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Canadian Seniors Opt For Urban Housing
Environics Analytics’ Canada Is Home to More Seniors than Children report states that people born between 1946 and 1965 currently outnumber all other generations in in the country.According to Point2Homes, Statistics Canada’s 2016…
Group Think
My friend David Allison has always been reliable for a comfort-rattling op-ed, but this outing struck a nerve with me. His topic is intriguing, but on my first pass I actually felt some very interesting (subtext: potentially disturbing)…
Buildings, coastlines, northerners: Report identifies top Canadian climate risks
New research for the federal Treasury Board has concluded that buildings, coastlines and northern communities face the biggest risks from climate change in Canada.In a report released Thursday, the Council of Canadian Academies has…
Why wealth gap has grown despite record long economic growth
WASHINGTON – As it enters its 11th year, America's economic expansion is now the longest on record – a streak that has shrunk unemployment, swelled household wealth, revived the housing market and helped fuel an explosive rise in the stock…
Sunny future: Alberta town becomes solar powered ‘net zero’ community
RAYMOND, Alta. – What began as a friendly rivalry between two southern Alberta towns has ended with what may be one of the most extensive programs of solar power anywhere in the country.Raymond, an agricultural community of about 4,000,…
Montreal says nearly 100 households without apartments on moving day
MONTREAL – Nearly 100 households are still looking for housing in Montreal as tens of thousands of Quebecers are on the move for the province's traditional moving day.City Coun. Craig Sauve says that as of Sunday night, 94 households…
Ontario Needs Rental Housing. What’s Stopping Us?
Basic economics teaches us that when there’s demand for a product or service, supply will follow. So why hasn’t that been the case with rental housing in Ontario? Rental demand in Ontario has continued to expand at its fastest rate in more…
The Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay Introduces a New Cruise Terminal and Promenade
Multidisciplinary design and architect firm, Provencher_Roy, has restored the Grand Quay cruise terminal in Montréal’s Old Port, along the banks of the Saint Lawrence River. Since the public opening in 2018, pedestrians have had the liberty…
Government of Canada invests in Urban Climate Centre in in Greater Toronto-Hamilton
Minister of Democratic Institutions, the Honourable Karina Gould, and Member of Parliament for Spadina-Fort York, Adam Vaughan, on behalf of Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, have announced a $40-million…
Calgary and Edmonton targeted for e scooter rental program launch in July
CALGARY – A company backed by Toronto Raptors founder John Bitove says it will bring e-scooter rentals to Calgary and Edmonton in early July.Newly founded Bird Canada says Alberta will be the launching point for its line of dockless…