Category: Housing
Legge: Overcoming NIMBYism key hurdle in increasing housing stock
Canada needs strategies that offer tangible benefits to existing homeowners to gain their support for increasing housing stocks where needed
London joins call for one ministry to handle addictions, homelessness
London Mayor Josh Morgan is joining the call for the creation of one provincial office to tackle the crisis in housing and addiction, saying the work is spread over too many government ministries. From health care to police, housing and mental health, the work that needs to be done is shared by too many Ontario […]
Officials to Queen’s Park: Fee freeze to aid home building hurts local taxpayers
The London-area conservation authority is pushing to reverse a freeze on its planning approval fees imposed by the province in a move to cut red tape and speed up new home construction.
Approval rate of new homes skyrockets at city hall, but developers want more
The number of new homes approved for construction by London city council so far this year is through the roof, nearly doubling the total from all of 2023 in just seven months, new city hall figures show.
United Church group looks beyond its pews for help supporting refugees
A committee from four Oxford County churches is looking outside its member congregations to help refugees seeking safety in Canada