On January 1, 2017, Ontario begins a cap and trade program as part of changes intended to lower levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the province. As part of the program, there will be costs related to the GHG emissions from natural gas used in homes and businesses. … read more →
Effective January 1, 2017, the Ontario Government will be providing an 8% rebate on electricity charges. Residential condominiums and individual owners in residential condominiums who pay their own hydro (either through third party billing or through a direct account with the local hydro service) are eligible for this new rebate… read more →
Lest We Forget…… Please remember and honour those who sacrifice so much for our freedom Remembrance Day/Armistice Day marks the day and time when armies stopped fighting in World War 1 – November 11th at 11:00 a.m. in 1918
We are approaching a very exciting time in the property management calendar. Fall is trade show and conference season and this time of year offers great opportunities for education on a whole host of timely topics, as well as a coming together of some of the trades who offer exciting… read more →
Last night I received a link to a news item about a condominium entitled “Residents Fighting back after condo board proposes pet ban”. Let me clearly state that I know nothing about this property other than what appeared in the news story – and I love dogs. The link I… read more →
When will people realize that buying a condo should not be like buying a house? During my morning scan of the social media sites, I came across an article about an app that a real estate brokerage was launching. The app was “going to give information to purchasers because data… read more →
Earlier this week I read a blog entry from Lashcondolaw.com that I have found kind of frustrating since finishing the article. I retweeted and posted the blog entry on social media but for the past couple of days I have not been satisfied with limiting my comments on the subject… read more →
A few weeks ago I was asked to act as a court-appointed chairperson for an AGM to elect a new Board at a Condominium. The last few attempts had failed due to community strife and tempers. Previous AGMs have ended in chaos with chairs being thrown in frustration, accusations of… read more →
Electric Cars are here – and Condos should prepare now. After spending a weekend at the Canadian Auto Show there can be no doubt in anyone’s mind that electric cars have arrived. Condominiums can bury their heads in the sand, refuse to accept that the choice of vehicle of one… read more →
For those of you that have followed various condo related blogs for the past few years you may be looking at the “Meritus Condo-Blog” and wondering where it came from and why you would want to dedicate a few minutes to reading it or following the posts. We are at… read more →
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