Demand Rises as Nuclear Power Plants Retire The province of Ontario is seeking more power producers as demand rises and nuclear plants begin nearing retirement. The Pickering Nuclear Generating System, which accounted for 14% of electricity generation in 2021, is set to start a phased shutdown as soon as 2024. Other nuclear plants are undergoing renovations over the next few years, with numerous out of service at a time. Many officials believe the demand will see the province

Traditional Housing Construction Cannot Keep Up with Increasing Rates of Migration. Prince Edward Island is experiencing a population boom, and it’s becoming clear that housing in the province cannot keep up. According to Statistics Canada, the population estimate for the province is about 167’680. The province saw a growth of 4’817 people in 2021, the most significant population increase in over 50 years, and estimated that change in the first half of 2022 has already outpac

Helping Municipalities Build Faster and Better Canada’s big-city mayors welcome the challenge of helping to solve the country’s housing crisis. Still, they don’t quite have all the answers to how they will apply their newest tool - the $4-billion Housing Accelerator Fund. The fund was brought up in 2021, and the April 2022 federal budget contained guidance but not much for details. The budget reports that the 5-year fund would aim to remove barriers and help municipalities co

Lack Of Housing and Decreased Affordability Canada's affordable housing supply crisis has been recognized as a severe problem for quite some time now. Still, a recent report by Scotiabank highlights how atrocious the numbers have become. According to the Canadian Big Six bank report, Canada’s housing supply is currently the worst of any G7 country. The G7 is an inter-governmental political forum comprising Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy,

Core Mandate to Help Families Has Remained Consistent The nationwide housing crisis in Canada and the pandemic are two reasons Habitat for Humanity in Prince Edward Island is revamping the way they build homes. According to executive director Pam Montgomery, this would the non-profit organization announced they will begin using modular homes for their PEI residences. Habitat for Humanity traditionally builds homes from the ground up, requiring volunteer work from partner fami

No New Builds and A Surplus of Vacation Rentals Leave Citizens Unable to Find Long-Term Housing Island life is under threat for residents of the Western Isles off the coast of mainland Scotland due to a massive housing shortage, especially for young residents. According to the islanders, the market is forcing many long-term residents out of their homes and jobs to move to the mainland. Younger generations of residents who have left the island for school, employment, or travel

If Elected, Gillingham Will Build Modular Homes On City-Owned Plots Winnipeg, MA, mayoral candidate Scott Gillingham has his eye on modular construction. According to Gillingham, if he is elected as mayor during the Fall election, he plans to build modular housing units on six city-owned vacant lots to help those experiencing homelessness. The councilor for St. James pledged in late June to create a minimum of 270 modular housing units in the city. The homes will be built off

A Massive Shortage of Housing At the end of June, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) released projections that indicate Ontario’s goal to build 1.5-million homes in the next decade is nowhere near enough to keep pace with the population growth rate. If construction continues at current levels, by 2030, Ontario will fall 1.85-million homes short of the figure necessary to lower prices to 2003-04 levels, according to the CMHC. The average cost of a house in 2003-04 wa

Five Hundred Modular Homes Across 20 Sites Five hundred modular homes are set to be installed in around 20 different sites across Ireland to aid efforts to house refugees from Ukraine. Around 40’000 displaced Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Ireland since the outbreak of war in February. This number has drastically grown from around 20’000 in April. Since arriving, many refugees have been moved into accommodations through being pledged by members of the public. It is projec

Modular Homes Provide a Possible Solution to Rising Costs and Labor Shortages In June, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) announced that 3.5-million more homes need to be built by 2030 to reach housing affordability. The agency released a report that explains the need for a new approach to the housing supply crisis with the ongoing affordability concerns coupled with rising demand. According to the report, if construction continues at its current rate, the housing st

