Golden Horseshoe

Can’t build housing in the city, can’t build housing at the edge of the city — Ontario has no coherent plan to increase housing supply

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Thursday, December 14, 2023
Tax, Construction, Interview, Golden Horseshoe, Government, City, Housing, BILD, Human, OPA, Growth, GGH, Employment, Renewable energy

“Since early fall there has been a series of government decisions that are effectively undermining the ability of the industry to add housing supply for future growth.

Key Points: 
  • “Since early fall there has been a series of government decisions that are effectively undermining the ability of the industry to add housing supply for future growth.
  • The city’s plans included 24 employment conversions that could accommodate 8,000 new housing units.
  • In addition, based on BILD mapping, none of the city’s employment conversions are near transit, meaning the resulting housing will not be transit supportive.
  • This is simply the latest in a growing list of decisions made by the province that are undermining the provision of housing and employment space supply in Ontario.

Provincial goal of building 1.5 million homes will not be realized without adequate land supply

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Monday, December 11, 2023
Economic development, Construction, Policy, GTHA, Interview, MGP, Golden Horseshoe, Government, GTA, City, Housing, BILD, Human, Growth, GGH, Population growth

This will jeopardize the provincial objective of building 1.5 million new homes and undermine efforts to address housing supply and affordability.

Key Points: 
  • This will jeopardize the provincial objective of building 1.5 million new homes and undermine efforts to address housing supply and affordability.
  • “We are already in a housing supply deficit,” said Dave Wilkes, BILD President and CEO.
  • Looking forward to 2051, with even higher targets for high-density apartments, we can anticipate this shortfall to increase.
  • Following the reduction of land supply by the 2023 provincial “resetting” of official plan approvals, the housing shortfall could increase to 206,800 grade-related homes (10,400 ha) plus any shortfall in apartment growth.

Colonnade BridgePort Expands Southwestern Ontario Footprint with Over 2.3 Million sq. ft. of New Property Management Mandates

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Greater Toronto Area, GGH, Asset management, GTA, Property management, Senior, Golden Horseshoe, Southern Ontario

OTTAWA, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colonnade BridgePort, a leading full service real estate management, investment, and development company, is pleased to announce it has been awarded the property management mandates for over 2.3 million sq.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colonnade BridgePort, a leading full service real estate management, investment, and development company, is pleased to announce it has been awarded the property management mandates for over 2.3 million sq.
  • The 21 industrial buildings and one retail plaza are all owned by Fiera Real Estate.
  • “No matter what lifecycle stage a property is in – from under development, to long established – Colonnade BridgePort has the property management experience and expertise to get results,” said Fiera Real Estate’s Vice President, Asset Management Erin Shirley-Wong.
  • “These new mandates will make a big impact on increasing our profile in Southwestern Ontario,” said Director of Property Management (GTA) Jas Kaur.

High Tide To Open Second Canna Cabana Location in Brampton, Ontario

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
High Tide, Golden Horseshoe, Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass), Rochester, New York, Calendar, AB, ELITE, FSE, Airport, Cannabis, Greater Toronto Area, City, News, Drug

This opening will mark High Tide's 156th Canna Cabana branded retail cannabis location in Canada and the 52nd in Ontario, Canada's largest province.

Key Points: 
  • This opening will mark High Tide's 156th Canna Cabana branded retail cannabis location in Canada and the 52nd in Ontario, Canada's largest province.
  • This second Canna Cabana location is in the city's southeast corner, near Mississauga, which recently approved legal cannabis stores.
  • Located in a retail power centre with major national big box outlets in close proximity, this brand new Canna Cabana location will serve more ELITE and Cabana Club members in Brampton and neighbouring Mississauga.
  • I am always thrilled to see another Canna Cabana location established in Ontario, as our average store in Canada's largest province does 3.4 times the provincial sales average," said Raj Grover, President and Chief Executive Officer of High Tide.

High Tide Opens First Canna Cabana Location in Oshawa, Ontario

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Friday, August 18, 2023
High Tide, TSX Venture Exchange, University, CMA, High Tide (band), Education, Process, Calendar, AB, Control, FSE, ELITE, Oil, Adviser, Durham College, Golden Horseshoe, Supply chain, Budtender, CPA, Cannabis, Master, CFO, Supply, News, General Motors, Retail, Mining

This opening marks High Tide's 155th Canna Cabana branded retail cannabis location in Canada and the 51st in Ontario, Canada's largest province.

Key Points: 
  • This opening marks High Tide's 155th Canna Cabana branded retail cannabis location in Canada and the 51st in Ontario, Canada's largest province.
  • Durham College is an 8-minute drive from this new Canna Cabana and houses a student population of approximately 12,000.
  • "Oshawa, with its automotive manufacturing roots, is an exciting new market for Canna Cabana, and our real estate strategy again stands out with this location.
  • Prior to joining High Tide, he was Chief Financial Officer for the Americas of a large Mining Construction company.

