COVID-19
CondoBusiness
Keeping garbage areas in condos healthy and safe
Cleaning garbage rooms and waste chutes is a maintenance concern for all condo corporations, but the current pandemic has made this to-do item even more relevant.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Military exposes dire state of Ontario long-term care
The Canadian Armed Forces has issued a scathing report on the state of Ontario’s long-term care homes, shedding light on the grim conditions service members observed in five specific GTA residences.
Design Quarterly
Green buildings can re-ignite Canada’s economy
CaGBC has released its recommendations on how the green building industry can contribute to Canada’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery.
REMI Network
Local approach best to reopening Canadian economy
Allowing cities and counties to open and close independently based on standardized guidelines is the safest way of reopening, a new study finds.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
VIDEO: The impact of COVID-19 on real estate operations and building cleaning
Missed our May 20 webinar on the wide-ranging impact of COVID-19 and its influence on cleaning protocols? It’s not too late to learn from our
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Devimco shares Longueuil mixed-use development plans
Devimco Immobilier has joined forces with the City of Longueuil on the development of a major mixed-use project above the Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke métro station.
Canadian Property Management
COVID-19 incubates global adjustment 2021-22
For Class A consumers, cost-saving potential will be diminished even if they successfully curtail demand during the five peak hours since those peaks are expected to be lower than usual.
REMI Network
Ontario businesses can operate virtually, electronically
Ontario businesses are permitted to conduct virtual meetings, defer annual meetings in specified circumstances, and submit e-filings.
REMI Network
Ottawa an outlier in housing market slowdown
Ottawa is enduring through the nation’s current housing slump, while other real estate markets in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario are on a steady decline.
REMI Network
Q4 overflow spurs Montreal investment deal volume
Sales value topped $2 billion for the fourth consecutive quarter, albeit at a lower total than was achieved in the second to fourth quarters of 2019.
Construction Business
Building trades call for COVID health public inquiry
The BC Building Trades Council is calling for a public inquiry into health and safety in the construction sector. BCBT represents 35,000 unionized workers.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rodent activity on the rise
Urban centres across Canada and the U.S. are experiencing a rise in "aggressive" rodent activity due to COVID-19 restrictions shuttering restaurants and cafes.
CondoBusiness
Time-of-use pricing respite adds nominal costs
Temporary suspension of Ontario’s time-of-use pricing scheme equates to a 3 per cent sliver of the projected provincial expenditure to underwrite electricity costs in 2020-21.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Why your locker room flooring needs teeth
Both the type of locker room floor you choose and the way you choose to clean it can mean the difference between safe users and a slip and fall disaster.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The new normal of building cleaning
How COVID-19 has impacted real estate operations and building cleaning, and what can be learned from our experience so far.
Design Quarterly
Alberta architectural services declared essential
The Alberta Association of Architects (AAA) has announced architectural services are considered an essential service along with licensed interior designers.
Construction Business
MCAC hosts first-ever online conference
MCAC is hosting the association’s first-ever virtual conference on May 27, providing a full-day of sessions in an online event-platform.
