Tag: Housing
Province plans to redefine affordable housing to boost supply: Minister
Ontario’s housing minister says he will propose new legislation in the fall that will redefine affordable housing to better reflect the needs of different housing markets province-wide.
Doug Ford talks housing, avoids Greenbelt controversy at civic conference in London
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, under fire for his handling of the Greenbelt, struck an upbeat tone at his address to a municipal conference in London Monday, avoiding any mention of the environmentally protected area in the Greater Toronto Area.
Q+A: In London, Pierre Poilievre on homelessness, wildfires and more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre swung through London on Sunday where reporter Calvi Leon caught up with him to quiz him about homelessness, Canada’s record wildfire season, vanishing farmland and more.
Western University will house more students on campus, adding about 1,000 residence units in two building, the school said Friday.
Western University is set to house more students on campus, adding about 1,000 residence units in two buildings, school officials said Friday.
Whitzman: Housing is federal responsibility, despite what the PM says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that “housing isn’t a primary federal responsibility” at a funding announcement in Hamilton on July 31
What’s driving London’s biggest-in-Canada jump in apartment rents?
The monthly rental price for London apartments has soared by nearly 28 per cent in the past year, the second-highest increase in big-city Canada, a new market snapshot shows. The average price for a one-bedroom apartment in London hit $1,730 per month in London in April, a nearly 28 per cent increase from the same […]
City politicians want answers about costly, unworkable housing software
City politicians are demanding a report into a housing software boondoggle that has cost taxpayers more than $362,000 during nine years, and delivered little.
Provincial plan raises ‘fundamental concern’ for future of farming
A rural planning expert slammed proposed provincial changes which he warned would allow tens of thousands more residential lots to be created on agricultural land while largely removing any local say over it. “This is such a fundamental concern for the future of agriculture in this province,” Wayne Caldwell told Grey County council Thursday. The […]
New 35-storey highrise backed as Hilton drops plans for residential units
A proposed 35-storey highrise on a DoubleTree by Hilton parking lot in downtown London is a double dose of good news for the city’s core. The 435 units will bring more housing downtown and will also keep the hotel from converting rooms to rental units. “This is an incredibly important development. We talk about infill […]
Proposed new rules would allow Ontario cities to expand faster for housing
Ontario introduced measures Thursday that would allow for more housing to be built beyond urban boundaries and in rural areas as projections suggest its target of building 1.5 million homes by 2031 is falling out of reach. The Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act would allow municipalities to expand their settlement boundaries more quickly and easily. […]