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TNT Crane & Rigging buys Stampede/Eagle West

TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. has acquired Stampede Crane & Rigging Inc., Stampede Crane & Rigging Ltd., Eagle West Truck & Crane Inc., Eagle West

Construction Business

ITA in B.C. makes new c-suite appointments

Gary Herman has been appointed as chief executive officer with the Industry Training Authority (ITA) in B.C. Jeff Nugent was named chief operating officer. Herman has served as interim CEO and Nugent has served as interim COO since August, 2013.

Canadian Property Management

GTA retail market healthy in first half of 2014

Year-to-date sales of retail properties in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have surpassed $1.5 billion, signaling a healthy market for the first half of 2014.

Canadian Property Management

Ivanhoe selling Winnipeg mall to H&R REIT

Ivanhoe Cambridge and Sears Canada will sell their shares in Winnipeg’s Kildonan Place to H&R Real Estate Investment Trust.

Canadian Property Management

Vancouver office vacancy rate climbing

Vancouver’s office vacancy rate continues to rise amid high construction activity, with approximately 1 million square feet of office space available in early 2014.

Canadian Property Management

Canada Council for the Arts awards Prix de Rome

The Canada Council for the Arts, the country’s national arts funder, has awarded the $50,000 Prix de Rome prize to Halifax-based Omar Gandhi Architect Inc.

Canadian Property Management

Brookfield names new president for U.S. operations

Brookfield Office Properties has appointed Paul L. Schulman as president and chief operating officer of commercial operations in the United States.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

LEED Gold certification grows during Q2

The number of LEED Gold certifications has grown during the April to June period, bringing the Canadian year-to-date total of completed Gold projects to 89.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

ASHRAE signs air quality alliance

ASHRAE, AIHA and A&WMA are among the organizations to sign the IEQ Global Alliance in support of indoor air quality.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Germany tops ACEEE’s energy efficiency ranking

Germany scored the top spot in ACEEE’s (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy) energy efficiency ranking of the world’s largest economies.
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Building Strategies & Sustainability

GBCI and Bureau Veritas announce partnership

LEED’s third-party certification body, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), and Bureau Veritas SA (an inspection and certification company) have announced a partnership that will

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Province unveils Ontario Place revitalization plan

The Ontario government is moving forward with plans to transform Ontario Place into a waterfront destination free of residential development.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Building permits reach pre-recession levels

For the third year in a row building permits, issued in the first half of the year, have surpassed the billion-dollar mark for the City

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Seniors’ housing development opens in Québec

An affordable housing development, known as Pavillon André-Darveau, opened its doors to new tenants on July 15. Located in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, the $4.2 million, 26-unit project

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New rules for Manitoba renters and landlords

Effective August 1, Manitoba’s Residential Tenancies Amendment Act was amended to offer new protection for rental tenants and landlords. The changes, which will be followed

Canadian Apartment Magazine

CAPREIT acquires low-rise properties in PEI

Canada’s largest residential landlords, Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAPREIT), has acquired a 213-suite apartment portfolio in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Consisting of

Canadian Apartment Magazine

B.C. affordable housing project breaks ground

On July 25, the redevelopment of a new affordable housing complex known as Qualicum Park Village broke ground. Originally called Kiwanis Village, the new development