COVID-19
Canadian Property Management
Brookfield investing $5B to help struggling retailers
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. plans to invest US$5 billion to help struggling retailers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through its retail revitalization program, Brookfield and
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.
REMI Network
GBAC releases accreditation program for infectious disease prevention
The Global Biorisk Advisory Council introduced GBAC STAR for facilities— the industry's only outbreak prevention, response, and recovery accreditation.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Shutdowns can factor in Legionnaires’ disease
Lengthy building shutdowns to help stop the spread of COVID-19 could create friendlier conditions for Legionella bacteria growth.
Construction Business
HRAI survey reveals COVID-19 impacts on sector
A recent survey by HRAI found that most firms in the sector have experienced a drastic drop in business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
UV light injurious to microorganisms and humans
The Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada is reinforcing the timely message that UV disinfection procedures are highly technical and the light, itself, is hazardous.
REMI Network
CUI starts “Bring Back Main Street” campaign to help businesses
The Canadian Urban Institute, along with a growing coalition of partners, has launched the Bring Back Main Street campaign to help small businesses.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
COVID-19 lets loose work-from-home preference
Fewer than 18 per cent of survey respondents report they have been more productive in home workspaces during the COVID-19 lockdown, but a majority conclude they are at least 80 per cent as productive as in a formal office setting.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Airbnb lays off 25 per cent of employees
With the global lockdown profoundly affecting the travel and tourism industry, Airbnb has reportedly laid off 25 per cent of its workforce.
REMI Network
Toronto real estate industry raises funds for Yonge Street Mission
Toronto’s real estate industry has spearheaded a relay that’s raising funds for the Yonge Street Mission (YSM). The initiative has already raised more than $200,000
Construction Business
Fieldwork underway in Kicking Horse Canyon
Crews have begun investigative fieldwork in the Kicking Horse Canyon as part of the preparation for major highway improvements to begin late this year.
REMI Network
Emergency response centre opening in Victoria
The B.C. government is opening a 45-bed emergency response centre with wraparound supports and services at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
REMI Network
Fossil-fuel-fired generators tumble offline
Renewable energy advocates see opportunities to accelerate 2019 trends, when, for the first time ever, low-carbon options surpassed coal as a source of electricity.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rigorous cleaning protocols now big safety priority
Cleaning has taken on a new meaning since the words coronavirus and COVID-19 became part of our daily language. But precisely how have cleaning protocols changed?
REMI Network
New model supports social distancing until September
A new model shows that continuing social distancing at the current levels in Ontario and Quebec until mid-September could save about 100,000 lives.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario to temporarily offset electricity costs
Commercial and industrial electricity customers will pay the differential above 11.5 cents per kilowatt-hour in added monthly increments beginning in January 2021.
REMI Network
Alberta uses technology in COVID-19 response
As part of its relaunch strategy to reopen the economy, the Government of Alberta has launched a voluntary, secure mobile contact tracing application.
