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Germany and Sweden for similar operations, only “with a little bit more advancement” to turn it into “a Canadian-type environment”. It employs two executive advisors, Ola Magnus- son and Helena Lidelöw, who have built two factories in Europe and maintained them at 96 percent efficiency. Drouin said that Magnusson and Lidelöw will run the factory for the first year to bring it up to the same level. They’re also planning several subsi- diary factories to produce supplementary materials, such as interior finishes. Nubuild is planning for $300 million in mezzanine funding, which is a type of loan with the possibility of being turned into stock in the company. The company already has $150 million in foreign investments, and is expecting another $150 million from federal and provincial sources in Canada. Drouin finished the presentation by reiterating that Nubuild isn’t asking for money from the UCPR. The company is asking the UCPR to help support Nubuild’s partnership proposal to the federal and provincial governments. Mayor Genevieve Lajoie of Casselman was concerned that such a large factory would drive smaller contractors out of busi- ness, but Drouin said that Nubuild isn’t in the same market. It focuses mainly on multi-unit residences and large contracts, whereas smaller contractors mainly focus on renovations and build perhaps ten homes per year. In addition, he said that there is no shortage of customers in the region, there is a shortage of materials causing a backlog. The matter will be decided at the next general meeting. nouveau ouvert les 22 et 23 avril, de 9 h à 15 h, à cette fin. Le conseil municipal a également approu- vé une recommandation visant à suspendre les frais de permis de brûlage en plein air jusqu’à la fin du mois d’avril, afin d’aider les habitants à nettoyer leur jardin après la tempête. Les résidents doivent toujours avoir un permis de brûlage en plein air et doivent vérifier auprès du bureau municipal ou de la caserne de pompiers locale les directives relatives au brûlage en plein air, dans le cadre des travaux de nettoyage de leur jardin. Pour plus de détails sur les heures d’ou- verture spéciales de la décharge, pendant la fin de semaine pour l’élimination des débris de la tempête de verglas, et sur l’exemption des frais de permis de brûlage en plein air pour le mois d’avril, communiquez avec le bureau du canton au 613-678-3003.
Nubuild utilise la robotique avancée pour construire des maisons plus rapidement et à moindre coût que les méthodes traditionnelles. -Photo du site
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
and that a Russell Township factory would be able to export finished housing products to the United States. Drouin said the project already has sup- port from François-Philippe Champagne, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, as well as Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. He said that the federal government expressed interest in building more Nubuild plants across Canada, but to start with, Nubuild wants to build its first branch plant in the Vars Industrial Park. Nubuild replicates the formula used in
Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) and purchases wood from Indige- nous sawmills, expanding transportation hubs with Indigenous businesses. Drouin also said that Nubuild furthers more general priorities, such as jobs, interna- tional trade, and technological advancement. The presentation stated that each factory provides 650 high-quality, high-paying jobs, as well as 5,280 support positions, that take place in a safe, warm, clean, and modern work environment spanning mul- tiple industries. Drouin said that Nubuild introduces advanced AI automation and robotics technology to local manufacturing,
Nubuild, a construction company that uses advanced robotics to build houses faster, asked the UCPR to provide a “nudge” to the federal and provincial governments. During its April 12 committee of the whole meeting, the United Counties of Prescott and Russell council (UCPR) received a report from John Candie, executive director for the Prescott-Russell Community Development Corporation (PRCDC), and Nubuild CEO Eric Drouin about the NuBuild Project, and a request for the UCPR to support efforts to have the federal and provincial governments become strategic partners in the project. Nubuild operates out of a single construction yard in Vaughan but wants to expand into Eastern Ontario. The NuBuild project is described as “the most advanced, technology-enabled manufacturing of housing construction in the world”, according to the presentation. It uses robotic AI construction techniques to build residential and commercial buildings with less time, less costs, less wastes, and less emissions, without sacrificing quality. Once up and running, factories can construct residential and commercial buildings 68 percent faster than on-site construction with up to 20 percent in cost savings. The project also concerns itself with several social and economic priorities, such as environmental concerns, Indigenous support, and affordable housing. Nubuild’s 660,000-square-foot Super Factory claims 92 percent less carbon emissions and 96 percent less material waste than traditio- nal stick frame building techniques. The project has an agreement with the National
JOURS D’OUVERTURE SPÉCIAUX POUR LA DÉCHARGE DU CANTON GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Les propriétaires du canton de Champlain, qui tentent de nettoyer leur cour après la tempête de verglas d’avril, peuvent apporter leur chargement de branches à la décharge cette fin de semaine, pour qu’elles soient éliminées. Lors de la séance du comité plénier du 13 avril, le conseil du canton de Champlain a approuvé une proposition visant à ouvrir le site d’enfouissement municipal, les fins de semaine du 15 et du 22 avril, aux résidents qui ont des débris de jardin à la suite de la tempête de verglas du 5 avril. «Il s’agit uniquement de branches et autres», a précisé le maire Normand Riopel. Le site d’enfouissement municipal a été ouvert les 15 et 16 avril pour les résidents qui apportaient des branches et autres débris de jardin pour dépôt, et sera de
Champlain Township opened up the municipal landfill on the April 15 and 22 weekends for disposal of branches and other residential yard debris from the April ice storm. —file photo
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