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Le contrat du pont Champlain à SNC-Lavalin Le contrat du futur pont Champlain est estimé entre 3 et 5 milliards. Le coût approcherait la fourchette inférieure de cette estimation. Bruno Bisson La Presse Le contrat de construction du nouveau pont Champlain sera attribué au consortium formé par SNC-Lavalin et les groupes ACS et Hochtief, selon un magazine spécialisé dans les contrats en partenariat public-privé, Infra-Americas. Les autres membres de ce consortium sont les sociétés Flatiron, Dragados, MMM Groupe, Ty Lin International et International Bridge Technologies Canada. Infrastructures Canada doit rendre publique l'identité du consortium gagnant lors d'une conférence de presse prévue cet après-midi, à 16h30. Les deux groupes concurrents qui ont participé à la dernière étape du processus d'attribution étaient dirigés par la multinationale Acciona, associée aux sociétés OHL Infrastructure et Hatch Mott MacDonald, et par les société Kiewit, Parsons et WSP, qui ont obtenu récemment le contrat de reconstruction de l'échangeur Turcot, à Montréal. Plus de détails à venir... source: http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/montreal/201504/15/01-4861418-le-contrat-du-pont-champlain-a-snc-lavalin.php

SNC Lavalin... that is all

Understanding both languages is the point exactly. What is the problem with having toys in both languages? Honnetement, c'est pas mal genant d'entendre une histoire comme ca en 2015...

Just got a promotional e-mail stating that the project is 65% sold and they are offering $15 000 to purchase furniture & appliances until April 20th

Taken this afternoon

I like the idea as well but I think Laval should get a project like this before Longueuil

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Andrew Duffy, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Citizen 03.17.2015 Ottawa’s share of new immigrants continues to decline as newcomers increasingly opt for the economic opportunities of Western Canada or the cultural diversity of Montreal. A Statistics Canada study released Wednesday reveals that the percentage of immigrants who cited Ottawa as their intended destination has dropped to 2.4 per cent in 2012 from 3.4 per cent in 2000. It means that the actual number of immigrants settling in Ottawa has gone down even as Canada welcomed more newcomers. Annual immigration to Canada rose to 280,700 in 2012 from 227,500 in 2000. “The recession hit Ontario pretty hard and it’s normal that immigrants don’t want to go to someplace where economic conditions are not as good,” said Gilles Grenier, a University of Ottawa economics professor who specializes in labour market and immigration issues. The Statistics Canada research paper, Changes in the Regional Distribution of New Immigrants to Canada, examines the country’s evolving settlement pattern. It shows that new immigrants have started to look beyond Toronto and Vancouver to destinations such as Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Saskatchewan, where — at least until the recent crash in oil prices — economies have been booming. Montreal, already a major destination, has also seen its share of newcomers increase substantially to 18.1 per cent in 2012. Meanwhile, Toronto, which attracted almost half (48.4 per cent) of all new immigrants in 2000, saw its share of newcomers fall to 30 per cent in 2012. Still, that city remains the country’s biggest magnet for immigrants. StatsCan analysts suggested that the new settlement pattern reflects changes in regional economic activity and employment. “In short, labour market conditions were better in Western Canada than they were in the rest of the country,” the report concluded. That more newcomers were settling outside of Toronto and Vancouver was also a reflection of Canada’s revised immigration system. Provincial nominee programs (PNPs) allow provinces to select and nominate immigrants to meet their own economic goals and growth targets. “Over the 2000s, the PNPs considerably increased the number of immigrants going to destinations that previously received few immigrants,” the study found. The percentage of immigrants arriving in Canada as provincial nominees increased to 13 per cent in 2010 from one per cent in 2000. The program has been particularly successful at attracting immigrants to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. StatsCan analysts said the distribution of newcomers within Canada has also been affected by shifts in the country’s immigration sources. In the late 1990s, most of Canada’s immigrants came from China and India, and they tended to settle in Toronto and Vancouver. By 2010, however, the Philippines was the biggest source of Canadian immigrants, and they have settled in cities across the country, the report said. Montreal’s growth as a destination city was driven by increased immigration from Africa, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Gilles Grenier said the study shows that Canada’s immigration system is maturing. “It’s a good thing that immigrants disperse in Canada,” he said. “Because Ontario, for many years, was the main destination for immigrants in Canada, especially Toronto, where almost half the population is foreign-born.” The recent drop in oil prices, however, could cause immigration patterns to shift again, Grenier warned, as immigrants chase new job opportunities. BY THE NUMBERS 48.4: Percentage of new immigrants who wanted to settle in Toronto in 2000 30: Percentage of new immigrants who wanted to settle in Toronto in 2012 5.5: Average unemployment rate in Toronto in 2000 9.2: Average unemployment rate in Toronto in 2010 21.3: Percentage of Canadian immigrants that came from China in 2000 12.8: Percentage of Canadian immigrants that came from China in 2010 14: Percentage of Canadian immigrants that arrived from the Philippines in 2010 Source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/News/ottawa/Ottawa+share+immigrants+decline+newcomers+look+Montreal/10902540/story.html

Quad Windsor?

C'est possible mais le basilaire pour les deux tours est similaire à celui du Roccabella. D'apres moi ils devront le construire tout en meme temps (comme Rocca).

LOTS of activity on the site today

Does anyone know what is planned for the area across the street from Phase 2b (coin rue Ottawa et rue du Seminaire)?

Yes it is in fact an AC Marriott! Didn't know it was already public info haha

Large opening on de la Montagne, most probably to access the underground parking for tower 2. Can anyone confirm?

Wasn't quite sure where to put this one

There was some activity on the site this afternoon

this comment is extremely similar to the comment on this page: http://mtlurb.com/forums/showthread.php/22981-3830-3840-rue-Saint-Andr%C3%A9-3-%C3%A9tages-%282012%29 I hope one of the moderators takes notice of this blatant racism...

Someone tell mark_ac that we got a SIXTY hotel before Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver

Not for long!

Gotti's pictures right-side up