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Brownie Awards

Industry celebrates 25 years of the Brownie Awards

More than 300 attendees came together to recognize excellence in the remediation and revitalization of contaminated sites.
New scoring system rates government contractors

New scoring system rates government contractors

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) began the phased 12-month rollout of its new vendor performance management program earlier this month.
Pender Harbour

Ocean discovery hub targets net-zero in Pender Harbour 

The Pender Harbour Ocean Discovery Station will be a place where science, art and Indigenous knowledge intersect.
More Ontario agencies to drop realty functions

More Ontario agencies to drop realty functions

The Ontario government is continuing to centralize realty functions within the Ministry of Infrastructure, with 12 additional provincial agencies now tapped to hand over their autonomy.
Toronto Coach Terminal

A new vision for the old Toronto Coach Terminal site

The properties will be transformed into a mixed-income, mixed-use development.
sound installations

Sound installations may reduce noise pollution, study finds

Researchers at McGill University found that temporary sound installations in public spaces may help reduce noise pollution in areas of high urban density.
Burlington

Burlington hospital to get new mental health unit

A new mental health unit with addiction support services will take shape at the Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington.
community

təməsew̓txʷ Centre achieves RHF Accessibility Gold

The City of New Westminster announced that təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre has achieved a RHF Accessibility Certified Gold rating.
Toronto

Work begins on Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre

The centre will share facilities with a new elementary through a partnership with the Toronto District School Board.
portal

New health and safety portal supports businesses

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched a new online portal to help small businesses across Canada meet their health and
P.E.I.

P.E.I. introduces largest capital budget in decades

The budget is comparable to the transformative Comprehensive Development Plan of 1969, which significantly shaped the island’s economy and infrastructure.
Ontario explores building official mobility

Ontario explores building official mobility

Ontario is considering opening up building official functions to professionals who have been trained and certified in other jurisdictions.
Ontario's sprinkler deadline up for discussion

Ontario’s sprinkler deadline up for discussion

Some of Ontario’s long-term care home operators could be getting an 18-month extension on a looming deadline to install automatic sprinklers for fire suppression
Nitrous gas squandered in health care facilities

Nitrous gas squandered in health care facilities

Canadian health care providers will be urged to “nix the nitrous” in a new campaign to curb greenhouse gas emissions from leaky centralized delivery systems for the anesthetic gas.
Fanshawe

Campus Energy Centre evolving at Fanshawe College

A new chilled water facility at Fanshawe College marks the first phase of a multi-year sustainability initiative.
Accessibility

Accessibility advances in Nova Scotia workplaces

Nova Scotia's Accessibility Advisory Board released a set of recommendations to guide the province's accessibility employment standard.
AOA Ostry

Acton Ostry Architects expands leadership team

Acton Ostry Architects (AOA) in Vancouver announced the appointment of an expanded leadership team with new principals and associates.