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City of Toronto adopts new short term rental regulations
On December 7, Toronto City Council adopted recommendations to create a new bylaw for short term rental regulations in the City of Toronto. Coming in the wake of debate between renters, landlords, and Airbnb, the new newly adopted…
Mayor urges weary residents of Toronto, Vancouver to move to Saint John, N.B.
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The mayor of Saint John, N.B., is getting a flood of responses after issuing a social media plea for people tired of long Toronto and Vancouver commutes to move east.Don Darling posted his message last week after…
Ontario consults on water protection in proposed Greenbelt expansion
TORONTO – Ontario is looking for public input on protecting water resources when it comes to expanding a protected area known as the Greenbelt.It is currently about 810,000 hectares of protected land – including farmland and forests –…
Greenland Group reveal scope of proposed Toronto waterfront community
Following the submission of a Site Plan Approval (SPA) to the City of Toronto earlier this year, Greenland Group (Canada) have revealed detailed official plans fo a large master-planned community located on Lake Shore Boulevard East.…
Ontario commits $93 million to province-wide bike lane expansion
The Province Ontario has announced a major new funding boost for bike lane infrastructure, more than doubling its investment in local cycling to build bike lanes and other cycling infrastructure in towns and cities across the province. This…
Renters and Airbnb landlords square off as Toronto considers new short-term rental rules
Politicians in Toronto will be scrutinizing proposed rules for short-term rentals this week that could spell major changes for those who offer secondary residences for rent on platforms like Airbnb.Among the raft of regulations going…
Ontario won’t meet 2020 electric vehicle target, analysts say
TORONTO – Ontario is envisioning a future in which millions of electric vehicles are on the roads, but analysts predict consumer uptake will remain far off the government target for 2020, despite tens of millions of dollars in subsidies.…
Cultivating New Economies
Land developers as investors in the start-up ecosystem of urban agriculture.
Housing plan designed to improve housing affordability, Duclos says
The Liberal government's vision for tackling homelessness and easing the crunch in affordable housing deliberately focuses spending on building and finding homes for low-income Canadians, rather than putting cash into more shelter space,…
Liberals push cities to rethink planning with launch of ‘challenge’ program
Cities looking for extra federal cash are being pushed to think outside the box and take some risks as part of a federal challenge that launches today.Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi is in Calgary to unveil what the government calls…