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

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?

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.

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.

A journey in condominium management: My experience as a board member

In this edition, we have five topics of interest:

• Presidents's Forum review
• Condo trash
• The need for a reserve fund
• Property appraisals
• Municipal agreements

What does fiduciary responsibility really mean anyway?

Real estate rebounds in '24

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

• Aging in place and proactively thinking of accessibility needs
• Accessibility needs and service animals
• Is your condominium corporation prepared for a data breach?
• Does your condo have a shared facility agreement with another condo?
• Recycle your old fridge or freezer
• Attention all condo corporation directors!
• Condominium board accountability
• Problems in Edmonton with green bin roll-out for condos
   

We find that our Individual members are some of the most engaged and active members of any membership category and some of our staunchest supporters, while our condo corporation members and their unit owners are by far the most numerous of any membership category and the reason CCI exists.

For up-to-date information about in-person and online events, please go to https://cci-manitoba.ca/education-events/upcoming-course-events. Note that the education events listed below are now free for CCI members.
 

Looking to the future

After our successful Annual General Meeting on Sept. 19, it’s time to shift our focus from celebrating the past to planning for the future. With our executive team and committee chairs in place, I’m eager to hear their innovative ideas for enhancing our members' experiences.

In this edition, we have five topics of interest:

• Condo director elections and acclamations
• Condo corporation board behaviour
• Registry of condo corporations
• A reminder about  electronic meetings 
• Proxies