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Smaller workplaces are trending across Canada

A recent CBRE report on Canada's office market reveals that smaller and more efficient workplaces are on trend.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Walmart Canada invests in 35 new supercentres

Walmart Canada has announced plans to add 35 new supercentre projects to its Canadian portfolio in 2014.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Tech-heavy Edmonton Sport Chek location opens

Sport Chek’s new 80,000 square foot flagship store at the West Edmonton Mall is taking tech integration to the next level.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

New Alberta film studio in the works

A new Alberta film studio, clocking in at $22.8 million, is scheduled to be completed for 2015.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

B.C. school re-opens doors after fire

Southern Okanagan Secondary re-opened on February 6, two years after being nearly destroyed by a fire during a $29 million renovation.

Canadian Property Management

Vancouver’s 725 Granville announces first tenant

Miller Thomson LLP will be the first office tenant in the redeveloped Pacific Centre property at 725 Granville in Vancouver.

Canadian Property Management

New project will revitalize city block in Victoria

Concert and Jawl Properties have been selected by the Province of British Columbia as the successful bidder on a mixed-use six-acre property in Victoria.
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Canadian Property Management

BOMA Canada appoints new chair

Mike Bishop has been appointed chair of BOMA Canada, effective January 2014.

Design Quarterly

Ground breaks on The Exchange in Vancouver

Work has begun on The Exchange, the new $200 million Credit Suisse office tower in downtown Vancouver.

Design Quarterly

B.C. BMW dealership unveils new green wall

The Auto West BMW Dealership in Richmond, B.C. has unveiled a 22-foot-high green wall in its showroom.
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Oberlander to receive IDC leadership award

Cornelia Hahn Oberlander will be presented with the 2014 IDC/IIDA Leadership Award of Excellence on February 20.
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Public hires new principal of interior design

Teresa Miller has joined Vancouver design firm Public as principal of interior design.

CondoBusiness

Greater Toronto Area condo sales on the rise

Greater Toronto Area condo sales saw a 21 per cent year-over-year increase in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board.

CondoBusiness

Calgary condo market exceeds expectations

A recent report by the Altus Group found that the Calgary condo market exceeded expectations in 2013, featuring strong demand and increased prices.

CondoBusiness

Van. program lets buyers trade cars for condos

A new program from Vancouver's InGastown development lets participants trade in their cars and put the value towards a condo down payment.

CondoBusiness

Report predicts stable Quebec condo market

According to the QFREB, the Quebec condo market will remain stable throughout 2014, and will ultimately favour buyers.

CondoBusiness

Alberta unveils New Home Buyer Protection Act

Buyers in Alberta will now receive mandatory warranty protection under the New Home Buyer Protection Act.