In this edition:
- Clear recycling bags won’t be picked up in the GTA. What about Niagara?
- Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
- RBC announces $1.5M annual commitment to address Canada’s skills gap in the labour market
- Canada’s population could surpass 57 million by 2075
- Residential building costs up 3% year-over-year
- Canadian businesses spent $32.2B on environmental activities in 2023
- Focus on Finance & Economy
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Clear recycling bags won’t be picked up in the GTA. What about Niagara?
As the Ontario government completes the privatization of the recycling industry, Niagara appears to have escaped recent struggles municipalities such as Peel Region and Toronto are dealing with.
The most recent issue to come to light is in Peel, where Circular Materials, the municipality’s producer responsibility organization for recycling, mailed residents cards notifying them overflowing materials left beside bins in clear bags will not be collected as of March 1 due to logistical issues.
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Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
Marineland has a “solid plan” to move Canada’s last remaining captive whales and dolphins to several parks in the United States, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Tuesday.
On Monday, the minister conditionally approved the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park’s application to export its 30 belugas and four dolphins south of the border.
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RBC announces $1.5M annual commitment to address Canada’s skills gap in the labour market
RBC today announced the launch of its new RBC Next Step Scholarship suite, a collection of three scholarships designed to support Canadian learners and youth at every stage of their educational and career journeys.
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Canada’s population could surpass 57 million by 2075
Residential building costs up 3% year-over-year
Year over year, construction costs for residential buildings in the 15-census metropolitan area (CMA) composite tracked by Statistics Canada rose 3.0% in the fourth quarter, while non-residential building construction costs saw an increase of 4.1%.
With residential building starts declining across most of the country in the fourth quarter, partly reflecting seasonal factors, price pressures moderated, though prices remained elevated in part due to rising material prices.
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Canadian businesses spent $32.2B on environmental activities in 2023
Canadian businesses spent $32.2 billion on environmental activities to protect and reduce pressures on the environment in 2023, up 17.4% from 2022. Almost two-thirds (63.1%) of this spending in 2023 was used to produce clean energy, purchase biomaterials or efficiently use and manage energy (resource management activities).
Focus on Finance & Economy
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