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AECOM named prime consultant for Ottawa’s new electric-bus garage
The zero-emission bus facility, located at the St. Laurent Boulevard Campus, will house and charge 84 of the city’s new electric buses.
Construction costs up in Q4, but growth is slowing
Increases in residential (0.9%) and non-residential (0.7%) construction costs in the fourth quarter of 2023 were notably lower than those reported in the third quarter.
Federal government rejects Windsor's request for money from housing fund
Housing Minister Sean Fraser said he is not approving Windsor's application to the federal Housing Accelerator Fund as it was not ambitious enough.
Feds invest $37 million in net-zero administration and visitor centre at Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
The project will be the first Parks Canada administered building to be built to Passive House Plus certification and net-zero carbon standards.
Feds commit $7 million for skilled worker training in Windsor
The funding will support two programs that aim to improve the participation of underrepresented groups in the Red Seal trades.