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Billions needed to prepare buildings for climate change
ALBERT GAZETTE
Changing buildings to make them more weather resistant will save money and lives in the long run, says one expert.In the wake of another summer of extreme weather events, including another fire raging near Lytton B.C.…
Partly Cloudy with a Strong Chance of “Wow”!
Mont-Royal Avenue has been transformed into a 2.5 km pedestrian-only zone this summer. Additionally, passersby at Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam will now be able to look up at Partiellement nuageux avec de fortes probabilités de « wow »!…
Public perception of additional cycling lanes varies by neighbourhood: study
A recent study conducted by Emma McDougall and Brian Doucet of the University of Waterloo’s School of Planning reveals that public perception of additional cycling lanes varies dramatically by neighbourhood type.
According to the study,…
Roommates, multi generational homes rising amid increasing costs, immigration: census
TORONTO – When Gina Athanasiou's father died in 2016, she realized her mother, who bounced between Canada and Greece for most of her life, didn't have a pension large enough to cover the soaring costs of a Toronto home.The solution?…
Lifetime Developments and adidas Canada to refurbish Toronto basketball courts
Lifetime Developments and adidas Canada have announced the launch of Homecourt Advantage, a new revitalization project that will refurbish community basketball courts, including the creation of public art, across the city of Toronto.The…
Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation donates $25 million for art trail
The Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation has donated $25 million to create a new, outdoor public art trail on the future Villiers Island in Toronto’s Port Lands. The Lassonde Art Trail will be a free, open-air route operated and curated by…
Suburban office vacancy rate lower than those seen in downtowns: CBRE
TORONTO – Commercial real estate firm CBRE says for the second quarter in a row, the country's suburban office vacancy level was lower than the rate seen for downtown regions.The firm says the national suburban office vacancy rate…
Call to Teams for Design Competition for Ontario Line East Joint Corridor
Metrolinx has launched a design competition to encourage teams to submit innovative urban design and landscape architecture solutions for the Ontario Line infrastructure that will be built around the existing rail corridor extending…
CAGBC introduces the latest Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) introduced the latest version of its Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard, which prioritizes reductions in carbon emissions and embodied carbon.“These updates to the ZCB-Design Standard…
Ontario must commit to affordable housing for all, not attainable housing
A for sale sign outside a home indicates that it has sold for over the asking price, in Ottawa, in March 2021. House prices and rents have become increasingly more unaffordable in Ontario over the past few years.
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