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Hotel construction volume sees 13% annual increase in 2024
There were 333 projects with a total of 43,413 rooms in Canada’s construction pipeline at the end of 2024. Both figures represented year-over-year increases of 13%.
City of Toronto asks builder of tiny homeless shelters to remove them from park
Ryan Donais, a construction worker who founded Tiny Tiny Homes, started building the shelters with the goal of ending homeless encampments that have grown across Ontario in the past few years.
Ontario party leaders spar over housing in first election debate
The leaders talked about road safety and infrastructure in the north, as well as the addictions crisis that has hit many northern communities hard.
Building construction investment adds 2% in December
The residential sector grew 2.2% to $15.1 billion while the non-residential sector was up 1.3% to $6.7 billion.
TradePort announces plans for terminal upgrades at Hamilton airport
The firm says the upgrades will position the airport for continued air service growth along with the introduction of flights by its new strategic partner, Porter Airlines.