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Smarter Niagara: July 2009
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009. City hall pitch back in play. By TIFFANY MAYER STANDARD STAFF. St Catharines Standard, Friday July 24 2009. Two years after refusing to negotiate with a developer who wanted to turn Thorold's former city hall into affordable seniors' housing, council has decided to finally listen to what Phil Ritchie has in mind for 8 Carleton St. Robinson said her mother is "struggling because of feelings of isolation and removal from all she knows and holds dear.". If we had dealt with this befo...
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Smarter Niagara: Greens, builders both raining on green-roof plan
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Greens, builders both raining on green-roof plan. Mandatory aspect alarms industry, backers dislike exemptions. April 10, 2009. City hall bureau chief. Trees, shrubs and flowers could soon dot the roofs of certain new construction projects across Toronto, if City Hall gets its way. Green roofs are touted as a key element in Toronto's environmental effort. Benefits include smog reduction, less stormwater runoff and an advantageous cooling effect on summer temperatures. Green roof ...
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Smarter Niagara: City paves the way for $75-million retail centre
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009. City paves the way for $75-million retail centre. By MARLENE BERGSMA, STANDARD STAFF. Tuesday June 9 2009, The St. Catharines Standard. City councillors have cleared the way for a $75-million shopping centre on an abandoned industrial site in east St. Catharines, with their decision Monday to eliminate an obstacle to the development. Since 2005, it has conducted and paid for nine different traffic, planning, marketing and engineering studies, Kaufman said. That's why the company...
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Smarter Niagara: February 2009
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009. Growth strategy sparks debate. Freezing urban boundaries raises concerns. St Catharines Standard, January 30 2009. By MATTHEW VAN DONGEN, STANDARD STAFF. Niagara's proposed 25-year growth plan risks chasing away new residents and businesses by freezing urban boundaries, said several presenters at a public meeting Thursday. Growing south is easier said than done, said Stephen Kaiser, a consultant for the Niagara Home Builders' Association. Keith Vogel, director of planning for ...
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Smarter Niagara: ARTS CENTRE A GO
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009. ARTS CENTRE A GO. Posted By MONIQUE BEECH , STANDARD STAFF. Friday May 22 2009, The St. Catharines Standard. Jubilant local politicians announced $54 million in funding Friday morning to build a downtown performing arts complex in St. Catharines that's being hailed as key to revitalizing the city's ailing core and boosting the economy. Officials say the arts complex will create thousands of jobs during construction and after it opens, and make the city a cultural hub in Niagara.
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Smarter Niagara: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. A Design For Downtown. Posted By PETER DOWNS , STANDARD STAFF. As posted on the St. Catharines Standard website, January 28 2009. Architect David Parker has been hoping other St. Paul Street property owners would follow his lead by giving their buildings major facelifts. It's been nearly two years since he gutted the 18th-century building he bought and renovated it inside and out. But that doesn't mean his revamp has escaped notice. But most are putting investments on hold un...
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Smarter Niagara: May 2009
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009. ARTS CENTRE A GO. Posted By MONIQUE BEECH , STANDARD STAFF. Friday May 22 2009, The St. Catharines Standard. Jubilant local politicians announced $54 million in funding Friday morning to build a downtown performing arts complex in St. Catharines that's being hailed as key to revitalizing the city's ailing core and boosting the economy. Officials say the arts complex will create thousands of jobs during construction and after it opens, and make the city a cultural hub in Niagara.
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Smarter Niagara: City hall pitch back in play
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009. City hall pitch back in play. By TIFFANY MAYER STANDARD STAFF. St Catharines Standard, Friday July 24 2009. Two years after refusing to negotiate with a developer who wanted to turn Thorold's former city hall into affordable seniors' housing, council has decided to finally listen to what Phil Ritchie has in mind for 8 Carleton St. Robinson said her mother is "struggling because of feelings of isolation and removal from all she knows and holds dear.". If we had dealt with this befo...
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Smarter Niagara: Growth strategy sparks debate
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009. Growth strategy sparks debate. Freezing urban boundaries raises concerns. St Catharines Standard, January 30 2009. By MATTHEW VAN DONGEN, STANDARD STAFF. Niagara's proposed 25-year growth plan risks chasing away new residents and businesses by freezing urban boundaries, said several presenters at a public meeting Thursday. Growing south is easier said than done, said Stephen Kaiser, a consultant for the Niagara Home Builders' Association. Keith Vogel, director of planning for ...
