Monthly Archives: May 2011
Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards this Thursday
Tridel is a finalist at this year’s Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards, a Canada-wide awards program recognizing excellence in the development of home energy efficiency products, services, and solutions. Winners will be announced this Thursday at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Gallery of Ontario, Built Green, Canadian Environmental Week, EcoLiving Awards, environmental sustainability, LEED
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Solar Panels Installed at Tridel Head Office
This past week Tridel took another step in affirming its leadership role as the largest builder of sustainable condominiums by installing a 44 panel, rooftop solar photovoltaic system at head office (4800 Dufferin St.). Expected to produce over 10,000 kWh … Continue reading
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Tagged Built Green, LEED, Photovoltaic, Provident Energy Management, Solar
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Our Day Exploring Metrogate
It’s safe to say that yesterday at Metrogate was reminiscent of a film crew bombarding every aspect of the residential and commercial area. In addition to our manager Gino Maulucci preparing a video with a two-member film crew for an … Continue reading
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Tagged Agincourt Mall, Delta Hotel, Kennedy & 401, Kennedy Commons, Metrogate, Scarborough Town Centre, Solaris, Townhomes, Tridel, Ventus
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Update on Week of May 16-20th
I’ve been out and about this week running around the entire city, so I thought I should take a quick breather and update you guys on what’s been happening. First off, I just finished my third week here at Tridel, … Continue reading
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Tagged Build Green, Hullmark, Metrogate, Royalton, Service Awards Dinner, Solaris, Two Old Mill
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Walk of Life and Swab Drive
The annual Walk of Life took place on Saturday with approximately 1,500 participants walking and running in support of the Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada. Despite the overcast weather, everyone was in good spirits as they made their way around … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardiac Health Foundation, Lou Tersigni, onematch, swab drive, Tridel, Walk of Life
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Avonshire “How We Live” Seminar
Yesterday evening was the “How You Live” seminar at Avonshire, an event giving homeowners a first look at their new community of downtown North York. In a casual setting where information booths were set up and appetizers were provided in … Continue reading
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Tagged Avonshire, How You Live Seminar, Model Suite, North York, Tridel
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Walkabout in Bloor West Village
On Thursday AJ and I went down to Two Old Mill with our cameras to take part in the brochure pickup for real estate agents. This was a chance for agents to familiarize themselves with the project before introducing it … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Point, Bloor West Village, Cherry Blossoms, High Park, Two Old Mill
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New Condo.ca Website
The award-winning condo.ca web page was given a major face-lift yesterday, as part of ongoing efforts to create an inclusive social community for readers to take part in. I’ve been playing around with the site these past two days and … Continue reading
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Tagged best website, BILD Awards, condo.ca, social community, Tridel, twitter, webzine
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McHappy Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 11) is the 18th annual McDonald’s McHappy Day, where more than 1,400 restaurant locations across the country will come together to raise funds for local children’s charities. One dollar from every Big Mac sandwich, Happy Meal, Premium … Continue reading
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Tagged 240 McCaul Street, McDonald's, McHappy Day, Ronald McDonald House
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Help Lou Tersigni in his Fight for a Match
A member of the Tridel family, Lou Tersigni, is in the fight of his life. Suffering from Leukemia (AML), the Solaris at Metrogate project manager has been battling this disease for months. He currently needs an unrelated stem cell transplant, … Continue reading
“Walk of Life” event this Saturday
In preparation for this year’s Walk of Life event on May 14, I got to chat with Barbara Kennedy, the Executive Director of the Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada. As part of their newly-branded mandate introduced two years ago, Kennedy … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada, Ernest Thompson Seton Park, Tridel, Walk of Life
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What To Expect Next Week
I just finished my first week here at Tridel and so far it’s been a good experience, a combination of learning about the company and having fun trying out different social-networking techniques. While writing about the BILD Awards for Tridel … Continue reading
Realtor Quest 2011
On Wednesday I got the chance to stop by the Tridel booth at Realtor Quest 2011, Canada’s largest realtor trade show and conference. Held annually, this year’s trade show (now in its seventh year) was held from on May 4 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristo 2, Metrogate, Realtor Quest, Two Old Mill, West Village
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Belinda’s Tridel Blog
Hi, my name is Belinda and I’m a fourth-year journalism student at Carleton University in Ottawa. This summer I’m super-excited to be interning at Tridel as a multimedia journalist, where I’ll be using social media to delve into the exciting … Continue reading