Greenbelt is Ontario’s jurisdiction, Ford says after federal minister raises concerns
Posted: Jan 29th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsSteven Guilbeault at the 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (photo: UN Biodiversity via Wikimedia Commons) BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Greenbelt is provincial jurisdiction, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister indicated he’d consider[...]
Read More about Greenbelt is Ontario’s jurisdiction, Ford says after federal minister raises concernsHas Ontario’s housing ‘plan’ been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?
Posted: Jan 28th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsOntario Premier Doug Ford talks to the media on a construction site in Brampton, Ont., in May 2022. Later in the year, the Ford government justified its adoption of sweeping housing legislation and the opening[...]
Read More about Has Ontario’s housing ‘plan’ been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?Ford to Crombie, mayors criticizing housing law: ‘Get on board’ and ‘stop whining’
Posted: Dec 9th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe mayor of Mississauga and other municipal leaders who have voiced opposition to a new provincial housing law need to “get on board” and “stop whining,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday in an unprompted[...]
Read More about Ford to Crombie, mayors criticizing housing law: ‘Get on board’ and ‘stop whining’Ontario won’t allow homes to be built on floodplains, Ford says after fed warning
Posted: Dec 5th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsCLARINGTON, Ont. – Ontario has no plans to allow homes to be built on floodplains, Premier Doug Ford said Friday after the federal environment minister warned Ottawa would not provide disaster compensation where development is[...]
Read More about Ontario won’t allow homes to be built on floodplains, Ford says after fed warningOntario’s Bill 23 proposes more homes built faster, but this comes at an environmental cost
Posted: Nov 23rd, 2022In: ConstructionNewsBill 23 proposes to eliminate or weaken many housing development regulations including site plan controls, which keep us and our natural environment safe from the negative effects of poorly controlled development. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette[...]
Read More about Ontario’s Bill 23 proposes more homes built faster, but this comes at an environmental costOntario housing bill to short municipalities by $5 billion: AMO
Posted: Nov 18th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO — Ontario housing legislation could leave communities short $5 billion and see taxpayers footing the bill, either in the form of higher property taxes or service cuts, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario said[...]
Read More about Ontario housing bill to short municipalities by $5 billion: AMOFord’s plans worry Niagara conservation authority
Posted: Nov 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsGroup of sandhill cranes congregating in Ontario as they migrate THE LAKE REPORT The chief administrator of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority fears agencies like hers may lose the ability to protect vulnerable environments if[...]
Read More about Ford’s plans worry Niagara conservation authorityOAA Reviewing Ontario’s New Housing Legislation
Posted: Oct 29th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording to a release from the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), housing affordability remains one of the biggest challenges in the province, and association acknowledges that the provincial government is touting Bill 23, More Homes[...]
Read More about OAA Reviewing Ontario’s New Housing LegislationCan existing stadiums deliver the experience expected of world-class events?
Posted: Mar 18th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Thomas Serera on Unsplash Hosting a major sporting event, such as the Olympics or FIFA World Cup is notoriously controversial, whereby the hosting prestige can, and often is, outweighed by substantial cost overruns[...]
Read More about Can existing stadiums deliver the experience expected of world-class events?Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes ‘conceptual’ transit lines, new highways
Posted: Mar 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Haljackey via Wikimedia Commons Ontario has laid out a 30-year vision to grow transportation networks around Toronto, including road expansions, potential new transit networks and proposed new highways, although much of the plan isn’t fully[...]
Read More about Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes ‘conceptual’ transit lines, new highways