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Advocacy Update - Short Term Rentals - Summer 2022
By Alan FOrbes | Other articles by Alan FOrbes
The City of Winnipeg has formalized their process and set up a web page to better engage all stakeholders on the issue of regulating short term rentals (STRs) https://engage.winnipeg.ca/short-term-rentals. The web page shows that the period for public consultation has now closed and City Staff are reviewing the information submitted and developing recommendations for Council over the next few months.
A Replacement Cost Challenge - Summer 2021
By Pamela Pyke, Marsh Canada Ltd. | Other articles by Pamela Pyke, Marsh Canada Ltd.
According to Statistics Canada, the year over year increase in construction costs in a single-family home was an average of 14.6%. In Winnipeg, the quarterly increase was 3.5%.
Advocacy: Multi Family Waste Diversion (MFWD) Fees - Fall 2021
By CCI MB Advocacy Committee | Other articles by CCI MB Advocacy Committee
There was an article published in the Winnipeg Free Press about waste diversion fees being applied to condo unit owners for corporations with more than seven units. The proposed annual fee would start in January of 2023 at $44 per unit to help cover recycling costs. As this late breaking news came just as we were going to print for our fall newsletter the implications and rationale are not clear. Already there are letters to the editor and we encourage you to contact your City Councillor about this matter.
Tribute to Jane Lecours - Spring 2021
By Millanne Baxter | Other articles by Millanne Baxter
Physical Security in Condominiums - Fall 2021
By Gary WiIliams | Other articles by Gary WiIliams
Crime is not an everyday experience, but when it happens, it is very troubling. There are several ways your condominium building, residents and visitors can be protected.
Advocacy: Short Term Rentals (STRs) - Spring 2022
By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes
We wrote to the Standing Policy Committee on Property and Development, Heritage, and Downtown Development (SPC-PDHD) asking to be included in their stakeholder consultations as we could provide the perspectives from condominium owners, investors, boards and residents, along with the perspectives of our professional members and business partners.
Field Notes From a Condo Corp Treasurer - Spring 2022
By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes
In the past year I set up a GIC-ladder in our condo corporation’s (CC’s) reserve fund to counteract the meager interest rates payable in most savings accounts. First, I determined the surplus in the account in relation to our needs over the next five years, taking into account our projections for reserve fund contributions (RFCs) and the projected spending based on our current reserve fund study (RFS). Given that interest rates are likely going up over the next few years, I then split the surplus amount into five lumps and invested each lump in a GIC, with terms of one, two, three, four and five years. The plan is to follow a similar thought process to rollover principal and interest into five year GICs along with any additional surplus each year onward.
Advocacy: Multi Family Waste Diversion (MFWD) Fees - Spring 2022
By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes
We wrote to the Standing Policy Committee on Water and Waste, Riverbank Management and the Environment (SPC-WWRME) offering our involvement to come up with a MFWD fee that would be fair and equitable to condo corporations and their unit owners, residents, tenants and investors. We did receive a favorable response from the Committee Chair, Councilor Mayes, and subsequently had a Zoom meeting with him on March 22nd. The meeting was cordial and informative, and Councilor Mayes has since put us in touch with the appropriate City Staff. He indicated he will keep us apprised of any developments, but didn’t expect any meaningful activity until after the fall municipal elections.
Vintage Social Media (aka News Briefs) - Spring 2022
By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes
Water Leak Devices - Spring 2022
By Duane Rohne | Other articles by Duane Rohne
If you've experienced a water leak, you might be ahead in the water leak detection game. Prior experience of discovering a water leak, cleaning up the mess, dealing with repairs and insurance is not something anyone wants to repeat. Motivation is never so keen as when you’re ankle deep in water.
Fideleity Insurance and Condo Corporations - Spring 2021
By Pamela Pyke | Other articles by Pamela Pyke
Don't let this happen to your condo - Summer 2021
By CCI MB Newsletter Committee | Other articles by CCI MB Newsletter Committee
The collapse of the Champlain Towers condo in south Florida highlights the critical role of condominium corporation (CC) directors in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for their fellow residents. Startling before and after images highlight the scope of the damage, from which you can easily see why there are so many dead and missing https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/interactive-see-after-photos-florida-condo-building-collapse-n1272299.
Solar Power and Condos - Fall 2021
By Duane Rohne | Other articles by Duane Rohne
In this article, we want to explore a condominium solar panel project. To that end, we found Bruce Mackenzie, who in 2015 was the Central Park Condominium President in Victoria, BC. As a self-professed “energy geek”, he decided the time was right to explore solar panels for his Victoria, BC condominium. 1
Grey Cup Party Favourite Recipes - Fall 2021
By CCI MB Newsletter Committee | Other articles by CCI MB Newsletter Committee
Planning on hosting or attending a Grey Cup Party this year? Here are a few favourite recipes from some of our members. If you’d like to contribute your favourite recipes regardless of the occasion, just send us an email ccimanitoba@cci.ca.
- Slow Cooke Baked Beans
- Caesar Dressing
- Spinach Dip
- Quick Rum Cake
Reserve Funds Ignore Climate Target Impacts - Fall 2021
By Murray Johnson | Other articles by Murray Johnson
This was a re-publication of an article from CondoBusiness from the REMI Network
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