Vacant Southlands lots eyed for higher density housing
Eight undeveloped lots in the Southlands community could be rezoned from low density to allow townhomes, four-plexes or apartments. The plan aims for a higher density urban village near Somerset Way and S Boundary Road, with a city council hearing pending after MPC approval.
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Southlands
Municipal Planning Commission
Somerset Way
MPC
Collin Gallant
Canada faces 300000 new rental units need by 2026
Royal Bank of Canada warns Canada’s rental housing shortage could reach 120000 units by 2026 without a major stock boost. To hit a 3 percent vacancy rate, RBC projects 332000 new rentals over three years, a 20 percent annual rise from last year’s 70000. Growth varies by city amid rising rents and immigration demand.
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Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CMHC
Calgary
Ottawa-Gatineau
Toronto
Montreal
RBC
Rachel Battaglia
Information commissioner opens probe into tailings leak disclosures
Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod launches an inquiry into how the Alberta Energy Regulator handled public interest disclosures about tailings pond releases at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine north of Fort McMurray. The probe covers whether risks to environment and public health required timely notification and could include other implicated bodies.
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Alberta
Imperial Oil
Heart Mine
Diane McLeod
Alberta Energy Regulator
AER
McLeod
Kearl
Fort McMurray
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