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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 22 , 2 01 8 |18 NEWS Infill Development Opportunity OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 27, 2018 The property has a total area of 1,8ha in size. Of this property, the HCDSB has agreed to transfer +/- 0.3ha for park purposes to the Town of Oakville. The HCDSB is seeking an experienced developer to assum e the processing of an application proposing a development of single detached homes for the remaining lands. All inquiries regarding this property should be directed to: Sean Gosnell, sgosnell@blg.com Jamison Young, jyoung@blg.com Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Mark Conway, mark@nblc.com Alex McMaster, alex@nblc.com N. Barry Lyon Consultants Limited The Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) is inviting developers to bid on the purchase o f its lands at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP has been retained as legal counsel by the HCDSB for the processing of this transaction and will be assisted by N. Barry Lyon Consultants Limited as process advisors. For additional information regarding this process, visit 2123hixonstreet.com M inister of research announces $1.2 m illion for Sheridan R&D projects DAVID LEA dlea@oakvillebeaver.com OAKVILLE - Sheridan College will receive more than $1.2 million in grants from the province as part of a program aimed at enhanc­ ing research opportunities for college students. Ontario Minister of Re­ search, Innovation and Sci­ ence Reza Moridi visited Sheridan College on Tues­ day, Feb. 6 to announce that Ontario would be investing more than $13 million in 61 projects across 22 colleges through the Colleges Ap­ plied Research and Develop­ ment Fund (CARDF). This includes three pro­ jects at Sheridan. The money is intended to allow college students to connect with businesses to tackle research and devel­ opment challenges and M inister of Research, Innovation and Science Reza Moridi. launch innovative new products and services. "Our province needs tal­ ent to continue to sustain its growing innovation ecosys­ tem. Investing in applied re­ search and development is a step toward a brighter and more prosperous future for our province," said Moridi. "By bringing together colleges and the R&D sector, we're creating opportunities for our students and ensur­ ing they are ready for the jobs of tomorrow." The three Sheridan pro­ jects include: • The development of computer-generated virtual human characters. These characters have humanlike qualities that can communi­ cate in real-time using natu­ ral human facial expres­ sions, speech and gestures. The intention is for the vir­ tual humans to be used for training and simulation, and health care education and treatment as virtual pa­ tients and caregivers. Students will collaborate with leading external re­ searchers in deep machine • See PROJECTS, page 19 JOIN NOW. FIRST MONTH FREE!* ENJOY OVER 176 WEEKLY STUDIO FITNESS CLASSES ALL INCLUDED IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP! M O V A T I J i t r A T H L E T I C MOVATI ATHLETIC BURLINGTON APPLEBY LINE & UPPER MIDDLE I MOVATI.CA/BURLINGTON *Movati Athletic Burlington club only. Some exclusions apply. See club for details. mailto:sgosnell@blg.com mailto:jyoung@blg.com mailto:mark@nblc.com mailto:alex@nblc.com mailto:dlea@oakvillebeaver.com OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA