In this edition, we have four topics of interest:

• Urgent requests to CCI
• Carbon tax rebates
• Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs)
• Mortgagees and condominium corporation records

If you're even a moderately active consumer of news, you’ll have seen reports of cyberattacks on both public and private interests. Media headlines are filled with cyberattack stories.

This article is a result of some questions posed by a member at our Annual General Meeting in September 2024 and our continuing efforts to identify all of Manitoba’s condominium corporations so we can better serve them. The member asked how many condominium corporations there are in the province and how many of them are members. The member suggested they should all be members; CCI Manitoba strongly agrees. After responding to the initial questions, the member asked why we hadn’t contacted all of the corporations with no prior CCI history and asked them to join.

How is your condominium corporation’s budget looking for the current fiscal year? Were you prepared for the tax and rate increases passed by your municipal council?

CCI Manitoba director Mara Doctoroff of Cushman & Wakefield | Stevenson (CWS) has been recognized as Property Manager of the Year by the Professional Property Managers Association at its annual general meeting and trade show.

An often-asked question is: What does a condo board director have to know? Here is a pathway to enlightenment for both condo directors and unit owners.

Out with the old and in with the new! You think your condo needs a new board but how do you achieve that?

Through its Business Lighting Program, Efficiency Manitoba is offering financial incentives to condominium corporations that complete energy-efficient lighting upgrades in the common areas of their buildings. 

Being a condo board member isn’t just about attending meetings and voting on decisions — it’s about managing a multi-million-dollar asset while balancing budgets, projects and community expectations. Many board members take on the role with little experience in property management, financial oversight or project planning, yet they are tasked with making critical decisions that affect owners, residents and the long-term stability of the condominium.

While the first quarter does not make or break a year in real estate, given how much more sales activity transpires in the second quarter, it does give an indication of how buyers and sellers are feeling about the year ahead and 2025 is no different — buyers and sellers are feeling positive despite all of the tariff-related angst.

Let's dive into the exciting world of condominium ownership! Forget those cramped apartments or a house that feels like just too much space these days; imagine a space you own, a community you're part of, and a lifestyle designed for convenience.

Articles of interest recently published on our website news feed include the following subjects:

• Numerous articles about March being fraud awareness month 

• Updates on Winnipeg sewer, water and waste fees and their impacts on condo corporations

• Trending articles from across the country

Here is the current list of CCI Manitoba's individual members and condo corporation members.

As winter finally gives way to the promise of a vibrant spring and summer in Winnipeg, we at CCI Manitoba are excited to finish the year strong and look forward to the many opportunities ahead.