Manitoba
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Manitoba to remould scrap metal transactions
Proposed legislation would require sellers to provide personal identification and account for the source of their wares, while purchasers would take on monitoring and record-keeping obligations.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba tax rebate comes with rent freeze
About $248 million from the education levy will be returned to property taxpayers this year through 25 per cent rebates to residential/farm ratepayers and 10 per cent rebates to commercial/industrial ratepayers.
Canadian Property Management
Manitoba to redefine trespass violations
Construction sites are not specifically identified for limited occupiers' liability provisos, but an associated proposed amendment defines unauthorized entry onto a construction site as a criminal act.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Manitoba aims to elevate waste diversion rates
A provincial review and public consultation has been launched to seek input on current industry-funded stewardship programs and potential new recycling and recovery technologies.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Carbon pricing bankrolls school energy retrofits
Promised allocations from the federal Climate Action Incentive Fund have been released for building envelope, lighting and HVAC system improvements.
Canadian Property Management
Manitoba stretches property assessment cycle
An extra year of tax apportionment based on pre-pandemic values could be a harsh postponement for some property owners. The scheduling adjustment is expected to hurt the most in the retail and hospitality sectors.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Manitoba’s gyms, community centres among businesses reopening
As of June 1, restaurants, seniors centres, and other Manitoba businesses are reopening under phase two of the province's plan.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Brownfield cleanup in Manitoba’s green spending
The funding was announced as part of a $150-million package of green initiatives aligned with Manitoba's climate change strategy.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Retrofit fund draws on carbon pricing revenue
Grants of up to $250,000 are available to small business operators in New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan for energy-saving and emission-reducing building retrofit projects.
CondoBusiness
Manitoba sticks to optional new home warranty
After first postponing the date the legacy legislation from its predecessor would come into force, the provincial government now plans to repeal the New Home Warranty Act.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Deferred maintenance hits home for legislators
Due to mark its centennial in sync with Manitoba's sesquicentennial next year, the Beaux Arts style landmark now requires more than $150 million worth of restorative upgrades.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New CBTU program aims to increase women apprentices
Canada’s Building Trades Unions have announced the launch of provincial Offices to Advance Women Apprentices in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.
Canadian Property Management
Feds foil carbon pollution amnesty efforts
Surcharges will apply to 22 different fuel types, but most consumer expenditure is expected to go to gasoline and natural gas price add-ons.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Manitoba announces committee to form international curling centre
In an effort to establish an International Curling Centre of Excellence (ICCE) in Winnipeg, Man., the province has selected a committee to help guide its development.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Manitoba nixes tax break for new rental housing
Developers of purpose-built rental housing in Manitoba are losing a tax credit that has been available for the past five years.
REMI Network
Manitoba approves almost $30-mil to maintain health facilities
Manitoba plans to spend nearly $30 million on 120 healthcare facility maintenance projects across the province.
REMI Network
Stantec office is Manitoba’s 100th LEED certified project
Stantec's Winnipeg office earned the LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors certification on June 27.
