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Employees benefit from workplace flexibility: survey

A new study commissioned by Regus finds that 71 per cent of respondents agree that flexible work hours allow them to go out and meet people more often.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario invests in the improvement of over 200 local facilities

To celebrate its 150th anniversary as a province, Ontario is investing $25 million in the improvement and renovation of 203 local facilities through the Ontario150 Community Capital Program.

REMI Network

Fortress, Kingridge sell Oakville commercial site

Fortress Real Developments and Kingridge Developments have sold a six-acre commercial site in Oakville, Ontario to the Region of Halton.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

FRPO appoints new president and CEO

The Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Murphy to the position of president and CEO.

REMI Network

New infection control standard during maintenance

CSA Group has released a new version of CSA Z317.13 Infection Control during Construction, Renovation and Maintenance in Healthcare Facilities.

CondoBusiness

TREB report predicts another strong year for home sales

The Toronto Real Estate Board recently released its annual Market Year in Review & Outlook Report at its Economic Summit in Toronto on January 31.

Canadian Property Management

New B.C. landlord registry tool

A registry for landlords designed to professionalize the rental industry throughout B.C. is now available. The registry developed by LandlordBC will allow tenants to screen

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Montreal ice making innovation captures award

The city has twin goals to phase out dependence on HCFC-22, which has global warming potential 1,760 times greater than carbon dioxide, and maximize safety in handling ammonia.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

GTA supply shortage limits 2016 multi-res sales

Avison Young released its fourth-quarter 2016 Real Estate Investment Review of the Greater Toronto Area, reporting that 2016 multi-res sales declined by 39 per cent.

REMI Network

Green Hospital Scorecard results to roll out soon

Ontario-based hospitals are currently filling out the Green Hospital Scorecard—a sustainable benchmarking tool that will soon go national.

CondoBusiness

Community Associations Institute forms Canadian chapter

Community Associations Institute has announced the introduction of a Canadian chapter headquartered in Toronto that will be known as CAI Canada.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Design and construction skill shortages noted

Revit specialists and estimators have a commanding position in the labour market as the design professions actively embrace building information modelling (BIM) and the construction bid process grows more complex.

CondoBusiness

National home price growth remains inflated: CMHC

According to CMHC’s latest Housing Market Assessment (HMA), national home price growth increased by seven per cent year-over-year at the end of Q3-2016.

Canadian Property Management

Real estate employers keep a lid on salaries

Skill shortages are more select in other Canadian business sectors, while real estate employers report they are pressed to fill some of the industry's key job functions, including: commercial property manager; condominium manager; building operator; and commercial leasing agent.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Revival 629 film studio announces expansion concept

In response to growing demand for studio space, Toronto’s Revival 629 Film Studios plans to expand its studio space to include a new state-of-the-art space, Revival XP.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre transit terminal breaks ground

An inter-regional transit terminal has broken ground at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the largest urban mixed-use development in Canada.

Construction Business

BC Hydro proposes innovative new substations

With demand for electricity in downtown Vancouver expected to grow by more than 75 per cent in the next 30 years, BC Hydro is proposing