MHCA acknowledges it is located on Treaty One land and the homeland of the Metis Nation

Housing agenda carries big infrastructure cost: Canadian municipalities

The public push to build houses to fill the need across Canada must also consider the necessary infrastructure that must be built before the walls go up, a recent report by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities says.

The report notes that “on average across Canada, the cost of municipal infrastructure required to support new housing construction is $107,000 per home.

“According to the CMHC estimated need for 5.8 million new homes, this would represent approximately $600 billion in local infrastructure investment.”

The report says the calculation took into account foundational infrastructure, such as roads, water and wastewater facilities, to community amenities, public transit, but did not consider the additional infrastructure that new developments also expect such as emergency services, civic buildings, health and education assets, information technology, and electrical utilities.

“If included, these assets would further raise the average cost of required municipal infrastructure per new home built.”  

Provinces, municipalities and the federal government – as highlighted in the Trudeau government’s recent economic statement – have prioritized housing to meet the demand for affordable living spaces and to tackle the pressing needs of the homeless population.

To read the report click here.

Chair’s Gala

November 18, 2022
RBC Convention Centre

Close to 650pp attended from both industry, government and stakeholder partners.  It was the closing of Nicole Chabot’s two year term as Chair.  Dennis Cruise of Bituminex Paving was welcomed as the new Chair.

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2022 Heavy Santa

December 16, 2022
David Livingstone School

This event was made possible through fundraising at the MHCA Chair’s Gala and Spring Mixer.

104 goodie bags and presents were prepared for the grades 1-4 students at David Livingstone School. 

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Awards Breakfast & Annual General Meeting

November 18, 2022
RBC Convention Centre

Manitoba Transportation & Infrastructure (MTI) Award Winner

  • Grading – Strilkiwski Contracting Ltd.: PTH 6 Grahamdale
  • Paving – Coco Paving o/a Russell Redi-Mix: Bituminous Reconstruction PTH 83
  • Urban Works – Coco Paving o/a Russell Redi-Mix: Bituminous Reconstruction PA 634 and Bituminous Pavement PTH 5
  • Special Projects – Mekhana Development Corp/Arnason Industries Ltd: Theresa Point Airport
  • Major Structures – D. Steele Construction: Bridge Replacement over the Red River Floodway on PTH 59N
  • Minor Structures – Moncrief Construction Ltd.: Reinforced concrete box culvert on PTH 5
  • Water Management – Brunet Ltd.: Flood response, Morris ring dike closure

200 members and guests gathered to hear greetings from Premier Heather Stefanson and the newly elected Mayor of Winnipeg, Scott Gillingham. Hon. Doyle Piwniuk, Minister, Manitoba Infrastructure, handed out the MTI Awards.

31 companies were recognized for their milestone membership commitments.

Matthew Neziol, of Bayview Construction, received the Safety Leader Award.

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