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distribution centre

Walmart building first distribution centre in Atlantic Canada

The $56-million project will be designed with sustainability in mind, such as reducing long haul distances with products much closer to stores.
downtown plan

Calgary approves $200M for downtown plan

The City of Calgary has approved an investment of $200 million for the Greater Downtown Plan.
long-term care

Large-scale long-term care homes ‘strongly discouraged’

Researchers say 31 per cent of infections and 31 per cent of deaths could have been prevented if all Ontario long-term care residents had had single rooms.
Bell Centre

Bell Centre becomes first Canadian hockey arena to achieve GBAC STAR accreditation

The home of the Montreal Canadiens is the latest notable milestone for the program in Canada.
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Planning for Climate Resilience in Healthcare Facilities: Intro to new BC Guidelines

Project focuses on reducing and recapturing medical plastic waste

Health care providers contemplate plastic waste

Project partners and advisors will explore options to reduce, reuse and recycle personal protective equipment and medical single-use plastic items before disposal.
accessibility

Feds amplify funding for accessibility upgrades

A $100-million injection to Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund will boost availability of grants for retrofit, renovation and construction projects to support universal navigability of the built environment.
Budget confirms 16-week CERS extension

Budget confirms 16-week CERS extension

The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) will now be available until at least September 25, but at gradually declining levels after July 3.
correctional facilities

Budget includes millions for correctional facilities

Federal correctional facilities are getting a $154.6-million cash infusion beginning this year and carrying though to 2022, as many face rising cases of COVID-19 among inmates and staff.
smart buildings

BOMA Canada pilots smart buildings certification

This certification sets a global standard for how smart buildings are measured, while also providing users with a roadmap to drive further asset enhancement and investment.
RHF

Global projects win grants through Elaina’s Sustainability Fund

Elaina’s Sustainability Fund has selected five organizations and individuals to receive the first round of grant funding.
sickkids Stantec

Stantec/KPMB Architects to design SickKids campus

Stantec / KPMB Architects is providing architectural design services for the planning phase of SickKids campus redevelopment.
office

1 in 3 workers may quit if called back to office full time

About 33 per cent of professionals currently working from home due to the pandemic would look for a new job if called back to the office full time.
SaskPower offers rate relief for community ice rink operators

Ice rink operators offered SaskPower discount

It’s actually too late for Saskatchewan’s ice rink operators to apply for the funding outlined in the 2021-22 provincial budget earlier this week, but they could still qualify for electricity rate relief this spring and summer.
PPE

Blocking the flushing of PPE

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a notable and problematic increase in PPE being flushed into sewer systems.
GID Industrial will target last-mile sites in major U.S. markets

Ivanhoé Cambridge targets U.S. last-mile sites

Together, the two partners forming GID Industrial have 19 million square feet of industrial inventory in 15 American markets.
Saskatchewan backs secondary rental suites

Saskatchewan to tax EV owners for road upkeep

The 2021-22 Saskatchewan budget also commits more than $937 million to upgrade the provincial electricity system and nearly $175 million to underwrite an electricity rebate for SaskPower customers.