WINNER OF THE RAIC’S 2025 PRIX DU XXE SIECLE DESIGNER Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co Grand Falls is remarkable for being among the first—possibly the first—garden cities created outside the United Kingdom at the beginning of the twentieth century Designed and built by members of the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co the town has a layout inspired by Ebenezer Howard’s pioneering theory of 1898 and suburban housing lots organized along a series of sweeping curvilinear streets meant to integrate scenic views and landscape into the urban experience Spearheaded by brothers Alfred and Harold Harmsworth Grand Falls is a spectacular example of how industrial development and emergent planning theories guided the creation of paternalistic Canadian resource towns in the early decades of the twentieth century when industrial entrepreneurs seized upon planning as a way to forge a stable and passive workforce by protecting workers’ health and enforcing social standards The city’s progressive appearance and factory wages made it the envy of people across Newfoundland The AND Co.’s state-of-the-art pulp and paper mill was among the first land-based industries to develop in Newfoundland following the completion of an inland railway in 1898 along with an abundance of greenery in the form of athletic fields Company housing in Grand Falls was modelled on that in Letchworth Garden City (the world’s first garden city where the Harmsworth’s Daily Mail sponsored a Cheap Cottage Exhibition that challenged British architects to create low-cost workers’ housing using industrially produced materials and based on the latest sanitary science workers’ housing in Grand Falls was arranged along wide streets with front and rear gardens and featured modern amenities The company also directed all aspects of social life in Grand Falls sponsoring picnics and sports teams and banishing alcohol In addition to many surviving examples of the townsite’s original housing stock several heritage structures remain in place including Grand Falls House (a Tudor Revival residence built for Alfred Harmsworth in 1909) the Grand Falls Post Office (completed in 1913) Pulp and Paper Mill (completed in 1909 and permanently closed in 2009) Bernard Flaman :: Grand Falls represents one of the earliest professionally designed company towns in Canada but aspires to be a real community and is based on Garden City planning principles promoted by Ebenezer Howard Company towns resulted from an economy of resource extraction and could be found across Canada Recognizing Grand Falls broadens the time frame for the Prix to an earlier part of the twentieth century and also recognizes an important urban design project Dustin Valen :: Grand Falls is a stunning example of how transnationalism shaped Canadian cities and the experience of industrial labourers at the beginning of the twentieth century Equally stunning is how little is known about this company town today despite the many other celebrated examples of Garden City planning across this country The project’s imagined role in striking a harmonious relationship between industry and labour while bettering the circumstances of workers is a timely reminder of how twentieth-century planning reforms allowed for degrees of social control through means virtually synonymous at the time with industrial and social modernity Inderbir Singh Riar :: The visionary British planner and reformer Ebenezer Howard’s influential Garden City proposal for self-contained settlements arrived in less than a decade to Grand Falls like earlier paternalist-capitalist efforts such as Lever Brothers’ Port Sunlight outside Liverpool and the Cadbury family’s Bourneville near Birmingham took salubrious housing as means to improve workers’ lives and morals predicated on functional zoning and picturesque residential districts sought the modernization of every aspect of life from industrial production and social responsibility to cultural life and familial duty The result deserves recognition not only as a model for much later efforts such as Alcan’s Kitimat in British Columbia but as an expression of how yearnings for the simultaneous reform of industry and society fuelled the resource economy across the Americas 2025 RAIC Gold Medal: Charting the Course 2025 RAIC Gold Medal: Community Champion 2025 RAIC Gold Medal: Ethics in Action 2025 RAIC Gold Medal: The Genius of Collaboration 07mayAll Day14sepGroundwork Exhibition - Canadian Centre for ArchitectureMontreal, Quebec Groundwork is a three-part film and exhibition series exploring the conceptual development and field research of contemporary architects cultivating alternative modes of engagement with new project sites the CCA will take a critical look at how designers across diverse geographies and contexts engage with their environments in preliminary phases of projects and stages of transformation will be highlighted as revelatory aspects of architectural work that help to deepen our understanding of new critical modes of practice and engagement the project questions how different architects situate themselves in relation to changing natural and disciplinary boundaries The exhibition is on from now until September 14 For more information, click here 13febAll Day11mayElana Herzog - ExhibitionToronto, Ontario This exhibition surveys the 35 year career of Toronto-born Brooklyn-based artist Elana Herzog and is curated by internationally Canadian artist Jessica Stockholder It features a new site-responsive installation made This exhibition surveys the 35 