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Article content An architectural and engineering design looking into the feasibility of accommodating new office space within the Warden’s House will cost up to $50,000. In its report asking to proceed with the work, administration said the ongoing pandemic has resulted in the need for additional office space. Although council approved the request from administration to move to the design phase, several members had harsh words for the aging building — some of them categorizing it as a money...

Demolition for the $13.5-million project began in May 2020, nearly two months ahead of schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The city bumped its timeline on account of swim meets being cancelled. Initially, the city was planning to start the project at the end of June, working it around competitive swimming. That final meet in late June, however, was cancelled, swept up in myriad event cancellations resulting from the novel coronavirus outbreak. The project included replacing the mechanical, e...

New hiring, air-quality improvements pending Author of the article: Monte Sonnenberg Publishing date: Dec 27, 2020  •  December 27, 2020  •  2 minute read  •  At its final meeting of 2020, Norfolk council approved new hiring for Norview Lodge in Simcoe as part of a provincial mandate to improve front-line care. Norfolk will also tap a federal infrastructure program in 2021 for upgrades to Norview’s heating-ventilation-air-conditioning system. – Monte Sonnenberg Article co...

From: Infrastructure Canada The Government of Canada recognizes the different ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted smaller and rural communities across the province, and are making strategic investments in infrastructure to meet the specific needs of rural Nova Scotian municipalities and to help them strengthen their local economies. That is why federal and local governments are taking decisive action together, to support families, businesses and communities, and continue to look ahead ...

Vancouver TransLink Ordering 205 SkyTrain Cars Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor Of TransLink’s 205 new SkyTrain cars from Bombardier, 125 will replace first-generation MKIs and support the Broadway Subway Project; 80 will operate on the Expo and Millennium lines to improve capacity. (TransLink, Twitter) TransLink has selected Bombardier Transportation to supply 205 new SkyTrain cars for the Expo and Millennium lines of its automate...

Winnipeg Free Press The Manitoba government is seeking to divert millions of federal dollars earmarked for Winnipeg Transit to support “green” projects around the province. The Manitoba government is seeking to divert millions of federal dollars earmarked for Winnipeg Transit to support "green" projects around the province. However, the move would require Winnipeg council approval, and Mayor Brian Bowman is not on board. In September, city council did support a provincial request to t...

Article content Sarah Cooke, Local Journalism Initiative An aging population, remote living and a shortage of doctors mean nursing stations play a vital role in providing health care. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Remote nursing stations vital to their communities – residents Back to video Port Loring resident Judy Rogerson says the six communities that have nurse practitioner-led clinics are fortunate. “They’re all great place...

December 17, 2020   ·   0 Comments By Sam Odrowski Christmas has come early for the downtown businesses community. Orangeville Council reversed its decision to build a transit transfer hub on Broadway late last month and approved a motion 4-3 to work with Dufferin County to assess the feasibility and cost for locating the hub at the Edelbrock Centre, during a Council meeting on Monday (Dec. 14). The reversed decision came after signif...

Canada December 15 2020 Under the Paris Agreement, Canada has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. The first policy steps taken to meet our Paris Agreement commitment were guided by the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (the Pan-Canadian Framework), which was adopted in December 2016. On December 11, 2020, the federal government released its Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy Plan (the Plan), which builds on th...

Share this article Share this article ATIKOKAN, ON, Dec. 16, 2020 /CNW/ - The safety and well-being of Canadians are top priorities for the governments of Canada and Ontario. Investments in Ontarios infrastructure during this extraordinary time provide an opportunity to create jobs, economic growth, and make our communities more sustainable and resilient. Today, Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay–Rainy River, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infra...