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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Quebec boosts budget for solid waste reduction
Five newly announced initiatives are promised $92.7 million, aimed at improving recycling, reducing the volume of waste sent to landfill and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
REMI Network
Quebec residential sales hit new Q3 record
Residential sales in Quebec’s real estate market hit a new high in the third quarter, one that hasn't been seen Q3 2003.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Quebec’s HFC prohibition dates called untimely
Proposed revisions to Quebec's halocarbon regulation could sideline some commonly used refrigerants before alternatives with lower global warming potential can feasibly be in place.
Canadian Property Management
Complacency could cost Montreal property owners
Proposed changes to Quebec's Act Respecting Municipal Taxation will tighten the timeline for disputing the property values ascribed to smaller apartment and commercial buildings assessed at less than $3 million.
Construction Business
Quebec postpones sprinkler requirement for private seniors’ homes
Owners of privately owned Quebec retirement homes will have an extra two years to retrofit their residences with sprinkler systems.
Canadian Property Management
QPAREB appoints president and CEO
Julie Saucier began her new position on June 3, 2019.
REMI Network
QPAREB names president of the board of directors
The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) appoints its 2019-20 board of directors.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Quebec, Nova Scotia add more rent supplements
Quebec promises to catch up on the delivery of previously announced affordable housing units, while Nova Scotia invests in major repairs in existing social housing buildings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Backlog plagues Quebec rental housing regulator
Quebec's largest rental housing association maintains fewer cases would go to la Régie du logement if landlords were entitled to ask for security deposits.
CondoBusiness
Affordable housing set for surplus federal properties
Surplus federal properties in Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland are set to be repurposed into affordable housing as part of the Federal Lands Initiative.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Historic Quebec site gets $3.6-mil for museum development
Canada is supporting the Centre historique de la mine King (KB3) by providing $3.6 million towards the development of the historic site.
REMI Network
New association of real estate brokers launched in Quebec
The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) brings together more than 12,500 real estate brokers and agencies.
CondoBusiness
New $45-million condo hotel set for Mont-Tremblant
C Hôtels Tremblant is investing $45 million in a new luxury hotel and condominium complex to be located at the foot of Versant Soleil in Mont-Tremblant.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada, Quebec invest in library expansion
The governments of Canada and Quebec are each investing nearly $1.3 million to renovate, upgrade and expand the Dollard-des-Ormeaux library.
Canadian Property Management
Partners REIT sells 11 Quebec retail properties
Partners REIT announced it has found buyers for its 11 Quebec retail properties, the transaction is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2019.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Two Quebec libraries to be relocated
The governments of Canada and Quebec each plan to invest over $112,000 to relocate the Sainte-Paule municipal library to the community centre in the region.
CondoBusiness
Record home sales expected by year-end in Quebec
The Quebec residential real estate market is expected to top records by the end of 2018 with over 86,000 transactions, according to the QFREB.
