The former headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 69 Yonge, is now at the centre of the residential conversion conversation, as work gets underway to transform the commercial building into housing; construction companies working on Eglinton LRT plan to sue TTC and stop work on the already delayed project, according to Metrolinx; Lakeview Village development in Mississauga receives approval to double density, to the dismay of councillors, mayor, and residents; and other news.
Boardrooms to bedrooms: Inside the effort to turn an aging office tower into downtown housing (Toronto Star)
Province doubles size of Mississauga development with MZO, mayor has concerns (CBC)
No more Peel Region? Doug Ford supports ‘an independent Mississauga’ (Toronto Star)
Stellantis halts construction at Windsor EV battery plant over federal funding (Globe and Mail)
Speakers Corner: Downtown No Frills location staying put for now (CityNews)
Should we get back to this? The four fixes that could rescue downtown (Toronto Star)
5 mayoral candidates debate affordability in Toronto (CBC)
Rents surge higher in April: ‘Virtually every area in Canada is experiencing an increase’ (Globe and Mail)
Canada’s housing goals will spike greenhouse gas emissions, says RBC report (Toronto Star)
Furious Mississauga councillors lament MZO that ‘detonated’ years of planning (Global News)
Brampton promises to sue Mississauga if it splits from Peel Region and doesn’t pay up (CityNews)