Canada housing starts jump in December
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Vancouver Sun- Housing starts were up in most parts of the country outside the Atlantic provinces in December, according to a report released Monday by the Conference Board of Canada.
The report on metropolitan housing starts report showed a year-over-year increase in 17 of the 27 areas studied.
Some of the biggest jumps were in London, Ont., where starts went from 826 in December 2008 to 3,259 in 2009; Saskatoon, which went from 916 to 2,285; Edmonton, where starts took a year-over-year leap from 4,990 to 12,539; and Victoria, where work began on 1,666 houses in December, 2009, compared to 486 in the same month in 2008…
Canada housing starts jump in December
Economy to grow 2.7% in 2010: report
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Times Colonist, Victoria, BC – The Canadian economy will begin to recover in the second half of 2009 — led by Atlantic Canada and Manitoba — but will still end the year with negative growth of 1.9%, according to the Conference Board of Canada…
Economy to grow 2.7% in 2010: report
Downturn in home construction leads B.C.’s economic ‘suffering
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Vancouver Sun – British Columbia, Canada – A decline in housing starts is negatively impacting BC’s economy, according to a new report. The Conference Board of Canada says a sudden correction in …
Downturn in home construction leads B.C.’s economic ‘suffering
