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01/15/2025

"Canada's response to the tariff threat will be at the centre of today's first ministers' meeting, which the premiers requested to get a better sense of what Ottawa has planned for the weeks ahead. Most of the 13 premiers will be in the nation's capital, while some will join the conversation virtually." from CBC, story attached below.

12/23/2024

Happy Holidays from all of us, to all of you. Be safe on those roads!

12/20/2024

Need a little distraction? We love looking at how people create living spaces. Ontario has some beautiful homes, here's a list of some of the top homes of 2024 with the The Globe and Mail

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12/06/2024

Today in Toronto Real Estate from "Toronto considers giving down payment help to higher earnersResidents in the 80th percentile of incomes would qualify for “attainable” owned homes, if the changes are approved." - link in the comments

10/22/2024

New memo published by MLC Lawyer Stephanie Fleming. Have a read of this any any of our articles. "Please be advised that legislature released the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 on August 20,
2024, which will entirely replace both the Provincial Policy Statement 2020 and the Growth Plan
for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The legislature stated that the 2024 PPS came into effect on
October 20 of this year. It will apply to all decisions made by an authority in respect of any
planning matters on or after this date. "

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10/08/2024

"A group of senior government engineers tasked with managing and advising on key projects in Ontario have downed some of their tools in work-to-rule strike action, warning they can slow key Ford government infrastructure plans to a crawl if a deal isn’t reached." - Global News

On Tuesday, the union representing senior engineers working on government projects including highways and building code in Ontario began its first strike action in 35 years.

10/04/2024

"Ontario’s 95-year lease with Therme, the Austrian firm building a controversial spa resort at redeveloped Ontario Place, puts pressure on the provincial government to get moving on a new parking structure or risk paying Therme millions of dollars per year in damages." - , see The Toronto Star article in comments below.

10/01/2024

Today in land disputes, we're paying attentions to Billy Bishop Airport: "The island airport will be back on the agenda at Toronto City Hall today as a new report about extending the runway at Billy Bishop Airport comes to Mayor Olivia Chow's Executive Committee." see story in comments

09/25/2024

Will there be an early election call today? What are all the elements of this move? Have a read, and stay tuned. CBC

MPs return Monday to a House of Commons that promises to be even more volatile than it was when they left it in June. Here’s what would have to happen in Ottawa to trigger an early election.

09/19/2024

"The City of Ottawa will need to get shovels in the ground to be eligible for provincial housing funding this year, with new housing construction starts only at 22 per cent of the target." see comments for CTV article

09/09/2024

Want to understand the Ontario Conservative Government's Bill 185: The Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act better? Have a read of lawyer Stephanie Fleming's articles on our website.

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08/20/2024

We love looking at city archives. So interesting to see how we've grown and what we've kept.