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Canadian Property Management

IREM appoints Cheryl Gray as SVP

The Institute of Real Estate Management has named Cheryl Gray senior vice-president of the organization.

Canadian Property Management

Ground breaks on Brookfield Place Calgary

Construction has started on the first phase of Brookfield Place Calgary, which is slated to be the tallest structure in western Canada..

Canadian Property Management

GTA industrial availability rates continue to drop

Avison Young reports that the GTA industrial market has recorded a region-wide drop in availability rates.

Canadian Property Management

Bentall Kennedy launches new investment fund

Bentall Kennedy is launching a new real estate investment fund, the Bentall Kennedy Canadian Real Estate Plus.

Canadian Property Management

Morguard wins workplace safety awards

Property management firm Morguard was honoured with two gold awards at Canada’s Safest Employers Awards gala on October 30.

Canadian Property Management

Saskatoon’s industrial market continues to grow

Colliers International reports that Saskatoon’s industrial market showed strong market fundamentals in the third quarter of 2013.

Canadian Property Management

BTB acquires three properties in Quebec

BTB Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired three properties in Quebec, for a total purchase price of $14 million.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Ontario to fund infrastructure with green bonds

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced her government’s plans to fund environmentally friendly infrastructure projects through the creation of green bonds.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

CUI’s Brownies award brownfield redevelopment

The CIBC Pan Am and Parapan AM Athlete’s Village/Canary District in Toronto has been recognized as the Best Overall Project at the CUI's Brownie Awards.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Toronto firm wins disaster recovery competition

Toronto-based Sustainable.TO Architecture + Building was recognized in the international Designing Recovery competition, where contestants draft housing for disaster recovery zones.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

REFBC’s 2013 Land Awards winners announced

Winners of the 2013 Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia’s 2013 Land Awards were announced on October 25.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

ASHRAE signs agreement on indoor air quality

ASHRAE and the Indoor Air Quality Association have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to promote better indoor air quality in the built environment.

Construction Business

VRCA announces Awards of Excellence winners

B.C.’s top construction contractors were honoured at the Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s 25th annual Awards of Excellence gala on October 17.

Canadian Property Management

Sears to terminate leases at five stores

Sears is terminating leases at five stores across the country, including its flagship Toronto Eaton Centre location, in exchange for $400 million.

Canadian Property Management

GTA office market shows disappointing results

A report from Avison Young says that the GTA's office market showed disappointing results in the third quarter.

Canadian Property Management

Temple Hotels expands its portfolio

Temple Hotels Inc. has acquiring a Holiday Inn Express in Ottawa, Ont. and an extended-stay property in Yellowknife, N.W.T.

Canadian Property Management

Demand for industrial space shifting in Montreal

Demand for industrial space increased in several submarkets of the Greater Montreal Area during the third quarter of 2013