0109REDR Transition to new civic yards to cost extra More money is being sought to open and operate the civic yards in Riverside Heavy Industrial Park. During a review of the proposed 2009 operational budget, Development Services director Paul Goranson submitted two financial requests...

0109SASK New vehicles roaring off lots in province Sales of new motor vehicles continue to be strong in Saskatchewan, despite an international economic crisis and questions about the future of the big three North American automakers. The latest car and truck sales data, released Thursday by...

0109SASK Sask. bucks national trend Reuters) -- Home sales in Canada fell 17 per cent in 2008, hit by a sharp drop in activity in the fourth quarter as the economy entered recession and consumer confidence slumped, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Thursday. The drop in activity in the...

0109WNPG Investors keen on winter club property THE Winnipeg Winter Club`s vacant property on east Stradbrook Avenue is attracting serious interest from a second group of investors, after a plan to build a 22-storey residential building on the site fell through. The earlier group of...

0109MTBA Non-residential construction decreased 6.6% in 2008 A flurry of activity at the tail end of the year failed to prevent Manitoba from recording a decline in spending on non-residential construction in 2008. Statistics Canada figures issued Thursday show Manitoba finished the year with...

0109WNPG City can`t fund upgrades: report THE cost of all the road, bridge and sewÂer upgrades Winnipeg needs to make is more than double the cost of infraÂstructure improvements the city can afford, according to a draft internal city report. The City of Winnipeg needs to spend...

0109MTBA Manitoba the youngest province When Monica Champagne and her husband, Darrell, decided to raise four children, they were helping Manitoba lead the country in the percentage of kids aged 14 and younger. Statistics Canada reported Thursday that, according to the 2006 census, 19 per cent...

0109DSCG Snowmobiling: A driving force in north Durham`s winter economy SCUGOG -- Creeping along a beautiful stretch of trail in a bright yellow groomer, Brian Johnston deftly steers the nine-tonne machine up and down hills and around tight turns while keeping a sharp eye on his rear-view...

0109DOSH Should developers finance municipal election campaigns? OSHAWA -- When Brian Nicholson first ran for an Oshawa council seat in 1985, he had to borrow the $3,000 it cost him to run his campaign. These days, the veteran politician doesn`t have to look far for donations but he often...

0109DAJX Study to start on rebuilding Ravenscroft Road AJAX -- The environmental assessment for the reconstruction of a portion of Ravenscroft Road should begin shortly. Ajax council approved a recommendation to award the contract to conduct the EA to the consulting firm of R.V. Anderson Ltd...

0109YNEW Summerhill homebuyers may go to court to get money back Summerhill Woods homebuyers want their money back and are willing to go to court to get it. They expressed that ultimatum during a standing-room-only public meeting regarding the elevated levels of arsenic found in the soil in...

0109KWCG Medical centre may open in south end GUELPH Todd Dennis welcomes news that a group of physicians is seeking to open a south end medical centre. The acting chair of the Clairfields Neighbourhood Group said he would appreciate not having to travel to Brampton, where he once lived, to...

0109KWCG Local projects ready to go if federal funding offered KITCHENER Local municipalities are letting the federal government know they have $163 million in infrastructure projects ready to go, as soon as Ottawa frees up funding. Kitchener alone has $15 million in work that could start...

0109KWCG $25M; Rapid transit gets big commitment from regional council WATERLOO REGION Regional council voted yesterday to spend up to $25 million on rapid transit, in a community where almost everyone drives and few ride transit. It would be the first of many payments on a project intended...

0109HAMN Council vows building permit crackdown City councillors want to crack down on home builders who start construction without proper permits. According to the city`s own research, roughly 17 per cent or one out of six new houses being built in Hamilton over the first half of 2008 was...

0109OTWA Council votes to consider second bridge plan City council narrowly voted yesterday to ask the National Capital Commission to include a possible interprovincial bridge at Lower Duck Island in the next phase of its project aimed at getting another Ottawa River crossing in the city...

0109BAOR Condo developer delighted with ruling The developer of a 144-unit luxury condominium project on Orchard Point is pleased the Ontario Municipal Board roundly endorsed the project in a decision released on Tuesday. "I`m delighted," said Mike Bowering of the Mutual Development...

0109BTFD No, it`s not all doom and gloom Job losses and plant closings are dominating the headlines but those who follow the local economy say the news isn`t all bad. Local business leaders say there is some good news amid the gloom and doom. "We tend to hear about the big companies when...

0109ONTR Icy economy fells Nortel Canada`s Nortel Networks has fallen into bankruptcy protection, pushed by a deepening recession that is now expected to kill economic growth for this entire year. Once a proud symbol of this country`s high-tech achievements, Nortel`s filing for protection from...

Xceed Mortgage posts $12-million loss Xceed Mortgage Corp. widened its fiscal 2008 loss from year-earlier levels despite reporting profits in three out of four quarters. The Toronto-based mortgage provider said Thursday that it incurred a loss of $12 million for the year, up from the $4.5...