OTTAWA, February 8, 2010 — The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts reached 186,300 units in January 2010. This is an increase from an annual rate of 176,100 units in December 2009, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). According to final figures, actual housing starts for 2009 totalled 149,081 units, with activity [...]
LADNER, BC, February 9, 2010 — Canada’s Economic Action plan delivers over $8 million dollars in much needed social housing renovation and retrofit investments for 13 housing co-operatives in the Lower Mainland.
The announcement was made by John Cummins, Member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills [...]
The Governments of Canada and British Columbia announced today 101 renovation and retrofit projects totaling approximately $177 million which is cost-shared under the Housing Renovation Partnership, a jointly funded program to renovate and retrofit social housing over the next two years creating an estimated 1,130 jobs.
Federal funding for this initiative was made available through Canada’s [...]