Municipal climate plans under threat by new Ontario housing bill, critics say

Municipal climate plans under threat by new Ontario housing bill, critics say
TORONTO — A major piece of Toronto’s climate plan appears to be in the Ontario government’s crosshairs, critics warn, as the province advances a bill that could strip municipalities of their power to set green building standards. More than a dozen Ontari...
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A first in Canada: Ontario plans to require AEDs on construction sites
WHITBY, ONT. — Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Deve...
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Project Profile: The Exchange in Niagara, a cultural and historical hub
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. — After breaking ground in 2021, the Niagara Falls Exchange...
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First Nations leaders pledge ‘confrontation on the ground’ over Ontario mining bill
TORONTO — Several First Nations travelled from the far reaches of northern Ontar...
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A first in Canada: Ontario plans to require AEDs on construction sites
WHITBY, ONT. — Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Deve...
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G7 finance ministers show ‘proof of unity’ with joint statement at summit: Champagne
BANFF, ALTA. — There's a sense of unity coming out of this week's summit with fi...
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First Nations leaders pledge ‘confrontation on the ground’ over Ontario mining bill
TORONTO — Several First Nations travelled from the far reaches of northern Ontar...
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20 complex-care homes planned for Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. — Work is underway to bring approximately 20 complex-care homes to...
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Manitoba providing Assiniboine College $120M for new Prairie Innovation Centre
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has announced it is providing $60 million in...
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Next phase of development on deck for Iron Mask Industrial Park in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Comet Industries Ltd. provided a recent update on its Iron Mask...
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Diverso Energy, Mattamy Homes announce joint venture for geothermal homebuilding
TORONTO — Diverso Energy, a geothermal Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) provider, and...
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Project Profile: The Exchange in Niagara, a cultural and historical hub
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. — After breaking ground in 2021, the Niagara Falls Exchange...
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Ontario PC caucus member opposed to government’s landfill plan in Dresden
TORONTO — A southwestern Ontario member of Premier Doug Ford's caucus is speakin...
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Massachusetts construction company to pay $11M in illegal dumping case
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island's top legal chief announced recently that a Mass...
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CPP Investments sees opportunity in Carney’s call for nation-building projects
OTTAWA — The head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sees opportunities...
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Extensive new development coming to Frisco in North Dallas
The City of Frisco, in Collin County north of Dallas, is on a multibillion-dolla...
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Senator Donald Plett honoured with MCAC Life Member Award
OTTAWA — The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) has recognized...
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Municipal climate plans under threat by new Ontario housing bill, critics say
TORONTO — A major piece of Toronto’s climate plan appears to be in the Ontario g...
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Carney says single government mandate letter reflects a ‘unified mission’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out a handful of collective core priori...
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Quebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapse
MONTREAL — Police have opened a criminal negligence investigation into the fatal...
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In Vancouver ‘the boom bloom is off the real estate rose’
The Metro Vancouver residential market is in poor health and its prognosis is no...
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Eby terminates Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby has terminated a consultancy cont...
Government

RFP issued for civil, utility work for Hamilton LRT project
HAMILTON — The Ontario government has issued a Request for Proposals for the fir...
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Bird announces $525M in new contract awards across Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird ºÚÁÏÉçion Inc. has been awarded three projects with...
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CCA unveils new Gold Seal Certification portal and directory
OTTAWA — The Canadian ºÚÁÏÉçion Association (CCA) has launched a new online p...
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New Campbellford Memorial Hospital to be built
TRENT HILLS, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is beginning the pro...
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Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says
MONTREAL — A new Léger poll says more than half of Quebecers want the province t...
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Carpenters’ Local 277 Syracuse undergoes significant expansion to meet demand
Syracuse and Central New York are bucking the U.S. trend of construction uncerta...
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TBT Engineering Limited expands across Ontario
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — TBT Engineering Limited (TBTE), a multi-disciplinary enginee...
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Strike-free ICI bargaining cycle predicted by CLRAO’s Fenelli
The head of a major construction employers association says he expects Ontario’s...
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No criticisms from construction sector after Ontario’s budget has time to percolate
TORONTO — ºÚÁÏÉçion industry stakeholders had nothing but praise for the rece...
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UPDATE: WSIB workers to carry out rolling strikes after talks stall
TORONTO — The union representing workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance B...
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Port says dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan...
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Western premiers meet in Yellowknife to talk trade, energy and Arctic security
YELLOWKNIFE — Premiers from Western Canada are to meet Wednesday to kick off a t...
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Canmore’s Grey Wolf Lodge breaks ground
CANMORE, ALTA. — Ground has officially been broken on Grey Wolf Lodge, one of th...
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Substantial completion reached on Saskatoon Correctional Centre expansion
SASKATOON — The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced it has substantial...
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