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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Implenia secures new construction contracts worth SFr400m
Swiss construction firm Implenia has secured a series of new contracts in the building construction sector, collectively valued at approximately SFr400m ($496.8m). The projects align with Implenia's strategic focus on specialised buildings that demand extensive expertise and experience. The University of Bern has commissioned Implenia to construct a new medical research and training centre on the Inselareal site. The facility will consolidate five institutes of the university's faculty into a single building, featuring advanced laboratories, office spaces, and training and meeting rooms across seven upper and five underground floors. Construction on the medical research and training centre is set to commence in May 2026 and conclude by July 2028. In Oetwil am See, meanwhile, Implenia has been tasked by Seraina Investment Foundation, represented by Seraina Invest, to plan and build eight apartment buildings that will house 90 owner-occupied apartments in Zurich Oberland. The development includes outdoor spaces, a shared underground parking garage, and commercial spaces on the ground floor. The project will adhere to the Minergie standard and utilise building information modelling. Construction is scheduled to start in mid-2025 and finish by October 2027. Additionally, Implenia will undertake the modernisation and conversion of an inner-city building into a mixed-use property with retail and office spaces. The company is also developing a site in French-speaking Switzerland, transforming an old factory area into a new district with housing, workplaces, and businesses. Additionally, Implenia has secured contracts for constructing two large school buildings in Switzerland and Germany. Last month, Implenia won a contract exceeding €200m to construct a segment of the Nordmainische S-Bahn beneath central Frankfurt, Germany. The contract was granted by DB InfraGO, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, the German state-owned railway company. The new underground section will stretch from Konstablerwache in the city centre to Fechenheim, including the new 'Frankfurt (Main) Ost (tief)' S-Bahn station along its route. "Implenia secures new construction contracts worth SFr400m" was originally created and published by World Construction Network, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Hamilton Spectator
19 hours ago
- Climate
- Hamilton Spectator
Three years at the top: The Weather Network/MétéoMédia remains Canada's most trusted news source
OAKVILLE, Ontario, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trust isn't given, it's earned. And for the third year running, The Weather Network/MétéoMédia has earned the ultimate vote of confidence from Canadians. In the 2025 Pollara Trust in Media study, The Weather Network/MétéoMédia was once again crowned Canada's most trusted national news source, with a 73 per cent trust rating – outpacing every other national outlet, including CBC/Radio-Canada (72 per cent), CTV News (67 per cent) and Global News (65 per cent). 'I'm incredibly proud of our team for earning the trust of Canadians year after year,' said Maureen Rogers, president and CEO at Pelmorex. 'This recognition is a true reflection of the care, accuracy, and consistency our people bring to their work. We're here to keep Canadians informed and we take that responsibility to heart.' Climbing higher in a competitive field In a year where overall media trust is on the rise, The Weather Network/MétéoMédia continues to lead from the front. A trusted environment for advertisers As Canada's most trusted national news source for the third year running, The Weather Network/MétéoMédia offers an unparalleled, brand-safe environment to connect with 40 million monthly users. 'With a 73 per cent trust rating among Canadians, it means your message shows up in a space that people believe in,' says Simon Jennings,, chief revenue officer at Pelmorex. 'Whether you're looking to connect with English or French-speaking audiences, we're a trusted, proven partner for advertisers aiming to reach Canadians from coast to coast to coast.' Not just trusted — relied on This third consecutive win is a direct outcome of The Weather Network/MétéoMédia's consistent presence during critical events such as wildfires, floods, heatwaves and various other extreme weather conditions. Canadians rely on The Weather Network/MétéoMédia not only for weather updates, but for crucial, timely information that enables them to remain safe, prepared and informed. See Pollara's full annual Trust in Media study results here . To arrange an interview, please contact: Madelaine Lapointe mediainquiry@ About Pelmorex Pelmorex is renowned for its consumer weather brands, including The Weather Network , MétéoMédia , Eltiempo (Spain), Otempo (Portugal), and Clima (for Spanish-speaking audiences). The company also owns Pelmorex Weather Source , its B2B division, which provides businesses with hyper-local weather and climate data and insights. Additionally, Pelmorex operates Canada's National Alert Aggregation and Dissemination System, an integral part of the Alert Ready emergency alert system. Driven by an unwavering commitment to innovation and a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, Pelmorex has established itself as a global leader in delivering precise global weather forecasts, personalization and insights to keep communities safe and empower people and businesses to make informed, smart and confident decisions amidst the changing and volatile weather. Through its relentless pursuit of excellence and groundbreaking advancements, Pelmorex continues to redefine the landscape of weather information services, solidifying its status as a trailblazer in the field. To learn more, visit and follow us on LinkedIn . A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
The Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Churches in once Catholic-dominated Quebec get new secular roles as restaurants, gyms and theaters
On a Friday night, families danced under pink and purple neon lights to the beat of an African band playing where the altar used to stand at a Catholic church in Montreal. Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours, built between 1914-1920, was renovated and repurposed in 2014, becoming Theatre Paradox. The concert hall has hosted meditation, Zumba lessons, even a fetish party that organizers touted as 'Montreal's most kinky, freaky and sexy Halloween event.' In the once Catholic-dominated province of Quebec, it's just one of many churches that have been deconsecrated and transformed into everything from gyms, restaurants and museums to luxury apartments, auction houses and a university reading room. For most of Quebec's history, the Catholic Church was the most powerful force in the French-speaking province, with a firm grip over schools, health care and politics. But its influence faded during the so-called Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, when the provincial government took control as part of a campaign to reduce the church's power. The rate of regular church attendance among Quebec's Catholics plunged from one of the highest in Canada to the one of the lowest. That happened to Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours. Over the course of a century, thousands of worshippers filled its pews. But attendance had dwindled to a few when the event management company Groupe Paradoxe bought it in 2010, said its director, Gérald St-Georges. He believes that even in a deconsecrated secular setting, the former church continues what he describes as a sacred mission. Today, it offers training and paid work for young adults, including those with prior addiction issues and juvenile records, in theater and stage management to help them land jobs in the entertainment industry. 'When I started the project, I said to myself, 'That's the kind of work the church should do, not only Mass,'' said St-Georges, who is a Catholic. 'I practice my faith with what I do every day, helping people.' Wood from the pews was used to build a bar. On a recent summer day, concertgoers ordered cold beers in front of stained glass illuminated by neon lights under a silver disco ball that hung from its soaring ceilings. An opportunity to gather for believers and non-believers In the historic neighborhood of Old Montreal, tourists formed a snaking line outside the Gothic-style Notre-Dame Basilica — Montreal's still-active mother church that also hosts secular events — to attend a popular show that uses projectors and lasers to illuminate the building. Mateus Vassalo, a Brazilian tourist who visited the show with his family, said it's an incredible opportunity for believers and nonbelievers to gather in such a setting outside of worship services. 'You see people from other religions, Muslims, people who sometimes don't even believe in God, coming here to the church,' he said in Portuguese. 'Even if they come specifically for the show, they end up having a contact, and who knows, maybe there's a door for God to enter. There's curiosity. There's questioning.' Following Catholic values in a church turned restaurant Just a few miles north, in the neighborhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the sky is dotted with crosses atop church steeples, many of them unused or repurposed. For decades, factory and port workers worshipped at Saint-Mathias-Apotre Church. Today it's a restaurant that serves affordable meals daily for up to 600 residents. The manager of Le Chic Resto Pop also grew up Catholic and, like many of his staff, now identifies as religiously unaffiliated. But he still feels close to core values of Catholicism that he tries to extol at the nonprofit restaurant that keeps the original wooden doors and even the confessional booths. 'There's less faith, but the values are really much the same: It's values of respect, values of well-being, of wanting to help each other,' Marc-André Simard said during a lunch break, sitting near what used to be the altar. 'There's still space to be together, to have some sort of communion, but it's around food, not around faith.' 'I vote for you!' Marie-Frédérik Gagnon, one of the restaurant employees, said laughingly next to him. She also grew up Catholic but is now part of the so-called 'nones' — people who are religiously unaffiliated. Today, she values how Quebec grants people the right to live free from religious impositions, while protecting the right to religious freedom. 'In the restaurant, we have a bunch of people that are Spanish-speakers, that come from African countries, and they're still big believers, and everybody sits at the same tables. There's a big acceptance of all.' 'It's such a beautiful place,' she said. 'People are very calm and quiet when they come here. The environment, all the lights, all the open space, I think it's helping people to feel good. So it's nice to have the chance to work in an open-space environment like this.' ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Churches in once Catholic-dominated Quebec get new secular roles as restaurants, gyms and theaters
