{"id":20460,"date":"2023-08-07T10:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T17:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-august-2-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T10:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T17:47:17","slug":"news-roundup-for-august-2-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-august-2-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for August 2, 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>More newcomers needed to stem construction labour shortage and build more housing, according to RBC; tenants rally as eviction notes are sent to Thorncliffe Park residents on a 4-month rent strike;\u00a0Trudeau says the federal government is not primarily responsible for housing, but critics ask how responsible they actually are; and other news.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/more-newcomers-needed-to-stem-construction-labour-shortage-and-build-more-housing-rbc-says\/article_bf05a24c-0431-57c1-ab0b-2b8a6632ad1c.html\" target=\"_blank\">More newcomers needed to stem construction labour shortage and build more housing, RBC says<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2023\/08\/01\/tenants-rally-eviction-notices-thorncliffe-park-residents-rent-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tenants rally as eviction notices sent to Thorncliffe Park residents on 4-month rent strike<\/a> (CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/trudeau-housing-responsible-feds-provinces-1.6924290\" target=\"_blank\">Trudeau says feds aren&#8217;t primarily responsible for housing, but how responsible are they?<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/massive-new-pickering-development-to-include-mall-city-hall-and-at-least-10-new-condo\/article_8ea4c483-2913-5d24-8008-8422a5b47d6d.html\" target=\"_blank\">Massive new Pickering development to include mall, city hall \u2014 and at least 10 new condo towers up to 55 storeys tall<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/drinking-in-parks-toronto-1.6924723\" target=\"_blank\">It&#8217;s official: Drinking alcohol is now legal in 27 Toronto parks<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/real-estate\/toronto\/article-real-estate-deals-timed-to-mortgage-rate-moves\/\" target=\"_blank\">Real estate deals timed to mortgage rate moves<\/a> (The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/record-drop-in-new-condo-sales-putting-future-construction-at-risk-report-says\/article_bed34b6c-4752-5b7c-b1bc-9c9c615842dd.html\" target=\"_blank\">Record drop in new condo sales putting future construction at risk, report says<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9872026\/firefighters-burlington-residential-construction-site\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blaze at Burlington residential construction site slows traffic, causes power outage<\/a> (Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montreal.ctvnews.ca\/montreal-s-new-rem-line-takes-wrong-turn-leaves-passengers-stranded-in-the-garage-1.6503335\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal&#8217;s new REM line takes wrong turn, leaves passengers stranded in the garage<\/a> (CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/poilievre-trudeau-housing-federal-responsibility-1.6924672\" target=\"_blank\">Poilievre fires back at Trudeau, says housing is a federal responsibility<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9871980\/unsafe-vehicles-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\">More than 6 million unsafe vehicles likely on the roads in Canada despite recalls<\/a> (Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/highway-closures\/toronto-highway-closures-for-planned-roadwork-aug-2-2023\/article_6ca4c89e-c573-5c46-becf-38ffb55680f1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork (Aug. 2, 2023)<\/a> (The 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\/08\/news-roundup-august-2-2023.53457\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More newcomers needed to stem construction labour shortage and build more housing, according to RBC; 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