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‘We all collectively care’: Developers, City of Barrie getting creative on affordable-housing options

Chris SimonBarrie AdvanceWednesday, May 26, 2021 GIMME SHELTER – Few things are more fundamental in life than having a place to lay your head. That is why, every week in May, we will be taking readers through a close examination of various aspects of housing. This series will look at home prices, first-time buyers, renters, developers and […]

Building still booming in Innisfil

‘We’re expecting an increase this year’ May 14, 2021 1:30 PM By: Innisfil Today Staff Housing construction in Innisfil has continued through the pandemic. Miriam King/Freelance In all of 2020, the Town of Innisfil issued a total of 721 building permits – including permits for 456 residential units, and the construction of 2232 sq. m. of Industrial/Commercial/Institutional (ICI) […]

New Skilled Trades Ontario praised by stakeholders

Ontario’s construction stakeholders generally expressed universal support for the bold strokes of the Ontario government’s new direction on the skilled trades, with enthusiasm for the new Crown agency to be known as Skilled Trades Ontario (STO) tempered only by uncertainty as to what comes next. Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD) Monte McNaughton […]