Year in Review: Reflections and exciting plans ahead

In this edition, we discuss:

• Condo director term limits
• Whether boards should proactively publish meeting minutes
• Fees for condo docs
   

So you attended your Annual General Meeting and were “voluntold” to join the board. 

The following reports provide updates from CCI Manitoba’s committees and will be presented at our fall Annual General Meeting.

Here are a few recently published articles of interest:

• Short-term rental regulation enforcement update
• Residential electric vehicle charging considerations
• Waste management in condos

Condo prices set record highs in second quarter of 2025

Here are a few suggestions for improvement, pertaining to:

• Annual financial statements and auditors’ reports
• Performance audits
   

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