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CondoBusiness
Proposed Alberta bill promotes buyer protection
New legislation was proposed in Alberta last week that would establish a builder licensing program to help consumers identify which home builders they can trust, and which they should avoid.
CondoBusiness
ACMO holds 40th anniversary celebration
ACMO feted 40 years of leading the condominium management profession using education, member services and public awareness with an anniversary celebration.
Canadian Property Management
Hotel group invests in Falcon Crest Lodge
Falcon Crest Lodge is re-launching on May 15, 2017 after a $3 million refurbishment. Located five minutes from Banff, Falcon Crest Lodge is part of
REMI Network
Minto Capital announces two big CRE investments
Minto Capital is selling 50 per cent ownership in Minto Place to Investors Group, and purchased a multi-res building in Calgary.
REMI Network
Draft plan unveiled for Port Credit waterfront development
West Village Partners recently purchased a 72-acre, former oil refinery site in Port Credit, Ontario.
CondoBusiness
Problematic market conditions persist: CMHC
Despite showing some signs of improvement, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation continues to hold the overall rating of the nation’s housing market at “strong evidence of problematic conditions.”
REMI Network
Gord Hicks named global CEO of BGIS
Gordon Hicks has been appointed the chief executive office of Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions (BGIS).
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Alberta, police refine workplace injury and death investigations
Alberta is working on new rules to improve the way workplace injury and deaths are investigated.
Canadian Property Management
Q1 sees milder decline in downtown Calgary
Nearly 142,000 square feet of downtown office space was returned to the market in the first three months of 2017, but this is well off last year's pace when 2.3 million square feet emptied out over the course of 12 months.
REMI Network
More WELL certification firsts for TD Centre
TD Centre tower is the first existing building in North America to achieve a Gold-level certification under the WELL Building Standard.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Green buildings contribute to productivity: research
Recent research from the National Research Council of Canada and RBC found that green buildings have a positive impact on productivity for employees.
REMI Network
Historically low downtown T.O. office vacancy kicks off next development cycle
Available office space in the GTA declined during the first quarter of 2017, with record low vacancy setting the ground for a new development cycle.
CondoBusiness
GTA condo lease transactions up 3.5 per cent in Q1
Greater Toronto Area realtors reported 6,680 condominium apartment lease transactions during the first quarter of 2017, up 3.5 per cent year-over-year.
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Google’s Kitchener office earns LEED v4
Google’s new office in the Breithaupt Block, a redeveloped historic building in the warehouse district of downtown Kitchener, Ontario, has earned LEED v4 Silver for
Canadian Facility Management & Design
North York Women’s Shelter to be rebuilt
The federal and Ontario governments are working together to fund a rebuild of the North York Women’s Shelter, which will receive $8.8 million in funding.
REMI Network
Nova Scotia changes Occupational Health and Safety Act
The Nova Scotia government is making changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that will help keep employees safe at work.
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Making bins more convenient boosts recycling rates
Researchers at The University of British Columbia released a study showing that making bins convenient drastically boosts recycling and composting rates.




