Three Ontario government facilities win national awards
Buildings in Pembroke, St. Catharines and Thunder Bay will now compete for international BOMA awards
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Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) is proud to announce that the Renfrew County Courthouse in Pembroke, Robert S. K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines and Ontario Government Building at 189 Red River Road in Thunder Bay have each won another prestigious award. At a recent ceremony in
The three TOBY winners were among 22 government-owned facilities that achieved BOMA BESt (Building Environmental Standards) certification in the 2008-09 fiscal year, bringing the total to 47 over a two-year period.
The TOBY award specifically recognizes excellence in property management, operations, resource conservation, environmental awareness, leasing and building design, customer service and innovation. The three facilities will be competing for an international BOMA TOBY award. Winners will be announced at the BOMA International Conference in
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"Ontario Realty Corporation is taking a leadership role toward reducing the government's carbon footprint and creating a cleaner, greener future for our province," said
QUICK FACTS - ORC provides customer-focused real estate services to the Ontario government, managing one of the largest real estate portfolios in Canada. It consists of approximately 6,500 buildings and structures, over 100,000 acres of land and approximately 50 million square feet of space both owned and leased across the province. - BOMA is the voice of the commercial real estate industry, representing the owners and managers of over 94 million square feet of local commercial space. LEARN MORE Learn more about Ontario Realty Corporation (http://www.ontariorealty.ca/).
For further information: For further information: Jeff Giffen, Ontario Realty Corporation, (705) 564-7205
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