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Ontario to table legislation to upload new Toronto subway expansions
TORONTO – Ontario will introduce subway upload legislation Thursday that would give the province ownership of future expansion projects in Toronto's system.Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek said Wednesday that the upcoming bill would…
Broccolini starts construction on the tallest residential tower in Montreal
Developer and builder Broccolini has broken ground to mark the start of construction of Victoria sur le Parc, which is to become the tallest residential tower in Montreal.The project will also house ten floors of office space,…
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, drops growth forecast for 2019
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada has set aside discussion of interest rate hikes, at least until the economy re-emerges from what it predicts will only be a temporary slowdown.The central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged…
New standard recommended in response to high-wind damage to Canadian homes
A report from the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) recommends the development of a new national standard of Canada on wind resilience to mitigate residential and small building…
Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency
After more than three decades of talk about the potential of building green, we’ve still failed to change the way we design and construct buildings so that the built environment stops being a dominant contributor to runaway climate change.…
Toronto needs more beauty in its waterfront designs
A healthy and happy city includes creating social capital — those benefits that come with social networks, public spaces and community, much as the Danes have in their famous city of Copenhagen. Toronto’s focus, too, should be on…
RESCON applauds Ontario budget focus on cutting red tape, supporting skilled trades
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has commended the Ontario PC government on its first provincial budget, "Protecting What Matters Most," and its focus on removing barriers to housing supply and prioritization of the…
Government of Ontario Unveils $28.5 Billion GTA Transit Expansion Plan
Transit users and commuters across Ontario can look forward to transportation improvements as part of the Government of Ontario's historic new transportation vision, Premier Doug Ford announced today. Joined by Jeff Yurek, Minister of…
7,000 jobs under threat as Toronto moves to restrict critical concrete work for high-rise…
The City of Toronto is poised to restrict concrete work for the construction of high-rise buildings through amendments to the noise bylaw in a move that will threaten more than 7,000 jobs and cripple the industry's ability to deliver much…
‘This is a wake up call:’ swift action needed on rising seas, experts say
HALIFAX – Worrying figures released this week on the rising seas in Atlantic Canada should prompt governments and citizens to move more swiftly to protect coastal buildings and vital transport links, say flooding experts.Blair…