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Canadian Canoe Museum proposed in Ontario

The Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site in Ontario could soon be home to the Canadian Canoe Museum, according to Parks Canada.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Work underway at new Humber College building

Construction is underway at Humber College’s new Learning Resource Commons in Toronto. Post-secondary education partners, builders and community leaders recently gathered to celebration the completion

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Windsor Coca-Cola distribution centre opens

Ontario minister says that the opening of a Windsor Coca-Cola distribution centre signals confidence in the province's food and beverage sector.

Canadian Property Management

Infrastructure quality important to investors

A report from the ULI and Ernst and Young says that a city's infrastructure quality is a major factor for real estate investors and developers.
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Canadian Property Management

Canadian LEED certifications on the rise

Canadian LEED certifications are on the rise, with the CaGBC handing out 140 new certifications in the first quarter of 2014.

Canadian Property Management

GTA office market down in first quarter

According to a new report from Avison Young, the GTA office market experienced negative absorption in the first quarter of 2014.

Canadian Property Management

Maplewood and IHG developing 15 new hotels

Maplewood Hotels and Resorts is teaming up with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to develop 15 new Candlewood Suites hotels in Canada.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New and notable transaction

Toronto's 145 Elinor Ave., a property with a total of 21 two-storey townhouse units, sells for $3.3 million.

Design Quarterly

Landscape architecture trends selected in survey

The 2014 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey by the ASLA found that low-maintenance landscapes and native plants are on trend.

Design Quarterly

B.C. Wood Design Awards winners announced

The B.C. Wood Design Awards celebrated its 10th anniversary by handing out 12 different awards, recognizing leadership and innovation in wood design.

Design Quarterly

B.C. interior designers win Seattle awards

Five British Columbia-based interior designers were honoured at the Seattle Design Center’s 15th annual Northwest Design Awards.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Vancouver plans housing for Downtown Eastside

Vancouver city council voted to approve a community-driven plan for the Downtown Eastside that focuses on affordable housing options.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Mattamy Homes to build Florida development

Mattamy Homes has bought the RiverTown community in St. Johns County, Florida. The 4,057-acre deal came at a cost of $43.6 million.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Winners of CHBA SAM Awards announced

This year's CHBA SAM Awards recognized Vancouver’s Adera Development Corporation for its six-storey Sail development at the University of British Columbia.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Killam buys apartments in Ottawa and east coast

Killam Properties Inc. acquired of four properties in the first quarter of 2014, located in Ottawa, Moncton and Halifax, for $35 million.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

B.C. Investment in Affordable Housing extended

The governments of Canada and B.C. have committed to investing $300 million by extending the Investment in Affordable Housing agreement.

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CaGBC conference to explore the value of ‘green’

The national CaGBC conference, now called Building Lasting Change, will explore the value of sustainable building, real estate and urban development.