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Canadian Facility Management & Design
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
CBRE first in Vancouver to earn WELL certification
CBRE’s Vancouver office is the first in the city to receive WELL Certification.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.




