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Housing minister warns against resistance to ending exclusionary zoning
Sean Fraser said a willingness to adopt zoning reforms has been key for the communities that signed deals with Ottawa.
Building construction investment rises in November
Statistics Canada reports that the value of overall investment for the month was $19.8 billion – up 1.7% from the month previous.
Feds provide $4M in funding for U of T mass timber building
The Academic Wood Tower is expected to be the tallest academic timber structure in Canada and one of the tallest mass timber and steel hybrid buildings in North America.
Feds invest $2.5M in Hamilton modular builder
The company manufactures modular structure for affordable housing projects and commercial properties.
Consortium selected for Ontario Line Pape Tunnel contract
The project is one of many contracts under the Ontario Line project, a 15.6-kilometre stand-alone rapid transit line that will connect the Ontario Science Centre to Exhibition/Ontario Place.