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Retail facilities managers address COVID-19

A growing number of industry organizations are providing their membership with online guidance related to COVID-19.

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Roundup herbicide causing loss of biodiversity

A new study reveals that Roundup, the popular glyphosate-based herbicide, is making ecosystems more vulnerable to pollution and climate change.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Feds invest in new Toronto rental development at Weston Rd.

The federal government announced plans to invest $147 million through its RCFi initiative toward the construction of 514 residential units located at Weston Road in Toronto.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

ASHRAE opens COVID-19 technical guidance portal

Health care intake areas and waiting rooms, shelters and other facilities where crowds may assemble are identified as vulnerable occupancies where a heighten level of controls is recommended.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Parking space pressure spikes at Regina hospital

Saskatchewan's Health Minister has called for a feasibility study into a new parkade that would be privately built, owned and managed.

REMI Network

Montreal condo to ‘showcase urban heritage’

A Montreal condo is rising directly above MAA Sports Club, a well-known heritage building in the Golden Square Mile neighbourhood

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New trends to disrupt residential market, study finds

Canadian residential real estate is the next industry ripe for disruption, with new technology, innovation and business models poised to shift the sector.

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Luxury condo prices rise amidst high demand

Luxury condo prices are on the rise in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa where certain factors are creating limited inventory in high demand areas.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Alberta to curb spending on asset upkeep

The provincial government plans to allocate about $2.7 billion to capital maintenance and renewal over a three-year period, but year-over-year investment will drop 7.7 per cent from the first to third fiscal year.

Canadian Property Management

Peter Menkes named to Order of Ontario

The distinction is conferred to individuals who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to the fabric of Ontario and the well-being of Ontarians, and is the Province's highest honour.

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Marlin Spring’s mixed-use project in Junction to include condos

Toronto-based real estate firm Marlin Spring and Hines are slated to develop a 2.8-acre property in Toronto’s Junction Triangle.

Design Quarterly

Zero-carbon, mass timber college building revealed

Centennial College’s $105-million expansion to the Progress Campus A Block building will be first zero-carbon, mass timber higher-education building in Canada when it completes in 2023.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Starlight and KingSett acquire Northview Apartment REIT

Starlight and KingSett Capital announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Northview Apartment REIT in a transaction valued at $4.8 billion.

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Condo is LEED Platinum first for Toronto

Aqualina at Bayside is the first high-rise condo in Toronto to earn LEED Platinum certification.

Construction Business

B.C. demand for skilled labour high

The latest forecast from BuildForce Canada reveals construction demands will remain exceptionally high in B.C. and peak in the latter half of 2021.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s hottest rental markets: January 2020

A look at Canada's top-performing rental markets to date in 2020, according to the latest rent report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting.

Canadian Property Management

Indicators map way for smart energy communities

Five indicators gauge local capacity to plan and manage energy systems, and five others measure tangible outcomes in land use, energy networks, water and waste services, transportation and the building stock