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Yonge and St. Clair

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50-storey condo planned for Yonge and St. Clair

A joint venture will bring 655 units of new housing to the Yonge & Rosehill neighbourhood, south of St. Clair in Toronto.
Q Tower

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Q Tower launches in Queens Quay West

Led by developers Lifetime Developments and Diamondcorp, the design comes from Canada-based Wallman Architects.
new home

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Slight change in homes sales from June to July

National home sales shifted slightly between June and July, 2023. A 0.7 per cent drop was attributed to a decline in the Greater Toronto Area, although sales were up in the majority of all local markets.
museum

Construction Business

UBC expanding Sauder School of Business

The Sauder School of Business at UBC is planning its largest campus building expansion in more than 10 years.
housing market

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s housing sector joins forces to end rental housing crisis

The newly formed National Housing Accord has launched a plan to restore affordability and end Canada's rental housing crisis.
Hotel investment volume enjoys COVID recovery

Canadian Property Management

Hotel investment volume enjoys COVID recovery

Canadian hotel sales value, occupancy rates and revenue per available room (RevPAR) for the first half of 2023 surpassed pre-pandemic performance in the comparable period of 2019.
new consultancy

Canadian Property Management

Retail rents posting gains in open-air venues

Calgary, Montreal and Halifax particularly enjoyed an upturn in retail rents during the first half of 2023, but declining rates were next to non-existent across Canada's major urban markets.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

First Housing Now development underway in Toronto

Construction has commenced at 5207 Dundas Street West in Toronto, marking the first Housing Now project to get underway.
fire safety

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Vancouver fire incidents surpass historic record

The City of Vancouver has experienced more fire incidents in the first half of 2023 than any other time in history during this same period.
climate change

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Guide advises on climate change impacts in the workplace

New guidance is available to help workplaces prepare for the potential challenges and impacts climate change can have on employees.
procurement

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Early work begins on Prince Albert hospital

Prince Albert Grand Council has partnered with the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority on the project.
Winnipeg

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Manitoba commits $1.5B for Winnipeg hospital

The largest health capital investment in the province's history will rebuild the core of Health Sciences Centre and expand the Bannatyne campus.
art museum

Construction Business

Construction underway for SFU art museum

Construction has begun on the Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus.
standard

CondoBusiness

Quebec home inspectors get standardized rules

Quebec is introducing standardized certification and skills upgrading requirements for home inspectors who conduct assessments related to sales transactions.
Pickering

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Multi-tower project bound for Pickering

Plans for Pickering City Centre entail 6,000 new residences across more than 10 mixed-use towers and revitalizing a 1970s-era shopping mall.
Townline "Meridien"

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Townline partners with Nicola Wealth on BC rental tower

Townline has joined forces with Nicola Wealth Real Estate on the construction of a 267-unit purpose-built rental tower in West Coquitlam, BC.
Permit turnaround times firming up in Manitoba

Construction Business

Permit turnaround times firming up in Manitoba

Manitoba's performance standards regulation sets maximum timelines for building authorities to process permit applications and conduct inspections, coming into force next March.