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Six social housing units in Regina complete through joint-government initiative
A six rowhouse unit at Regency Gardens in Regina has finished renovations. The $3.35 million investment was made in partnership with the Government of Saskatchewan and Canada's National Housing Strategy Community Housing Initiative. (Sierra D'Souza Butts/CTV News) Affordable housing options in the Queen City are seeing a boost as renovations on six rowhouse units at Regency Gardens have now reached completion – finishing phase three of a 115-unit project. A joint-venture between the province and federal government, a $3.35 million investment was made to rebuild and design six units to accommodate larger family households. 'What we are attempting to do, especially in Regina, is realign what the needs are with what we have for inventory [to] renovate and renew existing housing stock to reflect those needs,' Social Services Minister Terry Jenson said following a ribbon cutting event Thursday morning. The funding was provided through Canada's National Housing Strategy Community Housing Initiative (CCHI), which aims to tackle social housing needs in communities across the country. The project is part of the federal and Saskatchewan government's bilateral agreement of investing $585 million over 10 years – starting in 2019 – into multi-year repair and renovation projects at matched costs. 'It's nice to see some big families get some homes instead of just sitting on the waitlist,' shared Shelly Christian, general manager of the Regina Housing Authority. Christian said the support from Ottawa and the province helped fill the financial gap required to move forward with the projects. 'Just getting six big families off of our waitlist, because we didn't have any six bedroom units available prior to building these six of them,' she explained. 'Four bedrooms were our larger units. It's nice to see some big families get some homes instead of just sitting on the waitlist.' Regina social housing A six rowhouse unit at Regency Gardens in Regina has finished renovations. The $3.35 million investment was made in partnership with the Government of Saskatchewan and Canada's National Housing Strategy Community Housing Initiative. (Sierra D'Souza Butts/CTV News) With Saskatchewan operating over 17,000 social housing across the province, the ministry said $9.2 million in new funding will go towards restoring 285 homes. 'A couple of the major projects that we have underway in the three cities right now ... [is] the Bryant Place project in Prince Albert, Westview Place project in Saskatoon and Prairie Place here in Regina … [for] seniors. That's been identified as a need in the community," Jensen said. As of March, the federal government has committed $65.84 billion in creating 166,000 housing units and repairing over 322,000 units to support projects across Canada.
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PowerCo awards 2 major contracts ahead of St. Thomas gigafactory groundbreaking
Canada's largest EV battery gigafactory is one step closer to becoming a reality in St. Thomas. On Thursday, the Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo Canada announced it had awarded two major construction contracts for the project ahead of initial construction, which is set to begin at the site in the next several weeks. The contracts, awarded to Steelcon Group of Companies and Magil Construction Canada Inc., are for structural steel and foundation work for the plant's first cell production building and critical works, PowerCo said. When fully operational, the facility is expected to span up to 185,000 square metres, employ roughly 3,000 people, and spur as many as 30,000 indirect jobs. Initial production is expected to begin in 2027. In a statement, PowerCo SE's CEO, Frank Blome, said the awarding of the two contracts propelled the multi-billion-dollar gigafactory into its next phase. "The St. Thomas gigafactory is a cornerstone in our ambition to build a global cell company with strong roots in Europe and North America, safeguarding direct access to one of the key technologies of the 21st century," he said. "By leveraging innovative and skilled local expertise, St. Thomas will strengthen Canada's position in the global EV battery manufacturing industry." The announcement comes amid uncertainty for the auto sector and the EV marketplace, driven by auto-related U.S. tariffs and the discontinuation of federal EV incentives in the U.S. Federal incentives in Canada ran out of funding early this year, but Ottawa has said it plans to bring back a consumer EV incentive in the future. On Thursday, Ontario's financial watchdog blamed U.S. tariffs as being partly responsible for the province shedding 38,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2025. Nearly 30,000 were in the manufacturing sector. Both contracts will see hundreds of construction jobs created, with Steelcon using a team of more than 500, including those from the local area. Magil will build the foundations for three buildings spanning nearly 79,000 square metres, PowerCo said. Earlier this month, PowerCo launched a hiring blitz aimed at filling hundreds of positions at the factory, including chemists, IT professionals, and engineers. PowerCo is pouring $7 billion into the gigafactory, which will have an annual production capacity of up to 90 GWh, and be the German automaker's first EV battery plant in North America. Batteries produced in St. Thomas will go to vehicle assembly plants in the U.S.
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Neighbours using restrictive covenants to try to limit infill development
Some Edmontonians are using a legal mechanism to prevent multi-unit developments in their neighbourhoods. CTV News Edmonton's Jeremy Thompson reports. Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Buy a property to stop it from being developed into an eight-plex? That's one way to do it. Shelley Schwartz and two of her Lansdowne neighbours did just that in the recent past. 'We said, 'Oh my gosh, if that is built, our property values probably are not going to be maintained at what they are,' and we just didn't want to have to deal with all the issues that come along with the infill,' Schwartz told CTV News Edmonton on Thursday. '(The builder) sold it to us at a premium … We said, 'Well, I guess if we have to overpay on the lot, at least we are not losing as much value there.'' Another way that's gaining more traction sees homeowners band together to establish a restrictive covenant on their properties. Such an agreement can be signed by two or more property owners to restrict redevelopment on their land, from how a new building looks to how big it can be. Multiplexes up to eight units are allowed on most residential lots in Edmonton since new zoning rules kicked in last year. It's been a touchy subject at city hall in recent months -- as people start to see the new infill taking shape. At a recent public hearing, city council adjusted some rules around infill, a far cry from the freeze several Edmontonians were calling for. Now, Schwartz is rallying her neighbours in the established southwest Edmonton community that's perched above Whitemud Drive and the Whitemud Creek ravine to fight back. Signs on a lot under development in Edmonton's Lansdowne area on Aug. 21, 2025. (Jeremy Thompson/CTV News Edmonton) 'This is not right,' Schwartz said. 'People feel terrorized in all these communities.' Now, she and others are signing up other Lansdowne homeowners to establish a restrictive covenant in their part of the city. So far, she says, about a quarter of the neighbourhood has signed up for the agreement that allows a maximum of two units per lot. 'I would say the vast majority wanted actually (a maximum of) one, but we're trying to have balance,' she said. Tim Cartmell, the city councillor for southwest Ward pihêsiwin and a candidate for mayor in this fall's election, has been pushing for a pause on mid-block multiplexes, but while he sympathizes with Edmontonians who are signing on to restrictive covenants, he said 'it's not a great outcome.' 'Cities do have to evolve and grow and develop,' he said. Colleague Ashley Salvador agrees, saying she's not sure how a patchwork of restrictive covenants will impact Edmonton as the city works to absorb a rapidly rising population by growing up rather than out. Infill signs Lawn signs addressing infill concerns in Edmonton's Lansdowne neighbourhood on Aug. 21, 2025. (Jeremy Thompson/CTV News Edmonton) 'That would almost lock those areas into a certain regulatory framework and not allow for adaptation as our city evolves and grows,' said Salvador, who represents Ward Métis. Real-estate lawyer Darren Richards says restrictive covenants are an inexpensive legal tool. 'It runs with the land, so each subsequent owner is bound by them,' he told CTV News Edmonton. Richards says covenants haven't been common in mature neighbourhoods because, until recently, city policies and bylaws were less permissive. He's not surprised to hear several neighbourhoods are now drafting them. The main hurdle, he says, is organizing the effort. 'You kind of have to have a quarterback, someone who's active in their community to knock on doors and get people involved,' Richards said. 'It's not easy, but it's doable.'
