June 16, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  Aging systems in Ontario hurt sustainability: report    20kb
  

June 12, 2009

• NovaeResUrbis
  Leaky pipes lose energy, water    85kb
  

June 11, 2009

• Toronto Star
  Ontario drinking water leaking out of pipes    56kb
  

June 11, 2009

• Toronto Sun
  Pipes a cash drain - Water loss costing taxpayers big bucks: Study    29kb
  

June 10, 2009

• Canadian Water Treatment
  RCCAO Links Energy Costs and Water Maintenance: Report    48kb
  

June 10, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  Roadbuilders urge deadline extension for stimulus funding - Weather, regulations barriers to hitting stimulus project deadline    24kb
  

June 10, 2009

• Media Coverage - RCCAO study finds Ontario consumers paying $700 million a year for water that never reaches their taps
  

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June 10, 2009 - Toronto

• Media Advisory
  Media Advisory    21kb
  
• News Release
  RCCAO study finds Ontario consumers paying $700 million a year for water that never reaches their taps    31kb
  
• Incorporating Sustainability in Infrastructure ROI: The energy costs of deferred maintenance in municipal water systems.    612kb
  

May 19, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  RCCAO recommends accelerated funding strategy for Metrolinx    19kb
  

April 30, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  Federal loan program for municipalities will help boost low-cost jobs - $2 billion for shared, shovel-ready jobs    20kb
  

April 03, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  RCCAO welcomes Ontario government plan to merge Metrolinx and GO Transit    20kb
  

March 31, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  Provincial budget earns support from Ontario's non-residential construction industry    16kb
  

March 10, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 joins RCCAO    16kb
  

March 02, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  Infrastructure czar needed, says RCCAO's Manahan    25kb
  
• February 24, 2009 - CKTB - Media Coverage
  EA and Performance Benchmarking (Radio) CKTB - Feb 24, 2009    6:30
  

February 25, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  RCCAO report calls for elimination of environmental assessment red tape    16kb
  

Toronto - February 23, 2009

• RCCAO Press Release
  Unless EA Red Tape Eliminated Economic Stimulus Projects Will Face Unacceptable Delays    34kb
  

February 20, 2009

• More efficient delivery of infrastructure
  Environmental Assessment Reform - A Tool for Economic Recovery    791kb
  
  Benchmarking Infrastructure Funding in Ontario: Towards Sustainable Policies    818kb
  

February 19, 2009

• RCCAO reports
  RCCAO to release two reports on Friday, February 20, 2009    20kb
  

February 04, 2009

• NovaeResUrbis
  Careful Spending - Infrastructure Wisdom    589kb
  

February 02, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  RCCAO notes 'interesting shift' in Ontario's 407 plans    16kb
  

January 28, 2009

• Jan 28, 2009 - Media Coverage - Federal Budget (Radio)
  CBC Radio One
  

January 23, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  Broad construction industry group meets to craft message to governments    27kb
  
• Toronto Sun
  Chorus of voices calling for infrastructure investment    27kb
  

January 21, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  Construction industry group delivers infrastructure message to Ontario's finance minister    16kb
  

January 19, 2009

• Press Release - Industry Calls On All Levels of Government to Make Major Investment in Infrastructure    37kb
  
• Joint Construction Industry Group Vision Statement: Infrastructure Investment Benefits All    37kb
  
• Infrastructure Investment - Joint Statement Supporters    10kb
  

January 09, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  RCCAO hosts industry-government roundtable on economic stimulus measures    16kb
  

January 07, 2009

• Daily Commercial News
  Auditor General makes recommendations regarding future public-private partnerships    16kb
  

December 29, 2008

• TheStar.com
  Metrolinx needs power to redraw transit map    19kb
  

December 22, 2008

• The Globe And Mail
  Is road-tolls fix running out of gas?    14kb
  

December 05, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  The Big Move: Transforming Transportation - Metrolinx's first two projects could create 17,000 construction jobs in first year    18kb
  

December 03, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Let construction help fuel Canadian economic growth    21kb
  

November 20, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Transportation Futures - Road Pricing Forum
  Amsterdam considers financing roads with mileage charges    19kb
  

November 19, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Successful implementation of road tolls requires leadership, panel says    18kb
  

November 18, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Price point key to public road-toll acceptance, expert says    16kb
  
• Toronto Star
  Road tolls called 'inevitable'    26kb
  

November 14, 2008

• The Globe And Mail
  Road tolls for whom, Transport Canada asks    13kb
  
• NovæResUrbis
  Road tolls around the world    45kb
  

November 13, 2008

• News Release
  CAN ROAD TOLLS HELP EASE GRIDLOCK, REDUCE EMISSIONS, AND SUSTAIN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE?    54kb
  

November 06, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Upcoming Transportation Futures forum considers alternative financing models    18kb
  

October 16, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Another Tory minority government means little will change for construction industry, association officials say    16kb
  

