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CPS District 1: Business News
The Calgary Police Service, District 1, has released its June 2010 Business News fact sheet. Read more on the trend of the month, B&E Statistics, important links and more. CPS Business NewsJune2010 (PDF)
Building Operator Level 2 (5th Class) Course Returns!
BOMA Calgary is pleased to announce that the Level 2 Building Operator Course will start this September 7, 2010. This course is designed to give individuals the knowledge and materials required to take the 5th Class Power Engineering ABSA Exam. The course will run over a fourteen-week period with approximately 120 evening and weekend hours. [...]
From the Calgary Fire Marshal: Building Owner’s Responsibilities
The Building Owner’s Responsibilities for Fire Safety Equipment has been released with amendments. Prepared by the Fire Prevention Bureau, a Division of the Calgary Fire Department, the pamphlet lists fire safety equipment maintenance requirements as found in Division B of the Alberta Fire Code (AFC) 2006 for all existing buildings. Owners and managers should read [...]
Parkland Mall does it BESt!
Red Deer’s Parkland Mall, managed by Morguard REIT, has achieved BOMA BESt Level 1 Certification! This means that all of the BOMA Best Practices have been met. Well done!
BESt in the West! Western Service Centre
Western Service Centre, owned by the Bank of Nova Scotia and managed by Bentall LP received BOMA BESt Level 3 Certification this week! Congratulations!
A Centre of Green: McDougall Centre
McDougall Centre, owned by Alberta Infrastructure and managed by SNC Lavalin Operations & Maintenance, has been certified BOMA BESt Level 2!
P. Duncan Hargrave Gets Green!
P. Duncan Hargrave, managed by Alberta Infrastructure was certified BOMA BESt Level 1 this past week! Those that strive for certification ultimately value the benefits of benchmarking performance over time, and making the adjustments required to run a more efficient building!
ENMAX BOMA Golf Classic Contest!
The BOMA Calgary Golf Committee challenges its members and guests to submit photos of their starter kit apparel! Each submission will equal one entry for a draw prize at the ENMAX BOMA Golf Classic Tournament on September 14, 2010. Additionally, a bonus entry is awarded when the correct year is identified. The submission with the [...]
First Canadian Centre Receives BOMA BESt!
Congratulations to the GWL Realty Advisors team! First Canadian Centre has received its BOMA BESt Level 3 Certification! BOMA BESt takes a commitment to environmental management, and those who step up to this industry challenge deserve the recognition!
CFIB Releases ‘Cap the Gap’
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released ‘Cap the Gap: Pursuing municipal property tax fairness in Alberta” this week. See the full news release. With municipal elections just around the corner in Alberta, we’ve released a new study looking at how unfairly some municipalities tax small businesses. In fact, of the province’s 350 municipal governments, [...]