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Canadian Property Management
Alberta to offset winter electricity costs
The Alberta government has promised a $150 rebate to compensate residential and commercial electricity customers for higher costs during the winter of 2022.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Affordable housing gets nod in Alberta budget
Vast share of funding will be drawn from the federal government’s National Housing Strategy, but Alberta has pledged to augment those dollars with proceeds from the sale of surplus or under-used real estate assets.
Canadian Property Management
Budgets offer contrasting energy cost measures
British Columbia's and Alberta's newly released 2022-23 budgets take differing approaches to cost relief for commercial and multifamily building owners.
Construction Business
Construction completed on Southwest Calgary Ring Road
After five years of construction, the 31 km Southwest Calgary Ring Road is complete and open to traffic.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Alberta hospitals get rigorous trespass controls
The move responds to a series of unruly gatherings that dissenters opposed to COVID-19 vaccination have staged at health care campuses throughout the province.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Private donations unlock Alberta events aid
$13 million is earmarked to support the resumption of in-person attendance at programming offered in cultural centres, museums, sports facilities, arts spaces and agricultural society halls.
Construction Business
Alberta proposes update to skilled trades training
The Alberta government is proposing to update apprenticeship education and skilled trades training, creating a more a flexible system
Canadian Property Management
Alberta’s education mill rate nudges up 0.1 bps
Alberta’s education mill rate has nudged up 0.1 basis point, adding $0.01 per $1,000 of assessed value to the provincial portion of property tax bills.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Alberta increases apprentice financial award
The Alberta Apprentice Training Award will increase to $1,500, up $500 from its original $1,000, effective September 1, 2020.
Canadian Property Management
Alberta pledges to halt commercial evictions
The announcement accompanies a promise to disperse grants of up to $5,000 to help businesses and non-profit organizations with the costs of relaunching after COVID-19-triggered shutdowns, but few details are yet available.
Canadian Property Management
Alberta polls commercial landlords and tenants
The Alberta government is surveying commercial landlords and business tenants about their COVID-19-related financial stresses.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Look, don’t touch at Alberta museums
Both museums will be closing interactive areas that normally invite hands-on experiences. Instead, visitors will be reminded to look, but not touch any of the available exhibits
CondoBusiness
Uninsured property disqualified for Alberta aid
Condo boards and residential landlords in Fort McMurray and surrounding flood-stricken areas will have until August 5 to apply for provincial funding to help cover uninsurable damage.
CondoBusiness
Utility bills deferred for distressed Albertans
The Alberta government has proffered up to $223 million, or about two-thirds of projected late payments, to stabilize utilities' cash flow and enable the deferrals.
Canadian Property Management
ON/AB: education property tax relief introduced
Alberta and Ontario are offering ratepayers temporary relief from the education portion of property tax bills.
Canadian Property Management
Alberta cracks down on criminal trespass
Along with measures to discourage spurious lawsuits, the legislation has implications for commercial real estate operators and any organization with potential scofflaws among its employees or membership.
CondoBusiness
New fees and taxes spell Alberta revenue boost
New budget announces plans to double various land title fees, apply the 4 per cent tourism levy on online short-term rental transactions and bring all public sector pension fund investment management back under AIMCo's purview.
