Condo Living
May 6, 2025 Published by Manitoba Chapter - By Alan Forbes
Vintage Social Media (aka news briefs)
From the CCI Manitoba Spring 2025 Condominium News and Views Magazine
Articles of interest recently published on our website news feed include:
- Numerous articles about March being fraud awareness month
- Updates on Winnipeg sewer, water and waste fees and their impacts on condo corporations
- Trending scams and deep-fakes through the use of artificial intelligence
We post news items on our website as they come to our attention. If you are not regularly on our website, here is a list with links to enable you to catch up. Please email us if you have an article or news story that might interest CCI Manitoba and our members.
Fraud awareness: Don't become a victim — be informed
- Launch of March as fraud awareness month Trending scams and deep-fakes through the use of artificial intelligence.
- Pig butchering Pig butchering is a systemic approach to fraud, starting with a random contact, establishing a relationship with you, introducing you to an incredible investment opportunity followed by theft of your money.
- Don’t lose your life savings Investment scams.
- Grandparent scams Receiving an unexpected phone call from someone purportimng to be your grandchild who asks for money.
- Winnipeg Police Service guidance Advice from the WPS.
- Fauxductivity (aka task masking) Unfamiliar with the terms? So was I, so read on.
- Hacking CRA accounts Required reading if you use a tax preparation service provider.
- More on grandparent scams Organized crime involvement.
- Fraud awareness month wrap-up Several items including scamming the scammers.
Impacts of Winnipeg sewer, water and waste fee increases
- Advocacy Update March 2025 - Multi Family Waste Diversion Fee Backgrounder.
- City of Winnipeg budget set to increase sewer and water rates Standing Policy Committee meeting,
- City of Winnipeg approves increases to sewer, water, waste and recycling fees Impacts to condo budgets summarized.
Trending articles from across the country
- Top 5 trending articles Courtesy of CCI National. — condo privacy rights, single family only clauses, lobby furniture and fire ratings, handling rogue board members.
- B.C. introduces new short-term rental registry Aimed at increasing housing availability by targeting illegal rental operators.
- Condominium trust account reporting requirements Was a hot topic last spring.
- Are AGM recordings records of the corporation? Pertains to Zoom, Teams, et al recordings and artificial assistant note takers.
- Beware of artificial intelligence hallucinations Cautionary note if you use artificial intelligence for preparation of documents.
- Political Updates Impacting Condos March 2025 Carbon taxes and tariffs.
- Navigating election campaigns in condo communities Federal election signs and canvassers. Be aware for provincial and municipal elections too.
- Condominium residential-use clause successfully tested in Manitoba court Legal precedent has been set. Possible implications for short term rentals perhaps?
Alan Forbes owns and lives in a condo and is a director of his condo corporation. He also is a director of CCI Manitoba and is its vice-president.
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