Category: GTA

Trains on strike, disruption expected also for GTA commuters

TORONTO – The railway strike called for tomorrow, Thursday, could also have an impact on GO Train passengers. As well known, CN Rail could go on strike starting tomorrow (at the time of writing, it has not yet been revoked): the union representing the workers of Canadian Pacific Kansas City has in fact notified the strike notice of 72 in recent days hours to the railways and, barring last-minute cancellations, the strike of over 9,000 workers on the two main Canadian railways will begin immediately after midnight. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Il mattone torna a correre nella Gta: prezzi in lieve calo, boom delle vendite

TORONTO – Dopo i fiacchi risultati degli ultimi mesi del 2023, il mercato immobiliare torna a correre. La conferma arriva dal rapporto presentato ieri Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), che mette in luce come il mattone nella Greater Toronto Area abbia dato segnali molto positivi a gennaio, con un aumento delle vendite su base annuale pari al 37 per cento. Per quanto riguarda la variazione mensile, rispetto al dicembre del 2023 le compravendite hanno fatto un balzo del 22,9 per cento, con 4.223 case che hanno cambiato proprietario nel primo mese del nuovo anno… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

“One Fare”: traveling on public transport in the GTA will be more convenient

TORONTO – Big news is coming for all public transport users who travel between Toronto and the GTA: the Ontario government has launched “One Fare”, an initiative that will save passengers, according to calculations by Province, an average of $1,600 each year. Starting from February 26, 2024, in fact, passengers will pay only once when they transfer from one TTC vehicle to another transport company in the Toronto metropolitan area (Brampton, Durham, York and Mississauga). Including GO Transit. 

Funding for 41,500 new homes in Richmond Hill over ten years

TORONTO – Richmond Hill joins the beneficiaries of the federal government’s Housing Accelerator Fund: today, in fact, the Federal Housing Minister, Sean Fraser, announced that an agreement has been reached to provide the GTA city with over 31 million dollars to encourage new housing construction, and these funds will help accelerate the construction of more than 780 housing units over the next three years and spur the construction of more than 41,500 homes over the next decade.