Luxury housing sales edge higher as purchasers take advantage of buying opportunities in Ontario-Atlantic Canada, says RE/MAX. Luxury homes sales continue to accelerate as economic recovery takes hold in major markets in Ontario and Atlantic Canada, according to a report released today by RE/MAX.

Housing starts have started to recover and are expected to continue to improve in the second half of 2009. Starts are expected to reach 141,900 for the year and will increase to 164,900 for 2010, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) fourth quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition* report.

Canada’s biggest green project built by Tridel is getting a new addition. Metrogate is highly successful built green project already under construction at Kennedy Road and Highway 401. Now Tridel introduces the next exciting phase of this landmark neighbourhood – The Townhomes at Metrogate.

The provincial ban on the use of hand-held devices while driving will take effect tomorrow [October 26, 2009]. The new law will make it illegal for drivers to talk, text, type, dial, or email using hand-held cell phones and other hand-held communications and entertainment devices (All drivers may use hand-held devices to call 9-1-1).

The Agence de l’efficacité énergétique (AEE) (Agency for Energy Efficiency) in quebec has made a lovely site on energy efficiency. Apart from the normal offers from government on upgrading to higher efficiency appliances an gadgets, there is an online tool of this funny man who you can pull by the hand and click on stuff that will help him save energy. You have to drag him to different rooms and click on items consuming high energy and shut them off. Basically making the user aware of ways to conserve. Lovely 10/10 for a nice and usable consumer tool. Energy Guy English | Energy Guy Français