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Registration is now open for the 19^th Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) conference being held in Montréal this September. The conference features various speakers including Habitat for Humanity Canada’s chief-operating office, Mark Rodgers, and The Conservation Fund’s president, Larry Selzer. Sessions will cover topics such as fostering sustainable communities, and growing...

2016 CSC Conference: Setting sail for Halifax Harbour

From May 25 to May 29, design/construction professionals from across the country gathered in Halifax for the CSC Conference 2016, hosted by the Atlantic Chapter. The event was titled “Building on History”—a fitting expression that illustrated not only the type of educational sessions and social activities available, but also...

P3 funding bridge project in Saskatoon

Saskatoon’s North Commuter Parkway and Traffic Bridge Replacement project are being funded through a public-private partnership (P3) with the federal government. Saskatchewan is contributing $50 million to the project, while the federal government is providing an additional investment of up to $66 million through the P3 Canada Fund. The 107-year-old...

Honouring the best in Ontario landscape design

Last week, the Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association (LOHTA) announced the winners of its 45th annual Awards of Excellence at an event in Toronto. Judges presented nearly 300 landscape construction, maintenance, and design awards to projects based on qualities such as originality, innovation, and effectiveness of design.

Smart grid energy laboratory in the works

Toronto’s Ryerson University is building a smart grid energy laboratory to test ideas and products to be used by energy consumers across the province. The idea behind the smart grid is to connect electricity systems to technology and information that will increase efficiency, detect and restore outages, and reduce...