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Collaboration with industry required for local housing crisis, says area developer
COLLINGWOODTODAY.CAA major factor impacting the region's attainable housing crisis is the lack of collaboration between the municipality and the development industry, according to Thomas Vincent, president of Global Hospitality Inc.…
Toronto’s financial district, PATH brace for longer recovery as businesses reopen
TORONTO – For the last 34 years, Alex Zilberberg's mornings have begun with a lineup of customers so strong that his The Bagel Stop locations do 70 per cent of their daily business before 10 a.m.But since the COVID-19 pandemic began,…
Feds to begin talks on high frequency rail with Indigenous groups, private sector
QUEBEC – The federal government says it's taking the first steps in building a long-awaited high frequency rail line along the Toronto to Quebec City corridor.Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra says the government is now looking to…
Ottawa to launch procurement for high frequency rail between Quebec City, Toronto
HALIFAX – The federal government is set to announce a new high frequency rail corridor to improve the connection between some of Ontario and Quebec's major cities.Transport Minister Omar Alghabra spoke about the upcoming announcement in…
How urban gardens can boost biodiversity and make cities more sustainable
Part of the answer to a more functional and sustainable city may lie in your garden.
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Karen Kirstine Christensen-Dalsgaard, MacEwan UniversityIn building cities, we have created some of the harshest habitats on Earth —…
Despite the rough ride, e scooter companies are bullish on Canada
TORONTO — When shared e-scooter companies rolled into Canada in 2018, they hoped a few small pilots would quickly result in a country full of people zipping around on two wheels.Since then, the companies which allow people to rent…
The Société du parc Jean-Drapeau unveils its Vision for Montréal’s Largest Insular Park
The Société du parc Jean-Drapeau is unveiling its 2020-2030 Conservation, Design and Development Management Plan.The initiative is a culmination of more than three years of in-depth work and collective intelligence effort. The result…
OREA releases research report to generate economic growth in Ontario
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) released The Ten Infrastructure Projects for a More Competitive Ontario, a research report written in partnership with KPMG Global Infrastructure Advisory, outlining large infrastructure projects…
Slaves to speed, we’d all benefit from ‘slow cities’
Paul Tranter, UNSW and Rodney Tolley, Staffordshire UniversitySlowing transport in cities provides immense benefits for the health of people, economies and the planet, so why are we still obsessed with speed?As Mahatma Gandhi…
How cities can add accessible green space in a post-coronavirus world
Cities can prepare for climate change emergencies by adding green spaces to help manage stormwater, heat stress and air quality. (Shutterstock)
Ryan Plummer, Brock University; Darby McGrath, Brock University, and Sivajanani Sivarajah,…