Could shipping containers be answer to affordable housing shortage?

container DALLAS: Builders are ready to bring a new form of housing to Barrie, says one city councillor. However, city council wasn’t ready to move fast on a plan to turn shipping containers into homes here.

“It’s the material,” said Councillor Rose Romita. “They are sturdy, Read More »

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime BOSTON: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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New project to gather evidence on concussion issue

image NEW YORK: Concussion is suspected of causing various degenerative brain diseases and there is linkage to show that blows to the head are not good for the brain.

While the association is there, the causation, which is the greater burden of proof is not.

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The two hundred and fifty-third entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

A redundant quarry in North Cave could be converted into a retirement community with almost 100 homes set around two lakes.

The homes for over-55s would also include Read More »

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