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  496 healthcare organizations have demonstrated leadership in sustainability, environmental stewardship and climate resilience. Sustainability and resilience have never been more critical for healthcare facilities, which are under mounting pressure to achieve goals related to lower greenhouse gas emissions, healthier indoor environments and better protection against the effects of climate change. Practice Greenhealth recently announced…

Residential and commercial tenants at Yellowknife’s Denendeh Manor can look forward to improved comfort once a pending deep retrofit enhances energy performance and ends the building’s reliance on heating oil. The work will be undertaken with a newly announced $2.3 million grant from the Indigenous leadership stream of the Canadian government’s Low Carbon Economy Fund….

Up to 95 acres of undeveloped municipal land in Kingston’s west end is being re-envisioned as the site of a future hospital. Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has been developing plans for the new complex to meet current and long-term regional health care needs. KHSC explored the possibility of redeveloping and expanding its current Kingston…

The Ontario government launched the Enhancing Access to Spaces for Everyone (EASE) Grant, which awards up to $60,000 for projects that improve accessibility and help older adults and people with disabilities participate in community life. The overall funding amounts to $2.2 million. Municipalities, non-profit organizations and Indigenous governing bodies can apply for capital projects and…

The City of Waterloo has officially transferred city-owned land at 2025 University Avenue East to Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region and BUILD NOW, paving the way for one of the largest affordable housing developments in Canadian history. Backed by the federal government’s Housing Accelerator Fund, the project will deliver over 1,000 new homes that are…

The University of British Columbia (UBC) has tripled indoor fitness and recreation space at its Vancouver campus with the opening of the new state-of-the-art Recreation Centre North (Rec North). “Recreation Centre North is a vital addition to our campus and community,” said Ainsley Carry, Vice-President, Students. “It will serve as a space where students and…