consensus can be reached on im-
provements to Bill 218.

As well, the WCA board agreed to
appoint a group made up of two
members from each the association’s
General Contractor, Electrical Con-
tractor and Trade Contractor Divisions
to meet with the Manitoba Prompt
Payment Coalition (led by the Me-
chanical Contractors Association) to
review the bill. This group will also
look at the recently adopted Ontario
Construction Act to see if ideas can
be borrowed from that legislation.

The intent is to provide a piece of
workable consensus legislation in
Manitoba. Hambley said the WCA has com-
mitted to providing members with
regular updates, like this, on the sta-
tus of Bill 218 and our conversations
with the Manitoba Prompt Payment
Coalition. ONTARIO
GTA IO and Metrolinx sign
$2.5 billion contract for
Finch West LRT project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and
Metrolinx have signed a $2.5-billion
contract with Mosaic Transit Group to
design, build, finance and maintain
the Finch West Light Rail Transit pro-
ject Mosaic will be responsible to de-
sign, build, finance and maintain the
11-km LRT in a semi-exclusive lane
along Finch Ave. This consists of a
below-grade terminal stop at Humber
College, 16 surface stops, as well as
an underground interchange station
at Keele Street that connects with the
new Finch West Subway Station on
the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Ex-
tension. The project also includes a mainte-
nance and storage facility for the light
rail vehicles and other required com-
ponents, such as trackworks, signal-
ing, communications, and public
infrastructure. Mosaic’s team includes:
• Applicant lead: ACS Infrastructure
Canada, Aecon Concessions – a di-
vision of Aecon Construction
Group, CRH Canada Group.

• Construction: Aecon Infrastruc-
ture and Management, Dragados
Canada, Dufferin Construction Co.

- a division of CRH Canada Group.

• Design: Arup Canada, Dillon Con-
sulting Ltd., DPM Energy, DTAH,
Perkins + Will Canada, Sener SES
Canada. • Maintenance: ACS Infrastructure
Canada, Aecon O&M – a division of
Aecon Construction Group.

• Financial advisor: RBC Dominion
Securities Mosaic is scheduled to begin con-
struction in fall 2018.

OTTAWA Hard Rock Casino receives
approval for $318-million
expansion project
Ottawa City Council has approved
Hard Rock Casino Ottawa’s plans to
expand the Rideau Carleton Raceway
and Slots.

The $318-million project includes a
redevelopment of the Rideau Car-
leton Raceway at 4837 Albion Rd.

The casino plans to build an enter-
tainment venue with a 2,500-seat the-
atre for live shows, restaurants, a
nine-storey hotel and a parking
garage for as many as 1,200 cars.

The investment is expected to cre-
ate approximately 3,100 construction
jobs. The multi-year project is sched-
uled to be complete by 2022.

QUEBEC Governments commit $70
million for Quebec City,
Trois-Riviers transit systems
The federal government and the
Government of Quebec have an-
nounced more than $70 million in
funding for capital and other projects
to support the municipal transit sys-
tems of Quebec City and Trois-Riv-
ieres. The May 7 announcement for
Trois-Rivieres covered 19 projects
being undertaken by the Societe de
transport de Trois-Rivieres (STTR).

The Government of Canada will pro-
vide $5.8 million for the projects and
the Government of Quebec will con-
tribute $4.6 million.

Besides the purchases of new
rolling stock, the STTR will build bus
shelters to serve the CEGEP, Trois-
Rivieres hospital, college Lafleche
and the University of Quebec at Trois-
Rivieres, indicated a media state-
ment. The total spend announced May
16 for Quebec City will be $60.9 mil-
lion for 24 projects being carried out
by the Reseau de transport de la Cap-
itale (RTC) under the Public Transit In-
frastructure Fund.

The Government of Canada will
provide $33.8 million for the projects
and the Government of Quebec will
contribute more than $27 million. The
RTC will provide the remaining fund-
ing. Among the projects receiving
funding are the rehabilitation of the
Lebourgneuf operations centre roof,
as well as work to refurbish the main-
tenance workshop, the statement
said. The RTC will also build a new
terminal, the Terminus de la Faune,
and a Park-o-Bus at the Quebec City
Airport. “The RTC is on the eve of a historic
development period and is thrilled
with this support from the govern-
ments of Canada and Quebec. These
contributions will allow the RTC to
start putting foundational infrastruc-
ture like the park and ride in place for
our future network, and to continue
improving the customer experience
and diversifying our bus fleet. Every-
one in the area will benefit from this
announcement,” said Remy Normand,
president of the Reseau de transport
de la Capitale, in a statement.

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