The Rise of Thermal and Mineral Springs According to a recent market research report by Technavio, the global health and wellness market is projected to grow by USD 1.39 trillion from 2020 to 2025. Growth will occur at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.29%. One of the critical drivers of the market will be the increased emphasis on promoting health and wellness activities. The rising influence of spas, specifically thermal and mineral springs, is a significant trend t

Bitcoin, The Collective Answer The use of cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, is starting to seem like the means for a revolution in how we perform health care transactions. Bitcoin, a virtual and peer-to-peer currency, is being implemented in many ways across health care, including insurance premiums and fee-based medication or treatments to charitable donations and pharmaceutical research. Advocates of Bitcoin tend to base their stance on the currency’s global credibility

Rewarding Exercise with Cryptocurrency Walken, a move-to-earn and win-to-earn blockchain game, has garnered $4.7 million in a funding round led by Infinity Ventures Crypto and Shima Capital, with participation from Morningstar Ventures, Ghaf Capital Partners, Dex Ventures, Huobi Ventures, Yield Guild Games (YGG), and many others. The funding will be directed towards advancing game development and improving the product within a sustainable economy. Walken is a game that allows

Grateful Giraffes, The Gratitude Wall, and The House of Gratitude Grateful Labs is a Philadelphia-based company launched in January 2022 to respond to the exacerbating global mental health crisis. The company has recently announced the introduction of a new series of NFTs known as the Grateful Giraffes series. The NFTs represent memberships in the Grateful Labs portfolio. Some of the NFTs are being sold in private sales, but others will be sold at auction on World Gratitude D

Home Batteries Are Needed Now More Than Ever Electric vehicles (EVs) have been gaining popularity recently as lawmakers have begun proposing upcoming bans on gas-powered cars to lower emissions during the worldwide climate crisis. Automakers are racing to make powerful and innovative batteries, and the Biden administration in the U.S. is spending billions to make the country a manufacturing hub for battery technology. But as electric vehicles have their moment in the spotligh

Ahmed Hussen Still Believes in Affordable Housing for Canadians Canada’s housing minister Ahmed Hussen first came to Canada at 16 as a refugee fleeing Somalia during the civil war. His first home in the country was a social-housing unit in Hamilton that he shared with his cousin. By 2002 when completing an undergraduate degree at York University, he had co-founded the Regent Park Community Council to advocate for more subsidized units, services, and amenities for residents du

How Clay Wraps Can Help You Lose Inches of Fat and Cellulite Body wraps have been exploding in popularity amongst wellness and weight loss communities, and for a good reason. They truly can help people lose a few inches of body fat that makes individuals look toned and slimmer. They work by assisting people to sweat, which forces excess unwanted fluids contaminated with toxins out from being trapped under the skin’s surface. A clay body wrap is a skin treatment done in a spa

Designed to Generate 20% or More Energy than Traditional Panels S2A Modular has announced the launch of the company’s exclusive line of innovative solar panels. The High-Performance Photovoltaic Graphene Matrix Technology or PvGraf™ solar panels can generate a minimum of 20% more power than conventional solar panels. Proprietary technologies enable the PvGraf™ solar panels to increase efficiency and reduce energy losses. The unique design of the PvGraf™ solar panels also cont

Burnout Affects the Employee and the Business Throughout the past few years, burnout has drastically increased. Employees have been working longer hours with growing lists of demands, and it has become increasingly difficult for most to balance work and personal lives. Exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic, burnout has become somewhat of an epidemic in the workplace. Although many employees try to push through burnout by working harder, this solution is entirely unsustainable

Powerful Tools for Cleansing Your Aura and Soul 1. Physical Purge Through Water One of the simplest ways to cleanse your aura is to plunge into a large body of water. Lakes, oceans, rivers, and streams hold a powerful ability to purge the body and the soul. Being in nature’s swimming pools allows the world to bathe your aura and neutralize any negativity, physically and emotionally cleansing. 2. Smudging Like smudging to remove negative energy from a home or crystals, one can