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Canada cracks down on antimicrobial resistance

Canada is taking new steps to confront the reality of antimicrobial resistance, one of the most serious global health threats facing the world today.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Skyline sells $173M in assets to Q Management LP

Skyline Apartment REIT announced that it has sold $173M in multi-residential real estate assets to Toronto-based Q Management LP. The sale consisted of nine properties and 1,036 apartment units located primarily in the city of Hamilton.

REMI Network

Mixed-use plans for iconic newspaper building

The Times Colonist Building in Victoria, B.C. will be restored and renovated into an urban campus-style mixed-use environment.

CondoBusiness

Edmonton Zoning Bylaw changes to increase neighbourhood communication

Edmonton City Council has approved Zoning Bylaw changes to help increase awareness of upcoming residential construction in established neighbourhoods.

CondoBusiness

Music industry may get voice in development applications

The music industry may get a voice in the review process for development applications.

Canadian Property Management

Land tops Vancouver Q2 investment transactions

Vancouver's three largest investment transactions for the spring of 2017 surpassed an entire quarter's worth of activity in Calgary.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

InterRent expands portfolio in Montreal and Hamilton

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust announced that it has entered into an unconditional agreement to acquire two neighbouring high-rise apartments located in Montreal, Quebec.

REMI Network

NKF Devencore negotiates large-scale relocation

Allianz Global Assistance will move more than 600 employees to a new 115,000 square foot campus in Cambridge, Ontario.

CondoBusiness

Proposed reg details code of ethics for condo managers

A code of ethics for condo managers is now up for public comment after the release of proposed regulations under the Condominium Management Services Act.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Montreal megaproject pursues WELL Multi-family Residential Certification

HUMANITI, a mixed-use megaproject in Montreal, has registered to pursue WELL Multi-family Residential Certification for its residential component.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario introduces stricter rules for evicting tenants

The government of Ontario announced it will be "curbing abuse of unlawful evictions" by imposing stricter rules on landlords for evicting tenants, beginning September 1, 2017.

REMI Network

New safety standard tackles grease deposits

BRE Global has launched a new standard for ductwork cleaning and maintenance, aligned with Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB) requirements for fire safety due diligence.

REMI Network

B.C. storage rack regulations take effect 2018

New resource guides help navigate the Occupational Health and Safety storage rack regulation coming into effect January 2018.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Alberta students well placed to enjoy good IAQ

Canadian buildings account for nearly two-thirds of the Clean Air Awards that the U.S. based National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) has bestowed for 2017.

REMI Network

Tork launches online guide to identify performance improvement gaps

Tork's new online platform offers guidance for how workforce safety and hygiene can complement new technology and improve efficiency.

CondoBusiness

Larger mortgages a factor in higher home prices: study

Over the past 17 years, Canadians were able to qualify for larger mortgages due to declining interest rates and rising incomes, says the Fraser Institute.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto-based Emma Capital expands into Florida

Emma Capital Investments Inc. announced it has purchased a 408-unit apartment community in Orlando for a purchase price of $US 47,000,000. This is Emma Capital's first investment in Florida and its 22nd acquisition in the U.S.