year career of Toronto-born Brooklyn-based artist Elana Herzog and is curated by internationally Canadian artist Jessica Stockholder It features a new site-responsive installation made using wallpaper designed by the artist Part of Herzog’s process is to encrust textiles onto – and into – different surfaces explains “while working in the building trades I became intimately acquainted with the built environment and how it is constructed On a very personal level I learned about how systems interact and are installed in buildings – what’s behind the walls and under the floors.” Her work can be described as a form of domestic archeology often engaging architecture and other more intimate forms of material culture For more information, click here 01mayAll Day30Arthur Erickson: Design in MindVancouver, British Columbia The Arthur Erickson Foundation has announced the world premiere of ArthurErickson: Design in Mind The immersive pop-up exhibition will run from now until May 30 This experience marks the culmination of the AE100 Centennial Celebration a year-long series of events honouring the life and work of architect Arthur Erickson For more information, click here 08mayAll DayTMU Department of Architectural Science Year End Show 2025Toronto, Ontario Toronto Metropolitan University's Department of Architectural Science encourages its students to test boundaries and apply their skill to prevailing issues present within their evolving surroundings Toronto Metropolitan University’s Department of Architectural Science encourages its students to test boundaries The annual Year End Show presents the culmination of the 2024-25 academic term showcasing the impressive and cutting-edge works of our top students in all four years of study and at the graduate level For more information, click here To view this year’s thesis booklet, click here 08mayAll Day14University of Montreal - Cohort 2025Montreal, Quebec The annual exhibition of graduates from the Faculty of Planning at UdeM will soon be back for an extended 2025 edition A full week to admire the innovative projects of future architects For more information, click here 09mayAll Day11housed…[un]housed...[re]housed… 2025 SymposiumToronto, Ontario The housed…[un]housed...[re]housed… symposium will shine its academic light on our affordable housing and unhoused crisis in Toronto Given our recent pressing issues and experiences with affordability issues The housed…[un]housed…[re]housed… symposium will shine its academic light on our affordable housing and unhoused crisis in Toronto the symposium will probe and discuss precedents with a critical and multi-disciplinary lens and expand on the Fair Housing Act discourse which prohibits discrimination and the Ontario Human Rights Commission that housing is a human right For more information, click here 09may7:00 pm10:00 pmPresence roma XLV exhibition - CambridgeCambridge, Ontario The University of Waterloo School of Architecture class of 2025 is proud to reaffirm its  long-standing Presence in Rome with an exhibit of our design projects For more information, click here 13mayAll DayUniversité de Montréal School of Architecture's 60th anniversaryMontreal, Quebec Come and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Université de Montréal School of Architecture on Tuesday the school is preparing a commemorative catalog and visuals to reminisce on the school’s 60-year history since joining the Université de Montréal To register for the event, click here 14mayAll Day24City Building 2025 - Call for SubmissionsToronto, Ontario This is an exhibition of contemporary works by artists who explore our changing urban environment while looking at local architecture and urban issues Artists interested in participating are being asked to send a image list, current CV /artist statement, and 4 to 6 jpegs to [email protected] Selected artists will pay $40 per selected work The exhibition will be on display from May 14 to 24 For more information, click here 24mayAll Day25Doors Open TorontoToronto, Ontario Doors Open Toronto invites the public to explore the city’s most-loved buildings and sites The event provides rare access to buildings that are not usually The event provides rare access to buildings that are not usually open to the public and free access to sites that would usually charge an admission fee it has attracted more than two million visits to nearly 700 unique locations and remains the largest event of its kind in Canada For more information, click here Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article it is the commercial centre of the region and is a base for fishing (salmon and trout) and hunting (moose and caribou) Grand Falls and Windsor became one town in the late 1980s There have still been no arrests after police put out an active shooter warning in Grand Falls-Windsor Friday night the RCMP said they still need the public’s help the RNC were called to a complaint of property damage in… Forestry and Agriculture is urging caution on the T’railway near Maccles… This week is International Compost Awareness Week The theme this year is Sustainable Communities Begin… The RCMP in Grand Falls-Windsor is investigating a report of shots fired on Friday The report stated there were multiple shots fired at a residence on Suvla Road fled the area on foot and is believed to have been picked up in a vehicle nearby Subscribe now to access this story and more: Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience as well as communication on RCMP NL’s social media platforms was sent to residents in the area asking