Tag: Housing
US Auto Industry In Turmoil After First Week Of Trump 2
The America auto industry is in the middle of a transition to electric vehicles but new policies may disrupt its plans.
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Provincial election call launches local parties into campaign mode
With Ontario Premier Doug Ford sending people to the polls Feb. 27, local politicial parties have a lot of work ahead of them. The Conservative leader has confirmed he will be visiting the lieutenant-governor Tuesday to dissolve the legislature and have the writs issued on Wednesday. That puts fire under the feet of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound […]
Falling interest rates, new rebate program add excitement to Lifestyle Home Show
London’s Lifestyle Home Show opened its doors Friday at Western Fair District amid a more upbeat tone for the housing industry in the city.
Grey County passes on provincial encampment-removal funding
Grey County did not apply for provincial funding to remove homeless encampments but it is seeking money to build more rental housing. A memo to county council Thursday from community services director Anne Marie Shaw said the county had the opportunity to apply for Encampment Response Initiative funding, but the program didn’t suit the county’s […]
Musk Needs A Wake-Up Call About Reworking The US Economy, Says Senator Elizabeth Warren
If there’s anyone who can offer a prescription to cure the US economy, it’s Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). It was her idea to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a way to stop scams and hold financial firms accountable when they cheat people. Now billionaire Elon Musk has bought … [continued]
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Safe ‘n Sound drop-in centre needs more space
Increased need has prompted Safe ‘n Sound, the downtown Owen Sound homeless drop-in centre, to seek funding to move to bigger quarters. It’s intended to be a warming centre this time of year, particularly at night. There are no beds there and those who use the centre aren’t supposed to sleep there. It’s also a […]
An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin wetlands
This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.
By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch
Jay Dee Nichols stamped and packed stiff willow branches between maple wood posts, with muffled crunches.
At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before.
Think tank: Canada will benefit by helping London embrace big growth
The C.D. Howe Institute suggests helping London become a desired destination for workers and employers could ease Canada’s affordability crisis
Doug Ford to call snap election on Feb. 27 next week: Sources
Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently made the decision for the rare winter election after waffling for months. The Canadian Press is not naming them so they can speak […]
‘State’ speech: Mayor Josh Morgan pledges restraint in term’s final city budget
Josh Morgan plans to use his relatively new “strong mayor” powers to rein in the property-tax hike Londoners will face in 2026, the final year of his term, he said in his State of the City address on Thursday.