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Canadian Apartment Magazine
Protesters pre-empt Canadian Housing Strategy
Hundreds of protesters gathered on Parliament Hill today at an event organized by the Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU) and supported by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).
REMI Network
Canada’s Best Restroom is crowned
Bayview Village Shopping Centre in Toronto is the winner of Canada's Best Restroom Award.
CondoBusiness
Ontario moves to reform new home warranties system
The Ontario government last week delivered on previously announced plans to introduce legislation to reform the province’s new home warranties system.
CondoBusiness
National Housing Strategy Roundtable seeks expert input
Housing experts and stakeholders recently met with Minister Duclos at a National Housing Strategy Expert Roundtable in Ottawa on October 5.
CondoBusiness
Daniels to offer suites designed for accessibility
The Daniels Corporation last week unveiled plans to offer suites expressly developed for accessibility.
Design Quarterly
World’s first double LEED Platinum building
The Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC) has earned LEED v4 Existing Building Platinum, becoming the first double LEED Platinum convention centre in the world
REMI Network
Construction begins on Vancouver Centre II
Vancouver Centre II, the next phase of the Vancouver Centre complex, will be in the heart of the city's growing tech hub.
REMI Network
E-course helps manage asbestos in the workplace
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety launched an e-course to help recognize, assess and manage asbestos-related risks in the workplace.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Starlight partnership commences U.S. acquisition program
Starlight Investments and its new institutional partners, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board and the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCO), announced that they have commenced their acquisition program
Canadian Facility Management & Design
McGill School of Architecture alumnus gifts school $12-mil
McGill School of Architecture alumnus Peter Guo-hua Fu, a well-known Chinese architect, recently donated $12 million to the university’s School of Architecture.
REMI Network
BOMI Canada presents Vyetta Sunderland Scholarship Award
Augustine Imade is this year's winner of BOMI Canada's Vyetta Sunderland Scholarship Award.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Red River College awards project to Diamond Schmitt
Winnipeg’s Red River College has awarded a $95-million Innovation Centre project to Diamond Schmitt Architects and Number TEN Architectural Group.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New FRPO report looks at Vacancy Decontrol
The Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) released its second research report authored by Shaun Hildebrand of Urbanation, entitled Ontario Rental Market: Renovation Investment and Role of Vacancy Decontrol
REMI Network
Amber Trails Community School in Winnipeg named Greenest School in Canada
Amber Trails Community School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the winner of the annual CaGBC Greenest School in Canada competition.
REMI Network
Nova Centre to get major connectivity boost
When the Nova Centre development in downtown Halifax is complete, it will supposedly be one of the most technologically connected commercial hubs in Atlantic Canada.
CondoBusiness
Ian Darling named Condominium Authority Tribunal chair
Ian Darling will serve as the first chair of the Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT) starting Oct. 2.
CondoBusiness
GTA and Vancouver see more luxury condo sales
Vancouver boasts a greater share of higher priced transactions with 165 condo deals topping $2 million versus 100 in the Greater Toronto Area, but the single highest price was garnered in the GTA.




