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Ontario can eliminate natural gas electricity generation by 2050 at $400B cost: IESO
The Independent Electricity System Operator released a series of publications Thursday, including a study on pathways to decarbonizing the grid, which it said will be a complex task as electricity demand is projected to rise over the same time period.
100 Queens Quay achieves LEED Platinum
The 675,000-square-foot downtown Toronto office tower includes a host of sustainable features, including a green roof, and an extensive photovoltaic solar panel array.
Ottawa LRT and the future of P3s
The OLRT Commission’s report and recommendations are likely to be borne closely in mind by public entities when entering into projects in the future.
Building construction investment holds steady in October
Statistics Canada reports the level of investment at $20.9 billion – almost exactly the same as reported at the end of September. Ontario reported nearly all of the gains.
'High-risk' businesses in Ontario must have opioid antidote kits and training by June
Employers must have naloxone and training if they become aware that a worker could overdose on opioids, that they could overdose while on the job, and that the risk is posed by a worker of the employer.