Site mobilization for Greater Sudbury’s biosolids management facility is now underway in Northern Ontario’s largest city.

The $63-million project is being funded through the Nickel City’s first public-private partnership (PPP) model, with the government committing to an $11-million investment.

Winnipeg’s 5468796 Architecture has been awarded Canada Council for the Arts’ $50,000 Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture for its “Table for 12” project.

Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, the award honours a young architectural firm’s achievements. It provides the winner with the ability to travel internationally and learn more about architectural practices in other countries.

Construction is slated to begin next month on a transit expansion project linking Toronto’s Union Station to Pearson International Airport.

The Union Pearson Express (UP Express) will be completed in time for the 2015 Pan/Parapan Games, linking travellers to Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), GO transit, and VIA services through Union Station’s Skywalk.

Construction has begun on two performing arts facility projects in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the pair of adjacent buildings in the city’s downtown area include the new Downtown Performing Arts Centre and a renovated structure housing Brock University’s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.

Housing starts are expected to rise into the latter half of this year moving into 2014, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) reports.

Due to employment and economic growth, the forecast for building starts will increase compared to the beginning of 2013, but will be lower overall compared to last year.

Two Canadian projects were among the winners of the 2013 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) Awards.

The Trafalgar Condominium Apartments in Montréal was honoured in the restoration/renovation category for its roof.

The continent’s largest material recycling facility (MRF) capable of finding new uses for commercial and residential waste opened in Toronto.

Phase one of the Arrow Road MRF Complex was completed in 2010 and focused on recycling industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) waste too difficult to process in traditional recycling facilities.

The 4^th International Holcim Awards program is now accepting submissions from architects, engineers, and construction firms.

The Swiss cement provider’s program awards projects for design elements highlighting sustainability in technology, environmental impact, and construction.

Toronto’s new Bridgepoint Active Healthcare rehabilitation facility and hospital celebrated its grand opening last week.

The 464-bed, 63,174-m² (680,000-sf), 10-storey facility was designed in collaboration by Stantec Architecture, KPMB Architects, HDR Architecture, and Diamond Schmitt Architects.

Stone wool insulation manufacturer, Roxul, has announced partnerships with two roofing product companies, expanding its North American offerings.

Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM) produces commercial roofing products, and will now incorporate stone wool roof insulation into its ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) membranes and warranty programs.