Building Permits
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Building boom continues in Vernon, B.C.For the second consecutive year, the value of building permits issued was higher than ever before. But it's not expected to be enough to address Vernon's housing challenges.CanadaJan 20
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N.B. to consider making landlords justify rental increases, minister saysThe New Brunswick government says it will end it's temporary rent cap on Dec. 31, in part, because it is deterring the development of new housing.PoliticsDec 8, 2022
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Burnaby, B.C. cites ‘building boom’ as development permits top $2B for first timeWith more than a month left in 2022, the city has issued 1,133 development permits worth $2.1 billion. That's nearly double the $1.09-billion value on 1,092 permits issued in 2021.CanadaNov 18, 2022
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Hamilton clears $1 billion in building permits in 2022, setting new recordJune 17, 2022, marked the earliest date by which the city had ever reached the billion-dollar mark in construction value, 13 days earlier than the previous record set in 2021.EconomyJul 11, 2022
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Pointe-Claire in showdown with real estate developerThe West Island city in Quebec has issued an interim moratorium on the construction of high-density housing projects, but Cadillac Fairview wants them to reconsider.CanadaFeb 17, 2022
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Court orders demolition of $3M Gatineau, Que., luxury home built too close to roadThe ruling describes how the home's owner, Patrick Molla, had thought everything was in order when he was granted permits to build in May 2013.CanadaJul 22, 2021
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‘Cautious optimism’: Report shows early signs of economic recovery in Central OkanaganA quarterly report released by the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission Monday morning has revealed hat the local economy is seeing signs of recovery.NewsMay 10, 2021
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Sask. building permit values surge, but market still ‘under-performing’Statistics Canada data shows building permit values in Saskatchewan jumped by 15.3 per cent from July to August, but experts aren’t celebrating the news.EconomyOct 9, 2019
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Regina employment up, construction down in latest economic report cardA newly released "Economic Report Card" for the Greater Regina Area shows the positive and negative economic indicators thus far in 2019.EconomyAug 21, 2019
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2 downtown Hamilton developments under scrutiny over shoring permitThe developments include the highrise going in across from Gore Park on King Street East at Hughson Street and the Vrancor development at Main Street East at Walnut Street.CanadaJun 5, 2019
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