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Flood preparedness in Canada graded C

Canada’s provinces and territories received a grade of C on flood preparedness, following a two-year national study completed in 2019.

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Canadians oppose emerging surveillance technologies

New surveillance technologies designed to help employers monitor staff productivity are largely viewed as unreasonable, a UBC study shows.

Canadian Property Management

Slumping confidence in office sector dynamics

Confidence in industrial markets has also slipped since 2020 began, but still hovers on the up side of neutral on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.

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8188 Yonge a first for Uplands neighbourhood

Custom balconies are one of many features in the new 8188 Yonge condominium project, set to rise in the Thornhill neighbourhood of Toronto. 

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Dundas Street rental development receives funding

A new rental development featuring affordable units will soon be rising on Dundas Street West thanks to funding from federal government and the City of Toronto.

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Shoppers Drug Mart pilots first managed medical clinic

The retailer will both own and operate Health Clinic by Shoppers, a primary-care and family practice clinic located at Lawrence Avenue and Dufferin Street.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

IES opens lighting design resources to students

Students enrolled in a lighting design program at a participating post-secondary institution will get free access to the Illuminating Engineering Society’s archived research materials.

REMI Network

Updated CEWS calculator launched to aid employers

The federal government has launched an updated calculator to help employers estimate what help they might receive from the next CEWS phase.

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Pandemic not dampening homeownership spirit

A vast majority of Canadian home owners expect they will have no difficulty in making their mortgage payments, according to a new report.

Canadian Property Management

Challenger rising among Halifax office nodes

The downtown office vacancy rate surpassed 20 per cent, while Dartmouth Crossing enjoyed a 768 basis point drop in vacancy, pushing the rate below 12 per cent.

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Ontario allots new funding for child care operators

New funding is available for licensed child care and early years programs across Ontario to support enhanced cleaning and infection control.

CondoBusiness

Saskatchewan enshrines remote witnessing option

Emergency regulations were initially intended to enable land title registry, delegation of power of attorney and filing of wills in accordance with required public health protocols.

Construction Business

Provinces pursue plug-and-play nuclear power

Alberta joins Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick to support the technology, which allows reactors to be built in a factory location then transported to and installed in a host generating facility.

Construction Business

Electrical equipment conglomerate to divest

The Competition Bureau negotiated the terms of agreement to address concerns that one company would gain predominant market share, driving up prices for key components of electricity transmission/distribution systems and telecommunications networks.

Construction Business

Feds offer $3.3 billion for pandemic resilient projects

The federal government has announced a $3.3-billion COVID-19 infrastructure program to help communities respond to the global pandemic.

Canadian Property Management

Unallocated CECRA funds behind August extension

As of July 30, it’s reported that 63,000 qualifying businesses or not-for-profit organizations had been collectively approved for about $613 million in commercial rent relief.

Construction Business

Mental health centre opens at Royal Columbian Hospital

The B.C. government has opened the Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster.