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?Residential construction industry raises funds for housing projects for homeless
Posted: Jan 20th, 2023In: ConstructionNewsThe residential construction industry raised more than $1.4 million for construction of two projects in Toronto that provide housing to those who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The funds were used[...]
Read More about Residential construction industry raises funds for housing projects for homelessFord 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 costFord’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 authorityOntario set to reduce developer charges to spur new home construction
Posted: Oct 31st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Reducing developer charges, allowing more units on one residential lot, and pursuing rent-to-own programs are among a host of measures Ontario announced Tuesday aimed at tackling the housing crisis. The Progressive Conservative government[...]
Read More about Ontario set to reduce developer charges to spur new home constructionAssociation of Municipalities of Ontario worries about housing bill impact
Posted: Oct 30th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Ontario municipalities are concerned that parts of the province’s new housing legislation may actually hamper growth and download excessive burdens to them and their taxpayers. One aspect of a large bill introduced Tuesday[...]
Read More about Association of Municipalities of Ontario worries about housing bill impactOAA 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[...]
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