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Vintage social media (aka news briefs) — Spring 2025

By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes | Regular Column

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

• Numerous articles about March being fraud awareness month 

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

• Trending scams and deep-fakes through the use of artificial intelligence.

We post news items on our website as they come to our attention. If you are not regularly on our website, here is a list with links to enable you to catch up.

Please email us if you have an article or news story that might interest CCI Manitoba and our members.

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Fraud awareness: Don't become a victim — be informed

• Launch of March as fraud awareness month Trending scams and deep-fakes through the use of artificial intelligence..

• Pig butchering Pig butchering is a systemic approach to fraud, starting with a random contact, establishing a relationship with you, introducing you to an incredible investment opportunity followed by theft of your money. 

• Don’t lose your life savings Investment scams.

• Grandparent scams Receiving an unexpected phone call from someone purportimng to be your grandchild who asks for money.

• Winnipeg Police Service guidance Advice from the WPS.

• Fauxductivity (aka task masking) Unfamiliar with the terms? So was I, so read on.

• Hacking CRA accounts Required reading if you use a tax preparation service provider.

• More on grandparent scams Organized crime involvement.

• Fraud awareness month wrap-up Several items including scamming the scammers.

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Impacts of Winnipeg sewer, water and waste fee increases

• Advocacy Update March 2025 - Multi Family Waste Diversion Fee Backgrounder.

• City of Winnipeg budget set to increase sewer and water rates Standing Policy Committee meeting,

• City of Winnipeg approves increases to sewer, water, waste and recycling fees Impacts to condo budgets summarized.

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Trending articles from across the country

• Top 5 trending articles Courtesy of CCI National. — condo privacy rights, single family only clauses, lobby furniture and fire ratings, handling rogue board members.

• B.C. introduces new short-term rental registry Aimed at increasing housing availability by targeting illegal rental operators.

• Condominium trust account reporting requirements Was a hot topic last spring.

• Are AGM recordings records of the corporation? Pertains to Zoom, Teams, et al recordings and artificial assistant note takers.

• Beware of artificial intelligence hallucinations Cautionary note if you use artificial intelligence for preparation of documents.

• Political Updates Impacting Condos March 2025 Carbon taxes and tariffs.

• Navigating election campaigns in condo communities Federal election signs and canvassers. Be aware for provincial and municipal elections too.

• Condominium residential-use clause successfully tested in Manitoba court Legal precedent has been set. Possible implications for short term rentals perhaps?

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Alan Forbes owns and lives in a condo and is a director of his condo corporation. He also is a director of CCI Manitoba , its vice-president and the chair of the Newsletter Committee.

 

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