WestKam Gold Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire the McConnell Property in British Columbia

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Monday, July 24, 2023
Kemess Mine, TSX Venture Exchange, Gold, Acquisition, National instrument, McConnell, National Instrument 43-101, GGL, News, Mining, Golden Horseshoe

Vancouver, Canada, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WestKam Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WKG)(the “Company” or “WestKam”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement with an arm’s length party, GGL Resources Corp., to purchase 5 mineral claims commonly referred to as the McConnell property, located in northwestern British Columbia.

Key Points: 
  • Vancouver, Canada, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WestKam Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WKG)(the “Company” or “WestKam”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement with an arm’s length party, GGL Resources Corp., to purchase 5 mineral claims commonly referred to as the McConnell property, located in northwestern British Columbia.
  • The vendor will also retain a 2% net smelter return royalty on the McConnell property.
  • The McConnell property comprises 8,700 hectares in the Golden Horseshoe region of British Columbia.
  • Satellite remote sensing structural interpretation and data synthesis has confirmed the gold and copper zones as high priority targets for further exploration.

Benchmark Completes 6,000 Metres of Drilling to Date and Expands Mineralization Beneath the Dukes Ridge Deposit

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
Benchmark, WKN, Model Business Corporation Act, Silver, Connector, Lawyer, Duke, Coventry ring road, Toodoggone River, PEA, Ring road, Acquisition, Gold, Uranium mining, Tunnel, Golden Horseshoe, Thesis, Ranch

The drilling is focused on expanding resources beneath the Cliffs Creek and Dukes Ridge Deposits.

Key Points: 
  • The drilling is focused on expanding resources beneath the Cliffs Creek and Dukes Ridge Deposits.
  • John Williamson, CEO and Chairman commented, "Our drilling to date continues to encounter significant mineralization beneath the Dukes Ridge Open Pit Deposit.
  • Drilling at Dukes Ridge has intersected mineralization and hydrothermal breccia zones where expected based on mineralization and stope models.
  • In addition, Cliff Creek and Dukes Ridge, drilling has been conducted to expand mineralization beneath the Connector Zone which lies at the intersection of the Cliffs Creek and Dukes Ridge deposits.

Benchmark Mobilizes Crews in Preparation for Resource Expansion Drilling and Work Program

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Monday, June 26, 2023
Benchmark, WKN, Silver, Duke, Lawyer, MRE, Dalidio Ranch Project controversy, PEA, Gold, National instrument, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Project, National Instrument 43-101, Growth, AI, Mineral resource estimation, News, Mineral Resources Limited, Economics, Oil, Mining, Medical device, Golden Horseshoe

The aggressive 2023 drill program will be focused on higher-grade gold and silver mineralization located beneath the current PEA pit shells.

Key Points: 
  • The aggressive 2023 drill program will be focused on higher-grade gold and silver mineralization located beneath the current PEA pit shells.
  • Benchmark is now planning additional drilling to further expand the mineralization at depth.
  • The 2023 drilling will include a combination of infill and step-down drilling for resource expansion.
  • Work plans include 50,000 meters of drilling between both projects, focusing on resource growth as well as exploration and discovery.

New Soil Health Program Will Improve Profits for Ontario Farmers, Boost Sustainability for the Region

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Farmer, Carbon, Biodiversity, Climate change, Soil, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Erosion, Health, Soil health, Government, Conservation Ontario, Farm, Agriculture, Golden Horseshoe, Green belt, Guelph

Through a regionally unique Soil Health Testing Program , the Foundation and the US-based Soil Health Institute will advance soil health assessment and management across Ontario, improving profits for farmers, boosting the strength of local food systems, and furthering Ontario’s ecological sustainability goals.

Key Points: 
  • Through a regionally unique Soil Health Testing Program , the Foundation and the US-based Soil Health Institute will advance soil health assessment and management across Ontario, improving profits for farmers, boosting the strength of local food systems, and furthering Ontario’s ecological sustainability goals.
  • This program will implement an innovative, scalable method for evaluating and tracking improvements in soil health.
  • The program will draw on farmer-to-farmer social networks to share technical agronomic knowledge about implementing soil health systems.
  • Once sampling is completed, participating farmers will receive customized soil health reports to compare soil health in their fields to similar soils in their region.

TRREB: Strengthening Demand and Lack of Housing Supply Pushes Up Prices in the GTA

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Friday, June 2, 2023
Benchmark, Golden Horseshoe, Pressure, Housing, Face, Policy, Tax, GTA, Sale, CREA, City, Economic development, Ontario Real Estate Association, Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Greater Toronto Area, Growth, HPI, Population growth, Real estate, Ipsos

Unfortunately, the supply of homes for sale did not keep up with the demand for ownership housing.

Key Points: 
  • Unfortunately, the supply of homes for sale did not keep up with the demand for ownership housing.
  • “Despite the fact that we have seen positive policy direction over the last couple of years, governments have been failing on the housing supply front for some time.
  • Recent polling from Ipsos found that City of Toronto residents gave Council a failing grade on housing affordability and pointed to lack of supply as the major issue.
  • GTA REALTORS® reported 9,012 sales through TRREB’s MLS® System in May 2023 – a 24.7 per cent increase compared to May 2022.