Most of the companies building homes and developing land in the GTA are businesses that are locally owned and operated. They are based here and have their head offices here. The owners not only invest in the GTA and employ people who live, work and play here, but they themselves live here and call this […]
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Small businesses root for Walmart in fee battle with Visa
Small businesses aren’t usually in the habit of championing Walmart. But these days, many have nothing but praise for the retail behemoth, which is engaged in a public battle over merchant credit card fees. “It’s nice that a considerable retail giant like Walmart stands up and says, you know what, enough is enough and we’re just […]
Toronto real estate will continue to do ‘extremely well’ – former RBC CEO
Former Royal Bank of Canada CEO Gord Nixon is bullish on Toronto real estate. “I think real estate in Toronto is going to continue to do extremely well,” he told BNN in an interview prior to being inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Toronto on Thursday night. “Toronto […]
CMHC says Toronto housing market showing signs of overvaluation
CMHC says nine of Canada’s 15 largest housing markets are showing signs of being overvalued. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said in its quarterly Housing Market Assessment that a majority of Canada’s large housing markets are showing either “moderate” or “strong” evidence of being overvalued. The housing agency looks at housing markets to […]
Toronto could become first Canadian Bee City
With approval from city council and a successful application to Bee City Canada, Toronto could officially become the first Canadian Bee City by the end of March, 2016. It’s all about increasing the city’s work in protecting pollinators and growing the population, said Michelle Berardinetti, the councillor who’s got everyone buzzing about the idea. […]