Mark Brownlee

McCormick Rankin to design underpass improvements east of Ottawa

Engineering firm McCormick Rankin has received a contract from the provincial government worth close to $400,000 to help fix an underpass east of downtown Ottawa.

Military eyes external contracts as cost-saving measure

Defence and Security

The Canadian Forces are looking to reduce spending on service contracts with private firms as a means of reining in a budget shortfall, Canada’s top

Morrison Hershfield wins $1.3M Queensway contract

Construction

An international engineering firm with an Ottawa presence has landed a deal the province of Ontario to study the bridges that allow Highway 417 to

Hydro Ottawa planning $80M consolidation

Non-Residential

The city’s public utility is spending $80 million to construct two new suburban facilities so it can consolidate the locations it has scattered throughout Ottawa

Councillor confirms Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge welding issues

Construction

Welding problems on a major bridge under construction in south Ottawa have city officials revisiting the expected completion date for the project, which is already

Opposition mounts to new College of Trades

Construction

The electricians at Kanata-based Power-Tek Electrical Services don’t have formal training in carpentry, but that doesn’t stop them from cutting the odd piece of plywood

Hume looks at development charge hike to pay for light rail

Construction

The head of the city’s planning committee is warning developers that he wants to make them pay for a larger portion of the city’s $2.1-billion

UPDATED: ‘Unique’ tenant needed for Rideau Centre theatre space: broker

Non-Residential

The unconventional layout and orientation of the soon-to-be vacated movie theatres on the top floor of the Rideau Centre mean the mall’s owners may look

Empire Theatres to close Rideau Centre location, reopen at Lansdowne

Non-Residential

There will soon be a vacancy at one of Ottawa’s largest shopping centres as Empire Theatres announced Monday it will be leaving its space at

LEED’s need for speed: Green building certification process needs to be accelerated, officials concede

Non-Residential

The organization responsible for doling out a much-coveted seal of approval for green buildings still has some work to do to reach its goal of