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August 27, 2021 - By CCI Toronto News

"Condo Collapse!! What About Us??"

Introduction

The Surfside, Florida condo collapse has grabbed the attention of everyone in the condo world.  Surprise!  Disaster!  Tragedy!  How?  Why?  We hope to address a number of relevant areas for the condo community at large.  Industry experts representing different specialties will weigh in on the event, each examining it …

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August 27, 2021 - By Victor Yee

CAT Wades Into The War On Pickups

An all-out pan-Canadian culture war was ignited last month when the Toronto-based Globe & Mail ran a column titled, “Pickup trucks are a plague on Canadian streets”.  Premiers of the Prairie provinces weighed-in, and Albertans raised a hackle about this eastern attack on their Canadian identity.

Yet in urban centres …

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July 23, 2021 - By Ashley Winberg

Can condos require COVID-19 vaccination or the disclosure of one's vaccination status?

As more than 50% of individuals in Ontario are now fully vaccinated, concerns have been raised regarding whether workplaces, establishments and condominium corporations can require that individuals be vaccinated and the instances in which the disclosure of one’s vaccination status is permitted by law.

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July 16, 2021 - By Victor Yee

"Jackals" Are Necessary In Today's Condo World

The recent tragedy in Florida has put an international spotlight on condominiums – and rightfully so.  The tremendous loss of life in suburban Miami, with residents being killed in their sleep in the middle of the night, justifiably causes terror to anyone living in a condominium today (this author included).  …

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July 16, 2021 - By Elia Associates

Covid-19 Bulletin No.43: Ontario Moves to Step 3 of Its Reopening Plan

Ontario has moved into Step 3 of its COVID-19 reopening plan as of TODAY, Friday, July 16, 2021. The Ontario government announced that the province had surpassed all of its set targets and is moving into Step 3 five days earlier than initially anticipated

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July 13, 2021 - By Ashley Winberg

Covid-19 and Exercise Rooms

Exercise rooms in condominiums, unlike other indoor amenities, can easily facilitate the spread of COVID-19 because when people workout they tend to breathe harder, more rapidly and more deeply, which causes them to expel a greater number of respiratory droplets that tend to spread further than if they were just …

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June 30, 2021 - By Elia Associates

Covid-19 Bulletin No.42: Ontario Moves to Step 2 of Its Reopening Plan

As of today, June 30 2021, Ontario is now into Step 2 of its COVID-19 reopening plan.

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May 26, 2021 - By Victor Yee

Dawn of a New Era in the CAT? CAT Awards Legal Costs for Enforcement Against Unit Owner

After years of calling for the Condominium Authority Tribunal (the “CAT”) to award legal costs to a successful litigant, it appears that a single, unopposed Stage 3 Hearing decision by the CAT has now paved the way for condominium corporations to recover their legal costs against a violating unit owner.

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May 21, 2021 - By Elia Associates

Covid-19 Bulletin No.41: Ontario's New Reopening Plan

 Find out more on the COVID Response Roadmap to re-opening Ontario.

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May 17, 2021 - By Elia Associates

Covid-19 Bulletin No.40 - Stay-At-Home Order Extended

Updated on May 17, 2021

In response to the new, more contagious variants of COVID-19 that continue to pose significant risk, the Ontario government has extended the Stay-at-Home Order until at least June 2nd 2021. All public health and workplace safety measures under the province-wide emergency …

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