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Downsview Framework Plan awarded Toronto Urban Design Award

Central to the plan is a vision for low-carbon, inclusive, equitable and sustainable mixed-use neighbourhoods that honour the site's aerospace legacy.
Terrace

Construction Business

Construction starts on $2.9B Surrey hospital

Construction of a new hospital and cancer centre in Surrey has begun. Completion is expected in 2029.
southwestern ontario

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Feds help fast-track 2,000 homes in London

In the first agreement under Canada's new Housing Accelerator Fund, the City of London will receive funding for more than 2,000 affordable homes.
rental market

Canadian Apartment Magazine

B.C. sets annual rent increase at 3.5%

Landlords in British Columbia will soon be able to raise rents up to 3.5 per cent according to the Province’s 2024 rent increase guideline.
Saskatchewan

REMI Network

First Nations celebrates multi-purpose health facility in Saskatchewan

The hospital will enhance primary care and mental health services throughout the three communities of Cote First Nation, Keeseekoose First Nation, and The Key First Nation.
stack carbon

Construction Business

First zero carbon office tower opens in Vancouver

The Stack in Vancouver, a landmark project by Oxford Properties, is the first high-rise commercial tower in North America built to zero carbon standards. 

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Concert Income Properties acquires Class A rental building

Concert Income Properties announced it has acquired a Class A, mixed-use rental building on Granville Street in Vancouver.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Vancouver welcomes 354 rental units through RCFi

The Government of Canada provided $150 million in low-interest loans through the RCFi toward the construction of three new rental projects in Vancouver.
Accelerated response depletes incentive funds

Canadian Property Management

Ontario’s targeted incentives fund LEDs and VFDs

Commercial, multi-residential and institutional electricity customers in Ottawa and select areas of Toronto are eligible for targeted incentives through Ontario’s BizEnergySaver program.
CAO

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Board renewal brings six openings at CMHC

Board renewal at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is opening up positions for a new chairperson and five directors.
Operating tech ripe for ransomware attacks

Canadian Property Management

Operational tech ripe for more ransomware attacks

Real estate was relatively unscathed in the growing number of ransomware attacks perpetrated in Canada last year, experiencing about 3 per cent of the incidents occurring across 19 industry sectors.
resilience climate

Canadian Property Management

Canada boasts resilient bases for CRE value

Abundant water resources and a low-carbon electricity grid are two key attributes earning Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Winnipeg favourable ranking as resilient bases for commercial real estate.
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REMI Network

First zero-carbon firehall in Canada opens

Vancouver’s Firehall 17 is Canada’s first ever zero-carbon facility of its kind and is now on track to achieve Passive House certification.
Brampton

REMI Network

Brampton sportsplex getting $10-mil zero-carbon makeover

The federal government is giving a 30-year-old multi-purpose sportsplex in Brampton, Ontario, $10 million to transform into a zero-carbon facility.
housing market

REMI Network

Many regions to see softened housing market in fall

Forty-four per cent of housing markets in Canada are expected to be sellers' markets in 2023.
net-zero

REMI Network

Atlantic Canada’s first purpose-built net-zero cultural facility

The theatre was established in 1976 and has produced more than 75 new Canadian works.
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Steve Clark’s resignation prompts key cabinet changes

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made several key cabinet changes in the wake of Steve Clark's resignation over the Greenbelt land swap scandal.