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Bear essentials: Mandy Rennehan on how she became a powerhouse in a male-dominated business
Mandy Rennehan (nicknamed Bear) started retail maintenance firm Freshco at 19. Now, she’s trying to make the construction industry—which is starved for talent—more welcoming for women
home of the week
A work of art in steel
Home of the Week, Eppich House II, 1056 Groveland Rd., West Vancouver, B.C.
politics
Under Pierre Poilievre’s housing plan, missed construction targets would see cities lose funding
An apartment building construction site is seen in the Lebreton Flats neighbourhood of Ottawa, on Thursday, June 29, 2023. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
opinion
More talk won’t build more housing
The Editorial Board
opinion
Plan for 19-storey tower kicks off Vancouver density push
Kerry Gold
top links
BMO analyst expects negative earnings growth for Canadian banks in 2024
New homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14.
british columbia
B.C. launches ‘one-stop shop’ for provincial permits needed to build homes
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, September 11, 2023.&nbsp;Eby has announced MLA Adam Walker has been ousted from the BC New Democratic party.<br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(29, 28, 29); font-family: Slack-Lato, Slack-Fractions, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);">In a statement issued today, Eby says the BC New Democrat caucus conducted a thorough internal investigation after a human resources complaint was issued against him.&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Governments in Canada are finally taking aim at one of the housing crisis’s highest-priority issues
Jennifer Keesmaat and Mike Moffatt
report on business
Builders call Ottawa’s tax break ‘major needle mover’ on construction of rental units
A townhome development project under construction at Kingston Rd. and Birchcliff Ave. is photographed on Sept 13, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Evening Update: Ottawa will remove GST from new rental construction in response to rising cost of living
An apartment building is under construction on Cliffe Street at Mabie Lane in Fredericton, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. The New Brunswick government has amassed nearly $41 million in security deposits collected from residential tenants in a practice that is unique in Canada and that critics say needs to change.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
politics
Ottawa pledges to overhaul competition rules, spur rental-housing construction in bid to tackle affordability crisis
New homes are constructed in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July fell 10 per cent compared with June when they posted their strongest month so far this year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
the architourist
Black-clad house on a hardscrabble street
Dave LeBlanc
energy and resources
Trans Mountain says ‘worst-case’ could see pipeline completion delayed to end of 2024
The company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is worried it won't complete the project on schedule. Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck<
home of the week
Mix of fir, rattan and oak gives Calgary home a woody warmth
Home of the Week: 5036 Vanstone Crescent NW, Calgary
the architourist
An old lighthouse brightens a neighbourhood transformed
Dave LeBlanc
property report
Coppley building restoration enhances Hamilton’s historic downtown landscape
report on business
Cleaning up in the porta-potty business
Robert McIntosh, the CEO of Total Sanitation Solutions, in a portable washroom trailer at Chantler's Environmental in Erin, Ont., on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
report on business
Trans Mountain says not rerouting pipeline expansion risks delay, extra costs
The company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is worried it won't complete the project on schedule. Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck<
canada
Ottawa man charged in explosion pleads guilty, sentenced to five years in prison
The man charged in connection with an east Ottawa explosion that destroyed several homes and injured a dozen people entered a guilty plea today. Police Tape can be seen in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
report on business
Trans Mountain facing intense pressure to finish pipeline on time, documents show
The company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is worried it won't complete the project on schedule. Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck<