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https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EAC-logo-slider-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e734f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e734f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62653b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b62653b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For the Sector, By the Sector<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db0f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1db0f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFRAMEWORKS is an industry-led initiative guided by a cross-disciplinary inaugural Executive Advisory\u00a0Committee members.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3d34a jedv-enabled--yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cf3d34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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elementor-element-380b735 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"380b735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A building Innovation Exchange<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae722f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bae722f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Frameworks is an industry-guided initiative developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/\"><b>Sustainable Waterloo Region<\/b><\/a> in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gvca.org\/en\/index.aspx\"><b>Grand Valley Construction Association<\/b><\/a>, designed to support professionals and organizations across the building sector in the transition toward <b>efficient, smart, and healthy buildings<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975dc10 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"975dc10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ece9b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ece9b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc54cd e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdc54cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8c492 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"aa8c492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/resource\/building-owners-developers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97-DSC01317.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97-DSC01317.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97-DSC01317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97-DSC01317-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97-DSC01317-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97-DSC01317-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/resource\/building-owners-developers\/\">Building Owners &amp; Developers<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2207fe elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b2207fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/resource\/designers-consultants\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12-DSC01223.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full 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elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"43c11c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/resource\/builders-contractors\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8-DSC01217.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8-DSC01217.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8-DSC01217-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8-DSC01217-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8-DSC01217-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/8-DSC01217-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/resource\/builders-contractors\/\">Builders &amp; Contractors<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7d364 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ce7d364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/resource\/government-utilities\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/72-DSC01291.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/72-DSC01291.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/72-DSC01291-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/72-DSC01291-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/72-DSC01291-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/72-DSC01291-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/resource\/government-utilities\/\">Government &amp; Utilities<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5f821 e-con-full pointed-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b5f821\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad8003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ad8003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don't see yourself in the options above?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5acec24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/2026\/08\/21\/newsletter-august-2026-au-gust-of-fresh-air\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kitchener-nightime.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kitchener-nightime.png 1024w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kitchener-nightime-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kitchener-nightime-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e04b68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e04b68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7afe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db7afe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/2026\/08\/21\/newsletter-august-2026-au-gust-of-fresh-air\/\">Newsletter &#8211; August 2026, Au-gust of Fresh Air<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adba6a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"adba6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a0f2640 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/2026\/08\/21\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa78256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fa78256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><p>Heading into a packed Fall slate, you won't want to miss this August's newsletter to get all the information you need. We've got webinars on Mass Timber and Climate Resilience,...<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8ae08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cd8ae08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/2026\/08\/21\/newsletter-august-2026-au-gust-of-fresh-air\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"1621\" class=\"elementor elementor-1621 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3318 post-3318 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb34f81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb34f81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0383678 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0383678\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acec24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5acec24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/2026\/08\/06\/newsletter-july-2026-july-joy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Evolv1-front-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3323\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Evolv1-front-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Evolv1-front-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Evolv1-front-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Evolv1-front-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Evolv1-front-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e04b68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e04b68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7afe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db7afe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/2026\/08\/06\/newsletter-july-2026-july-joy\/\">Newsletter &#8211; July 2026, July Joy<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adba6a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"adba6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a0f2640 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/2026\/08\/06\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 6, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa78256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fa78256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><p>This July, Waterloo Region, and Ontario as a whole was reminded first-hand of the threat posed by climate change, by way of smoke from Northern Ontario forest fires. 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June 2026, June Jubilation<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adba6a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"adba6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a0f2640 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablewaterlooregion.ca\/frameworks\/2026\/06\/24\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>June 24, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa78256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fa78256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><p>Waterloo Region's water crisis is slowing construction in the region this summer. 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