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LeBreton Flats Saga: Three proposals received for Library Parcel development

K.W. Grafton Oct 12, 2021

The long saga of LeBreton Flats continues.On October 5, the National Capital Commission (NCC) announced that three detailed proposals had been received from shortlisted proponents for redevelopment of the LeBreton Flats Library Parcel…

Construction

Ontario’s Construction Employment Reaches 4-Month High

Building Sep 17, 2021

According to a release from the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS), Statistics Canada’s latest labour force data was released on September 10th, showing an additional 10,000 construction industry jobs in Ontario in August compared…

Urban Planning

Feds to begin talks on high frequency rail with Indigenous groups, private sector

The Canadian Press Jul 6, 2021

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…

Urban Planning

Ottawa to launch procurement for high frequency rail between Quebec City, Toronto

The Canadian Press Jul 5, 2021

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…

Construction

HOK Tapped to Design British High Commission Building in Ottawa

Building Mar 9, 2021

Construction has begun on the new HOK-designed British High Commission in Ottawa. The high-performance building is designed to capture passive solar heat, reduce water usage by 40 percent, and incorporate locally sourced recycled…

Real Estate

Home sales shifting towards pricier housing in several major markets, CMHC says

Tara Deschamps – THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb 25, 2021

Buyers are spending more money on home purchases in several major Canadian cities, even as the COVID-19 pandemic causes layoffs and income reductions across the country.The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Thursday that home sales…

Urban Planning

Ontario asks federal government for $1.5 billion in funding for Hamilton LRT project

Shawn Jeffords — The Canadian Press Feb 10, 2021

TORONTO — Ontario says it needs the federal government to commit $1.5 billion in order to build a light-rail transit line in Hamilton.The province called on Ottawa to provide the funding today, over a year after it cancelled the project…

Construction

RioCan and partners buy lunches for 1200 construction workers

Building Jul 20, 2020

RioCan teamed up with its development and construction partners to deliver over 1,200 lunches at nine development sites through an initiative called “The Lunchbox Challenge”.The challenge, which began in BC and has since spread…

Real Estate

CMHC reports projections for housing activity in Canada’s largest urban centres

Building Jun 23, 2020

Significant employment and income declines, coupled with uncertainty over the future trajectory of the virus and employment and income conditions, will lower demand for housing in 2020 reports Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).…

Cities

Ontario recommends wearing masks on public transit to curb COVID spread

Michelle McQuigge - The Canadian Press Jun 12, 2020

TORONTO — Masks will soon be mandatory on some of Ontario's largest transit systems, agencies across the province said Thursday as they hastened to comply with government guidance urging the widespread use of face coverings to avoid a…

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