Don't delay — the awards entry deadline is Friday, March 6. View the list of award categories and download entry forms. 

Dates of interest:
May 21: BOMA BC Awards Gala
Sept. 24: BOMA Canada Awards Gala at BOMEX Vancouver

BOMA responded to two recent articles from the Globe and Mail and Vancouver Courier on commercial property taxes. Specifically, the Courier article blamed triple-net leases for unfairly punishing small businesses.

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Hon. Selena Robinson indicated the province intends to find a long-term solution and that “We want the right people to pay.” Co-signed by the Vancouver Business Improvement Area Partnership, our letters highlighted the province’s "highest and best use" policy as the issue that is resulting in unsustainable increases in property taxes on small businesses.

Find both responses below:

Globe and Mail (scroll down to "Details unclear on Small Business Tax-Relief")

Vancouver Courier

BOMI International has announced the launch of BOMI Education Canada. They are now offering new self-paced online courses. View the new BOMI website here. 

With 24 people on the waitlist it was an easy decision to repeat this session. Phillip White and Christopher Radziminski from the City of Vancouver will be back to talk about plumbing and mechanical code updates.

Learn more and register for this session. 

With the recent outbreak of coronavirus in China, and cases now spreading closer to home, the need to be prepared for a pandemic has never been stronger. Sponsored by DCS Global, BOMA Canada prepared this Pandemic Guide as a way to help you meet the challenge of such outbreaks.

The guide is currenty being updated but given the current situation, please see the 2019 Pandemic Guide as reference.

DCS suggests implementing extra cleaning measures for common touchpoints or a full cleaning-for-health program. They also suggest including ATP swab testing and OptiSolve Pathfinder pictures to identify and measure the effectiveness of your cleaning program. 

WorkBC lists facility operation and maintenance managers and property administration as high opportunity occupations. These types of jobs are expected to experience higher demand and offer higher pay. Here's how the two ranked:

#10. Facility operation and maintenance managers (4,660 job openings in 2019-2029)
#13. Property administration (3,800)

View WorkBC's Good Jobs for Today and Tomorrow document here.

BOMA International announces the release of a new research report created in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI): Unlocking Hidden Value in Class B/C Office Buildings: Best Practices for Pursuing Low-Cost, High-Impact Energy Efficiency and Green Leasing Strategies. The first study of its kind, this report offers guidance and strategies for implementing energy efficiency and green leasing measures specifically tailored to the owners and operators of Class B and C office buildings.