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Construction Starts: Life Sciences Complex - Shaft Reconstruction (Room 140)

admin — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:01:48 +0000

Please be advised that 91�Թ� has mandated “Priest Construction-Électricité” to carry out the following project: 14-140 Life Sciences Complex – Shaft Reconstruction at room 140

Description: The project involves reconstructing the wall of the mechanical shaft in Room 140 and painting one side of Corridor 1-HALL12.

Construction start date: January 27, 2025

Planned construction end date: February 21, 2025

Construction Starts: Currie Gym - Replacement of the Multistack Chiller

admin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:34:39 +0000

Please be advised that 91�Թ� has mandated Plomberie Charbonneau to carry out the following project: 23-012 - Currie Gym - Replacement of the multistack chiller

Description: Installation of a new main chiller and its integration into the building control system.

Construction start date: February 17, 2025

Planned construction end date: May 30, 2025

Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Works outside of building hours will be coordinated in advance.

Construction Starts: New Residence Hall - Emergency Facade Work and Facade Renovation

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:51:32 +0000

Please be advised that 91�Թ� has mandated St-Denis Thompson Inc to carry out the following project: 18-103 New Residence Hall - Restoration of Facades – PHASE 2

Description: Complete replacement of block facing on building facades and repair of concrete surfaces.

Construction start date: May 5, 2025

Planned construction end date: End of 2026

Work schedule:

Construction Starts: Raymond – JELF Dastmalchi (Lot 2)

admin — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:24:07 +0000

Please be advised that 91�Թ� has mandated XO Construction Inc. to carry out the following project: 21-002 Raymond (Macdonald Campus) – JELF Dastmalchi (Lot 2)

Description: Renovation of room R1-038.

Construction start date: January 2025

Planned construction end date: July 2025

Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Project Manager: mark.ouimet [at] mcgill.ca (Mark Ouimet)

Construction Starts: Lot 3 - Corrective Masonry Work on the Corner of the Staircase Wall (MNI Rockefeller Wing)

admin — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:44:59 +0000

Please be advised that 91�Թ� has mandated Atwill-Morin Maçonnerie (Groupe Atwill-Morin Inc.) to carry out the following project: 22-035 (B159) Lot 3 - Corrective masonry work on the corner of the staircase wall (MNI Rockefeller Wing)

Description: The purpose of the work is to make the structural and masonry fixes required at the corner of the staircase wall of the Rockefeller wing of the Montreal Neurology Institute for safety purposes. The Rockefeller wing was built in 1934 and is located on University Street in Montreal.

Construction Starts: Duff, CFI IF 2023, Siegel

admin — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:11:51 +0000

Please be advised that 91�Թ� has mandated CORENOV CONSTRUCTEURS to carry out the following project: 23-027 Duff, CFI IF 2023, Siegel

Description: Renovation of lab 615 including replacement of ceiling tiles, repairs to floors/walls, installation of new lab bench and sink

Construction start date: April 28, 2025

Planned construction end date: End of May 2025

Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Construction Starts: Parasitology Building – JELF Lu and Liu

admin — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:51:51 +0000

Please be advised that 91�Թ� has mandated CORENOV CONSTRUCTEURS to carry out the following project: 21-007 Parasitology Building – JELF Lu and Liu

Description: Renovation of lab P039 on the first floor of the Parasitology Building.

Construction start date: March 3rd, 2025

Planned construction end date: March 28th, 2025

Work schedule: Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Any additional hours will be coordinated.

Construction Starts: Wong CFI IF 2023 Brochure

admin — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:19:42 +0000

Please be advised that 91�Թ� has mandated J.L Prist to carry out the following project: 23-034 - Wong CFI IF 2023 Brochure

Description: Renovation of rooms 2240, 2241, mainly around electrical and mechanical systems.

Construction start date: March17, 2025

Planned construction end date: July 18, 2025

Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Works outside of building hours will be coordinated in advance.

Construction (Re)Starts: Reconstruction of Upper Main Road - Downtown Campus

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:29:55 +0000

Please be advised that, following a winter break, construction work will resume with Ceveco Inc. to carry out the following project: 19-016 Reconstruction of Upper Main Road, Downtown Campus.

Description: Reconstruction of the Upper Main Road, from the Y intersection to the McCall MacBain Arts Building, including underground work.

Construction restart date: March 31, 2025

Planned construction end date: November 2025

Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. / Saturday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Taylor Owen on How Disinformation is Threatening Canada's Democracy

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:30:46 +0000

March 6, 2025 | Taylor Owen explains Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s public inquiry into foreign interference that has identified disinformation as the most pressing danger to Canada’s democratic institutions. But what led to the creation of the Foreign Interference Commission in the first place? And how does social media platforms influence Canada’s information landscape and its sovereignty?

Jennifer Welsh on Canada Surviving in the Era of Trump's Administration | TVO Today

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:18:32 +0000

March 11, 2025 | Director Jennifer Welsh spoke about Canada surviving under Trump administration on TVO Today. Canada's foreign policy has long been influenced by the USA. So an important question arises now, how does Canada navigate in this new political climate? And how independent can Canada really become from the USA?

Taylor Owen on Canada’s Fragile Media Ecosystem and the Mainstreaming of Disinformation | CBC

admin — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:38:41 +0000

March 24, 2025 | In a recent interview with CBC, Taylor Owen, Director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, warned that Canada’s online media environment is more fragile and susceptible to manipulation than ever before. As trust in journalism declines, Owen explains, disinformation that once existed on the fringes is now entering the mainstream—largely through social media platforms.

Pearl Eliadis on Bill 21 | La Presse

admin — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:36:41 +0000

January 24, 2025 | The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to grant permission to appeal in the Bill 21, Quebec’s controversial secularism law. The decision marks a significant development in the ongoing legal battle, which has raised concerns among minority communities over religious freedoms and equality in the province.

Vincent Rigby on Public Inquiry into Canadian Foreign Interference | Policy Options

admin — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:52:55 +0000

February 18, 2025 | Professor Vincent Rigby discussed the final report from the Public Inquiry into Canadian Foreign Interference, led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, released in late January after nearly 18 months of investigation. The report concluded that while foreign interference did undermine public confidence in Canadian democracy and affected the electoral ecosystem, it did not compromise the integrity of the 2019 or 2021 elections.

Aengus Bridgman on Fighting Misinformation on Social Media | CBC Listen

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:54:56 +0000

March 21, 2025 | Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO), explains what worries him about the information voters are getting online this election and how to make sure one doesn't get duped on a podcast The House with Catherine Cullen. Since the last election social media landscape has changed a lot since the online news act came into affect.