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Bank takes top space left vacant by Canwest

The nicest office space between Calgary and Toronto is preparing to welcome a new tenant for the first time in a couple of decades.

Look up, way up, for ads

Selling advertising space atop an office tower could be a way to maximize a landlord's income. That is the thinking behind Creswin Properties' decision not to sell the naming rights to 201 Portage in downtown Winnipeg.

Digital age claims video victim

The only movie store in "Canada's best neighbourhood" lives to fight another day, but barely.

Jets beat all NHL in gear sales

The Winnipeg Jets may not have made the playoffs this year, but the hockey team did finish first in the NHL in one category: sales of licensed merchandise.

Manitoba hotels on investor radar

The sale of four new hotels in Winnipeg last year - and construction starting on a dozen more - is evidence that the city is one of the top hotel markets in Canada, according to the 2012 Canadian Hotel Investment Report from Colliers International Ho

Awing ‘Jaw

Residential developers have more than potential demand to spur building plans. Moose Jaw offers generous incentives for both landlords and home buyers.

Winnipeg hotels on investor radar

The sale of four new hotels in Winnipeg last year – and construction starting on a dozen more – is evidence that the city is one of the top hotel markets in Canada, according to the 2012 Canadian Hotel Investment Report from Colliers International Ho

Saskatoon office space 99.3 per cent leased

Downtown Saskatoon now has the lowest office vacancy rate in North America, perhaps the world, as the rate plunged to 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year. The Class A vacancy rate is even tighter, at 0.9 per cent.

Taxes cut on rental unit

Saskatchewan has launched a tax rebate for residential landlords that could cost $34 million and spur construction of 10,000 new rental apartments over the next five years.

Rules eased on Fisheries Act

A drainage ditch is not a pristine fish stream, the federal government has realized in announcing changes to rules governing ditches and field drains.