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New obligations loom for airport authorities

New obligations loom for airport authorities

Proposed new legislation calls on airport authorities to establish noise management committees, develop climate action plans and report annually on the diversity of their senior management and boards.
Fengate ups digital infrastructure investment

Hyperscale expectations for data storage demand

Investment partners, Brookfield Infrastructure and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, have acquired Compass Datacenters LLC and its portfolio of 13 hyperscale campuses.
New groundskeeping specifications for fed lands

New groundskeeping specifications for fed lands

Groundskeeping specifications for federal properties are set to change under a new policy disallowing pesticide application for cosmetic purposes.
Conestoga Mall to pad Primaris REIT portfolio

Conestoga Mall to pad Primaris REIT portfolio

Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust has inked a $270-million deal for Conestoga Mall, a 585,000-square-foot enclosed shopping centre in Waterloo, Ontario.
Terrace

Expanded ICU set to open at Nanaimo hospital

A new 12-bed intensive care unit (ICU) at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is set to open at the end of June.
PCL Kuntz

B.C. family donates $20M for recovery care centre

The Diamond Foundation has announced a $20 million donation to fund a brand-new Road to Recovery at St. Paul's Hospital.
First Nations

Assembly of First Nations updates school design standards

The Assembly of First Nations and Indigenous Services Canada updated its education infrastructure standards for schools on-reserve.
asbestos abatement contractors

B.C. requiring asbestos abatement license

Asbestos abatement contractors who operate in B.C. must be licensed by Jan. 1, 2024.
Building trades in immigration express queue

Building trades in immigration express queue

Skilled building trades qualify for the express lane to permanent residency under new guidelines for Canada’s immigration application system.
CAGBC

CAGBC commends 2023 roster of green influencers

The Canada Green Building Council has bestowed 2023 leadership awards to four individuals and a company at the forefront of adopting and driving sustainable policies, practices and products.
Auto BLDG

Two firms boost footprint in Numa’s historic Auto BLDG

Pride Toronto and Zeidler Architecture have both expanded their office space at Castlepoint Numa’s historic Auto BLDG in Toronto’s Lower Junction Triangle.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Funds dispersed in sync with AccessAbility Week

Nearly $71 million will be distributed through Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund to underwrite 903 small-scale retrofit and upgrade projects across the country.
Fengate

Office fit-out costs rise with hybrid workforce

Rising office fit-out costs reflect both inflationary dynamics in the construction sector and emerging design trends as employers realign space to engage their hybrid workforces.
Wesgroup

Wesgroup completes largest B.C. solar project

A solar array of 2,592 solar panels located on top of a Delta warehouse is the largest rooftop solar power project ever built in B.C.
Federal heritage buildings listed for offloading

Federal heritage buildings listed for offloading

Public Services and Procurement Canada has released a list of 10 properties “in various stages of the disposal process” as part of an invitation to select stakeholders to bring forward proposals to reposition the space.
workplace

BDP conducts workplace ‘experiment’ with Toronto studio

In a hybrid work era, BDP Quadrangle has opened a two-floor studio in The Well as an experiment with in-person arrangements.
Slate unveils plan for 800-acre redevelopment site

Slate unveils plan for 800-acre redevelopment

Slate Asset Management envisions a major business and intermodal transportation hub with up to 12 million square feet of employment space on the Hamilton harbourfront lands.