Modular housing cost from pandemic-era program cost Toronto twice as much as originally budgeted; faster work permits could help ease Canada’s refugee shelter crisis; a new study highlights the gap between condo and house prices in major Canadian cities; and other news.
Modular housing cost Toronto up to twice as much as originally budgeted, says city watchdog (The Star)
How faster work permits could help ease Canada’s refugee shelter crisis (CBC)
New study highlights the gap between condo and house prices in major Canadian cities (CTV News)
Leaders of northern First Nations rally at Queen’s Park against Ontario’s mining push (CBC)
Wildfire smoke highlights need for better ventilation in public spaces, experts say (CP24)
Want a cheap cottage alternative near Toronto? Consider a ‘dockominium’ (The Star)
How to shoot a film inside Thorncliffe Park, Toronto’s ‘arrival city’ (The Globe and Mail)
Church and Wellesley community staple considers closing over violence, vandalism (CityNews)
Time to fine snow-clearing contractors who leave Toronto in the cold, city councillors say (CBC)
Opinion: As the architects behind Therme’s Ontario Place project, we feel the park’s revitalization is key to Toronto’s future (The Globe and Mail)
Weekend need to know: Women’s World Cup, cultural festivals; road/TTC closures (CityNews)