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News Releases - 2006
Real Estate Investment Trusts Excluded From Income Trust Tax (November 1, 2006)
REALpac Welcomes Giffels Management Limited as Newest Member of the Association (May 19, 2006)
REALpac Welcomes Newest Member, Westfield Real Estate Investment Trust (April 21, 2006)
REALpac Welcomes Newest Member, Timbercreek Asset Management Inc. (Feb.17,2006)
Income Fund and REIT governance comparable with corporations, Study shows (Feb.16,2006)
REALpac Welcomes Newest Member, Menkes Developments Ltd. (Feb.14,2006)
REALpac Welcomes Newest Member, Concert Properties Ltd. (Feb.9, 2006)
REALpac Welcomes Newest Staff Member - Teresa Neto, CA, Director, Financial Reporting (Feb.3,2006)
Earned Media 2006
"Competing to Win, Report of the Standing Committee on Finance", Brian Pallister, MP, Chair, p.120, (December 2006)
"ING-Summit Boosts Entire REIT Sector: ING's $30-a-share Deal Sends Market Up To Higher Level", by Garry Marr, Financial Post, FP14 (December 21, 2006)
"Global association leaders convene," in NAREIT NewsBrief, December 2006. (December 18, 2006)
"RioCan REIT expanding to U.S. in joint venture," at GlobeinvestorGOLD.com, 2006 Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. (December 12, 2006)
"Global property associations to meet again on double taxation agreements," in Property Finance Europe, Volume 2, Issue 38 (December 11, 2006)
"Untitled," article in Real Estate Forum, York Communications, November 2006, p.16 (November 28, 2006)
"Fiducies de revenu, Un avis necrologique premature, Certaines fiducies auraient encour de beaux jours a vivre", by Jean-Pierre Langlois, Finance et Investissement, Vol. 8, No. 2, Nouvelles (November 15, 2006)
"Real estate investors win exemption," Orillia Today, p.B03. (November 10, 2006)
"REITs fight foreign content cap," by Garry Marr, National Post, Financial Post (November 9, 2006)
S. Michael Brooks, Executive Director of REALpac, interviewed on REITcafe (www.reitcafe.com), REITtalk "Tax changes for Canadian income trusts" (November 4, 2006)
"Federal government sets new tax rules for REITs", by Maurice Gatien, Canadian Commercial Real Estate News (November 3, 2006)
"Real estate trusts escape fate of income: 'We see REITs coming off smelling like a rose," analyst predicts," by Kevin Bell, Bloomberg News, p. D3, Final Edition, The Ottawa Citizen. (November 2, 2006)
"Real estate income trusts heave huge sighs of relief," by Tony Wong, Page C6, The Toronto Star. (November 2, 2006)
"Ottawa spares some REITs in crackdown," by Elizabeth Church, in The Globe and Mail, p. B7 (November 2, 2006)
"Ottawa spares some REITs in crackdown" by RENX Commercial Real Estate News (November 2, 2006)
"How to tackle the crisis in rental housing: (1) Let the market work, with some positive measures from government," by Linda Pasacreta, in Vancouver Sun, p. A17 (October 18, 2006)
"The Political Path to Limited Liability in Business Trusts" by Robert Flannigan, in The Advocates' Quarterly, Volume 31, No. 3, pp.257-292.
"Are our landmark buildings fully insured for calamities?; Cost of replacement may be too high, Most policies in $100 million range," by Tony Wong, p. C1, The Toronto Star (June 8, 2006)
"Vigilance accrue au centre-ville de Toronto," by Martin Vallieres, La Presse (June 7, 2006)
"Developers fear higher rates, Insurers reassessing Canada's risk After 9/11, some buildings uninsurable" by Tony Wong, in The Toronto Star, (June 6, 2006)
"Little economic effect expected from terror arrests," by David Friend, Canadian Press, p. A8 (June 6, 2006)
"Terror arrests should have no economic impact - analysts," The Canadian Press, The Daily News (Halifax), p.16 (June 6, 2006)
"Property owners eye security after terrorism related arrests" in Real Estate News Exchange (June 5, 2006)
"Firms take a hard look at measures; Arrests remind us the threat is real, businesses say Landmarks, malls, offices viewed as potential targets" by Tony Wong and Tara Perkins, in The Toronto Star (June 5, 2006)
"After the arrests of 17 Toronto-area terror suspects on Friday, analysts suggest it's unlikely there will be a chill on foreign investment into the country and little or no significant...," by David Friend, Canadian Press Newswire (June 5, 2006)
"Business groups urge strict controls; New city act could see higher taxes, more fees, they warn; Could drive business development, jobs to suburbia", by John Spears, in The Toronto Star (May 2, 2006)
"Bye, bye REIT. Hello merger," by Shannon Sutherland, Calgary Herald, Income Trust Special, p. IT19 (April 25, 2006)
"New measures protect income trust investors," by Brian Burton, Calgary Herald, Income Trust Special, p. IT14 (April 25, 2006)
"Brainstorming for More Equitable Business Taxes", by Barbara Carss, in Canadian Property Managment, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.20-21 (March 2006).
"Focus on Income Fund Governance 2006", Goodmans LLP, (March 2006)
"The Green Wave is Coming", by Phil Smith, in Property, Office Edition, Volume 8, 2006, Cushman & Wakefield LePage: Toronto, pp.41-42.
"UK not ready for green revolution" - Green Value Study highlighted to Prince Charles as part of a call to government to expand commitment to green buildings (Mar.2,2006)
"Trusts work on governance rules", by Carrie Tait, National Post, Financial Post, FP10 (Feb.20,2006)
"Trusts aim to clean up cash issue: Reaction to criticism: Industry leader under fire for its accounting practices", by Carrie Tait, National Post, Financial Post Investing, FP10 (Feb.14,2006)
"Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada," election of Louis J. Maroun to Chair of the National Board of Directors (also on the Board of Directors of REALpac), The Globe and Mail, p. B9.
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