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Initiative targets electrical safety in landscaping trades

A collaboration between Landscape Ontario and the Electrical Safety Authority will support safe work around electrical infrastructure.
fraser mills Coquitlam

New Coquitlam community centre design revealed

The design for the new Coquitlam community centre at Fraser Mills, a 96-acre master-planned waterfront community, has been revealed.
CHEO

CHEO completes major energy retrofit

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario introduced new energy-saving technology as part of its 10-year campus redevelopment plan.
ASHRAE 90.1 to parse out operational emissions

ASHRAE 90.1 to parse out operational emissions

A planned optional companion document to the widely referenced energy efficiency standard will give new prominence to guidelines that are currently included as informative appendices.
Fancsy Family Hospital

Fancsy Family Hospital breaks ground in Windsor-Essex

The hospital will expand acute care services through a $202-million provincial investment.
Building operators to stake claim at BOMEX 2026

Building operators to stake claim at BOMEX 2026

A new one-day educational forum for building operators recognizes their key role in delivering sustainable, comfortable and productive indoor environments.
Heritage

Quebec seeks heritage restoration proposals

Owners seeking to carry out preservation and restoration work on classified properties are invited to apply for support.
town hall

Historic town hall in Quebec undergoes full restoration

The City of Baie-D'Urfé undertook a complete restoration of its historic town hall with financial assistance from the Municipal Infrastructure Improvement and Construction Program.
Teknion

Teknion redesigns its Calgary showroom

The reimagined space in the city’s Warehouse District serves as both a workplace and community destination.
Fancsy Family Hospital

Saskatchewan invests $43M in healthcare IT infrastructure

The funding will support improve connected and accessible health care and upgrade existing digital infrastructure.
Digby Ferry Terminal

Digby Ferry Terminal slated for redesign in N.S.

A redesigned Digby Ferry Terminal in Nova Scotia will replace two separate buildings that were constructed in the 1970s.
IFMA

IFMA announces 2026-27 global board of directors

Luis R. Viña has been named chair of IFMA's global board of directors.
24 Sussex Drive

Canada unveils plans to restore 24 Sussex Drive

A national design-build competition will allow a Canadian firm to rehabilitate the long-vacant Gothic Revival mansion that had housed Canada’s prime ministers for 75 years.
health care

24 projects target climate-ready health care

The federal government is funding community projects that help Canada's health sector adapt to climate change.
Ontario raises new rules for working at heights

Ontario raises new rules for working at heights

Proposed regulation would introduce training, inspection, reporting and other due diligence requirements for rope access systems that enable lofty window washing, construction and farming tasks.
CAMH

CAMH celebrates two redevelopment milestones

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health topped off two landmark redevelopment projects at its Queen Street campus.
Guelph

Guelph breaks ground on transit and fleet facility

The City of Guelph broke ground on a 280,000 square-foot facility that will store, charge and maintain the city's electric buses and other municipal fleet vehicles.