{"id":17144,"date":"2023-05-17T07:28:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-17-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-05-17T07:28:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:28:57","slug":"news-roundup-for-may-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for May 17, 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>After announcing plans to sue the TTC, the consortium building the Eglinton Line 5 LRT has now formally requested permission to stop work on the project; Ontario could announce before the end of the week whether Mississauga will become an independent municipality, with Doug Ford already expressing support for the decision; Kensington Market community moving forward with plan to acquire two properties to be rented at affordable rates, needs $4 million to complete the deal; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/05\/16\/construction-companies-building-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-plan-to-sue-and-stop-working-with-ttc-says-metrolinx.html\" target=\"_blank\">Companies building Eglinton Crosstown LRT seek court\u2019s permission to stop construction<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/peel-region-separation-announcement-sources-1.6844805\" target=\"_blank\">Decision on Peel Region&#8217;s future could come this week, sources say, as Ford backs independent Mississauga<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/a-section-of-kensington-market-will-soon-be-owned-by-the-community-if-they-can-foot-the-4m-bill-1.6400718\" target=\"_blank\">A section of Kensington Market will soon be owned by the community \u2014 if they can foot the $4M bill<\/a>\u00a0(CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/2023\/05\/16\/this-is-the-future-of-a-clean-grid-ontario-ramps-up-battery-and-natural-gas-capacity.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_canada\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018This is the future of a clean grid\u2019: Ontario ramps up battery \u2014 and natural gas \u2014 capacity<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/mayoral-candidates-promises-eglinton-crosstown-debacle-1.6845386\" target=\"_blank\">8 mayoral hopefuls weigh in on how they&#8217;d handle the Eglinton Crosstown debacle<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-toronto-downtown-businesses-hybrid-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">In a hybrid work world, Toronto\u2019s downtown core faces an existential crisis<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/editorials\/2023\/05\/17\/doug-ford-how-says-the-greenbelt-is-a-scam-was-he-ever-serious-about-protecting-this-natural-space.html\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Ford now says the Greenbelt is a \u2018scam.\u2019 Was he ever serious about protecting this natural space?<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9701936\/ontario-water-air-quality-concern-auditor-general-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario water, air quality a concern: auditor general state of environment report<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-canada-housing-crisis-solution-unpopular\/\" target=\"_blank\">Let\u2019s face it, solving Canada\u2019s housing crisis will be unpopular and difficult<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/2023\/05\/17\/sellers-are-back-in-the-drivers-seat-the-real-estate-correction-appears-to-be-over.html\" target=\"_blank\">Real estate prices on the rise again: RBC report forecasts the housing market correction is over<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/toronto-affordable-housing-1.6845196\" target=\"_blank\">4 years after Toronto&#8217;s Housing Now plan, there isn&#8217;t a single new affordable unit in the city<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/real-estate\/toronto\/article-horizontal-homes-dance-with-an-old-church\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Horizontal homes\u2019 dance with an old church<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/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     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