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30-year mortgage option may spark London’s sluggish housing market: Brokers
A decision by Ottawa to allow first-time homebuyers to access 30-year mortgages for resale properties may give London’s sluggish housing market a much-needed jolt, with local industry watchers saying the move already is sparking interest among would-be buyers. Earlier this week, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced changes to mortgage rules, moving the cap for insured […]
After 10 million pieces of beach trash, Chicago advocates push for sustainable packaging | Great Lakes Now
Plastic is the dominant source of beach trash in the Great Lakes region.
That’s the finding by the Chicago-based non-profit Alliance for the Great Lakes in a recently released report that analyzed beach litter picked up by its volunteers over the past 20 years.
“Twenty years of data collected by volunteers shows that 86% of the trash was either fully or partially made from plastic,” the Alliance said in a press release.
Still dreaming of (or fearing) rapid transit in north London? You can likely stop now
Londoners still dreaming, or fearing, that city hall may revive the cancelled north leg of its rapid transit system can probably stop now, one observer says. During a recent debate, Mayor Josh Morgan and Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis pushed to downgrade the designation of three roads â Clarence Street, Richmond Street and Western Road â […]
Energy News Roundup: Michigan, Michigan, Michigan | Great Lakes Now
There’s a whole lot of energy stuff happening in Michigan.
The push to restart the Palisades nuclear reactor in the southwestern part of the state is gaining steam. So is the opposition. The plant, which shuttered in 2022 amid competition from cheaper energy sources, is now set to receive more than $2.4 billion in public subsidies.
What helped local eateries survive COVID? It wasn’t location, location, location
Restaurants in and around London that were “flexible” in what they served and how it was delivered fared better during the pandemic regardless of location, a just-released study of COVID-19’s toll on local eateries found. Research by a Western University team studied the impact through 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, on more […]