Modular technology = more homes, faster.

I had a great time showing Natalie Johnson around BECC Modular.

Check out the story for an up-close look at this game-changing technology and my work to get more builders helping solve Toronto’s housing crisis.
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City council has officially waived the late fees for anyone who did not declare their home's occupancy status before the deadline this year, and will refund anyone who already paid

Toronto's Vacant Home Tax survives: an attempt to axe the vacant home tax altogether in the wake of the billing debacle FAILS 5-18 (Bradford, Burnside, Crisanti, Holyday, Pasternak vote to eliminate it)

Were there any consequences for the staff responsible for the Vacant Home Tax debacle?

Chow: “The person who designed this program is no longer with this city.”

Won’t elaborate on when this happened, citing HR privacy.

Vacant Home Tax update: Mayor Chow says 110,000 homes that received bills in error have now received notices that the charges have been reversed

New special envoy David Soknacki says there is realistically no way to ensure Toronto’s FIFA costs won’t rise.

“We don’t know how much our lunch is going to cost tomorrow.”

Pledging to get ballooning World Cup costs “back on track,” Mayor Olivia Chow is assembling a steering committee, tapping former budget chief and past mayoral candidate David Soknacki as special FIFA envoy

Mayor Olivia Chow is looking to punt the controversial Uber licence cap debate to the end of the year - council had been set to revisit the issue in March

#BREAKING : CTV News Toronto confirms per Natalie Johnson that Mayor Chow will unveil a budget Thursday that includes a 9.5 per cent tax bump for most homeowners. cp24.com/news/chow-to-t…

Budget Recap: Torontonians face a double-digit property tax hike this year

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Chow is non-committal on whether she’d endorse the additional 6% tax hike that staff warn would be needed if feds don’t provide 250M in refugee $. Says this is a first draft & she’ll be releasing her version of the budget Feb 1 (after the deadline that staff have set for fed $)

Mayor Chow on proposed 10.5% tax hike: “I inherited a budget shortfall of $1.8 billion. We have to get the city back on track.”

Staff say the opening operating budget pressure of $1.8B is even bigger than predicted due to higher demand for shelter services and more $ spent on transit service levels

Toronto’s top bureaucrat admits the proposed 10.5% tax increase is “large” — says staff understand the impact this ask has on Torontonians.

Sticker shock: The 10.5% proposed residential property tax hike for Toronto does not include funding for refugee supports.

Budget chief warns if Ottawa doesn’t come to the table with $250M, the tax hike will spike to **16.5%** - they will include a 6% “Federal Impacts Levy.”

Budget Chief Shelley Carroll officially announces the proposed 2024 Toronto budget - which includes a 10.5% residential property tax hike, including the City Building Fund levy.

What does that mean for the average homeowner? $30 more a month - about $360 more a year. #TOpoli

Ringing in the New Year CTV Toronto. Happy New Year everyone! ✨

Missed CTV News Toronto's 6 p.m. newscast? Watch it here 👇

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City council votes unanimously to rescind the cap on ridesharing licences, at least for now, avoiding a court battle with Uber #TOpoli

Deputy Mayor Mike Colle argues that council backing down from Uber lawsuit sets a dangerous precedent -- allowing companies with deep pockets to gag council via threat of litigation