Showing Articles from Issue 'Vol. 13, Issue 2, April 2025'


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Condo Conversation Corner - Spring 2025

By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes

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

Feature

The weakest link in cybersecurity? Usually humans Let's remove that vulnerability

By Duane Rohne | Other articles by Duane Rohne

If you're even a moderately active consumer of news, you’ll have seen reports of cyberattacks on both public and private interests. Media headlines are filled with cyberattack stories.


Feature

Manitoba condo corporations - how many and where?

By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes

This article is a result of some questions posed by a member at our Annual General Meeting in September 2024 and our continuing efforts to identify all of Manitoba’s condominium corporations so we can better serve them. The member asked how many condominium corporations there are in the province and how many of them are members. The member suggested they should all be members; CCI Manitoba strongly agrees. After responding to the initial questions, the member asked why we hadn’t contacted all of the corporations with no prior CCI history and asked them to join.


Regular Column

Field notes from a condo corp treasurer

By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes

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?


Feature

Mara Doctoroff named property manager of the year

By Kerri Melnyk | Other articles by Kerri Melnyk

CCI Manitoba director Mara Doctoroff of Cushman & Wakefield | Stevenson (CWS) has been recognized as Property Manager of the Year by the Professional Property Managers Association at its annual general meeting and trade show.


Editorial

Pathway to condominium director education

By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes

An often-asked question is: What does a condo board director have to know? Here is a pathway to enlightenment for both condo directors and unit owners.


Feature

Building better boards – a guide to finding new leadership

By Milan Kyler | Other articles by Milan Kyler

Out with the old and in with the new! You think your condo needs a new board but how do you achieve that?


Feature

How lighting upgrades can bring bright savings & an even brighter place to live

By Roberto Mantanino | Other articles by Roberto Mantanino

Through its Business Lighting Program, Efficiency Manitoba is offering financial incentives to condominium corporations that complete energy-efficient lighting upgrades in the common areas of their buildings. 


Feature

The condo board playbook: a systematic approach to managing budgets, projects and people

By Prince Soriano | Other articles by Prince Soriano

Being a condo board member isn’t just about attending meetings and voting on decisions — it’s about managing a multi-million-dollar asset while balancing budgets, projects and community expectations. Many board members take on the role with little experience in property management, financial oversight or project planning, yet they are tasked with making critical decisions that affect owners, residents and the long-term stability of the condominium.


Regular Column

The Reiss Report - Spring 2025

By Alan Reiss | Other articles by Alan Reiss

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.


Feature

Tips for first-time buyers of condominiums

By Aleethia Mackay and Charlene Urbanski | Other articles by Aleethia Mackay and Charlene Urbanski

Let's dive into the exciting world of condominium ownership! Forget those cramped apartments or a house that feels like just too much space these days; imagine a space you own, a community you're part of, and a lifestyle designed for convenience.


Regular Column

Vintage social media (aka news briefs) — Spring 2025

By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes

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


Regular Column

Individual and CC members - spring 2025

By Alan Forbes | Other articles by Alan Forbes

Here is the current list of CCI Manitoba's individual members and condo corporation members.


Regular Column

President's Report - Spring 2025

By John Popowich | Other articles by John Popowich

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.

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