MONTREAL — On a Friday night, families danced under pink and purple neon lights to the beat of an African band playing where the altar used to stand at a Catholic church in Montreal. Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours, built between 1914-1920, was renovated and repurposed in 2014, becoming Theatre Paradox. The concert hall has hosted meditation, Zumba lessons, even a fetish party that organizers touted as 'Montreal's most kinky, freaky and sexy Halloween event.' In the once Catholic-dominated province of Quebec, it's just one of many churches that have been deconsecrated and transformed into everything from gyms, restaurants and museums to luxury apartments, auction houses and a university reading room. For most of Quebec's history, the Catholic Church was the most powerful force in the French-speaking province, with a firm grip over schools, health care and politics. But its influence faded during the so-called Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, when the provincial government took control as part of a campaign to reduce the church's power. The rate of regular church attendance among Quebec's Catholics plunged from one of the highest in Canada to the one of the lowest. That happened to Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours. Over the course of a century, thousands of worshippers filled its pews. But attendance had dwindled to a few when the event management company Groupe Paradoxe bought it in 2010, said its director, Gérald St-Georges. He believes that even in a deconsecrated secular setting, the former church continues what he describes as a sacred mission. Today, it offers training and paid work for young adults, including those with prior addiction issues and juvenile records, in theater and stage management to help them land jobs in the entertainment industry. 'When I started the project, I said to myself, 'That's the kind of work the church should do, not only Mass,'' said St-Georges, who is a Catholic. 'I practice my faith with what I do every day, helping people.' Wood from the pews was used to build a bar. On a recent summer day, concertgoers ordered cold beers in front of stained glass illuminated by neon lights under a silver disco ball that hung from its soaring ceilings. In the historic neighborhood of Old Montreal, tourists formed a snaking line outside the Gothic-style Notre-Dame Basilica — Montreal's still-active mother church that also hosts secular events — to attend a popular show that uses projectors and lasers to illuminate the building. Mateus Vassalo, a Brazilian tourist who visited the show with his family, said it's an incredible opportunity for believers and nonbelievers to gather in such a setting outside of worship services. 'You see people from other religions, Muslims, people who sometimes don't even believe in God, coming here to the church,' he said in Portuguese. 'Even if they come specifically for the show, they end up having a contact, and who knows, maybe there's a door for God to enter. There's curiosity. There's questioning.' Just a few miles north, in the neighborhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the sky is dotted with crosses atop church steeples, many of them unused or repurposed. For decades, factory and port workers worshipped at Saint-Mathias-Apotre Church. Today it's a restaurant that serves affordable meals daily for up to 600 residents. The manager of Le Chic Resto Pop also grew up Catholic and, like many of his staff, now identifies as religiously unaffiliated. But he still feels close to core values of Catholicism that he tries to extol at the nonprofit restaurant that keeps the original wooden doors and even the confessional booths. 'There's less faith, but the values are really much the same: It's values of respect, values of well-being, of wanting to help each other,' Marc-André Simard said during a lunch break, sitting near what used to be the altar. 'There's still space to be together, to have some sort of communion, but it's around food, not around faith.' 'I vote for you!' Marie-Frédérik Gagnon, one of the restaurant employees, said laughingly next to him. She also grew up Catholic but is now part of the so-called 'nones' — people who are religiously unaffiliated. Today, she values how Quebec grants people the right to live free from religious impositions, while protecting the right to religious freedom. 'In the restaurant, we have a bunch of people that are Spanish-speakers, that come from African countries, and they're still big believers, and everybody sits at the same tables. There's a big acceptance of all.' 'It's such a beautiful place,' she said. 'People are very calm and quiet when they come here. The environment, all the lights, all the open space, I think it's helping people to feel good. So it's nice to have the chance to work in an open-space environment like this.' ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
