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‘My own contribution’: the Ottawa immigrants learning to retrofit homes and fight the climate crisis

A Canadian social enterprise hopes to help solve the urgent need for retrofits and shortage of skilled workers

John Mava was looking for work when a construction project started behind his house. When he visited the site and saw how different construction was in Canada compared with his native Nigeria, his interest was piqued.

“I said it would be great for me to have knowledge about this,” said Mava, who learned that in Canada, construction uses timber rather than bricks and has a focus on the environment.

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‘My own contribution’: the Ottawa immigrants learning to retrofit homes and fight the climate crisis Climate crisis Apr 30, 2026 ‘My own contribution’: the Ottawa immigrants learning to retrofit homes and fight the climate crisis A Canadian social enterprise hopes to help solve the urgent need for retrofits and shortage of skilled workersJohn Mava was looking for work when a construction project started behind his house. When he visited the si...
‘My own contribution’: the Ottawa immigrants learning to retrofit homes and fight the climate crisis

A Canadian social enterprise hopes to help solve the urgent need for retrofits and shortage of skilled workersJohn Mava was looking for work when a construction project started behind his house. When he visited the si...

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