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Vancouver eyes development of last waterfront site
Kerry Gold
british columbia
B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children’s hospice facility
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix pauses while responding to questions during a news conference in Vancouver, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Dix announced on Friday $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
What Toronto can learn from London’s Elizabeth Line
Marcus Gee
the architourist
Reno in Toronto’s Little Portugal softens all the angles
Dave LeBlanc
property report
Velocity finds new digs in Kitchener’s rapidly growing Innovation District
politics
Montreal’s iconic Champlain Bridge to live on as public art, a bicycle and other odds and ends
MONTREAL, Que. (11/05/2023) – Jacques Gallant, an artist and blacksmith, poses for a portrait with equipment that he built himself in his workshop on May 11, 2023, in Montreal, QC. Gallant was one of the artists selected to receive a piece of the old Samuel de Champlain bridge to make something out of it. Gallant proposed to make a bicycle, that he named “Sam,” and a bike rack from the metal he will receive. He was selected in 2021 and still hasn’t gotten the metal. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
home & design
Four thoughtfully designed residences to inspire your home in retirement
MONTREAL, Que. (14/05/2023) - Caitlin Phillips, her partner Mikkel Paulson, and their daughter Margaret Paulson pose for a portrait in their solarium in their home in Outremont on May 14, 2023, in Montreal, QC. The Solarium was a whole new addition on the roof of their home. Phillips and her partner hired ADHOC Architectes to help make an addition to the century home that they purchased in Outremont. Keeping the original home, ADHOC worked with the family to make the home more accessible, particularly in the details. Building an elevator in the home, an uneven countertop space, accessible faucets and oven, and a custom made shower space are all details that had to be taken into account and tweaked while building and renovating the space. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
home of the week
An urban manse on the Humber River
Home of the Week, 3 Riverside Trail, Toronto
opinion
Montreal’s LRT delays confirm a predictably Canadian pattern
Konrad Yakabuski
property report
Office conversion to housing costly, say developers
report on business
Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium, Ford announce supply deal
The future site of Nemaska Lithium waiting for construction in the Quebec Societe-Parc Industriel, in Becancour, Quebec, March 24, 2023. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
real estate
Victoria adds to missing middle housing stock with 12-unit multiplex
Rotunda, Victoria B.C., by Aryze Developments. Design by architect D'Arcy Jones.
real estate
Putting high-rises on a low-carbon diet
Gallery
Workers prepare to pour concrete in a building using BubbleDeck.
toronto real estate
Minimal form, elevated experience
Home of Clare Morris in Chester, N.S. Design by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects of Halifax.
real estate
Putting high-rises on a low-carbon diet
Oben Flats Leslieville in Toronto, by architects Superkul. The company says the six-storey, mixed-use development is an example of human-scale design that integrates with the neighbourhood context meets Toronto’s urgent need for additional purpose-built rental.
opinion
A look at Toronto’s finest apartment buildings seen in a generation, thanks to Danish architects
Alex Bozikovic
canada
Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT project could be delayed again by construction consortium’s legal challenge, transit agency says
"Out of Service" signs are shown on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT in Toronto on Friday, May 5, 2023. The Eglinton Crosstown LRT has been under construction for 10 years and includes a “Science Centre” stop that would increase transit accessibility to the attraction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
the architourist
‘Horizontal homes’ dance with an old church
Dave LeBlanc
report on business
Joint venture including SNC-Lavalin and Aecon sign Bruce Power refurbishment deal
The SNC-Lavalin headquarters is seen in Montreal on February 12, 2019. A joint venture including SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. and Aecon Group Inc. has signed a 10-year agreement valued at $1.3 billion to extend the life of four of Bruce Power's Candu nuclear reactors to 2064. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
in depth
How Ontario’s rules for dealing with excavated dirt aim to clean up the industry
art & architecture
At 60, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre survives tough decisions
A quiet courtyard space at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, is photographed on April 26, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
report on business
TC Energy pauses construction on section of Coastal GasLink project
TC Energy Corp. says it has proactively halted construction on a 20-km stretch of its Coastal GasLink project over concerns about erosion and sediment control. The terminus for the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline is seen at the LNG Canada export terminal under construction in Kitimat, B.C., on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Vancouver’s solution to the permitting backlog rankles frustrated developers
A sign announcing new social housing and a community healthcare centre hangs atop scaffolding across the street from 53 West Hastings Street, which is near the intersection at Abbott Street in the Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver, B.C. on Monday, March 27, 2023. Brock Worobel, who lives at 53 West Hastings, said he is fed up with the crime and filth in Gastown and wants to move, but can’t sell his condo at a reasonable price. (Kayla Isomura/The Globe and Mail)
alberta
Opposition to highway twinning of Highway 3 affecting Frank Slide site in southwestern Alberta
Monica Field and David McIntyre are opposed to the twinning of the highway through the Frank Slide in the Crowsnest Pass and are pictured at the base of the slide near Blairmore, Alta., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. On April 29, 1903 a massive landslide buried the town of Frank killing 70 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
home & design
New wing of the American Museum of Natural History offers respite from the concrete jungle
From the top of the staircase in the Kenneth C. Griffin Exploration Atrium of the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, visitors can take in the full scope of the five-story Griffin Atrium, including spectacular views of the third-floor bridge, apertures throughout, the Susan and Peter J. Solomon Family Insectarium on the first floor, and the Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium on the second level. The staircase is designed with deep treads and high risers on one side, allowing visitors to gather for rest and conversation and providing seating for programs.
real estate
Calgary’s adventure in office conversion
report on business
StateView Homes lenders demand to be repaid close to $200-million in loans
TD bank signs seen behind the window of a branch in Toronto’s Financial District are photographed on July 12, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
opinion
No one in charge seems to know when commuters can expect to start riding the Crosstown
Marcus Gee
opinion
The collateral damage of empty apartment buildings
Kerry Gold
toronto
Eglinton LRT delays frustrating but project shouldn’t be rushed, Premier Doug Ford says
Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney, scrums with the media in the Ontario legislature in Toronto, on Monday, October 28, 2019. Mulroney is defending delays in opening a midtown Toronto light rail transit line, saying Ottawa's LRT is an example of what happens when a transit system starts operating before it is ready. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
british columbia
Vancouver housing report shows new construction stuck because of skyrocketing costs
An Air Canada Express aircraft on approach to land at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., travels past construction cranes at the Oakridge Centre mall redevelopment in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Officials with Vancouver International Airport are promising new real-time weather monitoring equipment, gate protocols and better communication after releasing a review of the travel chaos caused by snow last December. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Structural problems force second evacuation of B.C. highrise in less than four years
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A highrise apartment building on Vancouver Island has been evacuated for the second time since 2019 because of structural defects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
TC Energy says Keystone oil spill caused by fatigue crack
FILE - In this photo taken by a drone, cleanup continues in the area where the ruptured Keystone pipeline dumped oil into a creek in Washington County, Kan., on Dec. 9, 2022. A faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs' worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek, the pipeline's operator said Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, estimating the cost of cleaning it up at $480 million. (DroneBase via AP, File)
british columbia
UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
The UBC sign is pictured at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on April 23, 2019. The president of the University of British Columbia says the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 means classes are going back online at both its Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
report on business
Average Toronto apartment rents surge to over $3,000 a month
Rental signs are seen in Toronto, Ont.,, on Thursday April 20, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
home of the week
Sub-penthouse has views of Toronto Islands, Scarborough Bluffs and downtown skyline
Home of the Week: 33 Lombard St., No. 4304, Toronto