‘A whole different world’: Hamilton’s million dollar properties — ten years ago, and today …

They’d either be a waterfront property in Stoney Creek or an escarpment view home on the Hamilton Mountain. But now, a million dollars might fetch a buyer a newish townhouse in Stoney Creek, Ancaster or Dundas, or an older detached home on the Hamilton Mountain, said St. “You’re not getting a lot,” said St. For […]

Legal cannabis sales exploded in Canada during COVID, McMaster researcher says | TheSpec.com

Published Thursday in the journal JAMA Network Open, the study found Canadians bought $1.86 billion more alcohol than expected based on pre-pandemic levels. During the pandemic study period, mean monthly cannabis sales were more than $255 million — almost 25 per cent higher than the $205 million projected by researchers. The number of cannabis stores […]

Dundas’ third cannabis retailer prepares to open while individual store sales decline | TheSpec.com

The total number of cannabis retail stores in Ontario grew from 573 in the first quarter of 2021 to 834 in the second quarter. Cannabis stores in Dundas, Ancaster, Stoney Creek and Waterdown averaged $60,296 in sales per month in January, February and March this year, according to OCS. Raymond Kahnert, spokesperson for the Alcohol […]