them to shelter in place After determining that the incident was targeted residents were informed that the shelter in place had been lifted RCMP West District GIS is asking the public to check for surveillance footage in the area of Suvla Road and Monchy Road on Friday Anyone having information about this crime or the identity of the suspects is asked to contact Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP at 709-489-2121 or contact Crime Stoppers: #SayItHere 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) visit www.nlcrimestoppers.com or use the P3Tips app Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page The British Virgin Islands is an explorer's dream with more than 60 isles and cays to discover Expert-backed tips and a step-by-step breakdown to ward off these pests We tried it: Filtrete Smart Tower and the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Formaldehyde HP09 transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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The theme this year is Sustainable Communities Begin… Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP are actively investigating what is believed to a targeted incident of shots fired. An increased police presence remains in the area, but residents are no longer asked to shelter in place. Police had warned residents about an unknown man with a firearm last seen on Suvla Road Friday evening. Shots were fired with no injuries. Residents had been asked to shelter in place, but effective 10:20 p.m. the “Alert Ready” was cancelled and the shelter requirement was lifted. Anyone with information or who witnesses suspicious activity is asked to call police at 709-489-2121. It’s clear sailing all across the province this morning with sunshine and dry roads. 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Editor’s note: This story contains an image that may be disturbing to some readers Kamara White loves basketball and is one of the best players on the Grade 6 team she captains at Sprucewood Academy but she’s worried she won’t ever be able to dribble or shoot a ball like she could before The 11-year-old from Grand Falls-Windsor won’t be playing any more games this season after she lost the tips of two of her fingers in a nasty classroom incident before the Christmas holiday break she saw her children’s school number was calling had gotten worse and needed to come home for the rest of the day She was surprised when the school informed her something happened in Kamara’s classroom during the lunch break “(The school said) ‘We think she might have hurt her finger or nail if you’d like to stop by,’” recalled White didn’t make it sound like a serious situation but she went to the school without hesitation anyway “I go for everything for my kids — it doesn’t matter if they’re hurt or just need a bottle of water so I thought she could come home for the afternoon if she’s in pain.” she found her daughter surrounded by four teachers and a lot of blood holding her own hand with gauze,” said White Then the principal leaned in and said ‘I think you need to take her to the hospital.’” Still not knowing the severity of her little girl’s injuries she left with her before she could even ask questions about the circumstances of what had taken place Kamara told her she and other students had been playing the game Red Light She said one boy pushed her into another boy The other boy pushed her back and she fell to the floor A desk was also tipped over in the melee and landed on the tips of her right fingers Kamara told her mom there was a lot of blood and she immediately ran from the classroom to get help Kamara’s teacher was on lunch duty but was not in her class at the time of the incident as the teacher is responsible for keeping an eye on multiple classrooms as part of that role It wasn’t until they arrived at the hospital that the gravity of what had happened struck home When the gauze was removed from her daughter’s injured right hand the tips of her middle and ring fingers were gone the school called White to let her know they had found the severed fingertips on the classroom floor The tips were put on ice and delivered to the hospital but too much time had passed for them to be salvageable White was shocked no one had examined the injuries at the school right away let alone administered the emergency first aid response Kamara needed “There were four teachers with her and not one of them looked at her fingers,” said White “The teacher who has first aid training told me he froze when he saw blood and just told her to keep pressure on her fingers with the gauze they would have called an ambulance and went looking for the tips of her fingers …If they had looked and called an ambulance they might have been able to save the tips of her fingers “They didn’t and I just don’t understand it.” Kamara underwent a three-hour surgery that night She had to have dressings on her injured fingers changed every three days for a while her doctors have said it will be six months for the tissue and skin to heal She won’t have any nail beds on those fingers and it remains to be seen how much sensitivity she will regain or how many more surgeries so she has an assistant to help her with writing and other tasks “She’s trying her best because she wants to do her schoolwork There have been a couple of times when she’s found it difficult to get through the day Little things like a door slamming shut or even a teacher using a hole puncher have given Kamara flashbacks that make her nauseous and she has to go home from school for the rest of the day The family has reached out to a counsellor to help Kamara deal with what has happened to her but going skating and even participating in gym class are all on hold for now she told The Telegram through her mom that she is devastated she can’t play or even practice with her school basketball team especially with some big tournaments coming up in the next while “I’m going to take her to the tournaments if she wants to go,” said White she’s the captain and the best player on the team “We went to a game last week and they lost ‘We would have won if she was playing.’ What do you do?” She’s also sad and doesn’t like struggling with trying to write She doesn’t know how long it’s going to take to get better but the little girl said she wishes the flashbacks would stop soon She added that her doctors at Central Health have been great to her White said this incident needs to draw attention to some shortcomings in the school system she feels there should be more supervision of classrooms during lunch and recess periods especially in a school the size of Sprucewood Academy Sprucewood has an enrolment of 437 students from Grade 4 to Grade 6 with all but one class — which has 16 — having between 25 to 29 students “You’ve got one teacher during lunch for all those kids My daughter lost the top of her two fingers Someone could get really hurt even worse.” She also thinks there needs to be more robust first-aid training for all teachers to ensure a better response to emergencies than what Kamara experienced “What if someone breaks their leg in the gym and a bone is sticking out,” she asked “Who’s going to tie the tourniquet if they’re going to freeze at the sight of blood?” She also has concerns for the other kids in Kamara’s class who witnessed the incident White said one parent has told her that her son has had nightmares about what he saw and has had difficulty sleeping White has also been told that the students had to sit at their desks while the blood was cleaned up around them She had not heard of any of those students being offered counselling to help process what they experienced The family has sought legal advice about what happened White said where that goes from here will depend on Kamara’s recovery and the response from the school the school board and provincial Department of Education Since she first posted about the incident on social media a representative of the department has reached out a couple of times to see how Kamara has been doing There’s nothing any education officials can do to replace Kamara’s missing fingertips but White was compelled to tell her story publicly because she felt it might help prevent another serious incident at this school or any other one in the future “My son has to go to that school for another two years and my daughter will be going to a new school The Telegram reached out to the Department of Education and to NLSchools the provincial entity that manages K-12 English-speaking schools in Newfoundland and Labrador the Department of Education said was aware of the incident at Sprucewood Academy and that school administration and department officials are working with the family and student to support the student’s educational needs The department also noted that NLSchools Student Supervision Policy outlines processes and procedures for student supervision during non-instructional time The department also said NLSchools follows Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations to ensure it has the required number of staff per site that are first aid trained “Additional professional learning opportunities are provided throughout the school year on relevant topics to support a safe and inclusive school environment,” added the department’s prepared response We’ve all heard the stories about the need for food with soaring grocery costs, but in Grand Falls-Windsor, some food banks say there is no shortage of giving either. A 19-year-old woman was arrested by Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP on March 19 for impaired operation. At approximately 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, police stopped a vehicle on Lincoln Road in Grand Falls-Windsor. The driver showed signs of alcohol impairment, failed a roadside breath test and was arrested.  At the detachment, the woman provided further breath samples that were above the legal limit. She was released from custody and is set to appear in court at a later date to answer to charges of impaired operation. Her licence was suspended and the vehicle was seized and impounded. There’s a big hockey game in Grand Falls-Windsor, where the community is coming together to support a local woman in urgent need of a double lung transplant. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports. Mayors hope next premier will embrace plans for Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor | CBC.ca LoadedFull steam ahead Mayors hope next premier will embrace plans for Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor 2 months agoDuration 2:53Full steam ahead? Mayors hope next premier will embrace plans for Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor2 months agoNewsDuration 2:53There are blueprints for a regional community centre in Grand Falls-Windsor, and Gander wants to play a major role in an integrated ambulance system. Mayors for both towns hope Andrew Furey’s successor will remain on board. Police responded to a report of possible threats uttered against the staff and students of Leo Burke Academy in Bishops Falls earlier this week.  