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Quebec economy at risk if construction dispute lin...

Quebec’s major business lobby says the province’s economy is going to be hit hard if the labour conflict that has shut down construction sites isn’t settled soon. “Every day that is lost due to the labour conflict will result in additional costs that can only be harmful for the economy of ...

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Quebec economy at risk if construction dispute lingers, lobby group warns

Globe and Mail Mon Jun 17 2013

Pop-up park to sprout in downtown Calgary in August

Calgary Herald Mon Jun 17 2013

Factory sales see biggest drop in nearly four years

Globe and Mail Fri Jun 14 2013 - Calgary Herald

REIT IPO a bargain: Loblaw

Vancouver Sun Fri Jun 14 2013 - Bloomberg

Brookfield Office takes step forward in plan to increase Los Angeles presence

Winnipeg Free Press Fri Jun 14 2013

Donald Trump's Vancouver visit next week confirms speculation about tower

Vancouver Sun Fri Jun 14 2013 - Vancouver Sun

Milestone Apartment’s U.S. middle market story a TSX winner

Property Biz Canada Thu Jun 13 2013

Green buildings lacking performance measurements and data

Property Biz Canada Thu Jun 13 2013

Condo-industrial park under construction in Calgary

Property Biz Canada Thu Jun 13 2013

Aqualina at Bayside Toronto a massive development by Tridel and Hines

Property Biz Canada Thu Jun 13 2013
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Better Buildings Breakfast Ottawa

The occupants' experience of green buildings
- For the April 29th Better Buildings Breakfast we are honored to have Dr. Guy Newsham, Prin... Sun Mar 24 2013
To rate or not to rate? An update on BOMA BESt and LEED.
- For the March 7th Better Buildings Breakfast we are honored to have John Smiciklas, Direct... Sat Feb 09 2013
Ecodistricts: A Capital Idea
- For the January 24th, 2012 Better Buildings Breakfast we are honored to have an outstandin... Mon Dec 17 2012
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Property Biz Canada

Milestone Apartment’s U.S. middle market story a TSX winner
- Milestone Apartments REIT is one of the latest foreign real estate companies to head north... Thu Jun 13 2013
Aqualina at Bayside Toronto massive development by Tridel, Hines
- Another condo development slated for Toronto’s downtown core hardly causes a news ripple t... Thu Jun 13 2013
De-Industrializing Oshawa readies for the future
- For decades, Oshawa has been synonymous with the automotive industry. That identity has fa... Thu Jun 13 2013
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The Legal Corner

The dangers of wrongful termination: Damages and more
- In Shanahan v. Turning Point Restaurant Ltd. [Shanahan], a recent decision of the BC Court... Thu Jun 06 2013
Does Size Really Matter? “Fixtures” (not removable) v. “Trade Fixtures” (removable)
- A 2013 Newfoundland Court of Appeal decision Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corp. v. Hu... Thu May 09 2013
A Landlord’s Duty of Care in a Commercial Lease and the Occupier’s Liability Act: Follow Up
- Is a commercial landlord liable for accidents that occur on its tenant’s premises? I wrot... Thu Apr 25 2013
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BOMA Canada

BOMA BESt program a priority for Association President in year one
- When Benjamin Shinewald joined BOMA Canada in early 2012 as the association’s new Presiden... Thu Jan 31 2013
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Value: Weighed and Measured

Death and taxes: Don’t let one force your hand with the other
- It’s that time of year again, to settle accounts with the tax man and consider how a littl... Thu May 23 2013
Caveat emptor: The Romans had it right
- “By the imposition, removal or alteration of land use controls a public authority may dram... Thu May 02 2013
Let’s solve Canada’s infrastructure crisis by having less of it
- Major cities across Canada are choked by congestion and gridlock. Most communities are fac... Thu Apr 04 2013
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How High & Why

Victoria's Capital City Centre evolves into a leaner, phased-in vision
- Lean manufacturing principles are being applied to the planning and construction of a $1 b... Tue Apr 17 2012
Property Development Trumps Acquisitions as 2012 Growth Strategy
- Property companies across Canada are expanding their development departments to address bu... Mon Dec 19 2011
Ken Greenberg to Guide Strategic Planning for Ottawa's Downtown Transit Corridor
- Is it better to engage one of the world’s most renown urban planners to review a downtown ... Mon Nov 07 2011
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Property People

Rare Canuck on BOMA International Executive Committee
- There is some Canadian content at the top of BOMA International following the election of ... Mon Aug 20 2012
Karen Barry - Creating the Edge in Commercial Sales
- Karen Barry is renovating a hundred year old property minutes from downtown Calgary - the ... Mon May 07 2012
CREW Network Study Measures Status of Women in Commercial Real Estate
- Commercial real estate is unquestionably an industry that is dominated by men however wome... Tue Mar 27 2012
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RENX Blogs

Burnin` Down the House
There is a lot of divergent opinion in Canada about the state of the housin...
Tue Mar 06 2012
Editorial: Canadian Hi-Speed Rail & Foreign Pension Fund Investment
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Tue Jan 17 2012