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Price tag of new Fredericton jail jumps to $42MThe original estimate for the controversial new Fredericton jail was $32 million when it was announced in 2021, but the province says the price tag has jumped due to inflation.PoliticsApr 13, 2023
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Home building costs on the rise again in Manitoba, association saysIt costs roughly $60,000 more to build a house in Manitoba than it did only a few months ago, according to the Manitoba Home Builders' Association.EconomyNov 4, 2021
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Vancouver police warn of construction site thefts amid rising lumber pricesPolice said there have been similar thefts at building sites in the areas of Kerrisdale, Arbutus Ridge, Kitsilano, Marpole and Dunbar.CrimeMay 19, 2021
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Demand for Saskatchewan forest products surges in 2020The Saskatchewan government said forestry sector sales rose 30 per cent in 2020 to $1.1 billion.CanadaMay 12, 2021
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New Brunswick home builders see an increase in prices amid a shortage of construction materialsConstruction material shortages are having an impact on the spring Maritime construction season.HealthApr 19, 2021
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Lumber industry and home building materials seeing a drastic increase in price, shortagesThe current price of common western spruce and fir two-by-four is US$1,120 per 1,000 cubic board feet. That is almost triple the price of lumber pre-COVID-19 pandemic.EconomyApr 12, 2021
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‘Your life changes’: Lethbridge couple says fire safety factoring into rebuild after losing homeNearly four months after it was gutted by fire, 79-year-old James McGrath and his wife are in the early stages of rebuilding their home. McGrath says he's doing what he can to address the fire safety of his new home as he rebuilds.CanadaJul 29, 2016
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