Construction

The design team of ANO Architects and B. H. Martin Consultants Ltd. has been picked by Timmins city council to develop plans for the long-awaited new library and health-coalition centre.

Home Depot formally announced it is putting down roots in Thunder Bay having acquired 11 acres from Camrose Developments to begin construction on a store this summer at the Thunder Bay Centre. The completion date is fall, 2003.

Single-detached housing starts for the City of Greater Sudbury continue on an upswing, with year-to-date totals to July 46 per cent ahead of last year's figures. Canada Mortage and Housing Corp.

Sudbury housing starts remained strong through July with 39 new single-detached units, establishing a ten-year high for that month according to figures released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

The City of Kenora has chosen First Professional Shopping Centres to develop a $15-million retail development project. The project will add 150,000 square feet of retail space on a 15-acre site.

North Bay’s real estate market remains strong, and low interest rates continue to be a factor in this trend. Though fewer homes were listed this year - only 1,430 new listings, down from 1,736 last year - sales were ahead 9.

Growth is the keyword for post-secondary education in Ontario, and North Bay’s Nipissing University is ready for that growth.

King George's Park, a multimillion-dollar, 27-hole golf course and housing complex on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, recently had its official groundbreaking ceremony.

Officials with the Town of Fort Frances are hopeful the addition of a condominium along the town’s waterfront will act as a drawing card to attract new residents to the area.

Sudbury’s most comprehensive local market-analysis conference, designed for anyone who needs to be on top of the latest trends in the housing industry, will take place Oct. 24 at the Science North Cavern in Sudbury.