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1 Market Square: First tower at Inlet District in Port Moody launches

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:05:44 +0000

VANCOUVER — Wesgroup Properties has officially launched 1 Market Square, which is the first tower in its Inlet District master-planned community in Port Moody. The 27-storey tower features 299 homes, a new grocery store and day care. Located near the Inlet Centre SkyTrain Station, 1 Market Square is part of the first of four phases […]

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Future Whitby Sports Complex rounding the bases to completion

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:00:50 +0000

WHITBY, ONT. — Whitby’s new $154.9 million sports and recreation complex continues to take shape on the west side of Baldwin Street South, near the intersection of Highway 407. Designed by Perkins + Will Architecture and being built by Ledcor, the 160,000-square-foot Whitby Sports Complex is slated for completion in late 2025. Ground was broken […]

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Surrey issues over 6,000 new housing units in 2024

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:05:16 +0000

SURREY, B.C. – The City of Surrey set a record in 2024 by delivering 6,297 net new housing units and generating over $2.8 billion in construction activity, surpassing the previous record of 5,932 housing units delivered in 2019. Making an impact in the numbers were two development incentive programs launched in 2024 through the Housing Accelerator Fund that […]

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Long-term care residence officially opens in Guelph

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:10:01 +0000

GUELPH, ONT. — The Ontario government recently celebrated the opening of the newly renovated The Elliott Long Term Care Residence, a 114-bed home in Guelph. Twenty-nine new beds have been added to the existing 85 beds, explains a release. Operated by the City of Guelph, the home is part of a campus of care that includes […]

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Stop ‘warehousing’ seniors and build small homes for long-term care: aging institute

Daily Commercial News — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:00:43 +0000

TORONTO — Before Allan Dugas moved into long-term care, he feared he’d be forced to share a bedroom in an impersonal, institutional building, where a regimented schedule would dictate when he ate and what time a staff member would “barge in” to get him out of bed early every morning. So after he was hospitalized […]

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GO Transit’s NOC officially awarded LEED Gold for green building initiatives

Daily Commercial News — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:15:33 +0000

TORONTO — GO Transit’s Network Operations Centre (NOC) has been awarded LEED Gold certification in green building leadership. The NOC helps execute GO Transit’s daily operations, monitoring the entire GO network around the clock, explains a release from Metrolinx. The NOC itself was constructed with sustainability at the forefront of its design. Recycled materials were […]

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B.C. bolsters 12 forest-sector projects through jobs fund

Daily Commercial News — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:43 +0000

VICTORIA — The Government of British Columbia is putting as much as $5.1 million towards seven forest-sector capital projects and five planning projects through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF). For example, Maple Ridge’s Cedarland Forest Products Ltd. produces cedar lumber and profiled cedar products, such as siding, decking and panelling. It will receive as […]

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Calgary’s 2025 Winter City Design competition winners announced

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:00:33 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. — This year’s Winter City Design Competition winners give new meaning to creating a winter wonderland. The City of Calgary, in partnership with Chinook Blast, have announced Serenity Passage and Dot Spot as taking home the top spots. These designs were selected from more than three dozen submissions for their creativity, community engagement and […]

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Mighty Canadian Minebuster gets a makeover

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:10:48 +0000

VAUGHAN, ONT. — If you’ve been to Canada’s Wonderland then you know the Mighty Canadian Minebuster in all its rickety wood-frame roller-coaster glory. But even some classics need a refresh. Recently Priestly Demolition Inc. (PDI) removed 1,000 feet of track from the Minebuster to allow for a new track to be installed later this year. […]

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New Fort St. James hospital is open for patients

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:53:28 +0000

FORT ST. JAMES — The new Fort St. James hospital is officially open for patients with a much bigger capacity for care. The new facility is three times the size of the previous hospital and has 27 beds, with 18 long-term care and nine acute-care beds. Located at 606 Stuart Dr. E. it also has […]

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Manitoba Theatre for Young People takes centre stage with government funding

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:44:43 +0000

WINNIPEG — The Government of Canada has announced $500,000 in funding for the renovation and modernization of the Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP). The project will see the conversion of the theatre’s secondary programming space, Richardson Hall, into the fully functioning Richardson Studio Theatre. Additional upgrades will modernize the theatre’s technical systems and make […]

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Groupe Porteur awarded contract for Gatineau-Ottawa tramway project

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:10:33 +0000

MONTREAL, QUE. — The Société de transport de l’Outaouais has awarded the contract for professional, technical and multidisciplinary services on the Gatineau-Ottawa tramway project to Groupe Porteur. The team is comprised of SYSTRA Canada, Egis and EXP. This 24-kilometre tramway project will provide a link between downtown Gatineau and Ottawa. Groupe Porteur will work with […]

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