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CTV News
2 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Powassan to advance Trout Creek Community Centre repairs
Powassan's Trout Creek Community Centre repairs to advance as Tacoma Engineers wins $31,000 bid to assess the building. Council is expected to get an updated in August with a final report expected in September.
CBC
09-07-2025
- General
- CBC
Red, yellow, green: why this Toronto group wants a new system for rating landlords
A group of Toronto councillors and tenants is pushing to implement a colour-coded system for tracking buildings in disrepair in the hopes of improving living conditions and holding both landlords and the city accountable. The group, which is made up of councillors Josh Matlow and Chris Moise, and includes advocacy groups and local tenants associations across the city, is hoping to piggyback off the success of Toronto's DineSafe signage, which sees restaurants put up a green sign for a pass, a yellow sign for a conditional pass, and a red sign for an order to close. The signage program was supposed to be part of RentSafe a few years ago but was killed by council in 2020, after some councillors argued that red signs would stigmatize tenants. But the group is putting it back on the table by saying in a statement Wednesday that tenants overwhelmingly feel that "mold and cockroaches are stigmatizing, not a sign." RentSafe is a city program made to ensure rental buildings comply with maintenance standards. Matlow says a change to the existing program is seriously needed. He says it's not working due to a percentage-based system that gives high ratings to buildings that barely meet minimum requirements, adding that the city should raise its expectations. "We have far too many landlords who allow their buildings to remain with pests, sometimes without running water, in really deplorable conditions with very few consequences," Matlow told CBC Radio's Metro Morning Wednesday.
BBC News
30-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Prudhoe Community High School's September reopening confirmed
Pupils at a school closed since February after cracks were discovered in its first floor will return in September, it has been from Prudhoe Community High School, in Northumberland, have been taught at Sunderland College's Washington Campus, 16 miles (25.7km) away, in recent of the school's reopening was confirmed in a letter to parents from the academy running it, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Learning Trust's chief executive officer, Alice Witherow, said the decision had been taken following meetings with technical advisors from the Department for Education (DfE) and builders. It had previously been described as the "best case scenario" alongside the possibility it could take up until Christmas. 'Huge relief' The cause of the cracks has yet to be school cost £14.6m to build under the then-Conservative Witherow wrote: "I know this will be a huge relief for all."Work will start over the coming weeks to fix the areas of the building where the original crack appeared and ongoing checks will be made throughout that time in order that we have absolute assurance that the building is safe and that this will not happen again."We are still waiting on final written reports on the building and will be able to update you with more information regarding the cause as these are completed."Furniture and equipment will be transported from Washington back to Prudhoe during the school holidays, she DfE previously said it had been "continuing to work with the school and the trust". Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
06-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Farnham Museum repair costs top £1.7m, Waverley Council says
The estimated cost to repair "one of the most important buildings in Surrey" has reached more than £1.7m after a number of additional issues were House, the Grade I Listed building which is home to Farnham Museum, was due to receive essential repairs funded by a £734,000 grant from the Arts more problems, including decaying brickwork and collapsing window arches were found, increasing the costs to £ Borough Council will have to foot £735,000 of the bill, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. A third of that amount was agreed for the project in a council meeting on 230,000 will be provided by National Lottery funding and about £20,000 of "other external funding", the council said. 'Statutory obligation' Councillor Kika Mirylees, portfolio holder for community services and leisure said: "As we know, the challenges that come with a Grade I listed building are not easy."The first phase was always going to be one of uncertainty."Like it or not Waverley has a statutory obligation to carry out the repair work in a timely manner due to planning law and health and safety concerns – and the funding given to us by the Arts Council."It is expected that the work will take about 18 weeks to complete and will be finished by mid-October, the meeting heard, but further delays would push the project into 2026 and add £69,000 to the costs.
BBC News
31-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Suffolk and Essex hospital trust given £7.8m for building repairs
A hospital trust has been awarded almost £8m for vital building maintenance and Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ENEFT), which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals, has been given £7.8m from the money is part of a £750m package previously announced to tackle issues such as leaky pipes and poor ventilation, helping to prevent delays or cancellations to Daniel, interim director of estates and facilities at ESNEFT, said the money would allow for a maintenance backlog to be tackled. "Our buildings must be safe and fit for purpose for everyone who uses them - patients, visitors, and staff alike," Mr Daniel said."We're very pleased to have secured this Government funding. "It will allow us to speed up vital backlog maintenance work across our hospital sites. "This investment means we can carry out essential improvements more quickly, helping us to maintain high standards of care and safety." Across the hospitals, the money will go to improvements on electrics, fire and safety systems, lifts, and security clinical upgrades like theatre improvements and ward Daniel said maintaining the hospital buildings was a "year-round priority" and the estates team regularly inspected and risk-assessed sites "to prevent any issues before they arise". Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, said the government was "on a mission to rebuild out NHS through investment and modernisation"."Patients and staff deserve to be in buildings that are safe, comfortable and fit for purpose," he added."Through our Plan for Change, we will make our NHS fit for the future." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
