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Are you concerned about housing affordability? – Affordability.ca As the Association gears up for the 2019 federal election campaign, a new blog post on affordability.ca is encouraging Canadians to share their stories on the website. The post states that “[t]here are many factors affecting Canadians’ ability to afford their own homes. Tell us about […]
New advisory committee to promote well-paying careers in skilled trades for young Canadians – News Releases, Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the creation of a new advisory committee to help promote apprenticeships and skilled trades across Canada … The advisory committee will lay the groundwork for a national […]
Canadian Home Affordability Sees Biggest Improvement In A Decade – Huffington Post It’s a bit premature to say houses in Canada are affordable again ― in fact, it’s way too premature to say that ― but … the latest housing affordability monitor from National Bank of Canada shows the cost of owning a home, relative […]
New federal incentive for first-time home buyers to launch Sept. 2 – Globe and Mail The federal government released new details of its First-Time Home Buyer incentive Monday, including that its ultimate cost to home buyers will rise or fall in direct proportion to the value of the property. The program will launch Sept. 2 […]
CHBA has a Renovators’ Manual in the works. Similar to CHBA’s best-selling Builders’ Manual, the Renovators’ version applies building science to renovations. Existing buildings are going to be important as Canada takes steps to limit climate change. This month CHBA is offering a small sample of what readers can expect from the new book, when it […]
Thank you St Thomas Fire Department & Foodland!! ❤️🎄☃️
The St Thomas Fire Department were at the Foodland in St.Thomas today for the second annual Fill the Firetruck for Christmas Care St Thomas. While they were there they had many visits from generous donors in the community. We were on site to catch donations from Dave Thomson (94.1 myFM/St. Thomas Downtown Development Board), The St. Thomas & Elgin Home Builders’ Association and the Port Stanley Jr. Sailors.
Foodland is accepting donations until close today, and Sobey's will match those donations up to $250,000.
Attracting and Retaining Millennials Key to Future of Skilled Trades
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TORONTO - Employers in the construction sector need to find new ways to talk to millennials if they are going to solve a looming skilled trades shortage.Great job Chuck McShane, Alecia & the team @NiagaraHBA ...wonderful evening for a great cause! Fellowship always a pleasure with @OntarioHBA Pres Bob Schickedanz, OHBA Director Policy Mike Collins-Williams, Niagara Pres Tony Alfieri & @GuelphHBA E.O. Melissa Jonker.
"The province is taking steps to help create more homes, and different types of home, to give Ontarians more housing choices at a price they can afford"
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Ontario Encouraging Innovative Housing
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Oshawa — The province is taking steps to help create more homes, and different types of homes, to give Ontarians more housing choices at a price they can afford. Tiny home...Stay safe out there. If you don't need to head out onto the roads today DON'T!
Stay home, and relax. Happy Sunday!
