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How to Prevent Frozen Pipes

Over the past month, a partner I work with and one of my nieces had pipes freeze and burst. The partner is based in Atlanta. My niece is in Raleigh, NC. Hardly areas where you'd expect super cold weather.Here in Canada, frozen pipes are…
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Towards Faster Decisions

In our last post, we described how one of the provisions in Ontario Bill 23 would deny residents the right to appeal municipal decisions. The government seems to feel residents' appeals cause unnecessary delays in getting development proposals…
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Beware Bill 23

On October 25, 2022, the government of Ontario introduced Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 which proposes sweeping changes to the land use approvals system in the province.We understand the need to create more…