October 03, 2008

• Toronto Star
  Ambitious new public transit plan for the GTA thin on funding details - Regional transportation agency won't discuss long-term financing options for five years    18kb
  

September 30, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Metrolinx prepares to move on projects -No toll roads in new plan    16kb
  

September 22, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  OGCA urges Infrastructure Ontario to "meet its full mandate"    16kb
  

September 19, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Toronto's tower renewal project could result in improved permits and approvals processes    16kb
  

September 11, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Municipalities look to federal parties for leadership on infrastructure issues    20kb
  

September8, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Canadian construction industry sets out agenda for coming federal election    19kb
  

September 04, 2008

• Submission to City of Toronto on Mayor's Tower Renewal Initiative    26kb
  

August 28, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Industry welcomes $1.1 billion investment in infrastructure by Ontario    18kb
  

August 18, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  New greenbelt criteria offer Ontario's construction industry greater certainty    18kb
  

August 15, 2008

• The Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008
  Submission to the Minister of the Environment Regarding Bill 99: The Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008    58kb
  

August 14, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Faster environmental assessments needed for rapid bus routes and HOV lanes, RCCAO says    18kb
  

August 11, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  U.S. bridge report offers warnings that Ontario should heed, association says    18kb
  

August 08, 2008

• EBR #010-3784
  Interim Guide Ontario's Transit Project Assessment Process (EBR #010-3784)    26kb
  

July 31, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  City of Toronto plans central office for infrastructure planning and building    18kb
  

July 30, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Plan for York U busway includes construction of bus-only lanes in Finch hydro corridor    36kb
  

July 24, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Environmental assessment of plan to raze section of Gardiner Expressway begins    16kb
  

July 24, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Ontario construction industry welcomes $6.2-billion commitment to infrastructure    18kb
  

July 21, 2008

• Response Letter
  Response to the Ontario Growth Secretariat on Planning for Employment in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.    36kb
  

July 11, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  "Green Shift" plan comes up short on transit, industry officials say    18kb
  

June 26, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  RCCAO calls for Lake Simcoe infrastructure plan consistent with provincial growth strategy    18kb
  

June 24, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Construction industry takes Caplan's move to health portfolio in stride    16kb
  

June 17, 2008

• The Hamilton Spectator
  Commute could take a steep toll; Road plan ideas include toll, taxes    21kb
  

June 16, 2008

• The Toronto Sun
  Split decision on Gardiner teardown: Poll    21kb
  

May 29, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Alliance asks for action on Environmental Assessment "loopholes" - RCCAO says modifications needed to ensure expedited transit investment process    18kb
  

May 23, 2008

• Vaughan Today
  Not everyone's aboard subway train yet    16kb
  

May 14, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Transit needs "leadership with teeth," ex-TTC chief says. Problems require "well-coordinated frontal attack," says David Gunn.    18kb
  

May 13, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Construction alliance cautions against plans to expand Ontario's greenbelt    18kb
  

May 12, 2008

• Proposed Regulation under the Environmental Assessment Act for Public Transit Projects (EBR Registry #010-2760)    29kb
  

May 08, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Construction industry welcomes Canadian government pledge to reduce red tape    18kb
  
• NovæResUrbis
  Chicago story of selling assets    67kb
  

May 07, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  RCCAO urges co-operation to improve building-permits processes    19kb
  
• NovæResUrbis
  TALKING TRANSIT - Experts chat with media    81kb
  BUILDING PERMITS - Process under the microscope    41kb
  SPADINA-YORK SUBWAY - Toronto takes a pass    81kb
  

May 05, 2008

• Toronto Star - Letter to the editor
  Immigration Reform    18kb
  

May 02, 2008

• Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario
  Submission to the Minister of the Environment Regarding Protecting Lake Simcoe: Ontario's Strategy for Action    53kb
  

April 29, 2008

• Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario
  Submission to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Regarding Draft Criteria to Accommodate Requests to Grow the Greenbelt.    45kb
  

April 24, 2008 - Toronto

• News Release
  Ontario's Building Permit Process Remains Inefficient Despite Building Code Reforms    31kb
  
  Examination Of Recent Reforms To The Building Code Act And The Building Permit Process In The GTA - Complete report    1.19mb
  

April 4, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Ontario needs new transit-funding tools, construction alliance says    18kb
  

April 1, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Ontario budget leaves water and wastewater 'high and dry,' Surplis says    18kb
  

March 31, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Contractors head to Barrie city hall to protest rising development charges    18kb
  

March 25, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Construction industry looks to Ontario budget for infrastructure funding details    18kb
  

March 17, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Ontario infrastructure funding legislation lacks certainty, RCCAO says    17kb
  

February 22, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Anti-privatization rally in Toronto misses the mark - Transport planning will include consultation    18kb
  

February 21, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Dion's funding pledge lacks certainty, Canadian construction officials say    19kb
  

February 20, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Coalition greets Statistics Canada's report on aging public infrastructure with reservation    19kb
  

February 1, 2008

• Jan 21, 2008 - Media Coverage - Toll Roads (TV Clips)
  

