Ontario's housing minister announced a new set of planning rules Tuesday, which he said will set the stage for a 'long-term building boom.'
Ontario Housing Minister Paul Calandra speaks during a press conference at Toronto City Hall, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Ontario's housing minister announced a new set of planning rules Tuesday, which he said will set the stage for a "long-term building boom."
It has assigned annual housing targets to 50 municipalities and promised extra funding to those who exceed or get close to them. Based on data to the end of June, only 11 of them are more than half way to their target, half way through the year." ensures that even though housing starts have been impacted by global uncertainty and high interest rates, we are laying the groundwork for a long-term building boom as economic circumstances improve," he said.
The province has been consulting for several months on a new planning statement, and when upcoming changes were first announced at the same time as a housing bill, the group Environmental Defence said the two moves would promote low-density sprawl.Cyberattack not cause of partial system outage impacting Canadian airports: CBSASenior who killed 8-year-old sentenced in London, Ont. court room
The opposition at Montreal City Hall is accusing Mayor Valerie Plante of trying to avoid scrutiny of her handling of the devastating floods earlier this month by attacking a council member for asking a question in English.Quebec provincial police say three people are dead after a helicopter crashed into a lake in La Vérendrye wildlife reserve near Val-d'Or.Approximately 70,000 home insurance claims have been received by Quebec insurers since the torrential rains on Aug.
The Ontario-wide Split the Pot Lottery is back, with officials encouraging people to purchase tickets to help support hospitals and healthcare across the province.A recent incident at the 'Speaking of Animals' sanctuary in Severn Township has left two skunks dead and several other animals ill.Fire crews were called to battle flames that broke out at a property in Orillia and caused significant damage in the early morning hours on Tuesday.
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