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A Place of Sanctuary: Pearl House
Pearl House is the new home of a South Korean family with two young children.
Upon their arrival in Québec in 2008, Min and Yuong moved into a small condo on the top floor of a large residential building in Montréal. In the 10 years they…
Vandyk’s transit-oriented community Grand Central Mimico appoints PCL Construction
Vandyk Properties (Vandyk), has announced PCL Construction as the official construction manager of record for the master-planned, community of Grand Central Mimico in Etobicoke.According to Vandyk, Grand Central Mimico marks the…
Commercial cleaning industry sees demand recovery even as many offices remain empty
TORONTO – At the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Colin Bates could only watch helplessly as many of his clients shut their offices and sent people home.``The world changed dramatically for us here at that time as well,'' said the…
Push to send vaccines to developing nations a global economic win: BoC chief
OTTAWA – The governor of the Bank of Canada pressed the case for COVID-19 vaccines to be sent to developing nations as part of a broader push to not only end the pandemic, but aid Canada's economic recovery and ease price pressures on…
Vancouver Affordable Housing Development for Women by Women Achieves Milestone
GBL Architects reports reports that it has received unanimous approval from the City of Vancouver Council for their new housing development for the international non-profit organization and global volunteer organization Soroptimist…
Transforming Canada’s Downtowns: report calls for leadership, bold action
The Case for the Core: Provocations for the Future of Canada’s Downtowns
Applications are now open for ‘My Main Street’
In August, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) announced a $23.25 million investment to establish My Main Street—a two-year program to support the recovery and revitalization of main streets and…
Little room for feds to issue long term debt unless central bank steps in: documents
OTTAWA – Newly released documents show the Liberals were told earlier this year that the government's bid to lock in low interest rates on federal debt could run into problems unless the Bank of Canada stepped in.The low rates have…
Montreal home sales down 28% in September, lack of properties pressures prices
The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has released its residential real estate market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) for the month of September, based on the real estate brokers’…
Chinese developer misses payment, adding to industry strain
BEIJING (AP) – A midsize Chinese real estate developer failed to make a $205.7 million payment due to bondholders Tuesday, adding to the industry's financial strain as one of China's biggest developers tries to avoid defaulting on…