Starting March 1, 2018, the province is banning unsolicited, door-to-door sales of certain household appliances to better protect consumers from aggressive and misleading contracting at home.
In addition, businesses will be required to keep a record of how contact with the consumer entering the contract was made, and a 10-day cooling period will apply for all contracts signed in the home for these goods. For a list of household appliances impacted by this regulation, as well as the complete news release, please click here. Tenants vacated the former Bathurst Manor Plaza in the summer of 2016 to make way for a residential development at the northeast corner of Wilmington Avenue and Overbrook Place.
Just the facts: • The Biddington Group of Companies is proposing 164 back-to-back townhouse units at the northeast corner of Wilmington Avenue and Overbrook Place. • The number of units may be reduced pending the inclusion of retail space. • The three-storey townhouses will range in size from 1,700 to 2,000 square feet and will include underground parking and private roads. • The block at the Wilmington Avenue and Overbrook Place corner will be zoned commercial-residential to allow for potential retail opportunities, such as a coffee shop, with 30,000 to 40,000 square feet of space up for grabs. • Project plans previously included two condominiums ranging in height from three to six storeys, but have been revised to only include townhouses. • Tenants of the former Bathurst Manor Plaza had to vacate in July of 2016 to make way for demolition. • Bathurst Manor Plaza, which used to house an LCBO, a bank, and Sunnybrook Food Mart, began to decline about a dozen years ago when the grocery store shut down A of March 1 in Ontario, ban on unsolicited, door-to-door sales of certain household appliances will go into effect.
The ban covers the sale of:
Last month, news broke that Pacific Mall in Markham Ontario is one of the biggest offending retail locations when it comes to the distribution of counterfeit goods in North America. In a press release from the mall, management said they were “deeply disturbed and disappointed” by the news. The mall’s management stated that they take compliance with the law and regulations that govern the sale of goods seriously.In the upcoming months, Pacific Mall will be conducting an internal investigation as well as implement strict internal measures to stop imitation goods from being traded or sold.
Here is their action plan for combatting the problem:
It’s Spring Break time! Going south with your fellow students to party on a beach or travelling with your children for a week in the sun? Spring break is one of the most popular times for Canadians to travel.
Whatever your reason for going south for spring break, you should be aware that you are travelling during one of the busiest times of the year, when border traffic volume increases and airports are jammed. Here are some tips to make your trip more enjoyable. Be prepared
If you are driving, be aware that border traffic volume will have increased, so avoid peak travel times. Save time by checking the Canada to U.S. border wait times for your port of entry before you to leave home. And when you return to Canada, check the U.S. to Canada border wait times and get home faster. Ever look out your property's window and feel like your roadside is missing something? A black oak, perhaps, or a white pine?
Tree lovers will be happy to know that you can actually call or message the City of Toronto anytime and request to have a tree planted in front of your home or business this spring or fall. Little known fact: there's a patch of land between the road and your property which is designated road allowance – a.k.a. public land that belongs to the city. That's where your new tree will go if the city deems your lawn a suitable place for a sapling to call home. First, a representative will come to your property to determine exactly where in the road allowance your tree should be planted. Then they'll figure out what kind of species will best thrive there depending on the soil and access to sunlight. This free tree initiative is all part of the city's goal to increase Toronto's tree canopy to 40 percent. Right now, our city is at 19.5 percent, and although we have the second largest urban canopy in Canada (after Vancouver) and the fourth largest in the world, according to a city report, factors like decreasing soil quality are still putting our trees at risk. For those who want to get their hands dirty, you can also apply for a grant through the city's Every Tree Counts initiative, which funds things like tree giveaways and community tree planting events. What is a condominium?
The word ‘condominium’ refers to a form of property ownership that is made of two fundamental parts:
A condominium’s affairs are regulated by the Condominium Act, 1998, and documents known as the Declaration, Description, By-laws and Rules. What are common elements? Common elements are those parts of the condominium development that are outside of the boundaries of the individual units. Common elements may include, but are not limited to parks; roads and landscaping – gardens, lawns and trees; the elevators; corridors; lobbies; parking areas; garage; onsite mail room; plus entertainment, recreation and/or fitness facilities. Other common elements include the mechanical and electrical systems and structural parts of buildings. The maintenance and repair are typically the responsibility of the Condominium Corporation. What are exclusive use common elements? Exclusive use common elements are those common elements of a building to which ONLY the unit owner or owners have exclusive use. The most obvious are balconies, terraces, patios, backyards, a parking spot or locker. Dependant up what is provided in the condominium’s Declaration, exclusive use common elements may be maintained or repaired by either the owner or owners who have their exclusive use, or the condominium corporation. As a rule of thumb, any feature that is within a suite is owned by that unit, unless stated otherwise in the Declaration. What is the Declaration? The Declaration is the “constitution” of the condominium. It’s your governing documents. It outlines the division of ownership within the corporation by identifying the units, the common elements and the exclusive use common elements, if any. It also sets out the percentages of ownership each unit has in the property and the percentage that each unit contributes to the monthly common expenses. The Declaration will also indicate which costs will be the responsibility of the corporation and paid for by the owners’ contributions to the monthly common expenses. What are Condominium Restrictions? The Declaration, By-Laws and Rules will determine any restriction on how you may use your suite or the common elements, for example:
When you own your home, things are going to break and, unless you want to spend your money on visits from a neighborhood handyman, you’re going to need to fix them yourself. Luckily, you don’t need an arsenal of tools to handle most home maintenance fixes. These five tools will cover most of your basic projects.
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