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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario invests in new University of Ottawa building

Ontario is investing $6.4 million in a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics complex at the University of Ottawa.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

CBC/Radio-Canada approves proposal for new Montreal broadcast facility

CBC/Radio-Canada’s Board of Directors recently approved a proposal for the construction of a new Maison Radio-Canada (MRC) broadcasting facility in Montreal, Que.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario breaks ground on Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital

Ontario recently broke ground on Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, which will provide state-of-the-art health care services to over 500,000 people.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario to upgrade and expand Don Yard GO facility

Ontario plans to improve the Union Station GO rail corridor to better manage congestion, increase service and support the growing number of commuters in the GTHA.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario to open first mental health facility for female adult inmates

Ontario is working towards increasing mental health supports in the corrections system by creating the first mental health unit for female inmates.

REMI Network

Billy Bishop Airport ranks fourth worldwide

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto has ranked fourth worldwide in the Condé Nast Traveler 2016 Readers' Choice Awards.

REMI Network

Air Canada begins work on new $90-mil hangar

Air Canada has started work on a new $90-million hangar project at Toronto Pearson Airport to support international expansion at its Toronto global hub.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

New book on history of facility management to be released

A new book on the history of facilities management (FM) including the factors that helped develop the discipline, is set to be published in late 2017.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

FM market worth expected to top US$56-bil by 2021

According to a new research report from MarketsandMarkets on the FM market by solution, the global FM market is estimated to grow to US$56.67 in 2021.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

First purpose-built greenhouse to rise in Alberta

Aurora Cannabis has completed the design, engineering and tender process for phase one of a 600,000-square-foot, fully automated greenhouse in Alberta.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Diamond Schmitt redesigns McMaster facility

Diamond Schmitt plans to renovate and equip 20,000 square feet within the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre to accommodate engineering facilities.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Cladding absorbs pollution at Montreal facility

STM Stinson Transport Centre, the first bus depot in Canada to earn LEED Gold certification, boasts sustainable cladding that improves air quality.

REMI Network

Cultural spaces in North to get CIP 150 funding

The second phase of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program includes a $6.4 million boost dedicated to cultural and community spaces in the North.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ont. correction facilities to use full-body scanners

Over the next two years, Ontario will be installing advanced technology full-body scanners in all 26 adult provincial correctional facilities as part of its corrections

Building Strategies & Sustainability

A look at Montreal’s new soccer stadium design

Architecture firms Saucier + Perrotte and Hughes Condon Marler designed a new FIFA-approved soccer stadium that mirrors the landscape of an old quarry.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

OAA’s 2016 Design Excellence award winners

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has selected 10 recipients of this year’s Design Excellence award, the largest category of the annual OAA Awards. The

Building Strategies & Sustainability

UBC facility sets green campus standard

A UBC LEED Platinum certified facility known as AMS Nest is a beacon to other campuses across Canada looking to reduce their environmental footprint.