Court rules West End multigenerational tower project can proceed

towerDALLAS: A B.C. Supreme Court ruling that allows a long-planned West End residential tower with over 170 rental units to proceed will go a long way toward providing affordable housing in the neighbourhood, according to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.

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Age care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crime CHICAGO: 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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Robots will take over most jobs within 30 years warn experts

robotsDALLAS: Robots will have taken over most jobs within 30 years leaving humanity facing its ‘biggest challenge ever’ to find meaning in life when work is no longer necessary, according to experts.

Professor Moshe Vardi, of Rice University, in the US, claims that many middle-class Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophy NEW YORK: The ninety-ninth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

The city’s plan commission Feb. 10 voted unanimously to approve final site and design plans for a Shorehaven expansion, which includes a 44-unit apartment building with underground parking, a two-storey “commons” Read More »

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