After building cabin communities in Ghana, Tanzania and Indonesia, architect John van Nostrand is hoping to bring his solution to the affordable housing crisis to Toronto.The founder of non-profit Two Steps Homes aims to raise $2.5 million to build 50 cabins on city-owned land to house homeless people until permanent housing becomes available.The 10-square-metre cabins are designed to meet Ontario Building Code standards and will be built around a communal space for cooking, cleaning, and commun
The founder of non-profit Two Steps Homes aims to raise $2.5 million to build 50 cabins on city-owned land to house homeless people until permanent housing becomes available.
Ten of 114 families, at Swansea Mews, where a woman was sent to hospital when a concrete ceiling panel fell in May, are still living in the building. That s according
Ten of 114 families, at Swansea Mews, where a woman was sent to hospital when a concrete ceiling panel fell in May, are still living in the building. That s according
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Father Remi Hebert of Grande Prairie s St. Joseph Catholic Church, shown on Wednesday Dec.16, 2020, is adapting to COVID-19 restrictions by offering Christmas masses online via Facebook Live. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Beauchamp December 22, 2020 - 12:54 PM
TORONTO - Nothing captures the spirit of the holiday season quite like the glorious choirs at Christmas mass, and so itâs with a heavy heart that Remi Hebert is moving forward with a muted version this year.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the lead pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Grande Prairie, Alta., would be using the final days before Christmas to prepare for parishioners flowing in by the hundreds.