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Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Wednesday, May 2 from 12pm to 1pm
Did you know that Ray and Charles Eames are widely regarded as America's most important designers? That all the original fixtures and furniture in the WAG were designed by Charles Eames? Through this video you can discover the creative genius of this remarkable husband/wife team.
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Via Winnipeg Free Press
WINNIPEG'S Smith Carter Architects and Engineers has been acquired by Genivar Inc., a leading Canadian engineering and professional consulting firm.
The integrated Winnipeg architecture and engineering firm is one of the largest in the city, with about 130 employees. Smith Carter CEO Scott Stirton will lead Genivar's growing architecture practice.
Genivar's buildings group is a partner with several other Canadian architectural firms, including PBK Architects, WHW Architects, ANO Architects, the ARCOP Group and AE Consulting, located in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and St. John's.
In recent years, Smith Carter has established an international reputation designing complex health-care, scientific and bio-containment lab facilities, including Winnipeg's National Microbiology Lab.
Read more via Architectural Aquisition
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officially opened the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre (IPBCC) located within the Assiniboine Park Zoo. As a key component of the new 10-acre Journey to Churchill exhibit currently under construction, the IPBCC will be a centre of global influence in the field of polar bear research and conservation.
With a $31-million commitment made by the Province of Manitoba last year and ongoing operational support from the City of Winnipeg, the IPBCC, in partnership with Manitoba Conservation & Water Stewardship, will allow the Assiniboine Park Zoo to more actively contribute to environmental and wildlife education, research, and conservation. To read more follow this link...IPBCC
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December 13, 2011 -- The Province of Manitoba’s Conservation Minister Dave Chomiak announced this year’s Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund with a total of $154,793 dispersed on 13 projects aimed at improving waste reduction and pollution prevention practises.
WRAPP fund Recipient J Neufeld co-owner of Wood Anchor was invited to speak about his products, the company’s philosophies and how the grant has aided Wood Anchor with present and future goals.
“Our company is pleased to work together with Manitoba Conservation to create innovative solutions to waste diversion in Manitoba,” said J Neufeld, co-owner of Wood Anchor. “With the support received through the WRAPP fund, we are thrilled to increase our capacity to establish sustainable solutions to waste diversion in the province.”
The WRAPP fund supports improved waste reduction and pollution prevention practices in Manitoba. Priority areas are organic waste management and composting, construction and demolition waste management, pollution prevention, and waste management system development and planning.
The minister noted the WRAPP Fund has been instrumental in Manitoba’s waste reduction efforts. Since 1999, Manitobans have recycled more than 737,909 tonnes of material, equal to almost 100,000 full garbage trucks. In 2010, Manitobans recycled more than 72,000 tonnes of paper, aluminum, glass and plastic.
A total of 282 projects have been supported with more than $4.75 million in grants from the WRAPP Fund since its creation in 2000. Information on the fund is available at www.susdev.gov.mb.ca.
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