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Today, the Government of Canada announced more than $552 million in research infrastructure funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation's (CFI) Innovation Fund. UBC researchers received $50.6 million to support 14 UBC‑led and co‑led projects—advancing work that strengthens Canada’s capacity to address global challenges and contributes meaningfully to social, health, environmental, and economic benefits for Canadians Learn more: bit.ly/4bpxEca

Fellow contractors, companies are leveraging Microsoft Copilot to automate scheduling, route optimization, and even draft proposals from data uploads. Cuts manual work big time! Has anyone integrated similar AI into their workflow? Share your wins or fails below. #HVAC #AI

The Government of Alberta says most of the newly announced schools in Edmonton will be built in fast-growing neighbourhoods on the outer edges of the city to address rising enrolment. Under the province’s 2026 budget, funding has been allocated for eight new schools and two replacement schools in Edmonton. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the projects are needed because Alberta’s population surge in recent years has placed heavy pressure on school divisions. Plans include four new schools for Edmonton Public Schools: K-9 schools in Aster, River’s Edge, and Stillwater, plus a K-6 school in Crystallina Nera. Edmonton Catholic Schools will add a new K-9 school in Kirkness and a high school in Glenridding Heights serving the Windermere area, along with a replacement at the St. Alphonsus site. Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord will receive two new schools and one replacement school, including one replacing École Jean-Claude Mahé. The projects are expected to create more than 8,400 student spaces, mostly from newly built schools. The developments are currently in planning or design, with typical construction timelines of about four to five years.

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Westmount Centre, Edmonton’s first shopping centre, is set to be redeveloped into an outdoor retail plaza. Owner First Capital REIT announced plans to transform the middle section of the mall by adding exterior entrances, new retail space, landscaping, and pedestrian connections. Construction is expected to begin next month and take about 18 to 24 months. The mall originally opened in 1955 as the outdoor Westmount Shoppers Park before being enclosed in 1966. The redevelopment will remove part of the building, including the section that once housed a movie theatre, effectively returning the centre to an outdoor-style shopping layout.

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Today we announced 16 brand new school projects in our smaller cities and rural areas across Alberta, on top of 63 already underway outside Calgary and Edmonton. Parents know our classrooms have to keep pace with a fast growing province, and if Budget 2026 is passed it will fund the new spaces we need to reduce crowding now and keep class sizes stable into the future. See more details here: alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…

If passed, Budget 2026 invests $13.8B to strengthen Alberta’s hospital and surgical system, supporting surgeries, clinical care and capital upgrades across the province. Learn more: alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…

Kelowna makes changes to height map bringing certainty over how high buildings can go #Kelowna castanet.net/news/Kelowna/6…

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Lakeland College Bentley Building in Vermillion had a big push! #lakelandcollege #mechanical #ledcor

Rangeview High School in #Calgary is taking shape!

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🚨 Canadian contractors. Heads up! Duties on cast iron soil pipes from China just hit. Up to 444% anti-dumping + 28% countervailing. That's a 400%+ cost spike on imports. Time to source local or brace for sticker shock. Protect your bids! #Construction #Plumbing #CanadaTrade