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Promoting rebates makes waves in the Maritimes

Electricity customers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are gaining guidance from award-winning public education and advocacy efforts.

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Six Toronto schools to green outdoor spaces

Six more schools in downtown Toronto will be greening their outdoor spaces this year, thanks to PortsToronto and the Evergreen's Children's Program.

Canadian Property Management

Toronto Housing conservation strategies lauded

Canada's largest social housing provider, with a portfolio of nearly 60,000 units in 2,100 buildings, was among 16 organizations honoured at last night's 2016 Energy Star Canada Awards ceremony in Winnipeg.

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Ivanhoé Cambridge appoints retail president

Claude Sirois has been named president of Ivanhoé Cambridge Retail.

Design Quarterly

RAIC Governor General’s Medal winners

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts have announced the Governor General’s Medal winners in Architecture. The biennial

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Northview assists Fort McMurray residents

Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust announced today that it will not charge rent for the months of May or June 2016 for its 645 Fort McMurray residents that have been displaced by the devastating wildfires.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Ontario awaits guidelines for offset credits

Designated greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters in Ontario are combing through the finalized rules for the pending cap-and-trade system, including various formulas for calculating the allotment of free emission allowances.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto could see new landlord licensing system

A new landlord licensing system could be coming to Toronto as early as January 2017. Representatives of tenant advocacy group ACORN discussed the idea with city officials at a Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee meeting on Thursday May, 19th, and voted to move ahead with the plan.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Contract awarded for Etobicoke hospital project

Etobicoke Healthcare Partnership has been awarded a $330-million fixed-price contract to design, build, finance and maintain the new Etobicoke General Hospital Phase 1 Patient Tower

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ottawa hospitals receive additional funding

The Ontario government is increasing the funding it is providing to four Ottawa hospitals by over $19 million in 2016-17 in an effort to give

Canadian Property Management

Board counters Parkit c-suite offence

The president and chief executive officer of Vancouver-based Parkit Enterprises has been expelled from the company's board of directors for challenging its membership and structure.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario provides $10-mil to expand BMO Field

Ontario and the City of Toronto are both investing $10 million for the expansion of BMO Field as part of an ongoing partnership to revitalize

Construction Business

NEB approves Trans Mountain Pipeline

The National Energy Board (NEB) has recommended approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project, subject to 157 conditions. The NEB has issued a 533-page

Design Quarterly

AIBC Architectural Awards honour 12 projects

The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) Architectural Awards honoured 12 projects for 2016, with two receiving the prestigious Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Award

REMI Network

Montreal real estate plans bridge two firms

Claridge and Ivanhoé Cambridge are teaming up to invest alongside private property developers in mid-sized real estate projects based in Montreal.

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CaGBC president named RAIC honourary fellow

Thomas Mueller, president and founding director of the CaGBC, is named honourary fellow for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

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BOMA Calgary fetes TOBY Award winners

Commercial real estate professionals gathered in Calgary for the TransCanada BOMA Excellence Awards, held on May 12, 2016, at the Westin.