Ontario’s first purpose-built Indigenous Hub, to provide critical health care, spiritual, employment, training, and family support needs for the local Indigenous community, is currently in the middle of its excavation. The mixed-use project located on Block 10 of Toronto’s West Don Lands is being built along with Canary House, a new condominium residence, on lands that have been transferred by the Province…

New materials are being created and adopted by the construction industry, making it more innovative every day. This is especially true for mass timber construction specifically, with the new technique of cross-laminated timber (CLT), which gives timber similar strength properties to steel, and makes wood just as fire retardant. As a result, Ontario’s oldest and most abundant building resource —…

This is an UrbanToronto industry update sharing information and status updates from around the industry as a means to keep our readers in the loop. We are covering updates related to rules, regulations, and changes that are being made as a result of the pandemic that impact the real estate and building industries in Toronto.  In today’s report: Markham opens new operations…

Last week was a big moment for myself and my family: it was the first time we all went trick-or-treating. Actually, that’s not quite true.  The dog stayed home. But for myself, my wife, and my 5-year-old and 20-month-old, the experience was beautiful!  Save for a fall here, and a scraped knee there, I’d say the evening went off without a hitch!…

UrbanToronto Forum contributor mburrrrr caught this early morning shot of Toronto’s East Bayfront area recently, with the shun coming up behind clouds over Lake Ontario as Toronto wakes up for a November day. Sunrise behind Toronto’s East Bayfront area, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor mburrrr Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? You can post in the City Photos &…