Accessibility
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canadian museum awarded Gold accessibility rating
The new Canada Science and Technology Museum is the first national public institution to receive the RHFAC's Accessibility Certified Gold rating.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Evacuation priorities drive B.C. code proposal
Proposed amendment would eliminate the requirement for signage instructing building occupants not to use the elevator in the case of a fire.
Canadian Property Management
Accessible fire safety tips for property managers
Accessibility advocates see the built environment as a laggard when it comes to fire safety, especially for people with disabilities.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Canadian children lack accessible play spaces
Playgrounds across the country continue to leave children on the sidelines with design and maintenance practices that are not fully inclusive.
Canadian Property Management
Accessibility certification fills industry void
Much of the existing building stock falls short of the universal design ideal, but RHFAC can help owners/managers identify impediments to access and set priorities to address them.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Design standards key to benchmarking diversity
Accessibility and inclusiveness are on the agenda for a pending update of the model green office lease that has become an entrenched standard in Canada's commercial real estate sector.
CondoBusiness
Daniels to offer suites designed for accessibility
The Daniels Corporation last week unveiled plans to offer suites expressly developed for accessibility.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
U of Manitoba begins largest accessibility audit
The University of Manitoba is currently undertaking the largest accessibility audit ever conducted in the province.
Canadian Property Management
Quebec offers funds to improve accessibility
A new incentive program announced in Quebec's 2017-18 provincial budget will dispense subsidies, to a maximum of $15,000, for upgrades to commercial buildings or community centres.
REMI Network
Federal budget boosts accessibility in public spaces
Canada’s federal budget has earmarked $77 million over ten years to expand the Enabling Accessibility Fund.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Five Alberta parks to become accessible by summer
Five Alberta parks will be refurbished by this summer as part of a $3-million plan to create accessible experiences in 15 provincial parks by 2020.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
New AODA updates underscore maintenance
With 2017 underway, Ontario-based companies must now enact specific AODA requirements to ensure accessibility for employees and customers.
Canadian Property Management
NS accessibility legislation gets more scrutiny
The proposed legislation sets out a guiding framework for how accessibility standards will be developed, applied and enforced, but critics decry its lack of specifics.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Quadrangle recognized for accessible design
Quadrangle's 100 Broadview Lobby was recently presented with a Silver Award for Architecture at the International Association for Universal Design Awards.
REMI Network
Ontario care facilities get maintenance funding boost
Fifty nine community health organizations across Ontario will receive $4.1 million to repair and upgrade care facilities.
REMI Network
Feds seek input for new accessibility legislation
The Government of Canada is seeking input to inform plans for new accessibility legislation that will address barriers to inclusion.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Royal Botanical Gardens re-opens rock garden
On May 20, Royal Botanical Gardens will re-open its rock garden, now named the David Braley and Nancy Gordon Rock Garden, following a $7-million Ontario
