Industry News
Canadian Property Management
NRCan to update commercial energy use survey
Natural Resources Canada plans to update its inaugural 2009 Survey of Commercial and Institutional Energy Use, an important resource for policy analysts and energy programs.
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GTA’s office market improves in Q2
The Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) office market has shown signs of improvement following a poor first quarter. The overall vacancy rate of 9.4 per cent
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Montreal’s leasing market continues to lag
Montreal’s industrial leasing market continued to lag in the second quarter. Vacancy rates across Greater Montreal rose to 7.25 per cent from 7.19 at the end of March.
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Heritage Canada releases Endangered Places list
Heritage Canada has released its annual Top 10 Endangered Places List, outlining sites at risk due to neglect, weak legislation or lack of funding.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Vancouver’s new Affordable Housing Agency
A new Affordable Housing Agency was approved by the city of Vancouver on July 9 to assist with the creation of low to moderate income
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Chow proposes Toronto rental housing plan
On Friday, July 4, Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow released a three-part plan to create new affordable housing in the city of Toronto. The plan,
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Inglewood House for seniors opens in Calgary
The Inglewood House for seniors, located at 1300 8th Avenue in Southeast Calgary, recently opened its doors to residents two years after construction began. The
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Temporary housing for Alberta flood victims
After massive flooding devastated the town of High River and other areas of Southern Alberta last summer, over 100,000 people were forced from their homes.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Pure Multi REIT to acquire two U.S. apartments
Canadian-based Pure Multi-Family REIT LP (Pure Multi) recently announced its intent to acquire two multi-family properties located in Dallas, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. The company
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GWL Realty Advisors purchases Nanaimo mall
GWL Realty Advisors has purchased the Longwood Station shopping mall, located in Nanaimo B.C. for $33.1 million. The 106,000 square-foot shopping centre was sold by Calgary-based First Capital Realty.
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PIRET acquires US properties
Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET) has entered into agreements to purchase 11 light industrial properties from Scannell Properties for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$235 million
Design Quarterly
Winnipeg architecture firm wins RDA Prize
A Winnipeg architecture firm, 5468796 Architecture, has been awarded the 2014 Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Prize (RDA Prize). The 6th annual international award recognizes architects and designers in the early years of their careers.
Design Quarterly
CEI Architecture opens Alberta office
CEI Architecture, now registered with the Alberta Association of Architects, has opened an office in Edmonton.
Design Quarterly
CSLA announces lifetime achievement award
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) recently announced its new lifetime achievement award recognizing exceptional landscape architects who have made significant contributions to Canadian society.
Construction Business
Taylor Family Digital Library earns LEED Gold
The Taylor Family Digital Library (TFDL) is the latest building on the University of Calgary campus that has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the Canada Green Building Council.
Design Quarterly
US Architecture firm enters Canadian market
US firm CTA Architects Engineers has officially entered into the Canadian market operating as Cushing Terrell Architecture. The firm has 17 offices across the US and now in Canada in Metro Vancouver and Regina.
Construction Business
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneer appoints new chair
Beverley Briscoe has been appointed as the new chair of the board by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneer. She takes over for Robert Murdoch, who announced his intention to step down from the board by the end of the year.




