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Indigenous input draws energy promoter's praise

Indigenous input draws energy promoter’s praise

In an address to U.S. counterparts, a leading promoter of Canada's energy industry underscores that Indigenous input makes for better infrastructure projects.
laws

Indigenous laws centre at Uvic wins design award

The National Centre for Indigenous Laws at the University of Victoria has won a top architectural design award.
Inlet District

Wesgroup moves forward on Inlet District

The 14.8-acre site in Port Moody is located in the area formerly known as Coronation Park.
Chilliwack

Chilliwack leisure centre achieves RHFAC gold

The Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre has achieved a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Gold.
AI labour

IFMA leveraging resources for AI guidance

IFMA is boosting resources to help industry professionals differentiate AI hype from reality.
arthur

Arthur Erickson Place achieves zero carbon

Arthur Erickson Place in downtown Vancouver has achieved the Zero Carbon Building – Performance (ZCB) Standard certification.
Guelph

Canada spending $4.5M on Whitehorse community centre

The multi-use community recreation and wellness facility serves the City of Whitehorse and surrounding communities.
Saint John

Retrofit planned for Eden Valley Arena

A hockey arena retrofit is planned for members of Bearspaw First Nation in Alberta.
green gables

A new vision for Green Gables Heritage Place

Parks Canada has developed the first stand-alone management plan for Green Gables Heritage Place in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.
generational

Research uncovers risks of generational prejudice in the workplace

Beliefs about generational stereotypes create risks for organizations that rely on them for making talent decisions.
Morrison Hershfield

Stantec to acquire Morrison Hershfield

Stantec is set to acquire Morrison Hershfield, a 1,150-person engineering and management firm headquartered in Markham, Ontario.
embodied carbon

Burnaby implements new emissions standards

Burnaby's new standards for emissions reductions will meet the city’s long-term climate action goals.
Manitoba

Reusable hospital gowns lower GHG emissions most, finds study on PPE

The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care led research on reusable personal protective equipment in an effort to identify opportunities for waste reduction and reuse across the health system.
Museum operators await reprieve on PCB cull

Museum operators await reprieve on PCB cull

Proposed amendments to Canada’s PCB regulations would spare museum operators from having to cull items containing polychlorinated biphenyls from their collections.
yukon

Yukon introduces new climate change goals

The government recently added 42 new actions to its climate change plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become more adaptive.
Afsar

Architects awarded contract for CRA facility in St. John’s

The federal government recently acquired land in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to build the Canada Revenue Agency's new National Verification and Collections Centre and Tax Services Office. 
Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia funding 31 clean energy projects

Nova Scotia is funding 31 clean energy projects with the goal of cutting GHG emissions across the province.