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Guide advises on climate change impacts in the workplace

New guidance is available to help workplaces prepare for the potential challenges and impacts climate change can have on employees.
procurement

Early work begins on Prince Albert hospital

Prince Albert Grand Council has partnered with the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority on the project.
long-term care

New LTC home for Southampton

Construction is underway on the existing site of Southampton Care Centre to build a new 160-bed home for residents in the Bruce County area. 
Winnipeg

Manitoba commits $1.5B for Winnipeg hospital

The largest health capital investment in the province's history will rebuild the core of Health Sciences Centre and expand the Bannatyne campus.
art museum

Construction underway for SFU art museum

Construction has begun on the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus.
Permit turnaround times firming up in Manitoba

Permit turnaround times firming up in Manitoba

Manitoba's performance standards regulation sets maximum timelines for building authorities to process permit applications and conduct inspections, coming into force next March.
InnVest Hotels executes two summertime deals

InnVest Hotels executes two summertime deals

The sale of the Ottawa Marriott Hotel follows InnVest's recent acquisition of the historic St. Andrews-by-the-Sea resort in New Brunswick.
ASHB now carries banner for smart connectivity

ASHB now carries banner for smart connectivity

The Continental Automated Buildings Association will now be known as the Association for Smarter Homes and Buildings (ASHB), with a continued mandate to promote technologies for connectivity and efficient operations.
CRE interests attached to rebranded portfolios

CRE concerns attached to rebranded portfolios

Housing gets top billing in a newly renamed portfolio, while accessibility issues are now aligned with the Ministry of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities.
stantec clean energy

VCC moves forward with clean energy centre

Vancouver Community College (VCC) is moving forward with its new Centre for Clean Energy and Automotive Innovation.
Office attendance rates flout employer decrees

Office attendance rates flout corporate decrees

More than 55 per cent of respondents to CoreNet Global’s July 2023 survey report that corporate personnel are not fully complying with directives to return to the office.
Timmins and District Hospital

Timmins and District Hospital tagged for critical repairs

Critical upgrades and repairs are in the works for Timmins and District Hospital. Ontario is investing $2 million this year through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund.
child care

Manitoba offers grants to expand childcare facilities

More than 640 licensed non-profit child-care centres in Manitoba are eligible to apply for a renovation expansion grant.
dialog salmon-safe

Vancouver mass timber office receives funding

2150 Keith Drive, an innovative hybrid mass timber commercial office building, has received federal funding.
Saskatchewan backs secondary rental suites

Heritage properties on 125th birthday wish list

Local councils and residents throughout Saskatchewan are urged to identify heritage properties within their communities leading up to the province’s 125th birthday in 2030.
Fredericton's Justice Building

Refurbishing Fredericton’s Justice Building

Fredericton’s Justice Building will be refurbished into the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law.
Queens

Queens U first in Canada in global sustainability rankings

Queen’s University ranked first in Canada and third worldwide out of more than 1,700 participating institutions in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.