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A facility manager responsible for one building can walk the property, know the cleaning team, and quickly spot a service problem. Add 10, 50, or 100 locations across multiple markets, and visibility changes dramatically: one location looks great while another generates complaints, a restroom is serviced one way in one city and another way in another, and one team may interpret “high-touch cleaning” differently from another.

The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) officially broke ground on the Advanced Skills Centre (ASC), marking the start of construction on the largest capital project in the polytechnic’s history. Designed to mirror real worksites, the 625,000-square-foot facility’s modern, flexible learning spaces will provide students with hands-on experiences and skills that prepare them for successful careers, ensuring they are job ready from day one.

The Manitoba government announced it is expanding the number of rental units covered by provincial rent control by raising the monthly rent exemption threshold to $2,000, effective Jan. 1, 2027. “This is the largest expansion of rent control in decades, and it will mean lower costs for thousands of families,” said Mintu Sandhu, Public Service Delivery Minister.

COWI is set to open a new office in Surrey, expanding its engineering presence across Greater Vancouver as the engineering consultancy develops its Canadian transport and civil-infrastructure workload. The office at 9850 King George Boulevard will complement COWI’s existing base in North Vancouver and provide a second location within the Greater Vancouver area.

By the end of December 2026, Microsoft will change how systems are allowed to sign in to send emails, such as trouble alerts, status reports, or notices that something needs attention. This could cause potential disruptions within condo corporations because many systems that keep residential communities operating send emails. The access control platform, the camera recorder, the elevator monitoring, the generator and leak sensors, the controllers in the mechanical room are a few examples.

Fire risks related to lithium-ion batteries and their legal implications are discussed in a recent article by condominium lawyers Nancy Houle and James Davidson. They point to the importance of choosing certified products and properly disposing batteries. But what does that really mean on the ground?

In light of the significant headwinds facing Ontario’s new‑home building sector, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is calling on federal, provincial and municipal governments to permanently eliminate the HST on new‑home purchases, reduce development charges, adopt a more sustainable approach to municipal infrastructure funding, and accelerate planning approvals through digitization and other modernized review processes.

Construction is underway on the Langford Childcare and Art Studio. Located next to Starlight Stadium, the facility will provide 49 licensed child care spaces for children up to five years of age and will become the new home of the Centennial Arts Centre, relocating from Carlow Road. The Langford Childcare and Art Studio is the 1st commercial volumetric mass timber building ever constructed in North America.

ISSA, The Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions, has announced its 2026 class of Emerging Leaders, recognizing a distinguished group of rising professionals who are helping shape the future of the global cleaning and facility solutions industry.

A proposed standardized approach for divulging development charges (DCs) to new homebuyers in Ontario would require builders to disclose the full amount in the vendor section of the agreement of purchase and sale (APS). This would reflect either the known or calculated final amount based on the municipal DC bylaw in effect at the time the building permit is issued.