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A Japan-based company is eyeing Manitoba as a potential spot to build a $1.6-billion lithium ion battery separator manufacturing facility, sources have told 680 CJOB. The company is considering a parcel of city-owned land near the West End Water Pollution Control Centre close to Wilkes Avenue and the Perimeter Highway. …
Read More »White rhino gives birth to calf at Toronto Zoo after 11 years in the facility – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 29, 2023 12:56 pm Updated December 29, 2023 2:22 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A white rhino calf was born at the Toronto Zoo this week. Zoo officials say a rhino named Sabi gave birth to a healthy calf …
Read More »Penticton daycare centre closes to make room for larger child-care facility – Okanagan
An early learning education program in Penticton, B.C., has officially closed down to make room for a larger child-care facility. Bugaboo University has been offering daycare at the Penticton Community Centre for nearly 10 years, and the last day of Bugaboo was on Friday, Dec. 15. “Bugaboo University has been …
Read More »Sask. government footing bill for new zebra facility in Saskatoon – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatoon’s five zebras are getting a new facility as the weather gets colder that has a budget of $100,000. The Saskatchewan government is footing the bill after confiscating the animals in July and getting the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo to …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Buffalo Crossing facility hailed as highly energy-efficient – Winnipeg
Construction of the Buffalo Crossing facility in Winnipeg is being described as years in the making. Seen as Manitoba’s most energy-efficient commercial building, the facility will act as a gateway to FortWhyte Alive. The facility’s groundbreaking took place on Oct. 10 this year. The park’s vice-president, Ian Barnett, said that …
Read More »Community facility at Winnipeg’s Fortwhyte Alive to be built with federal investment – Winnipeg
A new multi-purpose community facility is under construction in Winnipeg, with hopes of serving as a gateway to a city park. FortWhyte Alive will be home to a new building, courtesy of a multi-million-dollar investment announced on Tuesday by the Government of Canada, totalling $12. million. The investment will be …
Read More »Canopy Growth is selling its old chocolate factory pot facility to Hershey
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The town of Smiths Falls, Ont., is having a full-circle moment as pot producer Canopy Growth announced Thursday it would sell its primary cannabis cultivation facility — once a factory for Hershey Canada — back to the prodigal chocolatier. The move will see …
Read More »Some Hamilton residents told to close windows amid smoke from waste facility fire
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Firefighters will be on the scene of an industrial fire in Hamilton throughout Sunday, the local fire chief says. Around 7 a.m. on Father’s Day, firefighters were called to an industrial building on Gage Avenue North, near Burlington Street East, to respond …
Read More »Kingston, Ont. could get new addictions, mental health facility for unhoused
Descrease article font size Increase article font size On Tuesday Kingston city council will be considering an expensive recommendation. Staff are recommending the city provide $6.5 million to the city’s addiction and mental health services, or AMHS, to purchase a new facility. Like the city’s current Integrated Care Hub (ICH) …
Read More »MMF opens 20-unit transitional housing facility on Main Street – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A once-vacant building on Main Street has now turned into transitional housing for Red River Metis citizens as the push to get people off the streets continues. A grand opening was held Monday for Fre Maachi, which means “Fresh Beginnings” in Michif, …
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