New Brunswick
REMI Network
Walmart building first distribution centre in Atlantic Canada
The $56-million project will be designed with sustainability in mind, such as reducing long haul distances with products much closer to stores.
REMI Network
Vestcor forges further bond with Crown Realty
Vestcor Inc., the New Brunswick public sector pension plan administrator, has acquired a minority interest in Crown Realty Partners.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
NB scrutinizes rental income streams and strains
Comments and data gathered through the online surveys will help provincial analysts gain a more complete picture of how current market conditions affect social well-being, business viability and potential for new supply.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Sluggish radon testing decried in New Brunswick
At the current pace, New Brunswick Auditor General Kim Adair-MacPherson calculates it will take nearly 23 years to complete radon testing in the provincial public housing portfolio.
Canadian Property Management
WTO okay with provinces buying biomass power
The World Trade Organization agreed with Canada that the U.S. conflated wholesale and retail electricity rates to arrive at its supposition that B.C. and Quebec hydro utilities overpaid for biomass power.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
New Brunswick extends program supporting women in trades
New Boots, a New Brunswick program aimed at supporting and mentoring women in apprenticeable trades, has been extended by three years.
REMI Network
New Brunswick creates pandemic task force
The New Brunswick government has established a pandemic task force to help combat COVID-19, to oversee the pandemic response for all aspects of the health-care system.
Canadian Property Management
New Brunswick property tax relief set for 2021
Commercial ratepayers will see a phased 15 per cent cut in the property tax rate, in step with previously promised tax reductions for residential landlords.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
VivRE Communities expands in New Brunswick
ViveRE Communities, a Halifax-based company targeting "emply-nesters", announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire three multi-unit residential properties in New Brunswick.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Province invests in youth welding camp
The welding camp at Esgenoôpetitj First Nation will take place from August 12 to 16.
Canadian Property Management
NB confers on industrial property assessment
A standing committee of New Brunswick's legislative assembly is exploring whether equipment and machinery used in manufacturing and industrial processes should be factored into the assessed value of the property.
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New Brunswick issues RFP for iconic Centennial Building
The Government of New Brunswick has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for Fredericton's Centennial Building with the intent to ink a new chapter for the historic facility.
Canadian Property Management
Energy efficiency leaders enrich New Brunswick
Award recipients include early adopters of energy and water-saving technology, long-time conservation advocates and service providers steering clients to electricity and cost savings.
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
National housing starts trend down in July
The national trend in housing starts declined slightly to 219,988 units in July 2018, down from 221,738 units in June 2018, according to CMHC.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada invests in cultural infrastructure in N.B.
The Government of Canada is providing Kingsbrae International Residence for the Arts (KIRA) with a $405,000 grant to support renovations to its facilities.
