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Protecting Infrastructure from the Unexpected November/December 2020 Funding Water Infrastructure Protecting the Port Lands E-permitting Solutions DISRUPTIVE EVENTS Protecting Infrastructure from the Unexpected Contents NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 POLITICS INNOVATION 8 From the Throne 26 Solution Permitted? Federal government promises Understanding how resilient infrastructure initiatives infrastructure does more than in fall speech. just protect communities from By Andrew Macklin he impacts of climate change. By Richard Lyall and Arash Shahi 10 How Important is Infrastructure? 28 NextGen Paving New Brunswick has a New, permeable solutions are new majority government. helping to address resiliency What will that for infrastructure concerns for grey infrastructure. development in the province? By Mark Wessel By Catherine Lansley and Patty Toner TOP100 PROJECTS 12 30 Top100 DESIGN Projects Preview 12 Designing A look at the industry trends for Disruption impacting the development of What Canadian infrastructure infrastructure megaprojects designers need to keep in mind across Canada. when designing infrastructure By Andrew Macklin that can adapt to disasters. 32 Top100 By Andrew Macklin Projects Update Darlington reaches a ENERGY milestone, YVR scales back 16 Turning its capital project. Down the Heat DEPARTMENTS 20 Providing guidance for mitigating the impacts of wildfires on electricity 4 Editor’s Note transmission infrastructure in Canada. Andrew Macklin on why the By Justin Crewson, Dan Gent, release of an education-based and Shahrzad Simab P3 is a good sign for future infrastructure development WATER in Alberta. 20 Funding Water 5 Front Infrastructure New Patient Care Tower A closer look at the investments for Prince George, Sask. being made by the federal Transportation Investment government for community 18 Panorama water infrastructure. Powered Up By Simran Chattha 16 24 33 People & Events 24 Protecting Appointments, announcements, the Port Lands company news, and event reports. Fifteen years since the project 34 Closing Shot began, Toronto’s waterfront An excavator is changing region will soon be protected he way we communicate from growing flood risks. with communities. By Mira Shenker By Rocky the Rock Ripper View this year’s See photos of the Key Players Top100 report at and Owners Dinner at 28 top100projects.ca top100projects.ca/celebrate renewcanada.net November/December 2020 ReNew Canada 3 Editor’s Note The pandemic has reinforced our need to think about how resilient our infrastructure is in the wake of a disruptive P3 DEVELOPMENT event. For more on this story, turn to page 12. BACK IN ALBERTA November/December 2020 Volume 18 Number 6 By Andrew Macklin MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Macklin t was a welcome sign when record for delivering these types of GROUP PUBLISHER Todd Latham the Government of Alberta projects as P3s. That could also spark PUBLISHER Nick Krukowski announced on September 9th that renewed hope for the Fort McMurray I ART DIRECTOR AND a Request for Qualifications had been region, one that is still calling for a Donna Endacott SENIOR DESIGNER issued for a package of five high schools second major highway to be developed to be delivered using the P3 model. in the wake of the transportation ASSOCIATE EDITOR Simran Chattha DIGITAL MARKETING Under the previous NDP chaos that erupted during the Horse Becky Umweni government, led by Rachel Notley, River fire in May 2016. COORDINATOR public-private partnerships had been This could also be a positive sign DIGITAL EDITOR Connie Vitello frowned upon for infrastructure for the tourism industry in the EVENT MANAGER Natasha Mawji development. The government did not province. You may recall that, in June, CONTRIBUTORS Justin Crewson, Dan Gent, cancel any of the P3 projects already a Memorandum of Understanding was Catherine Lansley, Richard Lyall, on the books from the previous signed between the Government of Arash Shahi, Mira Shenker, Shahrzad Simab, Patty Toner, Conservative government, but did not Alberta and the Canada Infrastructure Mark Wessel pursue any of their own. Bank for the completion of studies Nick Krukowski ADVERTISING When the new Conservative and due diligence for the Calgary- [email protected] government was elected in April 2019, Banff rail project. Once those studies ADVISORS Nick Reid, James Sbrolla the belief was that the province would are complete, if the rail project again embrace the use of P3s, as it had builds a successful economic and previously with such projects as the environmental case for proceeding, Calgary and Edmonton ring roads. the province could look to a P3 to Just seven months after the election, deliver the project. Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda The biggest question now is which announced that the business case sectors will the province focus on for for the aforementioned package of the delivery of P3 projects? Will it be schools would be developed with the a case-by-case basis across all sectors, use of the P3 model. or will it be more defined than that? At a time where the province In addition to the transportation ReNew Canada is published is struggling for revenues, and projects mentioned, could we see six times a year by Actual Media Inc. cuts had previously been made to the delivery method used for the infrastructure budget pre-COVID, construction of new hospitals? We’ll 150 Eglinton Ave. E, #806, Toronto, ON M4P 1E8 this is the positive long-term signal have to wait and see. Phone: 416-444-5842 that the industry needed from Regardless of your own personal Subscription/customer services: 416-444-5842 ext. 7 Alberta. It is a signal that, as the feeling towards the public-private province works towards balancing its partnership model, it’s at least budget in difficult economic times, good to see that the Government ReNew Canada subscriptions are important infrastructure projects will of Alberta is not ruling anything available for $39.95/year or $64.95/two years and include the annual Top100 Projects report. continue to get built. out when it comes to delivering That’s not only a positive sign for major infrastructure projects in ©2020 Actual Media Inc. All rights reserved. this industry, but a few others as well. communities across the province. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means in whole or in part, without For the resources market, this means prior written consent from the publisher. that significant upgrades to the rural Printed in Canada transportation necessitated by the "ReNew Canada" and "ReThink. ReBuild. ReNew" need for further movement of goods Andrew Macklin is the managing are Trademarks of Actual Media Inc. should still move forward, as previous editor of ReNew Canada. Conservative governments had a track [email protected] Join the conversation. Search “ReNew Canada” on LinkedIn. For daily news and discussion, visit Undeliverable mail return to: 150 Eglinton Ave. E, #806, Toronto, ON M4P 1E8 @ReNewCanada /ReNewCanada Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement 40854046 ISSN 1715-6734 4 ReNew Canada November/December 2020 renewcanada.net ABOUT THE COVER Front The pandemic has reinforced our need to think about how The new patient tower will expand health care access in Prince George. resilient our infrastructure is in the wake of a disruptive event. For more on this story, turn to page 12. CORTELLUCCI VAUGHAN HOSPITAL REACHES SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION Credit: Infrastructure Ontario Infrastructure Credit: NEW PATIENT Substantial completion of the new Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, the first net new hospital to be built in Ontario in TOWER APPROVED more than 30 years, has been reached. The milestone signals the completion of the bulk of construction on the project and FOR UHNBC the start of months of work ahead to ensure the hospital is ready to provide patient care. When it opens in early 2021, he Government of British Columbia has approved the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital will double access to care for the concept plan for a new patient care tower, including communities of Vaughan, King, and Richmond Hill, and add T a new cardiac care unit, at University Hospital of necessary capacity to the health care system. Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) in Prince George. Construction on Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital broke ground “UHNBC has needed redevelopment for years and in my in October 2016. The project was delivered by Plenary Health, visits to the community I have personally seen how out-of- along with partners PCL Constructors Canada Inc., Stantec, and date the current facility is,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Johnson Controls. The project reached substantial completion Health. “Today’s action speaks to the future—in particular on August 26. the ability to deliver improved cardiac care services in the With construction substantially complete on Cortellucci North. This has been a goal for a long time and I am proud to Vaughan Hospital, Mackenzie Health teams will begin the task be part of making it happen. Congratulations to the Northern of turning the building into a fully functional hospital so that Health Authority, the Prince George community and the it can safely open its doors to patients. This includes installing entire region for this breakthrough.” and testing thousands of pieces of equipment, training more The current hospital is outdated and too small to safely than 3,000 staff across both sites, and developing and simulating accommodate the needs of a growing and aging regional a number of mock patient scenarios. population. Local leaders have specifically identified cardiac To date, the provincial government has invested $1.3 billion care as an important service gap for a new facility to address. for construction of the project. An additional $178 million has Northern Health submitted a concept plan to the provincial been raised from the community to date as part of Mackenzie government in December 2017, which was amended in Health Foundation’s $250 million Ultimate campaign. February 2020. The Treasury Board approved that concept plan—securing funding for the project in the government’s 10-year capital plan.
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