As part of this investigation, a 20-year-old Bishops Falls man was arrested and charged. On Dec. 3, police received the report of a potential threat at Leo Burke Academy.  In collaboration with the school and NLSchools, an investigation was carried out by police. Officers determined that threats were uttered against specific individuals, who happen to attend Leo Burke Academy, but were not uttered against the school itself.  The accused was arrested on Dec. 4, and was released on conditions. He is set to appear in court at a later date to answer to two counts of uttering threats. Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP advises that there is no current risk towards the safety of students and staff of Leo Burke Academy.  The Kiwanis Club of Grand Falls-Windsor has announced it is no longer able to continue on because of declining membership. But as NTV’s Colleen Lewis explains, the people who make up the club are keeping the music festival going. Pet owners in Grand Falls-Windsor are calling for better regulation of personal fireworks as New Year’s Eve approaches. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports. dance and loved ones | CBC.ca LoadedDiwali celebrations in Grand Falls-Windsor: Light 6 months agoDuration 2:26Diwali celebrations in Grand Falls-Windsor: Light, food, music, dance and loved ones6 months agoNewsDuration 2:26The College of the North Atlantic in Grand Falls-Windsor played host to the Hindu festival of lights on Wednesday. People were welcomed into the celebration, which included a taste of home away from home. The CBC’s Troy Turner has more. As Remembrance Day approaches, the Royal Canadian Legion in Grand Falls-Windsor is encouraging people there to remember loved ones in a unique way. NL – Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP are investigating an accident involving a dirt bike near Sampson’s Gas Bar in Peterview on June 21 Two vehicles were observed driving behind a school bus through the town and the occupants may have saw what happened or have information on the incident The RCMP has released two photos of the vehicles and are hoping the public can help identify the drivers/occupants Anyone with information may contact the Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP at (709) 489-2121 or call Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy — Two Grand Falls-Windsor men are facing multiple charges following traffic stops by the RCMP that uncovered quantities of illegal drugs and firearms 2024 a vehicle was pulled over in Bishop’s Falls by Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP that resulted in several charges against Brady Benson after police found a quantity of suspected cocaine illicit cannabis and several thousand dollars cash in the vehicle Charges against Benson include: possession of cocaine; possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking; possession of illicit cannabis; possession of illicit cannabis for the purpose of trafficking; failure to comply with a release order – two counts and was released under multiple conditions He is scheduled to appear in court again in Grand Falls-Windsor on Sept He also has 11 other charges before the court unrelated to this most recent matter was arrested and charged following a traffic stop by Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP Seized from the vehicle were a just over a pound of suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia contraband cigarettes and a loaded .22 caliber rifle Gregory faces the following charges: possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking; unsafe storage of a firearm; unauthorized possession of a firearm; unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle; possession of a firearm with the serial number removed; possession of a firearm for a dangerous purpose; and possession of unstamped tobacco products and was released on a number of conditions He is scheduled to appear in court again in Grand Falls-Windsor on Oct A doctor with clinics in Springdale and Grand Falls-Windsor has been suspended for four months The College of Physicians and Surgeons says Dr Todd Young made a mistake in prescribing narcotics and then tried to hide those mistakes Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP are seeking public assistance following an arson that significantly damaged a home in Bishop’s Falls shortly after midnight Monday morning Residents of the home on Penton Heights were alerted by a loud noise and then saw an individual who was wearing dark-colored clothing running away from the property towards Centre Access Road The fire was quickly extinguished by the occupants of the home however the property was significantly damaged Residents in the area are asked to check possible surveillance footage at the time of the crime and to report any suspicious activity to Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP A project is underway in Grand Falls-Windsor to restore some 30-year-old murals a local heritage group in Grand Falls-Windsor plans to revitalize an event not seen since the early days of the paper mill The Town of Grand Falls-Windsor has launched two new housing incentive programs designed to increase the availability of housing and promote sustainable urban development The Housing Incentive Program will promote sustainable growth by encouraging homeowners to add secondary suites or dwellings to their properties and by incentivizing infill development This program supports the creation of additional residential units such as apartments and pending anticipated regulation changes in 2025