Winter 2021

Numbers are improving, but construction remains a hazardous profession As the opening line from the Government of Ontario’s Health and Safety webpage reads, “All workers have the right to return [...]

The pandemic has thrust a handful of legal issues to the fore Time is of the essence when it comes to building a new home, or taking possession of it, or repairing it. But in a pandemic-afflicted [...]

Putting action into the Housing Supply Action Plan OHB’s Q&A with Hon. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing In his opening address during a virtual fireside chat with [...]

R-Hauz pilot project could signal a new era for mid-rise wood I’m standing in Berlin on a Building Industry and Land Development Association tour in 2013, looking at these brilliant 20 foot-wide, [...]

The economic outlook remains rosy in some sectors, bleak in others With COVID-19 still putting a chill on socializing, retail sales and indoor dining as we enter 2021, will the red-hot Ontario [...]