Subject: Canada Digest (CANDIG)

March 24, 2000 TrizecHahn in talks to sell Canadian assetsThe Globe and Mail, March 24 TORONTO - Real estate giant TrizecHahn Corp. is in talks to sell its major Canadian office assets, including all of its Calgary holdings. Gentra Inc. ...

March 23, 2000 Report: Infrastructure needed for high-tech businessesThe Ottawa Citizen, March 23 OTTAWA – The region needs a long-range plan for providing commercial lands, transportation and other infrastructure to foster continued growth in the high-tech economy, according to an ...

March 22, 2000 Westmount mall undergoing renovationThe Edmonton Journal, March 22 EDMONTON – The Westmount shopping centre is undergoing a $30 million renovation and a name change to Westmount Centre. The renovation, expected to be completed by summer, includes the ...

March 17, 2000 SouthernEra moving HQ to U.S.The National Post, March 17 TORONTO – SouthernEra Resources Ltd. said it will move its corporate headquarters from Toronto to Denver in a bid to boost its U.S. profile and raise money. SouthernEra ...

March 14, 2000 Report: Vancouver needs more convention spaceThe Vancouver Sun, March 14VANCOUVER – Vancouver officials can reap twice as much convention visitor spending by expanding the amount of facilities available, according to a report from KPMG, which recommends almost ...

March 9, 2000 Squamish touts downtown campusVancouver Sun, March 9 VANCOUVER – A newly founded private liberal arts university may locate in downtown Squamish and is being welcomed with open arms by city officials eager to revitalize the area. The ...

March 8, 2000 Demand for high-tech space creates west end building boomThe Ottawa Citizen, March 8 OTTAWA – About 15 buildings are in various stages of planning in construction in Nepean and Kanata this year, answering what developers are calling ...

March 6, 2000 TrizecHahn mum on Montreal propertyThe National Post, March 4TORONTO – Sources say TrizecHahn Corp. has agreed to sell its Montreal properties to SITQ Immobilier. Both parties to the deal refused to comment. The portfolio includes the landmark ...

March 2, 2000 Forum redevelopment moving aheadMontreal Gazette, March 2MONTREAL – Canderel Ltd.'s $75 million redevelopment of the Forum into a film-and-entertainment complex is moving ahead. Workers are completing structural changes to the building, with the six subterranean movie theatres ...

March 1, 2000 High-tech outfits squeezed out of downtownVancouver Sun, March 1VANCOUVER – A lack of office space is forcing high-tech companies away from downtown, according to brokers at the B.C. Real Estate Forum. High-tech firms accounted for 17 percent ...