A new 142,000 square foot Motive Power Centre of Excellence has replaced outdated facilities at the BC Institute of Technology and Vancouver Community College. The $16.5-million development, located at Annacis Island in Delta, B.C., will provide space to train the region’s next generation of tradespeople in the heavy-duty transportation sector. These individuals will include heavy-duty, transport trailer, diesel, and commercial transport mechanics as well as railway conductors and forklift operators.

Canadian health care facilities are able to further reduce their environmental footprint with the release of a free, critical review tool called Greenhouse Gas and

The largest private Canadian health care donation ever made will help to fund the construction of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research in Toronto, O.N. The $130-million donation, supplied by the Rogers family, will assist the development of the facility, which will specialize in individualized genomic medicine, tissue engineering and advanced cardiac care. An additional $139-million in funding will be supplied by SickKids, the University Health Network (UHN) and the University of Toronto (U of T).

The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) has officially opened its $35-million, 67,800 square foot Innovation Centre, offering space for Economics and Management faculty and staff, the Offices of the Registrar, a student commons and classrooms. The facility, which was completed in a mere 21 months, is a LEED silver targeted project built by PCL Constructors with the design help of Moriyama & Teshima Architects.

The Forensic Science and Coroner's Complex (FSCC) in Toronto, a 665,000 square foot, LEED certified facility, has been recognized with an award from the 2014 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Justice Facility Review. The Award of Merit was presented at the AIA’s Academy of Architecture for Justice National Conference on November 6.

Glenlawn Collegiate, a grade 10 to 12 English high school in Winnipeg, M.B., is undergoing renovations to create an approximately $300,000 state-of-the-art science lab. The modern laboratory, which will replace a geography classroom, is the result of Manitoba’s $25-million science lab renewal program, known as the Action Plan for Science Education in Manitoba. Funds were provided to the Louis Riel School Division, of which Glenlawn Collegiate is a part.

The Government of Ontario has invested $4.2 million to assist in the construction of a high-tech manufacturing facility in Niagara Falls, O.N. at Niagara College. The development, known as the Niagara College Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre, will allow students, Ontario-based manufacturers and faculty access to state-of-the-art equipment and research facilities.

A new specialized care facility for individuals with dementia has opened in Bonavista, N.F. With an investment from the provincial government, the $2.6 million project offers 12 beds to local residents living with the brain disease. The development includes a residential-style kitchen, dining facilities, lounge, recreation areas and a garden.

Mississauga’s Square One shopping and entertainment centre has opened a newly renovated and expanded North side wing. The $60-million renovation marks the end of the second phase of a $480 million multi-phase redevelopment plan. Once fully complete, the redevelopment will increase the mall’s retail space by 2.1 million square feet.

The concourse area of Toronto Central Grosvenor St. YMCA Centre in downtown Toronto recently underwent a sustainable makeover, and has since been officially unveiled.

Toronto is getting greener by the day, thanks in part to the installation of a new green roof on the Sherway Gardens Shopping Centre expansion

The Ontario government has proposed a new act to protect critical facilities. The legislation, known as The Security for Courts, Electricity Generating Facilities and Nuclear Facilities Act, focuses on courthouse security, nuclear facilities and large electricity generating facilities.

The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) is building a new trades facility for Aboriginal students in Merritt, B.C. The development, part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, will allow students to receive training for work in the natural gas industry and other sectors.

Quartier DIX30TM, Canada’s second largest shopping centre, is now owned and managed by partners Oxford Properties Group (Oxford), the real estate arm of OMERS, and Carbonleo, manager and developer of Quebec commercial real estate assets.

Vancouver’s VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre is the Most Sustainable Building of 2014, according to World Architecture News (WAN).

A five-storey civil, mechanical and electrical engineering building will open at York University in August 2015. The $60-million project, known as the Bergeron Centre for

The Edmonton Arena District (EAD), a joint venture project between Katz Group and WAM Development Group, will have Delta Hotels and Resorts (Delta) as its hotel partner.