Management
Canadian Apartment Magazine
In the event of a tornado
Important steps and precautions for residential property managers in the build-up and aftermath of a tornado.
CondoBusiness
Private homes preferred for cannabis use
More than 90 per cent of survey respondents confirm that they typically use non-medical cannabis in their own homes, while 46 per cent use it in other people’s homes.
Canadian Property Management
Fossil-fuel-fired power plants placed on notice
Utilities and other entities selling power into public transmission and distribution networks have about 12 years to cut the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their production processes down to near-zero levels.
CondoBusiness
Uptick in fraud a wake-up call for condos
In these economically trying times, as one would expect, fraud has been rearing its ugly head. Unfortunately, condominium corporations have increasingly become an easy target.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s top rents rank moderately in the U.S.
Canada’s two priciest rental housing markets fall toward the moderate end of the scale when mixed in with the largest urban centres in the United States.
REMI Network
Why facilities must be proactive to improve cyber security
Research found cyber attackers increased their targeting of internet-connected OT devices by 2,204% between January and September 2021.
Canadian Property Management
Q2 market trends follow familiar patterns
Midway through 2022, Colliers Canada pegs the national office vacancy rate at just below 13 per cent, while the national industrial vacancy rate sits 1,200 basis points lower.
Canadian Property Management
Property tax relief looks iffy in New Brunswick
Beginning in 2023, municipalities will have flexibility to pull more revenue from their non-residential tax base, potentially cancelling out a phased 15 per cent reduction in the provincial property tax rate that was introduced this year.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Science on display at Memorial University
A blue whale skeleton, 25 metres long, suspends from the ceiling of Memorial University’s Core Science Facility—as though it is swimming in empty space.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rent price trends from coast to coast
Though up significantly since last year, the average rent price for all Canadian properties in June 2022 was still 3.5 per cent lower than the pre-pandemic level.
CondoBusiness
Detoxifying the condo manager’s workplace
It’s hard to imagine that there’s a condo manager anywhere in Ontario who would describe their job as easy. The breadth and depth of knowledge required to do the job well are astounding.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
8 essentials for worker safety
AFFLINK's Safety Supply Checklist outlines eight essentials for facility managers and workers.
REMI Network
Where do BSCs and PMs go from here?
A building service contractor and property management discussion on the present and the future was a cornerstone of the 2022 ISSA Show Canada program.
REMI Network
Inflation and wage increases are twin problems for companies
Inflation, in combination with tight labour markets, is compounding the rising wages in the frontline service workforce.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Attracting talent in a competitive job market
Two leading property managers share their tips for recruiting, hiring, and retaining talented employees in a tough post-COVID job market.
Canadian Property Management
Fuel-switching challenges expected to ease
Climate, cost and capacity pose fuel-switching challenges for building owners looking to curb greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s target for a 40 per cent reduction below 2005 levels by 2030.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Employees expect environmentally friendly offices
Six in 10 workers surveyed feel their office is "shamefully eco-unfriendly"



















