{"id":18041,"date":"2023-06-09T08:21:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T15:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-june-9-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T08:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T15:21:07","slug":"news-roundup-for-june-9-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-june-9-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for June 9, 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>The number of tents and temporary living structures has doubled across the City this year, drawing attention to the lack of availability in the shelter system amid high demand; with a potential energy shortage looming over Ontario this summer, critics say that the province&#8217;s investments in nuclear energy have made the situation even less stable; wildfire smoke is creating unsafe conditions for the unhoused, and the City has responded by adding extra temporary space to shelters; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/06\/08\/homeless-encampments-are-growing-again-in-toronto-as-the-city-faces-a-surging-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\">Homeless encampments are growing again in Toronto, as the city faces a surging crisis<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9752079\/ontario-risk-summer-power-outages\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ontario at \u2018elevated risk\u2019 for power outages due to nuclear refurbishments: regulator<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/toronto-to-activate-additional-common-area-spaces-at-shelters-amid-smoky-conditions-1.6432344\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto to activate additional common area spaces at shelters amid smoky conditions<\/a>\u00a0(CP24)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/contributors\/2023\/06\/06\/we-have-the-tools-to-build-affordable-housing-in-toronto.html\" target=\"_blank\">We have the tools to build affordable housing in Toronto<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/toronto-mayor-election-catch-up-1.6869547\" target=\"_blank\">Lost track of the race to be Toronto&#8217;s next mayor? Get up to speed here<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/european-family-turfed-from-long-term-airbnb-in-toronto-to-test-renters-rights-1.6432634\" target=\"_blank\">European family turfed from long-term Airbnb in Toronto to test renters\u2019 rights<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/editorials\/2023\/06\/09\/electrical-shortages-could-mean-brownouts-this-summer-we-need-to-get-serious-about-ensuring-our-power-supply.html\" target=\"_blank\">Electrical shortages could mean brownouts this summer. We need to get serious about ensuring our power supply.<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/real-estate\/toronto\/article-move-to-converted-church-near-torontos-high-park-brings-a-chance-to\/\" target=\"_blank\">Move to converted church near Toronto\u2019s High Park brings a chance to walk<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9757253\/statistics-canada-jobs-report-may-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unemployment rate rises for the 1st time since August amid \u2018cracks\u2019 in job market<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/06\/09\/a-sign-of-the-housing-crisis-this-grandmother-is-so-desperate-for-an-apartment-shes-postering-hydro-poles.html\" target=\"_blank\">A sign of the housing crisis: This grandmother is so desperate for an apartment she\u2019s postering hydro poles<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/real-rates-over-column-don-pittis-1.6869814\" target=\"_blank\">The painful end of free money as real interest rates start to rise<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/2023\/06\/09\/our-new-normal-as-climate-change-exacerbates-wildfires-canada-faces-a-fiery-future.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Our new normal\u2019: As climate change exacerbates wildfires, Canada faces a fiery future<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/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-9-2023.52836\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of tents and temporary living structures has doubled across the City this year, drawing attention to the lack &#8230; <a title=\"News Roundup for June 9, 2023\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-june-9-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about News Roundup for June 9, 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-18041","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\/18041","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=18041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18041\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}