The chain says it’s closing three stores in Ontario, two in Alberta and one in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The award recognizes an organization’s policies and its benefits for stakeholders, operators, users and the wider community.

While national employment figures trended significantly upwards in February thanks to the easing or removal of public-health measures, construction added just 800 new jobs for the month, and is down 4 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels.

The Kitchener performing arts centre is regarded as among the best venues in North America. Funding from the federal and provincial governments will help to renovate its washrooms and reconfigure much of its seating.

Effluent from sewage works at the company’s Brockville Quarry was found to include double the concentration of total suspended soils. The sewage works ultimately discharge into the St. Lawrence River.