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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Employees absorb most home workspace costs

More than one third of survey respondents report no per-employee allocation has been established for the home workspaces where it’s projected staff will spend at least 42 per cent of their formal work hours well into 2021.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Cadillac Fairview unveils plans for Pointe Claire Mall redevelopment

Cadillac Fairview is one step closer to transforming Montreal’s Pointe Claire Mall on West Island into a bustling new downtown core, connected to the city by transit.

Construction Business

New Red Crow College campus construction starts

Red Crow Community College in southern Alberta will see construction of a new 106,000 square foot campus at Kainai, replacing one destroyed by fire in 2015.

REMI Network

New grad program at McGill to shape ‘retail leaders of the future’

The COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of e-commerce is driving rapid technological innovations in the retail sector. A new program at McGill aims to equip students with tools to handle this rapidly evolving industry.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New CBRE survey reveals shift in tenant preferences

A new CBRE survey reveals that multifamily owners and operators have seen big increases in tenant demand for unit features that support work-from-home and social distancing.

REMI Network

Home prices continue rising into fall season

Windsor reported the highest spike in Ontario, with the average price rising 17 per cent year-over-year followed by Oshawa.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

What Ontario’s mask regulation means for residential landlords

Ontario's mask regulation now requires that masks or face coverings be worn in all common areas where people are unable to maintain a physical distance of at least two metres.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Rental demand continues to decline through September

The work-from-home phenomenon and pandemic continue to shift rental demand patterns across Canada as tenants look for cheaper locations farther from their place of employment.

Canadian Property Management

Ontario to defray costs of public health controls

Further details are promised soon on a $300-million fund to help defray property tax and utility costs for businesses forced to curtail or shut down operations due to COVID-19 concerns.

Construction Business

Guide to manage water system stagnation released

American Water Works Association and the IAPMO have developed a guide to help building managers address water system stagnation.

Canadian Property Management

New subsidy tagged for fixed property expenses

Qualifying commercial tenants and businesses operating in owned premises will be eligible for direct subsidies of up to 65 per cent of their fixed property expenses through the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy.

CondoBusiness

Edmonton firm wins IREM award of excellence

Edmonton-based Ayre & Oxford Inc. is doubly celebrating its 25th anniversary in the real estate management business and its newly received Real Estate Management Excellence (REME) Award.

Construction Business

Kamloops new patient care tower tops off

Royal Inland Hospital’s (RIH) new Patient Care Tower in Kamloops hit a milestone as crews have completed the concrete phase of the project. 

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Amazon turns to Winnipeg’s last mile

The 113,000-square-foot delivery station, slated for 2021 completion, will be the company’s first distribution hub in Manitoba.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

What Altus Group’s Q3 investment trends survey tells us

Altus Group's Q3 investment trends survey for the four benchmark asset classes show that the Overall Capitalization Rate (OCR) was little changed at 5.14 per cent.

REMI Network

Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital celebrates ‘substantial completion’

The first new hospital to be built in Ontario's York Region in the last 30 years will be ready to welcome patients in 2021.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto tightens restrictions on long-term care homes

Effective October 5, the City of Toronto’s long-term care homes will be restricting entrance to staff members, essential visitors and essential caregivers.