  CITY-TV    Global    CBC    CTV

• Jan 21, 2008 - Media Coverage - Toll Roads (Radio)
  

  CFRB-AM    CBL-FM    CHML-AM    CFRB-AM

January 31, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Separate transportation planning and politics, RCCAO says - 'Ask and pray' method doesn't work, Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario study finds    15kb
  

January 29, 2008 - Toronto

• Complete Report
  TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES REPORT - DR. SOBERMAN PUTS FORWARD REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT INITIATIVES FOR THE GTA.    5171kb
  
• Presentation
  Presentation by Dr. Richard Soberman at Queen's Park Media Studio on Transportation Opportunities Study    25 minutes
  

January 22, 2008

• The Toronto Sun
  Tolls and taxes won't fix gridlock    19kb
  
• The Hamilton Spectator
  Toll roads only part of solution    17kb
  

January 21, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Road tolls, fuel taxes offer brighter future for Ontario infrastructure, study says - RCCAO-commissioned study recommends municipalities raise revenue with user-pay system    19kb
  

January 21, 2008 - Toronto

• News Release
  RCCAO STUDY URGES A RANGE OF NEW MUNICIPAL TAXES TO PAY FOR ROAD AND TRANSIT SYSTEMS    30kb
  
  Financing Public Transit and Transportation in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton: Future Initiatives - Complete report    2.47mb
  

January 08, 2008

• Daily Commercial News
  Construction industry seeks voice on public-private partnerships panel
  Infrastructure Investment Coalition finds Flaherty receptive to the idea    18kb

December 31, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  British Columbia looks toward Ontario to recruit workers    21kb

December 28, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Public awareness of Ontario's infrastructure issues grows
  Bridge collapses in 2007 were catalysts, says Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario    18kb

November 30, 2007

• Nov 20, 2007 - Media Coverage Bridge Study Nov. 2007 (TV Clips)
  

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  Global TV. 08:04. Ref # DD7543-55 (02:14)

  CTV-N1. 14:09. Ref # DD5C56-5 (03:38)

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• Nov 20, 2007 - Media Coverage Bridge Study Nov. 2007 (Radio)
  

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November 28, 2007

• The Toronto Star
  
  Cities alone cannot fix infrastructure    17kb

November 26, 2007

• The Toronto Sun
  
  Reaching 'breaking point'; The gaping holes in funding of our roads, bridges, transit and sewers will be filled by your wallet    19kb

November 21, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  
  Years of neglect have turned Ontario's bridges into safety hazards, report finds    19kb

November 20, 2007

• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  
  NEW RCCAO STUDY RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT BRIDGE SAFETY IN ONTARIO    31kb
  
  ONTARIO'S BRIDGES - BRIDGING THE GAP - Complete Report    1442kb
  
  

November 15, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Alliance responds to plans for property tax surcharges
  Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario officials says a better long-term plan is needed    22kb

November 13, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Canadian Construction Association sees gateway projects as "good news for construction"
  Federal government's $33 billion Building Canada Plan includes investment in Gateways and Border Crossing Fund    25kb

October 30, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Special Report - Concorde Collapse Inquiry
  Ontario government should take proactive approach to bridge inspections, says official    19kb

October 11, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Infrastructure
  Strong Liberal mandate bodes well for infrastructure investment, industry leaders say    37kb

October 03, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Infrastructure
  Leaders push for federal surplus bucks    22kb

October 02, 2007

• July 24, 2007 - Media Coverage for Water and Sewer reports (TV Clips)

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  CBLT (0:32)

  GLOBAL (2:11)

  OMNI Italian (2:08)

  OMNI 2 (0:45)

September 28, 2007

• July 25, 2007 - Media Coverage for Water and Sewer reports (Radio)

  CBL-FM   - I9B0ACC-5.wav (5:02)    5:02

• July 24, 2007 - Media Coverage for Water and Sewer reports (Radio)

  CBL-FM   - A9acbf6-4.wav (1:26)    1:26

  CFMJ-AM - E9ae22f-4.wav (7:50)    7:50

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September 25, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Construction off the radar during debate
  Leaders unfortunately skirted infrastructure issues: Bradford    23kb

September 24, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Canada's infrastructure needs planning and vision
  Federal government spends fewer dollars than ever before, says Statistics Canada report    27kb

September 13, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Coalition keeps tabs on infrastructure promises of Ontario's political parties
  Non-partisan group hopes to raise core infrastructure’s profile    23kb

July 31, 2007

• Daily Commercial News
  Alliance supports proposed changes to environmental assessment regulations
  Changes to approval process would speed transit construction    19kb

July 27, 2007

• The Ottawa Citizen
  The real price of water    20kb

July 25, 2007

• NovaeResUrbis - GREATER TORONTO AREA EDITION VOL 10 No 30
  WATER WORRIES - More investment, better planning.    42kb
• Daily Commercial News - By Vince Versace
  Report looks at municipal water, sewer financing    32kb