The National Trust for Canada, a charity dedicated to the conservation and promotion of Canada’s historic sites, has announced 12 finalists for the Next Great Save, a national competition that helps...
Heritage conservation in Ontario enriches communities, safeguards meaningful places, advances natural stewardship and ensures that diverse stories are preserved and shared. The Ontario Heritage Trust...
City council’s big swing came in May of 2023. North America’s fastest-growing metropolis, Toronto desperately needed more housing—and a lot more variety in that housing—if it was going to accommodate...
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the students, graduates, interns and other recipients of the 2025 RAIC Foundation awards, bursaries, grants and scholarships. This...
The Ontario government has sold the former Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital property for long-term care homes and housing. The 55-acre property, located in central Hamilton, will now be transformed...
Nominations are now open for the 2025 ACO Heritage Awards, celebrating exceptional contributions to heritage conservation across Ontario. Launched in 2007 by Architectural Conservancy Ontario (ACO...
The OAA’s Public Awareness Sponsorship program, held twice a year, supports initiatives that advance the Architects Act’s goal of promoting public appreciation of architecture and the allied arts and...
The Ontario Heritage Trust and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario are celebrating the 2024 recipients of the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards. These annual juried awards, administered by...
As reported in CodeNews 355, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) filed Ontario Regulation 158/24, which amended Ontario's Building Code to address changes regarding how permits are...
The Economist recently published an article around a problem it considers dire: draughty homes. It says "Britain's homes are among the oldest and least efficient in Europe" and notes that "if people...