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Tory vows to use strong mayor powers to get new housing division operating fast
Toronto Mayor John Tory says he will use so-called strong mayor powers to create a new division at city hall to streamline housing development.We need to get more housing built faster.
As promised in my Five Point Housing Plan, we…
Housing supply trends in Canada’s six largest cities: CMHC report
CMHC has released the second edition of the Housing Supply Report. According to CMHC, the report provides updates to the first edition of the report which was released in May 2022. The report provides insights into the new housing…
Vancouver housing strategies abound, but will a fractured council hinder next mayor?
VANCOUVER – Voters in Vancouver's municipal election have been met with an array of proposed solutions to the city's chronic housing unaffordability – but the same question looms over all the mayoral candidates and their pledges.That's…
Vancouver home sales down 46% from last Sept., 10% from August: board
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says September's home sales dropped by 46 per cent since last year and 10 per cent from August as interest rate increases cooled buyer sentiment.The B.C. board says sales in the…
Stats Canada says Canada’s homeownership rate fell in latest 2021 census release
OTTAWA – Canada's homeownership rate is on the decline, with young adults in particular less likely to own a home in 2021 than they were in 2011, says Statistics Canada.According to the latest census release, two-thirds of Canadians…
CREA lowers expectations for home sales and price growth for 2022
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is cutting its forecast for home sales this year and lowering its expectations for price growth as some of the country's hottest markets cool from their pandemic highs.In its latest…
Park(ing) Day comes to Toronto – Sept 16 + 17
Reimagining parking spaces as people spaces
Pierre Poilievre: A look at the new Conservative leader’s key campaign promises
OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday night, a definitive first-ballot victory after a campaign that focused on securing more ``freedom'' for Canadians.Here is a look…
Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change
Aerial view of a residential neighbourhood with abundant urban forest around it.
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Michael Drescher, University of Waterloo; Dawn Parker, University of Waterloo, and Rebecca Rooney, University of WaterlooCanada is a…
We must rethink the way we build along the St. Lawrence River
Riverbanks are reinforced to reduce flood risks, but these techniques reduce biodiversity and limit public accessibility.
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Shin Koseki, Université de MontréalThe St. Lawrence River is immeasurably rich. Draining a…