Annual inflation rate hits 4.4 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says
Posted: Oct 21st, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – The cost to put food on the table and gasoline in the car pushed up the cost of living in September, lifting the annual pace of price increases to a near two-decade high with no clear end[...]
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Chantal Hébert – In Pursuit of Housing: The Impact of Canada’s Federal Election
Posted: Oct 16th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsWelcome to CREA’s REAL TIME – a podcast dedicated to sparking conversations with inspiring people about all things Canadian real estate and impacts to REALTORS® and Canadians. Canadians have had their say in Canada’s 44th[...]
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Nova Scotia throne speech talks health care reforms, but says little on housing
Posted: Oct 15th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAgricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia (photo: Citobun via Wikimedia Commons) HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s new government said Tuesday finding solutions for the province’s ailing health system is its top priority, but opposition parties said the[...]
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Durham Region to take Brock to court regarding housing project delay
Posted: Oct 15th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsReiderman Residence (Vancouver) Photo Credit: NRB Modular Solutions THE STANDARD NEWSPAPER BROCK: The Region of Durham is taking the Township of Brock to court over the dispute regarding the Beaverton supportive housing project.[...]
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Residential construction continues to slow following April peak: StatsCan
Posted: Oct 14th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAccording to Statistics Canada, residential construction investment decreased 2.9% in August, with declines posted in every province except for a slight increase in Nova Scotia. Investment in single family homes was down 2.6% to $7.0 billion, with Quebec,[...]
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Latest Crane Index sees Toronto increase, Calgary drop slighlty
Posted: Oct 13th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsInternational property and construction consultancy firm Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has released its latest Crane Index and Quarterly Cost Report. Together, the two documents provide a perspective on the North American construction industry in 14[...]
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Push to send vaccines to developing nations a global economic win: BoC chief
Posted: Oct 9th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – The governor of the Bank of Canada pressed the case for COVID-19 vaccines to be sent to developing nations as part of a broader push to not only end the pandemic, but aid[...]
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Vandyk’s transit-oriented community Grand Central Mimico appoints PCL Construction
Posted: Oct 9th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsRendering: SVN Architects + Planners Vandyk Properties (Vandyk), has announced PCL Construction as the official construction manager of record for the master-planned, community of Grand Central Mimico in Etobicoke. According to Vandyk, Grand Central Mimico marks the first-ever[...]
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A Place of Sanctuary: Pearl House
Posted: Oct 8th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsPhoto credit: Annie Faffard Pearl House is the new home of a South Korean family with two young children. Upon their arrival in Québec in 2008, Min and Yuong moved into a small condo on[...]
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Vancouver Affordable Housing Development for Women by Women Achieves Milestone
Posted: Oct 7th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsGBL Architects reports reports that it has received unanimous approval from the City of Vancouver Council for their new housing development for the international non-profit organization and global volunteer organization Soroptimist International of Vancouver. The housing[...]
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