by William Molls | Nov 15, 2019 | Featured, Publisher's Page
Last year, the City of Toronto opened a respite centre for people who are homeless in my neighbourhood. This news came in tandem with the destruction of a “tent city” under the nearby Gardiner Expressway – a space that is being reclaimed as the trendy Bentway for the...
by Christopher Alexander | Oct 30, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
From a housing perspective, it was an interesting and enlightening 40 days leading up to Canada’s 2019 federal election. Justin Trudeau’s new mandate was far from a landslide win, resulting in a Liberal minority government at the helm. This means Liberals will need...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 18, 2019 | Featured, News
A new report says single mothers, Indigenous renter households, new immigrants, Canadians under the age of 30, and seniors are all facing higher levels of overspending on rental housing than the Canadian average. The information comes from the 2019 Canadian Rental...
by Chris Seepe | Jul 3, 2019 | Featured
Four years ago, I attended a presentation about Darlington, Ont.’s nuclear plant refurbishment program. They projected 2,000+ full-time and perhaps 4,000 “transient” jobs would be created over the next 10 years. I asked the general contractor what their plans were for...
by Diane Slawych | Jun 25, 2019 | Featured, Profiles
Canadian cities such as Vancouver and Toronto are not alone in experiencing a crisis in affordable housing. Many big cities around the world are facing a similar problem. It’s an issue that is explored in a new documentary called PUSH, by award-winning Swedish...
