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REMI Network
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.




