{"id":16927,"date":"2023-05-12T07:12:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T14:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-12-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T07:12:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T14:12:54","slug":"news-roundup-for-may-12-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-12-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for May 12, 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>Approving a multiplex in Toronto was a process that could take years, now, citizens can obtain approval in a matter of days; opening up Toronto&#8217;s yellowbelt to multiplexes is a step in the right direction, but more changes of this nature are needed to solve the housing crisis; plans to rebuild the Gardiner Expressway East are moving forward, after years of debate; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/05\/12\/getting-approval-to-build-a-multiplex-in-some-toronto-neighbourhoods-was-a-process-that-could-take-years-now-it-could-take-days.html\" target=\"_blank\">Getting approval to build a multiplex in some Toronto neighbourhoods was a process that could take years. Now it could take days<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/toronto\/article-toronto-multiplex-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto opens up its neighbourhoods \u2013 and it needs to go farther<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2023\/05\/11\/gardiner-expressway-east-plans-go-ahead\/\" target=\"_blank\">City council votes to move forward with Gardiner Expressway East plans<\/a>\u00a0(CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/high-park-closed-to-cars-1.6839899\" target=\"_blank\">City council votes to keep High Park closed to cars on weekends<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/provincial\/2023\/05\/11\/doug-ford-insists-brampton-wont-get-shafted-by-mississauga-in-a-peel-region-breakup.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_politics\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Ford insists Brampton won\u2019t get \u2018shafted by Mississauga\u2019 in a Peel Region breakup<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9691540\/canada-office-vacancies-apartment-conversions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canada needs more homes, and maybe fewer offices. Are conversions the answer?<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/kensington-community-aims-to-preserve-affordable-rents-1.6839018\" target=\"_blank\">Community group tries to keep Kensington buildings out of developers&#8217; hands, but needs $3M to do it<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-ontario-premier-calls-greenbelt-design-a-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario Premier calls Greenbelt design a \u2018scam\u2019<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/2023\/05\/11\/competition-bureau-launches-inquiry-into-oilsands-campaign-alleging-public-is-being-misled-on-climate-action.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_business\" target=\"_blank\">Canada\u2019s largest oilsands companies being investigated over allegations they made false environmental claims<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/toronto-adopts-plan-to-build-affordable-rental-homes-in-3-shovel-ready-sites-1.6395342\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto adopts plan to build affordable rental homes in 3 &#8216;shovel-ready&#8217; sites<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/toronto-city-council-scarborough-busway-design-work-1.6840935\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto wants province to reimburse TTC for $2.9M needed for Scarborough busway design<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/canada\/rental-demand-in-canada-continues-to-outpace-supply-average-rent-in-many-cities-soars-year-over-year-zumper-1.6395456\" target=\"_blank\">Rental demand in Canada continues to outpace supply, average rent in many cities soars year-over-year: Zumper<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2023\/05\/news-roundup-may-12-2023.52439\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approving a multiplex in Toronto was a process that could take years, now, citizens can obtain approval in a matter &#8230; 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