Housing & Affordability (Montreal): Montreal will set aside money for interest-free rental loans for about 150 struggling households, with up to $5,000 repayable over five years, to help tenants avoid losing housing around July 1. Housing & Approvals (Squamish): Squamish has joined the federal Housing Design Catalogue, pre-reviewing standardized duplex and fourplex designs to speed small-scale housing approvals while still requiring permits. Social Housing (P.E.I.): Charlottetown unveiled an 82-unit modular social housing building; tenants are expected to pay 25% of income, with the province covering the rest. Municipal Costs (B.C.): A BCBC report says municipal operating spending in B.C. is outpacing population and inflation, pushing property taxes up sharply since 2010. Energy Efficiency (Federal-Provincial): Four more provinces (BC, Quebec, Nova Scotia, P.E.I.) joined the Canada Green Homes Affordability Program, expanding no-upfront-cost retrofits for low-income households. Wildfires (Manitoba): Manitoba reports 127 active wildfires, with evacuations in the north and high-to-extreme fire danger there. Infrastructure & Mobility (Alberta/BC energy): Alberta’s initial West Coast pipeline proposal to Ottawa is set to be submitted without private-sector backing, according to sources.