This week we examine misconceptions concerning purpose built rental development. It’s a lot more than a supply and demand issue! Numerous factors aren’t being addressed to achieve the numbers required and even if they did, there is no guarantee affordability …
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT B...
Buried among the many tables in Statistics Canada’s June employment report are data on public sector employment: federal, provincial and local employees hired by departments, agencies, hospitals and schools, including universities and colleges. As of June, 4.412 million workers were public employees, representing …
A DOWNTOWN APARTMENT...
A Canadian think-tank has a plan to keep young people from fleeing urban centres in search of more affordable accommodations.
As part of its Toboggan Flats project, Youthful Cities is working on a plan to convert vacant office spaces in Canada’s urban centres …
B.C. CITY WANTS HOUS...
The City of Vancouver has asked B.C. Supreme Court to quash an information commissioner’s order that it disclose plans for new rental housing sought in a freedom of information request.
The B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner’s Office made the order June 14 in …
CALGARY MAYOR ANNOUN...
Groups interested in building affordable rental housing can now apply for a new program initiated by the City of Calgary.
On Thursday, the city announced it is providing $60 million in funding over three years as part of the Housing Capital Initiative (HCI).
From now until Oct. …
From the pages of our May/June issue…
Quote Worthy
If you’re going to shoot for the stars, be prepared for the journey. Be prepared for the toughness. It’s not always going to be fun ~ Jason Castellan, CEO, Skyline Group of Companies
