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Kipling Acres

Toronto opens behavioural support unit at Kipling Acres 

The City of Toronto has opened a 17-bed behavioural support unit for individuals with dementia and other complex care needs.
IFMA

IFMA partners with Chemical Insights Research Institute

IFMA has joined forces with the Chemical Insights Research Institute to expand knowledge about healthy indoor environments. 
RBC upgrading HVAC systems in bank branches

RBC upgrading HVAC systems in bank branches

RBC plans to invest $35 million over three years to begin upgrading HVAC systems across its network of more than 1,200 retail bank branches in Canada.
Swing space allowance enables booze sales haste

Swing space allowance enables booze sales haste

Temporary leeway to shelve alcohol in various, non-contiguous areas of Ontario grocery stores is part of the two-week advance in the rollout of the province's new liquor retailing regime.
Vancouver

Vancouver champions more equitable bylaws

Vancouver approved a list of recommendations outlined in a comprehensive equity review of its bylaws.
federal funding

Science World receiving $19M in federal funding

Science World in B.C. will receive critical infrastructure upgrades after an investment of $19 million from the federal government.
ICU

Cardiac lab reno set for Windsor Regional Hospital

Windsor Regional Hospital is getting a $31-million from the Ontario government to fund the renovation and expansion of its cardiac catheterization lab.
CAO

IFMA announces new global board of directors

The International Facility Management Association announced the new member-elected executive committee and appointees to the global board of directors.
OMERS to garner $1.35 billion from LifeLabs sale

OMERS to garner $1.35 billion from LifeLabs sale

OMERS has agreed to sell the LifeLabs network of laboratories and collection centres for providing and relaying diagnostic information to U.S.-based Quest Diagnostics for CAD $1.35 billion.
Ontario seeks input on accessibility standards

Ontario seeks input on accessibility standards

Provincially appointed committee examines the objectives and details of guidance and requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Building Code.
CIB

CIB closes on $100-mil investment with GDI

Once all retrofits are complete, it is estimated that approximately 44,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced per year.
building

Vancouver makes substantial changes to capital plan

Community amenities will be acquiring much needed funds after the City of Vancouver approved significant amendments to its 2023-2026 capital plan this week.
Life lease housing regs in the wings in Ontario

New biocide regulations consolidate oversight

Canada’s new biocide regulations will consolidate oversight of a range of surface sanitizers that are currently governed through differing regulatory channels, sometimes requiring redundant authorization processes.
Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame

Reno set for Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame

The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame will undergo significant upgrades to its facility
Ontario boost stipend for autopsy FM costs

Ontario boosts stipend for autopsy FM costs

Ontario plans to increase the base stipend to help hospitals cover the cleaning, security and supply costs of performing post-mortem examinations.
Fengate ups digital infrastructure investment

Fengate ups digital infrastructure investment

Fengate Asset Management has increased its equity stake in Canadian digital infrastructure with a newly inked $1.8 billion investment in eStruxture Data Centers.
Canada set to switch off fluorescent lighting

Canada set to switch off fluorescent lighting

Fluorescent lighting will disappear from the Canadian marketplace by the end of this decade, under rules set out in updated federal regulations governing mercury-containing products.