The National Research Council invests more than $19 million to advance its research priorities; Maritime Launch Services obtains approval to start constructing Canada’s first commercial spaceport, the Cement Association of Canada signs up for the Net-Zero Challenge, and more.
Organization: Public Health Ontario
A long-term research and pandemic strategy is long overdue
Expert groups called for a national and holistic approach to pandemic planning in 1993 and again in 2003. With $1-million in seed funding, the current federal government is finally moving to make a long-term research and pandemic strategy a reality.
MaRS Phase II back on track
Phase II of the MaRS Centre has been given the greenlight nearly three years after it was suspended due to the economic crisis. The $350-million project will once again be undertaken by Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc, a Pasadena CA-based real estate investment trust specializing in life sciences real estate. The timing of the re-start…