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Value of building permits down in March
Industrial, institutional and residential sectors declined. Commercial grew.
Canada and Germany’s housing ministers discuss common goals
Emphasis on tying investments in water, wastewater and waste, to housing and urban development initiatives, and building connected communities.
Electrical Safety Authority urges vigilance after 50 per cent uptick in powerline fatalities
Nearly 1,400 powerline contacts in the past 10 years across Ontario, and 45 per cent of electrical-related fatalities were from powerline contact.
Ontario refurbishing hydroelectric station in Cornwall
The work includes major rehabilitation of generating equipment through civil, electrical, and mechanical improvements that will see the station produce more electricity from less water.
Feds spending $1 million on CHEO energy retrofit
The government is paying for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario to install a new energy recovery system and heat pumps.