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CondoBusiness
CREA housing market forecast predicts falling sales
The updated housing market forecast for 2017 and 2018 from the Canadian Real Estate Association finds national home sales will fall in coming years.
Canadian Property Management
Energy efficiency draws fraction of spending
The Canadian government is looking for waste and savings opportunities across its vast and varied portfolio of capital assets.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s new National Housing Strategy
The Federal Budget 2017, released March 22nd, proposes to invest more than $11.2 billion over 11 years in a variety of initiatives designed to build, renew and repair Canada’s stock of affordable housing.
REMI Network
Starlight acquires partial interest in Mississauga Executive Centre
Starlight Investments (Starlight) has purchased a 50 per cent interest in the Mississauga Executive Centre (MEC).
Construction Business
B.C. updates four-storey sprinkler requirements
An update to the B.C. Building Code will require fire sprinklers to be installed on the balconies of all new four-storey wood-frame residential buildings. The
REMI Network
3M to acquire Scott Safety from Johnson Controls
3M will acquire Scott Safety from Johnson Controls for $2 billion in mid-2017 and boost its personal safety portfolio.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Katherine Robinson joins Kasian’s Calgary office
With over 20 years of experience in the field, Katherine Robinson, Architect AAA, has joined Kasian as principal in its Calgary office, effective March 13.
REMI Network
Tech hub hopes federal budget will boost smart city innovation
Toronto’s innovation community has high hopes that Wednesday’s federal budget will earmark money for smart city innovation.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
More purpose-built rental needed in GTA: CIBC
Preventing a full-blown housing-affordability crisis in the Greater Toronto Area will require GTA-specific policies aimed at increasing the supply of purpose-built rental units, finds a
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Five Alberta parks to become accessible by summer
Five Alberta parks will be refurbished by this summer as part of a $3-million plan to create accessible experiences in 15 provincial parks by 2020.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario contractors expect growth in 2017: survey
Ontario’s construction industry has a positive economic outlook for 2017 and confidence is up, according to the OCS’s Construction Confidence Indicator.
REMI Network
Saskatchewan moves to privatize janitorial services
Earlier this week, the Government of Saskatchewan said it will pivatize janitorial services at all its government buildings.
CondoBusiness
GTA activity drives increase in national home sales
National home sales climbed 5.2 per cent month-over-month in February 2017, reaching its highest level since April 2016, according to CREA statistics.
CondoBusiness
TREB opposes possible Ontario foreign buyer tax
The TREB is strongly against imposing a provincial foreign buyer tax in addition to existing provincial taxes on home buyers.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Promise of age-friendly communities rings false
Recent analysis of how Canadian suburbs accommodate aging residents concludes that the streetscapes, housing mix and array of neighbourhood services and amenities typically fail to meet seniors' needs.
REMI Network
Niagara Parks issues RFP for waterfront development
The Niagara Parks Commission issued a RFP to invest in its marina property at Miller’s Creek, 22 kilometres south of Horseshoe Falls in Fort Erie.
CondoBusiness
Province should address affordability: OHBA, OREA
The OHBA and OREA are calling on the provincial government to provide ideas to ease the growing housing affordability challenges many Ontarians are facing.




