{"id":21407,"date":"2023-08-31T11:48:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-august-31-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T11:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:48:50","slug":"news-roundup-for-august-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-august-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for August 31, 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 than 8,000 condo units in the GTHA have been delayed, many in more affordable communities; reprimand housing minister over Greenbelt land swap, says Ontario integrity watchdog; Ford government targets school lands to build housing; and other news.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/it-s-only-going-to-get-worse-where-thousands-of-condo-units-in-the-gtha\/article_06c60650-e69b-59bd-ad84-175482be806f.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018It\u2019s only going to get worse.\u2019 Where thousands of condo units in the GTHA are delayed<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/greenbelt-steve-clark-integrity-commissioner-report-1.6952133\" target=\"_blank\">Reprimand housing minister over Greenbelt land swap: Ontario integrity watchdog<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/podcasts\/the-decibel\/article-ford-government-targets-school-lands-to-build-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ford government targets school lands to build housing<\/a> (The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/provincial\/doug-ford-to-face-questions-this-morning-over-ethics-watchdog-s-scathing-greenbelt-report\/article_1cd050d5-7c73-510e-80fb-7f884fd996a8.html\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Ford to face questions over ethics watchdog\u2019s scathing Greenbelt report<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/community\/nuit-blanche-toronto-returns-this-september-showcasing-ground-breaking-art-1.6950703\" target=\"_blank\">Nuit Blanche Toronto returns this September, showcasing &#8216;ground-breaking&#8217; art<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/province-begins-process-of-returning-two-ajax-properties-to-greenbelt\/article_8e995f84-0e64-5138-8f2c-7088cfb2c1de.html\" target=\"_blank\">Province begins process of returning two Ajax properties to Greenbelt<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/commentary\/article-a-simple-fix-to-help-solve-torontos-465-billion-budget-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion: A simple fix to help solve Toronto\u2019s $46.5 billion budget problem<\/a> (The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/provincial\/doug-ford-stands-by-steve-clark-despite-report-the-minister-violated-integrity-act-in-greenbelt\/article_ba83451d-2b7e-5653-9eb5-6d8e18828116.html\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Ford stands by Steve Clark despite report he violated integrity act<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article-the-ugly-greenbelt-saga-just-got-uglier\/\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion: The ugly Greenbelt saga just got uglier<\/a> (The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2023\/08\/31\/toronto-weather-september-summer-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer heat to return to GTA as August wraps up<\/a> (CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/we-have-nowhere-else-to-go-artists-unsure-what-lies-ahead-as-artscape-enters-receivership-1.6541712\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018We have nowhere else to go\u2019: Artists unsure as Artscape enters receivership<\/a> (CP24)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2023\/08\/30\/labour-day-2023-toronto-open-closed\/\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s open and closed on Labour Day in Toronto?<\/a> (CityNews)<\/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-31-2023.53750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 8,000 condo units in the GTHA have been delayed, many in more affordable communities; 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