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CUI recognizes brownfield projects across Canada with 2009 Brownie Awards (October 27, 2009)
This past Monday evening, awards were presented in seven categories at the 9th annual CUI Brownie Awards. Dino Chiesa, chairman of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), announced winners from five provinces across Canada,…
Call for presentations about parking construction, design, operations and management
The International Parking Institute (IPI) has launched a call for presentations from those involved with all aspects of parking construction, design, operations and management that illustrate case studies, illuminate important issues, bring…
Durham College installs solar technology
Durham College is using solar technology to help conserve energy and reduce electricity costs at its Whitby, Ont. campus, home to the Skills Training Centre. Designed to supplement the campus’s primary utility feed, the grid-tie…
Municipal land-grabbing powers should be curtailed, says Frontier Centre for Public Policy
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has released a study from policy analyst Joseph Quesnel which looks at the practice of municipal expropriation for economic development. In his study, Quesnel argues that this practice must be curbed as…