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Politicians from every New York borough are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to keep the rule restricting pot shops


Politicians from every New York borough are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to keep the rule restricting pot shops

City council members from across the district are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to block the state marijuana regulator’s push to allow more licensed marijuana stores to open in the Big Apple’s neighborhoods. Nine members of the council’s Common Sense faction sent a letter to Hochul on Monday denouncing what critics say is the state’s cannabis […]

Chairman of a seniors group is astonished by the tenfold rent increase in the Winnipeg community centre


Chairman of a seniors group is astonished by the tenfold rent increase in the Winnipeg community centre

The head of a Winnipeg organization that helps seniors stay active and social says they are struggling with rising fees at the community centre they have rented for a decade. Don Bodnarchuk, president of the nonprofit Archwood 55 Plus, said the organization’s cost to rent space has increased from $5 to $50 a day in […]

Grocery chain wants to replace car wash at municipal gas station after green light


Grocery chain wants to replace car wash at municipal gas station after green light

A grocery chain wants to replace the car wash at a gas station in the city. The plans have been approved by the city council. The Motor Fuel Group submitted plans to West Suffolk Council in May last year to convert parts of the Haverhill Service Station on Sturmer Road into a “food-to-go pod”. The […]

Council approves budget increase for Green Line LRT, 6 stations removed from Phase 1


Council approves budget increase for Green Line LRT, 6 stations removed from Phase 1

Calgary City Council has voted to eliminate six stations from Phase 1 of the Green Line LRT megaproject and increase the budget to over $6.2 billion. The proposed new line would run from Eau Claire to Lynnwood/Millican instead of Eau Claire to Shepard, making it much shorter than originally planned. A new maintenance and storage […]

90 rental apartments are being built on Route 46


90 rental apartments are being built on Route 46

A new luxury residential development is currently being built on Route 46 in Dover, which is expected to bring 90 new rental apartments to the city. Joint venture partners CrownPoint and Crossroads Companies are developing the 0.74-acre site and hope to open it next year. The City Council cleared the way in 2019 by declaring […]

Rental apartments and renovations are the main topics of today’s council meeting


Rental apartments and renovations are the main topics of today’s council meeting

Toronto City Council is expected to discuss and debate rental housing and redevelopment, management of a downtown public square and plans for the waterfront at its meeting on Wednesday. Arianne Robinson, press secretary for Mayor Olivia Chow, said in an email Tuesday that the mayor’s key points at the meeting reflected her priorities of creating […]

Californian city could tax large buildings that use natural gas: “Would be very harmful”


Californian city could tax large buildings that use natural gas: “Would be very harmful”

BERKELEY, Calif. (TND) — The Berkeley City Council in California voted last week to add a new ballot question to determine whether to impose a tax on large buildings that use natural gas. The tax would apply to all buildings over 15,000 square feet that use natural gas, excluding government buildings, single-family homes and affordable […]

Californian city could tax large buildings that use natural gas: “Would be very harmful”


Californian city could tax large buildings that use natural gas: “Would be very harmful”

BERKELEY, Calif. (TND) — The Berkeley City Council in California voted last week to add a new ballot question to determine whether to impose a tax on large buildings that use natural gas. The tax would apply to all buildings over 15,000 square feet that use natural gas, excluding government buildings, single-family homes and affordable […]

Californian city could tax large buildings that use natural gas: “Would be very harmful”


Californian city could tax large buildings that use natural gas: “Would be very harmful”

BERKELEY, Calif. (TND) — The Berkeley City Council in California voted last week to add a new ballot question to determine whether to impose a tax on large buildings that use natural gas. The tax would apply to all buildings over 15,000 square feet that use natural gas, excluding government buildings, single-family homes and affordable […]

Californian city could tax large buildings that use natural gas: “Would be very harmful”


Californian city could tax large buildings that use natural gas: “Would be very harmful”

BERKELEY, Calif. (TND) — The Berkeley City Council in California voted last week to add a new ballot question to determine whether to impose a tax on large buildings that use natural gas. The tax would apply to all buildings over 15,000 square feet that use natural gas, excluding government buildings, single-family homes and affordable […]