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CTV News
4 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Plans underway for Timmins shelter for women and children fleeing violence
Timmins city council has agreed to rezone a parcel of land on Government Road for a women's shelter and transitional homes. (File) Timmins city council has agreed to rezone a parcel of land on Government Road for a women's shelter and transitional homes. The 48-acre property, including a large two-storey home, is in the west end of the city. Fort Albany First Nation has secured funding to establish a shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence. 'I think they do an excellent job in terms of what they … and I think it's a needed service in the community,' said Steve Black, Timmins city councillor. Will be contentious 'I just have more of a challenge that I know it's going to be a contentious issue to some degree for the residents in that area -- maybe not for all, but for some, based on complaints.' 'I just am not sure our council process gives adequate time for public feedback from the time they get to chance to review a report to us approving the report 24 hours later,' Black added. The shelter will have a maximum of eight clients and three employees. A building will be constructed with four residential dwelling units to be used as transitional housing. CTV News contacted Fort Albany First Nation for comment, but has yet to receive a response.
BBC News
06-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Northampton General Hospital will be carbon neutral by 2040
A hospital said £20m spent on energy saving schemes would help it become carbon neutral by General Hospital received the money from the Government's Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme in March 2022 for a series of projects at its most recent work has been to replace the old steam system, install 3,500 LED lights and add more efficient motors that power its heating."All of the work we have done has enabled us to make progress towards our goals and made the hospital an environmentally friendly part of its local community," said Paul Shead, director of facilities and estates at the hospital. Energy solution developer, Vital Energi, also teamed up with the hospital to replace its steam infrastructure, reducing the carbon footprint by about 3,445 tonnes a Energi account director, Steve Black, said the biggest challenge it faced was "de-steaming an acute hospital site whilst not impacting on patient services during our works"."The trust will have a platform upon which it can build to make achieving net zero carbon a reality, rather than a just a target," he started in April 2022 with installations completed by the end of March 2024 and all of the final snagging and commissioning completed early this year. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
