Paul Romer coined the phrase “a crisis is a terrible thing to waste” back in 2004.
“I tried to suggest that there is a risk of complacency in ordinary times and that a crisis is the time when you might be …
AFFORDABLE HOUSING F...
The city will be turning a sow’s ear of permissive tax exemptions into a silk purse of affordable housing as it charts a course on a new financial policy.
City staff will be digging deep during the 2022 budget planning process …
MORE PEOPLE ARE ACCE...
The city of Hamilton is extending its COVID-era rent bank after a recent rush of people struggling to pay their rent.
Edward John, director of housing, says the city has seen a rise in applications to the Rent Ready program, an …
TENANTS LIVE RENT-FR...
A local landlord says she is not looking to shame anyone by speaking out and is sharing her story to shine a light on how broken the tenant-landlord dispute resolution system has become — a bureaucratic boondoggle only worsened by …
NOVA SCOTIA MEDIA RE...
New attack on rental property owners coming from insurance companies
Nova Scotia investment rental property owners under attack from politicians and activist groups are now facing their best-financed opponent yet: insurance companies.
“Costs to own and operate rental properties are going up …
From the pages of our August issue…
Quote Worthy
With 83 per cent of existing purpose-built rental units in Ontario built before 1980, many are in need of substantial upgrades to building infrastructure, such as heating systems, balconies, parking garages, and elevators ~ Tony Irwin, President and CEO, FRPO
