{"id":15739,"date":"2023-04-23T06:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-april-21-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-04-23T06:28:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T13:28:00","slug":"news-roundup-for-april-21-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-april-21-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for April 21, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p>New Report from Toronto&#8217;s Chief City Planner says that up to four units should be permitted on any neighbourhood lot; opposition parties and public calling on Ford government to provide further justification for the relocation of the Science Centre; as Metrolinx continues to sell land to developers, advocates argue that affordable housing should be a requirement for the development of those properties; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/04\/20\/multiplex-housing-belongs-in-every-toronto-neighbourhood-final-city-hall-report-says.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_recommended_for_you\" target=\"_blank\">Multiplex housing belongs in every Toronto neighbourhood, final city hall report says<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-ontario-facing-calls-to-justify-moving-ontario-science-centre-to\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario facing calls to justify moving Ontario Science Centre to Ontario Place<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/metrolinx-land-sold-developers-affordable-housing-1.6817447\" target=\"_blank\">Metrolinx land sold to developers must include affordable housing, advocates say<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/04\/20\/resistance-to-fords-ontario-place-science-centre-plan-gains-ground.html\" target=\"_blank\">Resistance to Ford\u2019s Ontario Place-Science Centre plan gains ground<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2023\/04\/21\/homelessness-canada-housing-shelter-big-story-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\">Can tiny home communities solve the homelessness crisis?<\/a>\u00a0(CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-carbon-capture-utilization-storage-co2-emissions-1.6815267\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Ford opens door to storing CO2 underground to help hit climate change targets<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/04\/21\/gta-rents-hit-record-3000-creating-a-very-alarming-situation.html\" target=\"_blank\">GTA rents hit record $3,000, creating a \u2018very alarming\u2019 situation<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/ford-government-may-change-name-of-science-centre-station-on-ontario-line-1.6364090\" target=\"_blank\">Ford government may change name of Science Centre Station on Ontario Line<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/mayor-campaign-bike-lanes-food-insecurity-1.6816732\" target=\"_blank\">Fewer bike lanes, more community gardens: What some Toronto mayoral hopefuls pitched Thursday<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/star-columnists\/2023\/04\/21\/ontario-science-centre-is-more-proof-our-throwaway-culture-values-nothing.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario Science Centre is more proof our throwaway culture values nothing<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/toronto\/article-ttc-rejects-bells-proposal-for-joint-build-wireless-cellphone-network\/\" target=\"_blank\">TTC rejects Bell\u2019s proposal for joint-build wireless cellphone network<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-place-land-swap-general-government-committee-1.6817668\" target=\"_blank\">City committee wants more details before making decision on Ontario Place land 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