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Ontario invests in York University Markham campus

Ontario is investing $127 million in the construction of a York University campus in Markham, which will be the first university campus in York Region.

CondoBusiness

Updated timeline released for condo law reforms

The Ministry of Government and Consumer Services has released an updated timeline for the roll out of condo law reforms.

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HOOPP LEAP Awards honour environmental leadership

HOOPP recently handed out its sixth annual LEAP Awards to honour property managers and tenants across Canada for leadership in sustainability initiatives.

CondoBusiness

Regs proposed for short-term rentals in Toronto

City of Toronto staff are proposing that short-term rentals be restricted to the home-sharing variety versus the commercial kind.

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CBRE to acquire Caledon Capital Management

CBRE Group, Inc. will be acquiring Caledon, a Toronto-based investment management business.

Canadian Property Management

Toronto buildings on track to energy savings

Toronto's commercial buildings have once again been designated as a course to energy savings in a new iteration of the conservation challenge, race2reduce.

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Proposed bill on mercury-containing lamps debated at Senate committee

Members of the Senate of Canada recently debated Bill C-238, which calls for a national strategy for safely disposing mercury-containing lamps.

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Health care facility patients at risk for Legionnaires’ disease

A report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. found that patients in health care facilities are at risk for Legionnaires’ disease.

CondoBusiness

TFS sounds alarm over rise in balcony fires

Toronto Fire Service (TFS) is sounding the alarm over a recent rise in the number of balcony fires caused by carelessly discarded cigarettes.

CondoBusiness

UBC Wesbrook Village condo reaches key milestone

The final mass timber panel has been installed at Adera’s Virtuoso project in UBC’s Wesbrook Village, marking a key milestone in its construction.

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Airport workers worried about dirty screening areas

A recent submission from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers expresses concerns about dirty screening areas in airports.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario peak electricity price fails to shock

Ontario's recent electricity price adjustments have narrowed the gap between the on-peak and off-peak rates, while stretching the mid-peak to on-peak range a little farther apart.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

CAPREIT acquires B.C. townhouse complex

CAPREIT announced it has completed the acquisition of Brookside Gardens, a 44-unit townhouse complex in Maple Ridge, BC, in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver.

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CBRE first in Vancouver to earn WELL certification

CBRE’s Vancouver office is the first in the city to receive WELL Certification.

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Kiko Water Systems wins Green Building Product of the Year

CaGBC presented Kiko Water Systems with the 2017 CaGBC Green Building Product of the Year Award for their Water Systems Cartridges.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Starlight acquires two new Ontario rental properties

Starlight Investments announced it has begun the process of acquiring 283 apartment units in two recently constructed, multi-residential properties located at 325 Lakeview Drive in Woodstock and 1042 Paisley Road located in Guelph.

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CaGBC launches Zero Carbon Building Standard

To help meet Canada’s climate change commitments, the Canada Green Building Council has launched the country’s first Zero Carbon Building Standard.