Kelowna’s newest supportive housing complex about to welcome homeless tenants – Okanagan
After six months of construction, the Hearthstone supportive housing complex in Kelowna is about to open its doors. Fifty-one homeless people will start moving into the 46-unit modular building on Commerce Street, off Enterprise, next week. “It’s going to be home for these people and a lot of them haven’t had a home for a…
N.S. woman says she was forced to wheel down busy street due to construction. – Halifax
Trying to find on-street parking in downtown Halifax can be frustrating at the best of times. Even more so for one Nova Scotia woman, who says she was discouraged to find accessible spots removed due to a construction project. “I had already had to drive around for 45 minutes to find parking because of new…
Gottingen Street construction leaving wheelchair users stuck
Wed, Oct 31: With Halifax council unanimously supporting a closer look at building a football stadium, some think it’s a step towards having a pro football team in the city. But it doesn’t mean it’s a done deal. Jeremy Keefe reports. Source link
Nova Soctia’s utility and review board approves new Goldboro natural gas facility
Nova Scotia’s utility and review board has given the green light for Pieridae Energy Ltd. to begin construction of its natural gas facility in Goldboro, N.S. The facility, projected to cost between $7 billion and $10 billion, will reportedly produce 10 million tonnes of super-cooled liquefied natural gas per year to ship mainly to European customers. It…
PST, interest rates negatively impacting Saskatoon builds: report – Saskatoon
PST on construction, interest rate increases, and the mortgage stress test are negatively impacting home building permits in Saskatoon, according to a local association. The Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA) pointed to those reasons as factors for the significant decline in the number of permits issued so far in 2018. SRHBA said high…
Construction of Calgary’s newest art installation begins despite public art moratorium – Calgary
For the welder climbing a 14-metre-tall stainless steel web of pipes, the temporary title of Calgary’s newest public art piece — “Ascend” — is fitting. Last week, a team of local tradespeople hauled the deconstructed pieces of the sculpture up a grassy knoll behind the Rocky Ridge YMCA. Many area residents who’ve been watching the…
Construction accident in Milton sends man to hospital – Hamilton
A 55-year-old man has been injured in a construction accident in Milton. READ MORE: Man injured at OPG Nanticoke Solar Farms Police say shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday, the man was working at a home under construction when he was knocked down by the load of a mobile crane that was hoisting materials to the…
UPDATE: Broken gas main forces evacuation of a dozen homes in downtown Kelowna neighbourhood – Okanagan
UPDATE: A ruptured main spewed natural gas into the air at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Richter Street, after crews working at a housing complex dug up more than they expected with an excavator. “It looks like they were trying to tie into a sewer line and they nicked a two-inch gas line.” said…
Gas line rupture closes Kelowna street – Okanagan
Emergency crews are blocking off a neighbourhood street in Kelowna after construction crews struck a gas line this morning. The Kelowna fire department was on scene, as were Fortis crews plus local police. Global News Gas could be heard roaring out of the damaged line near the intersection of Glenwood and Richter. Construction crews hit…
Active learning classroom under construction at University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon
An active learning classroom is being constructed at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) to allow future educators to engage in innovative teaching strategies. Officials said the renovation will create an environment that encourages a more interconnected relationship not only between student and teacher, but also among students. READ MORE: Saskatoon teachers work to…