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P.E.I. housing pinch major issue as parties campaign ahead of April 3 vote

The Canadian Press Mar 17, 2023

CHARLOTTETOWN — A lack of affordable housing on Prince Edward Island has some questioning whether the province is running out of room for those who want to call it home, making dwindling real estate one of the major issues in the upcoming…

Construction

Construction labour force outlooks released for Maritime provinces

Building Mar 14, 2022

BuildForce Canada has released its annual ‘Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward’ highlights for the maritime provinces. BuildForce reports that in an effort to provide the construction industry with an outlook more focused on…

Sustainability

Summerside to build solar farm that meets 62 percent of its electricity needs

Building Jan 26, 2020

Plans to construct a new 21-megawatt solar farm and a battery storage facility in Summerside, PEI have been announced. According to Infrastructure Canada, this renewable energy source will improve the energy efficiency of the City of…