AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPort Expansion Scrutiny: Canada is starting a 30-day consultation on whether to fast-track Vancouver’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 as a project of national interest, but environmental groups warn it could sidestep protections. Regional Governance: Metro Vancouver has parted ways with its chief administrative officer, with the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project still dogged by cost overruns and delays. Land & Downtown Office Shift: Teranet Manitoba is moving the Brandon Land Titles office from downtown to 18th Street near Brandon University, underscoring how core-area services keep relocating. Labour Day Operations: Hamilton posted modified schedules and closures for municipal services, transit customer support, libraries, recreation centres and more. Housing Affordability Signal: National Bank’s monitor says affordability improved for the 10th straight quarter, helped by lower mortgage costs and a dip in home prices. Rent Control Update: Manitoba expanded rent control provincewide while raising the allowable landlord increase cap. Homelessness Policy: Winnipeg’s encampment distance guidelines report shows encampments and people living in them have dropped, but critics say the rules just push people elsewhere. Trade War Pressure: Canada-U.S. tariff fallout is hitting communities and businesses, with Vancouver councillors debating how to respond locally.
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