Tag: Housing
VW land grab creates $15M windfall, big dreams for rural community
A $15-million financial settlement with St. Thomas will chart a “path to prosperity” for neighbouring Central Elgin, the municipality’s mayor says. A recent deal between the city and the rural community may allow the latter to develop the lands of the former St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, creating homes and adding tax revenue to the local […]
25-storey tower coming to rapid transit village without rapid transit
London council cleared the path Tuesday for a 25-storey residential tower in a commercial plaza in northwest London despite calls for more study and warnings the area lacks rapid transit.
25-storey tower coming to rapid transit village without rapid transit
London council cleared the path Tuesday for a 25-storey residential tower in a commercial plaza in northwest London despite calls for more study and warnings the area lacks rapid transit.
Woodstock politicians push to build more homes (just not this many in one spot)
WOODSTOCK – A proposal to turn a Victorian home into an eight-unit apartment complex has been quashed by city politicians here, despite the community’s need for more housing. City council voted unanimously to reject the proposal – delighting neighbours vehemently opposed to the proposed overhaul at 329 Buller St. The house is around the corner […]
Federal minister, MP detail housing plan in London ahead of Tuesday’s budget
London was the site of another federal pre-budget announcement Friday, this time outlining measures in the new federal housing plan.
Parker: ‘Tall and sprawl’ cities a problem in Canada that may get worse
The federal Task Force for Housing and Climate recently released its final recommendations for solving Canada’s housing crisis.
Signs of optimism for homebuyers but bleak outlook for renters: Economist
Growing comfort with mortgage rate stability, and a possible decline later this year, could bring more homebuyers back into the market, an economist says, but there is no relief on the horizon for renters in London. “There is some level of optimism that we may have reached sort of a low point in the sales […]
Signs of optimism for homebuyers but bleak outlook for renters: Economist
Growing comfort with mortgage rate stability, and a possible decline later this year, could bring more homebuyers back into the market, an economist says, but there is no relief on the horizon for renters in London. “There is some level of optimism that we may have reached sort of a low point in the sales […]
Baranyai: Leaders must embrace idea of ‘right to housing’
Homelessness is not only a public health crisis, but a human rights violation.
Area city, Queen’s Park miles apart on construction figures, with money at stake
The housing numbers are in, but a data disparity could cost Woodstock money from Queen’s Park. The city’s 2023 annual building report indicates it fell just shy of its provincial new-home housing target, which would still let Woodstock collect funds from the Ford government’s More Homes Built Faster fund. But the province’s website tracking housing […]