{"id":17237,"date":"2023-05-19T07:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T14:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-19-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T07:32:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T14:32:49","slug":"news-roundup-for-may-19-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-19-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for May 19, 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>Mississauga and Brampton mayors exchange &#8216;jabs&#8217; at Thursday&#8217;s meeting over the breaking up of the Peel region, with the majority of the conflict stemming from money issues; experts affirm that the redevelopment of malls into mixed-use communities could be an effective strategy for the GTA to combat housing shortage; after declaring a state of emergency on homelessness last month, Hamilton council rejects plan to restrict encampments; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/05\/18\/the-peel-region-divorce-is-done-now-comes-the-battle-about-money.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Peel Region is splitting up. Now comes the battle about money<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/toronto-mall-redevelopment-gta-1.6846983\" target=\"_blank\">Could re-imagining malls help solve the GTA housing crunch? Some developers are betting on it<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-hamilton-council-rejects-plan-to-restrict-homeless-encampments\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton council rejects plan to restrict homeless encampments<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/federal\/2023\/05\/17\/ottawa-to-doug-ford-spend-more-if-you-want-to-help-save-stellantis-battery-plant.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_politics\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa to Doug Ford: Spend more if you want to help save Stellantis battery plant<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9710175\/toronto-shows-off-look-hopes-2026-fifa-world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto shows off its look and hopes for staging the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/real-estate\/article-putting-high-rises-on-a-low-carbon-diet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Putting high-rises on a low-carbon diet<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/star-columnists\/2023\/05\/19\/will-mitzie-hunters-grand-scarborough-subway-plans-help-put-her-mayoral-bid-on-the-right-track.html\" target=\"_blank\">Will Mitzie Hunter\u2019s grand Scarborough subway plans help put her mayoral bid on the right track?<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/brampton-mississauga-dissolution-peel-region-1.6848690\" target=\"_blank\">Why Peel Region&#8217;s split could be a good thing even if it&#8217;s not &#8216;a clean break&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/real-estate\/toronto\/article-minimal-form-elevated-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">Minimal form, elevated experience<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/2023\/05\/19\/the-science-is-clear-pressure-mounts-on-canadas-big-banks-for-transparency-in-fight-against-climate-change.html\" target=\"_blank\">Federal lawmakers back call to force banks, insurers and pension funds to follow climate-friendly investment rules<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9710766\/wv-plant-st-thomas-ontario-locals-dear-disruptions\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Good corporate neighbours\u2019: Locals fear disruptions from giant VW plant in Ontario<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article-the-liberals-promised-2-billion-trees-by-2030-only-2-per-cent-have\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Liberals promised two billion trees by 2030. Only 2 per cent have been planted. What\u2019s going wrong \u2013 and what needs fixing<\/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     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-19-2023.52559\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mississauga and Brampton mayors exchange &#8216;jabs&#8217; at Thursday&#8217;s meeting over the breaking up of the Peel region, with the majority &#8230; <a title=\"News Roundup for May 19, 2023\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-19-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about News Roundup for May 19, 2023\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-urban-toronto","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}