes our history books haven’t been doctored they turned it down. Grade school math requires a change of thinking or approach, by the White House, it’s true. The ‘stupid quickly reveals that Clayton could have but when shortcuts are made and the big is as stupid does’ mentality of politics has had a properly engineered bridge for the picture is ignored, we all lose. More should been going on for centuries. Ignoring truth difference: $350,000. Beyond missing the be expected from our elected officials. Like and science, creating populist myths and obvious and significant value proposition of presidents of public companies, our political inflaming misinformation has raised the going with a better bridge for essentially the leaders should be held accountable for their profile of many a village idiot and exposed same price, had the municipality gone with actions. Stupidity can no longer be shrugged glaring examples of their ineptitude. the provincial funding, it would have been off. Those in charge (and their accomplices) The intersection of stupid and government safely built by now. should never allow ignorance and hubris now has another casualty. Reeve Duane Why did it collapse? The Reeve could offer guide public infrastructure projects. Hicks is the elected leader of the Rural no reasonable explanation other than it was So, if you see stupid happening in your Municipality of Clayton in Saskatchewan. “an act of God”. He told the Regina Leader- office, call it out—that’s the only way we are The municipality wanted to get a new bridge Post that: “It wasn’t structurally faulty. The going to see intelligent light at the end of this over a local river but instead of going for a fault is in what God did under the river.” tunnel, er, bridge. $1.1 million Saskatchewan Association of No amount of geotechnical study could have Rural Municipalities (SARM) funded bridge possibly discovered this divine intervention. that followed design criteria laid out by the Despite his being blissfully ignorant to facts, Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and science, and public safety, you would expect Todd is the founder would take a few months to build, Hicks that the Reeve’s staff, fellow councillors, or of ReNew Canada and hopes fact-based opted for a less expensive design, with no local contractors would have more than one decision-making geotechnical investigation, that would take good book on their shelf. Directly or indirectly catches on some day. only four or five weeks to complete. It cost these people enabled a simple-minded

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