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Canadian Property Management
Mixed uses to ease into suburban office parks
The new policy would give developers a basis to challenge any local government's veto of non-employment land uses in suburban office parks.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario invests in hospital upgrades and repairs
The Ontario government is investing $175 million in upgrades, repairs and maintenance at 128 hospitals across the province.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Private sector gains allure for community hubs
Prospective developers of community hubs will no longer get extra time to negotiate the purchase of surplus properties the Ontario government is selling.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New community group fights for access to Ontario Place
A new community group, Ontario Place For All, was recently established to campaign for a publicly accessible future for Ontario Place.
Canadian Property Management
Debunking Common Misconceptions About Ontario’s Demand Response Program
Ontario’s demand response program, which pays large energy users to reduce consumption in emergency situations, recently reached an important milestone.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Church Reactivation Care Centre opens to patients
The repurposed and renovated Humber River Hospital Church site, now called the Church Reactivation Care Centre, celebrated its grand opening on December 16.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario providing higher capacity for mental health care
Ontario is providing funding to 12 hospitals across the province, which will go towards adding a total of over 50 new mental health beds.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Unit sub-metering providers dodge OEB oversight
In practice, the Ontario Energy Board has never exercised its authority to set electricity rates for sub-metered residential units because it has been finalizing a methodology for carrying out the new responsibility, which came into force in the spring of 2018.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada, Ontario invest in Massey Hall revitalization
Canada and Ontario are each investing $30 million into the renovation and expansion of Massey Hall, Canada’s oldest concert hall.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario invests in rebuilding West Niagara hospital
Ontario has announced plans to rebuild West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, starting with providing a $500,000 grant to fund early planning efforts.
CondoBusiness
A closer look at anti-SLAPP legislation
One recent case shed light on how these newly available SLAPP provisions may apply in the condo context.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario honours leadership in accessibility
This year's recipients include three individuals who have influenced attitudes and policy, along with two GTA municipalities and two not-for-profit organizations that have implemented programs and technologies to support employees and/or clients with disabilities.
REMI Network
New minister picks up condo file in cabinet shuffle
There’s a new point person on the condo file in Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government after a cabinet shuffle yesterday.
CondoBusiness
Continuing education prescribed for condo managers
Some condo managers who want to renew their licences next year will have to pass a test to prove they are current on Ontario’s condo laws.
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.
CondoBusiness
Cannabis legalization calls for drug policies
How can companies adapt to the monumental change of cannabis legalization? The short answer is to implement a drug policy.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
OAA kicks off SHIFT Architecture Challenge
The SHIFT Architecture Challenge is a new program launched to highlight the distinct contribution architects bring to addressing key societal issues.


