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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July climbed 16 per cent compared with June. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in Canada for July was 279,509 units, up from 241,643 in June. The increase came as the annual pace of urban […]

 The Chhokar family has lived in Moose Jaw since 1971 and managed nearly 200 rental units since 1994, and wants to add more housing, which could support the community’s many international students.   Businessman JC Chhokar has been working with city administration since September 2023 to develop a new housing block at 1345 and 1351 […]

Canada’s only permanent theatre-in-the-round was hollowed out like a pumpkin nearly four years ago. Work crews removed thousands of kilograms of concrete. They added reinforcements and new features. More than $40 million later, the Globe Theatre in Regina, Saskatchewan’s largest professional theatre company, is almost ready to reopen. “It’s been a labour of love for […]

The Saskatchewan Party government has announced two programs that aim to make homeownership more affordable and increase the availability of rental units. The government says one program is to rebate up to 42 per cent of the provincial sales tax that’s paid on the purchase of a newly constructed home. The rebate is available for […]

The City of Regina has made changes to its Heritage Building Rehabilitation Program. The changes include: Formalizing a single intake for applications each year to allow for prioritization and establishment of an external committee (Incentive Review Panel) to review applications and make recommendations to administration Significant expansion of use of cash grants to incentivize conservation […]