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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s Rapid Housing Initiative exceeds goal

The federal government announced that over 10,000 new affordable housing units will be created through the Rapid Housing Initiative, exceeding the initial goal of 7,500 new units.
hygiene

REMI Network

Elementary school bound for new condo in Toronto

Ontario is collaborating with Menkes Developments and the Toronto District School Board on this provincial first and investing $44 million into the project.
BOMA Canada adds three members to sustainability team

Canadian Property Management

Expanded sustainability team to steer BOMA BEST

Jani Loots steps into the new BOMA Canada role of senior director, sustainability, while Joanna Sugunathazan and Josimar Herrera join the staff as BOMA BEST project coordinators.
Calgary's next gen of energy sector tenants targeted

Canadian Property Management

Next gen of energy sector tenants incubating

A successor generation of energy sector tenants could soon be incubating within Calgary’s beleaguered downtown office market.
passive house

Design Quarterly

Ontario tower Passive House retrofit a world first

The Ken Soble Tower in Hamilton has become the world’s largest residential building retrofitted to the Passive House standard.
EA Sports

REMI Network

EA Sports office complex in Burnaby begins ascent

Two new office buildings for EA Sports in Burnaby, B.C. will accommodate more than 500 employees.
metafor

Canadian Property Management

Nexus rebrand to reflect REIT’s portfolio focus

Nexus Real Estate Investment Trust plans to rebrand as Nexus Industrial REIT to better reflect its portfolio focus.
amenity closures

REMI Network

Condo amenity closures during Omicron

As Ontario’s modified Step Two measures have shuttered most indoor sports and recreational facilities, members of the industry are weighing in on condo amenity closures amidst the highly contagious Omicron variant.
renter income

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Average rental rates for December 2021

Average rental rates for all Canadian properties in December 2021 reached $1,789 per month — up 3.8 per cent from a year ago, according to the latest National Rent Report.
GST

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Windsor utility to rebate EV charger installations

Multifamily landlords, businesses, academic institutions and community organizations in Windsor and surrounding Essex county could qualify for rebates of up to 50 per cent of costs for electric vehicle chargers.
Radio Arts

REMI Network

Radio Arts to rise at old Hamilton radio station site

A new condo in Hamilton Ont. will honour the cultural footprint of the former CHIQ radio station as it rises 14 storeys high at 206 King Street West.
Eaton Centre

REMI Network

Eaton Centre’s galleria roof to get $60-mil makeover

New materials and technologies will replace the existing glass yet retain the classic design aesthetic the roof is famous for.
Garbage chute decommissioning stalls in Toronto

Canadian Property Management

Garbage chute decommissioning stalls in Toronto

A new report to Toronto City Council reveals that just 24 permits to allow the sealing of garbage chutes have been issued to multi-residential landlords over the past 12 years.
updated income thresholds define Ontario's financially stressed renters

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Updated income thresholds peg stressed renters

Ontario applies CMHC data to estimate earnings needed in order to spend no more than 30 per cent of income on housing, and to define financially stressed renters.
Electricity rate relief somewhat out of sync with lockdown timelines

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Electricity rate relief unaligned with lockdown

The timing of newly announced short-term relief for Ontario’s residential and small business customers is somewhat out of sync with expected power consumption patterns.
Queensway Health Centre

REMI Network

A first look at the Queensway Health Centre expansion

The Stantec-designed patient tower will define the northern edge of the Queensway campus, with the primary hospital building clearly visible from the north and northwest entrances.
accessibility

Design Quarterly

Cheam Leisure Centre achieves accessibility gold

Cheam Leisure Centre in Chilliwack has achieved a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Gold rating under the RHFAC program.