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format ensures Castle members meet with all
vendor participants which encourages buying and
relationship building opportunities for both parties.
The energy was high, and the Castle team received
excellent feedback following the event. auto-stak
Congratulations to the Castle team on another
highly successful and memorable Castle event. Design • Engineer • Manufacture • Install

Castle Announces Scholarship Program For Trades • More than 30 years
Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. is pleased
to offer the 2025/2026 Castle Trade Scholarship
Program for individuals pursuing skilled trades in
Canada. Students of any age are eligible to apply for
a Castle Trade Scholarship of $2500 for their studies
in an eligible skilled trade program at a recognized
Canadian Trade College.
We rely on skilled trades to build and maintain
the infrastructure of our cities and towns, yet we
are challenged by not having enough talented
tradespeople to meet the demands fueled by
our growth. Our goal at Castle is to invest in the
future of the skilled trades workforce, help aspiring
tradespeople achieve their goals, and contribute to
the overall growth, development, and sustainability
of communities across the country.
The Castle Trade Scholarship Program will be
recognizing skilled trade students who demonstrate
strong work ethics and character, academic and/or
professional ambition, diligence, skillfulness, and
achievement, as well as passion to inspire positive
change in their community.
The deadline for applications is August 15, 2025.

peel region votes to reduce
development charges

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Peel Regional Council has voted to reduce 1-888-318-0141
development charges by 50% from July 10, 2025,
to November 13, 2026, in order to make homes
in Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon more
affordable. The hope is that this will help kickstart encourage other regions across the GTA Relations at BILD.
some development that has lagged in the area to look at doing similar actions, and we This comes at a time when new home
recently. want to thank the provincial government construction starts have drastically fallen
This is an initiative that many in the new home for their support in this matter. It’s a really across the GTA. This dramatic decrease
construction industry have been pushing for. Peter good day today for prospective home in construction permits has reduced the
Turkstra of Turkstra Lumber has been an advocate for buyers who are looking for a new home inflow of fees to local municipalities
the reduction in development charges by all Ontario in the Region of Peel, [...] and the decision The LBMAO hopes that Peel is not
municipalities. Peel is one of the few who have comes at a time where the industry is alone in realizing that high development
listened to the industry and reduced their fees. struggling. It’s a very positive move,” fees affect new home prices. Our industry
“We applaud and welcome the change and Justin Sherwood, Senior Vice President of needs to get back on track building new
Communications, Research & Stakeholder homes that the Ontario consumers need.
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