As recently as 10 or 15 years ago, discussions about electric vehicles were restricted to car enthusiasts looking for the automotive world's newest innovation. However, the history of electric vehicles dates as far back as the mid-1800s. According to the US Department of Energy, American inventor William Morris developed the first successful and commercially available electric vehicle in the USA in the 1890s. Electric cars sold commercially from 1900 to 1912 accounted for one-third of all vehicles on the road in the USA. The success of Henry Ford's Model-T and the discovery of plentiful and cheap oil led to the electric vehicle's decline for several decades.

Twice each year, CCI holds a National Leaders Forum (NLF) and conference, which provides an incredible learning opportunity for condo owners, condo directors, condo professionals and business partners. Since we are still suffering through the pandemic, this fall’s NLF was held virtually, Nov 4th - 7th (https://cci.ca/events/2020/11/04/cci-n-fall-leaders-forum).

CCI Manitoba wants to thank all of you that helped out advocating against the proposed cuts to garbage pickup services for condominium corporations. It looks like our collective efforts got the job done - the City has backed away from the proposed cuts to services for multi-family properties.

Condominium Corporations and Property Managers are continually faced with the goal of maintaining reasonable and appropriate condominium fees while adhering to their responsibility to repair and replace common elements to an agreed upon standard.

Are you familiar with E.R.I.K.®, which is the acronym for Emergency Response Information Kit, or en français T.I.S.U.® for trousse d'information sur les interventions d'urgence?