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Construction community concerned about revamped development charges

Karen Hansen from Pratt Homes says she’s ‘never seen a DC bylaw rushed through so quickly’; Developers ask for more time to review data by: Raymond Bowe As the city works toward an overhaul of its development charges, people in the construction community are hammering home concerns that the process is moving too quickly and mistakes could be […]

Adjudication panellists urge parties to ‘pay up’ or face consequences

  Panellists presiding over a recent Osgoode Professional Development session on the repercussions of Ontario’s new construction adjudication system had a simple message for parties who might end up on the losing end of disputes: unless you are ready to deal with all sorts of troublesome consequences, just pay up. Construction lawyers James Little and […]

Ford government ‘has vision’ to build homes, protect environment: developer

One-size-fits-all approach in face of rapid growth doesn’t work, writes Joe Vaccaro, CEO of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association The arrival on Jan. 1, 2019 of a regulation mandating sprinklers in care facilities suggests the province is moving in the right direction, said veteran fire chief Ralph Dominelli. Simply put, taking a one-size-fits-all provincial approach […]