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CondoBusiness
4 in 10 Ontario parents helped buy child’s first home
According to a new poll from OREA, 4 in 10 Ontario parents helped their adult child purchase their first residential property.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Ontario not sticking with plate renewal fees
The Ontario government will eliminate its license plate sticker system for passenger and light-duty vehicles, motorcycles and mopeds, and forego the associated revenue.
Design Quarterly
EV fuelling station design winner revealed
Electric Autonomy Canada, in partnership with Parkland Corp, has unveiled the winner of its EV fuelling station design competition.
REMI Network
Broccolini acquires several land parcels near GTA
Montreal-based developer Broccolini has kicked off 2022 with the acquisition of several development parcels located just outside the GTA.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Influential partners promote RETScreen Expert
BOMA Canada and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care sponsor training on version 8.1 of NRCan's energy management software platform.
REMI Network
Researchers working to create more dementia-inclusive communities
Researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia are working to create more dementia-friendly neighbourhoods.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Average rent in Canada up 4.4%
After the typical decline in December, average rent in Canada is trending up once again. Fears around the Omicron variant have diminished, and prospective tenants are back on the hunt for rental housing.
REMI Network
Pre-fabricated CLT condo will be a first in Toronto
A new condo will be a first in Toronto as plans are realized through a joint venture between Windmill Developments and Leader Lane Developments.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Building code harmonization advances
Consultations are underway in the ongoing exercise to harmonize the Ontario Building Code with model national building, energy and plumbing codes.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Dream and Great Gulf selected to develop Quayside
Waterfront Toronto announced it has begun negotiations with Dream Unlimited Corp. and Great Gulf Group for the development of Quayside in downtown Toronto.
Canadian Property Management
Watchdog projects Ontario electricity subsidies
The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario pegs the cost of nine provincial programs at more than $118 billion over a 20-year period, with the largest share ascribed to the Ontario Electricity Rebate.
Construction Business
Vancouver home to first Chinese Canadian Museum
The historic Wing Sang Building, the oldest building in Vancouver Chinatown, will be the site of the country's first Chinese Canadian Museum.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Ontario may relax squeeze on storage sheds
A proposed regulatory change would allow storage sheds to be 50 per cent bigger before Ontario property owners would have to obtain building permits.
REMI Network
Catastrophic flooding causes slump in sale prices
A new report from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation finds home prices have dropped in specific communities where catastrophic flooding occured.
REMI Network
Québec will need eight times more public EV chargers by 2030
The International Council on Clean Transportation released a new study in February, finding that Quebec will need to significantly increase the amount of electric vehicle chargers to meet its 2030 zero-emissions vehicle target.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Centurion announces major acquisition in Quebec
Centurion Asset Management has acquired two-thirds ownership in a major apartment portfolio located in Montreal, Quebec; it has also acquired a property in Gatineau.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Bluevale acquires former hotel in St.Catharines, Ontario
Bluevale Capital Group announced plans to convert the former Queensway Hotel in St. Catharines, ON, into much-needed affordable housing.



















