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Greater Vancouver home sales increase, prices hold steady
According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), home buyers and sellers have gradually become more active in each month of the COVID-19 pandemic, as with June, home sale and listing activity in Metro Vancouver returned to…
Ontario Association of Architects Launches New Logo and Website
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) unveiled its new Leo Burnett Canada designed logo and new website during a special online launch.The logo shows the Ontario Association of Architects as a place to bridge communities. The…
Carpenters’ Union addresses racist acts on construction sites
In response to recent racist and hateful acts that have taken place at construction sites across Toronto, the Carpenters' District Council of Ontario, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (the "Carpenters") have expressed…
Ontario Joins Other Provinces in Introducing a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions of Small Business…
As governments attempt to support small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario has joined other provinces in introducing a moratorium on evictions of small business commercial tenants. Passed on June 18, 2020, the Protecting…
Greater Vancouver home sales start to tick up, with prices holding steady
VANCOUVER — Home sales in the Greater Vancouver area are starting to return to more typical levels after dipping to four-decade lows in April, while prices continue to edge up from 2019.Residential sales last month reached 2,443, a…
Canadian renters will search for more affordable rentals because of COVID-19: Rentals.ca survey
Rentals.ca's first renters' survey found that half of the respondents said they will need to look for a more affordable place to rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The survey, which ran in May, found that another 20 per cent said…
July added to COVID 19 commercial rent relief program
OTTAWA — Federal and provincial governments have agreed to extend a commercial rent relief program to help cover July costs for eligible small businesses, with a few changes.The Finance Department says the program will no longer…
B.C. launches Reframed Lab pilot for future-ready housing retrofits
The Province of BC, the City of Vancouver, the BC Non-Profit Housing Association and the Pembina Institute, are working together on a home-safe initiative called the Reframed Lab.The pilot program aims to advance innovation in…
Canadians outfitting backyards with pools to deal with COVID 19 pandemic
TORONTO – Seven-year-old Stanley has been donning a wet suit to swim in his pool since March to keep busy while shut-in at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.That routine will carry on this summer since camps are closed because of the…
Calgary Centre gets higher COVID classification amid condo outbreak
CALGARY — The number of active COVID-19 cases in a Calgary highrise condo building has prompted provincial officials to change the area's regional classification on the weekend from "open'' to "watch.''According to Alberta Health,…