{"id":17885,"date":"2023-06-05T08:12:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-june-5-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T08:12:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:12:03","slug":"news-roundup-for-june-5-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-june-5-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for June 5, 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>Thousands came to Queen&#8217;s Park for Saturdays &#8216;enough is enough&#8217; protest, demanding action from the Provincial Government on affordable housing, cost of living, and education issues; Waterfront Toronto needs $50 million to complete their extravagant playground in the Portlands, and are now seeking public donations for the project; with more multiplexes expected to pop up in neighbourhoods across Toronto, what does the process of developing one actually take, and will it catch on?; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/06\/03\/thousands-rally-in-ontario-over-discontent-with-provincial-government.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_recommended_for_you\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPeople are fed up\u201d: Thousands rally in Ontario over discontent with provincial government<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-torontos-new-paradise-for-kids-itll-take-50-million\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto\u2019s new paradise for kids? It\u2019ll take $50-million<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/toronto-multiplex-building-housing-1.6856684\" target=\"_blank\">What does it take to make a multiplex? A lot of planning and a healthy budget<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/06\/05\/housing-eventually-why-torontos-rapid-homebuilding-program-has-yet-to-build-a-single-home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Housing, eventually: Why Toronto\u2019s rapid homebuilding program has yet to build a single home<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/toronto\/article-what-toronto-can-learn-from-londons-elizabeth-line\/\" target=\"_blank\">What Toronto can learn from London\u2019s Elizabeth Line<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9745929\/nfi-group-ttc-batter-electric-buses\/\" target=\"_blank\">NFI Group signs deal with TTC for up to 621 battery-electric transit buses<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/06\/03\/the-next-step-in-the-greenbelt-battle-protecting-the-once-off-limits-oak-ridges-moraine.html\" target=\"_blank\">The next step in the Greenbelt battle: protecting the once off-limits Oak Ridges Moraine<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-the-15-minute-city-idea-is-key-to-solving-canadas-housing-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\">The \u201815-minute city\u2019 idea is key to solving Canada\u2019s housing crisis<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/thorncliffe-park-tenants-rent-strike-above-guideline-rent-increases-1.6864130\" target=\"_blank\">Another group of Toronto tenants refuses to pay rent, this time amid near 10% proposed hike<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/06\/04\/buttonville-airport-has-run-out-of-runway-as-60-years-of-aviation-history-makes-way-for-new-development.html\" target=\"_blank\">Buttonville Airport has run out of runway as 60 years of aviation history makes way for new development<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article-canada-needs-more-immigrants-and-much-more-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canada needs more immigrants and (much more) housing<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-condo-manager-shortage-1.6861777\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario is lacking condo managers and some worry it&#8217;ll only get worse as more units get built<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/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\/06\/news-roundup-june-5-2023.52758\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands came to Queen&#8217;s Park for Saturdays &#8216;enough is enough&#8217; 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