

The Renovation Boom in Canada: The Best is Yet to Come
The total spending associated with residential renovations and repairs has more than doubled since the late 1990s to nearly $64 billion...


Frustration with the Building Permit Process
Written for CARAHS by Dave Collings, co-founder of TheRealTruthAbout.ca. Some time ago my wife and I decided we wanted to build our own...


In a Work-Site Accident, Is 9-1-1 Your Emergency Plan?
Last week, in my article at the Canadian Contractor magazine Construction trench fatality in Toronto: there are NO “accidents”, I talked...


Contractors beware: Banks’ line of credit insurance may not pay out on your death
Back in August, I wrote a “contractors beware” article about how mortgage insurance claims can be denied. Nothing has changed since then,...