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Canadian Apartment Magazine
Concert Properties acquires first green loan for B.C. development
Concert Properties is the first company to gain access to a new green loan that supports sustainable projects with strong environmental benefits.
Canadian Property Management
Feds suggest CECRA sets Canada apart from peers
About $221 million in Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance had been disbursed as of July 3, Finance Minister Bill Morneau reported in the 2020 Economic and Fiscal Snapshot he released today.
REMI Network
GTA home sales climb back up in June
GTA realtors reported 8,701 home sales in June—a 1.4 per cent drop compared to June 2019, and a much larger increase compared to sales results in May.
REMI Network
What does Toronto’s mask bylaw mean for condos?
A new bylaw exempting condos from mandatory mask-wearing inside the building means corporations might want to impose a mask policy for common elements.
REMI Network
Canada ensures true international BOMA executive
Canadians now fill half the executive officer positions of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International with the election of Randal Froebelius as vice chair.
Construction Business
Metro Vancouver achieves carbon neutrality
The Metro Vancouver regional district has achieved corporate carbon neutrality for 2019, an important step toward reaching Climate 2050.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Ontario offers free online health and safety training
The Ontario government's new online health and safety training touches on topics such as infection control, ladder safety, and preventing harassment.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario Ombudsman tracks LTB’s sluggish pace
The Ombudsman's newly released 2019-20 annual report identifies the Landlord and Tenant Board as one of the most common sources of complaints, prompting an in-progress investigation.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canadians among ASHRAE outstanding achievers
This year’s select group of honourees for distinguished service, exceptional service and distinguished long-term membership was announced at the Society’s annual conference, which is unfolding in a four-day virtual format.
Construction Business
FCM releases guide for cities to rebalance streets
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has released a new guide to help cities effectively modify urban streets amid the pandemic.
REMI Network
York U kicks off rise of School of Continuing Studies
York University virtually broke ground on the first dedicated structure for its School of Continuing Studies to celebrate the new Keele campus facility.
CondoBusiness
Accommodation costs unnerve younger households
Financial uncertainty related to COVID-19 appears to be weighing more heavily on younger households than other homeowners and renters.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
B.C. launches Reframed Lab pilot for multi-unit housing retrofits
BC Housing, the City of Vancouver, the BC Non-Profit Housing Association and the Pembina Institute announced they are launching an initiative called the Reframed Lab to demonstrate retrofit projects on multi-unit residential buildings.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Reopening buildings face bacteria, corrosion issues
As buildings are reopened, inactive plumbing lines may cause bacteria and corrosion problems that lead to additional issues beyond the spread of coronavirus.
REMI Network
Ontario guide helps buildings restore water quality
Building owners and managers are responsible for water flushing activities to restore drinking water. Sometimes this process could take up to 12 weeks.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Vancouver amends zoning and development bylaw
Amendments to the zoning and development bylaw for C-2 commercial districts in Vancouver will soon allow developers to build six-storey rental housing.
REMI Network
Quadrangle and Human Space launch Wellness Ready
Quadrangle and Human Space have launched Wellness Ready, a program to support businesses as they create healthy environments for returning occupants and customers.



