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Current PPMA Newsletter Articles

• CFAA Goals Relevant to The Manitoba Rent Control Issue
  By John Dickie, President, Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations

• CFAA Conference - 2006
  By Avrom Charach, CFAA Representation
   

PPMA Archived Articles

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PPMA Archived Articles

Past Newsletter Articles:

• Uninvited Guest Caused Problems Ruling
  By Avrom Charach

• CFAA—New Government / New Priorities
  By John Dickie, President, Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations

• Higher Prices, Fewer Choices – Manitoba’s Rent Control Failure
  Frontier Charticle

• Energy Savings and Rent Increases Above the Guideline
  By Avrom Charach

• Pet Ruling
  By Avrom Charach

• CFAA—Energy Retrofit Assistance for Landlords; Energy Rebates for Low-Income Tenants
  By John Dickie, President, Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations

• News from the Czech Republic — Lower house approves controversial bill to deregulate rent

• Proposed Changes Would Clarify Roles of Architects and Engineers 
  Province of Manitoba News Release

• Rent control regime stifles Manitoba market
  By Avrom Charach

• Peter Squire Response to Avrom Charach's Sept 05 Editorial

• CFAA Goals for 2005-2006
  
• Roger Barsy RTB Presentation to PPMA
  
• Engineers Count
  
• A Quick Review of Bill C38
  By Avrom Charach
   
• Release: Multiple-Family Starts Remain Buoyant
  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
   
• Reassessment Update - Apartments
  By Henri Dupont, KPMG LLP
   
• Demand Side Solutions Coming Soon
  By John Dickie, CFAA-FCAPI President
   
• A Summary Discussion of Fiscal Issues Surrounding Rent Control
  By Avrom Charach, BA, CGA, Director of Finance, Kay Four Properties-PPMA Vice President
   
• December Holiday Luncheon: Lady Bug Foundation Presentation
   
• News From the Chamber
  By Ron Penner, Globe General Agencies
   
• November Education Session-Safer Communities & Neighbourhoods Act
  By Laurie Socha, S.A.M. (Management) Inc.
  
• Rent Control Reform looked at across Canada
  By Tonya Moreton, PPMA Executive Director
   
• What to do when ...
  By Avrom Charach, PPMA Vice President
   
• CFAA-FCAPI Goals for Improvement for Manitoba Property Owners and Managers
  By John Dickie, CFAA-FCAPI President
   
• CMHC Rental Market Survey 2004
   
• Residential Tenancies Branch News
   
• What to do when ... (July/04 newsletter)
   
• 6th Annual Golf Tournament
   
• Suite Living 2004
   
• Residential Tenancy Act Amended-Bill 39
   
• 1.5% Rent Guideline Announced for 2004
  By Tonya Moreton, PPMA Executive Director
• New Board of Directors for 2003-2005
  
• May 2003 AGM 
  
• 5th Annual Golf Tournament 
  
• Marijuana Grow Operations a budding concern
  
• MB Hydro Credit Reference Letter
  By Cynthia Hyrich, Public Sector Account Officer
• PPMA Celebrates 20th Anniversary in 2004
  By Tonya Moreton, PPMA Executive Director
  
• Suite Living 2003 a sweet success
  By Tonya Moreton, PPMA Executive Director
  
• Member Satisfaction Survey results
  
• BC has new residential tenancies act
  
• TPA is Working
  
• CMHC - New tool for rental properties
  
• Ensuring Safe Residents First
  
• Refined Resident Relations
  
• 2003 Rent Guideline Increase Set at 1%
  By Tonya Moreton, PPMA Executive Director
   
• Manitoba-Canada Government Announcement: Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI)
   
• New Complaint Management Guide to Benefit Consumers and Business
  Manitoba Government News Release 
  July 24, 2002

• Renting vs. Homeownership...The True Benefits
  By Tonya Moreton, PPMA Executive Director
  Excerpts reprinted from the May 2002 LPMAnews & GTAA Building Blocks  
  
• Ontario - No to New Houses ... Yes to Refurbishment!!
  
• F.Y.I.:  Operational Issues in the Spotlight
  BC AOMA and "The Apartment Investor"
  
• CFAA August 2001 Conference Update
  By Milton Bogoch, CFAA President
  
• Watch For These Warning  Signs of a Grow Operation in Your Building or Property
  Boma BC, Top Storey and Al Kemp
  
• Legislative Amendments Would Allow Local Assessment of Property Market Values
  
• Reaction to Municipal Board Taxation Legislation Changes
  By Henri Dupont, KPMG LLP
  

• Federal & Provincial Tax Planning
  By Derek T. Dalsin, B.Comm., CA
  Winnipeg Tax Partner in Charge - KPMG LLP

• The Residential Tenancies Orders System: a Tool for Landlords and Tenants
  by Roger Barsy
  Director-Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Residential Tenancies Branch

• Rent Increase Guideline Set for 2001
  Manitoba Government News Release 
  September 7, 2000

• City's Planning, Property & Development Department Launches New Web Site
  City of Winnipeg News Release

• Mediation: A Viable Alternative in Settling Tenancy Disputes
  by Roger Barsy
  Director-Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Residential Tenancies Branch

• Rent Control In Manitoba: Quantifying Damage, Considering Solutions
  By Robert C.J. Hanson

• Arson Prevention for Property Owners and Managers
  By Paula Slobodian, Emergency Response Service City of Winnipeg

• Helping Landlords Become Better Landlords Through Innovative Caretaker Training Programs
  By Stefano Grande, Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation

• Bad Public Policy Underlies Rental Construction Vacuum: GST Discourages Investment, Encumbers Tenants 
  By Tex Enmark

• Removal of Rent Controls Will Benefit Both Landlord and Tenant: a Member's View
  by M. Reich, Secretary of PPMA

• Are You Encouraging Your Tenants to Move?
  by Dan Lieberman, Horizon Management Group

• RU Y2K OK ?
  by Al Kemp 

• New Requirements for Smoke Alarms

• MTS Demarcation and Wiring Policy 

• Support for Tax Study Urged
  by Milton Bogoch

• New Telecom, Cable Rules Will Affect Landlords
  by Philip Dewan, President, The Fair Rental Policy Organization of Ontario

• Changing Times ...
  by Tim Kist, Director of Sales and Customer Service, Videon CableSystems.

• Deregulation in the Natural Gas Industry
  by Greg Barnlund, Manager IndustriaI/Large Commercial Markets, Centra Gas Manitoba Inc.

• The Residential Tenancies Commission ... provides the opportunity for a fair hearing.
  by Alvin M. Zivot, Q. C., Chief Commissioner, Residential Tenancies Commission

• Dealing With the Angry Caller
  

• Winnipeg Building Commission
  by Lewis Rosenberg

• Training Property Managers for the 21st. Century
  by Charmaine Spencer LLM, Research Associate, Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University

• Interest Rate Strategy
  by Montrose Mortgage Corporation Ltd.

• What's New at Residential Tenancies Branch?
  by Roger Barsy, Director, Residential Tenancies Branch

• Municipal Taxation 1998
  by Brian Moore

• Assessment Legislation Changes
  by Henri Dupont