Associated Press
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Churches in once Catholic-dominated Quebec get new secular roles as restaurants, gyms and theaters
MONTREAL (AP) — On a Friday night, families danced under pink and purple neon lights to the beat of an African band playing where the altar used to stand at a Catholic church in Montreal. Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours, built between 1914-1920, was renovated and repurposed in 2014, becoming Theatre Paradox. The concert hall has hosted meditation, Zumba lessons, even a fetish party that organizers touted as 'Montreal's most kinky, freaky and sexy Halloween event.' In the once Catholic-dominated province of Quebec, it's just one of many churches that have been deconsecrated and transformed into everything from gyms, restaurants and museums to luxury apartments, auction houses and a university reading room. For most of Quebec's history, the Catholic Church was the most powerful force in the French-speaking province, with a firm grip over schools, health care and politics. But its influence faded during the so-called Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, when the provincial government took control as part of a campaign to reduce the church's power. The rate of regular church attendance among Quebec's Catholics plunged from one of the highest in Canada to the one of the lowest. That happened to Notre-Dame-du-Perpetuel-Secours. Over the course of a century, thousands of worshippers filled its pews. But attendance had dwindled to a few when the event management company Groupe Paradoxe bought it in 2010, said its director, Gérald St-Georges. He believes that even in a deconsecrated secular setting, the former church continues what he describes as a sacred mission. Today, it offers training and paid work for young adults, including those with prior addiction issues and juvenile records, in theater and stage management to help them land jobs in the entertainment industry. 'When I started the project, I said to myself, 'That's the kind of work the church should do, not only Mass,'' said St-Georges, who is a Catholic. 'I practice my faith with what I do every day, helping people.' Wood from the pews was used to build a bar. On a recent summer day, concertgoers ordered cold beers in front of stained glass illuminated by neon lights under a silver disco ball that hung from its soaring ceilings. An opportunity to gather for believers and non-believers In the historic neighborhood of Old Montreal, tourists formed a snaking line outside the Gothic-style Notre-Dame Basilica — Montreal's still-active mother church that also hosts secular events — to attend a popular show that uses projectors and lasers to illuminate the building. Mateus Vassalo, a Brazilian tourist who visited the show with his family, said it's an incredible opportunity for believers and nonbelievers to gather in such a setting outside of worship services. 'You see people from other religions, Muslims, people who sometimes don't even believe in God, coming here to the church,' he said in Portuguese. 'Even if they come specifically for the show, they end up having a contact, and who knows, maybe there's a door for God to enter. There's curiosity. There's questioning.' Following Catholic values in a church turned restaurant Just a few miles north, in the neighborhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the sky is dotted with crosses atop church steeples, many of them unused or repurposed. For decades, factory and port workers worshipped at Saint-Mathias-Apotre Church. Today it's a restaurant that serves affordable meals daily for up to 600 residents. The manager of Le Chic Resto Pop also grew up Catholic and, like many of his staff, now identifies as religiously unaffiliated. But he still feels close to core values of Catholicism that he tries to extol at the nonprofit restaurant that keeps the original wooden doors and even the confessional booths. 'There's less faith, but the values are really much the same: It's values of respect, values of well-being, of wanting to help each other,' Marc-André Simard said during a lunch break, sitting near what used to be the altar. 'There's still space to be together, to have some sort of communion, but it's around food, not around faith.' 'I vote for you!' Marie-Frédérik Gagnon, one of the restaurant employees, said laughingly next to him. She also grew up Catholic but is now part of the so-called 'nones' — people who are religiously unaffiliated. Today, she values how Quebec grants people the right to live free from religious impositions, while protecting the right to religious freedom. 'In the restaurant, we have a bunch of people that are Spanish-speakers, that come from African countries, and they're still big believers, and everybody sits at the same tables. There's a big acceptance of all.' 'It's such a beautiful place,' she said. 'People are very calm and quiet when they come here. The environment, all the lights, all the open space, I think it's helping people to feel good. So it's nice to have the chance to work in an open-space environment like this.' ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content.
