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Toronto, ON – December 2, 2016 – Minto Properties Inc. was honoured for Community Service Excellence last evening at the Marketing, Achievement and Construction (MAC) Awards presented by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO). The industry awards, which celebrate business leadership in the residential housing industry, also presented the company with the award for Certified Rental Building Member Company of the Year.
Ottawa, ON – November 24, 2016 – The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, are pleased to welcome The Minto Group as a Supporting Partner for Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations in Ottawa. The property management company will provide financial support, office and storage space, the use of audio-visual equipment, as well as marketing support to the team organizing the event.
Ottawa, ON – April 4, 2016 – The Minto Group is proud to announce that its Minto Place complex has achieved LEED® Canada for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED EB) Silver Certification, as recognized by the Canada Green Building Council. Built in 1988, Minto Place spans a city block, extending west from Kent Street to Lyon Street and south from Slater Street to Laurier Avenue.
Ottawa, ON – February 26, 2016 — The Minto Group was again honoured for its commitment to energy efficiency and creating better places through its sustainability practices at the 2015 EnerQuality Awards Gala held yesterday in Toronto. Consistent dedication to designing and building high performing, comfortable and efficient new homes for its customers earned Minto the Ontario Green Builder of the Year award.
Ottawa, ON – December 4, 2015 – The Minto Group’s Alan and Roger Greenberg were honoured for their contributions to the Ontario rental industry with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario’s (FRPO) MAC Awards Gala on Thursday, December 3rd. The gala celebrates business leadership in the residential housing industry.
Ottawa, ON – December 3, 2015 – Minto Communities Canada is proud to introduce its Net Zero Energy Ready (NZEr) home in Kanata’s Arcadia community. Minto brings its NZEr offering to Ottawa home buyers with The Killarney, as one of four newly designed show homes. Projecting a 65% reduction in total home energy consumption, the NZEr Killarney is positioned to further offset remaining energy use with the option to add solar panels post purchase.
Ottawa, ON – October 12, 2015 – Minto Communities Canada will unveil four new designer-decorated show homes in its Arcadia community, as part of Minto’s line-up of single family homes. The newly designed show homes, in keeping with Minto’s vision to build homes that suit the needs of families today, are available on 30, 36 and 43’ lots across Minto communities in Ottawa.
Ottawa, ON – July 22, 2015 – Minto Communities Canada is excited to announce the construction of five of the most energy efficient homes in Canada, now within reach for the average homebuyer. With support from Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII), Minto is investing in this initiative with leading residential experts in building science and energy efficiency to plan, design, and construct five zero energy homes.
Ottawa, ON – April 22, 2015 – Quinn’s Pointe, Minto Communities Canada’s newest community in the Ottawa area, will be opening its sales office to the public this Saturday, April 25 with over 800 pre-registered homebuyers. Named after the Quinn family, who first settled in the area of Barnsdale and Prince of Wales, Quinn’s Pointe represents the heritage of many Irish settlers who first developed land in what is today known as Barrhaven South.
Ottawa, ON – February 20, 2015 – The Minto Group was once again honoured for energy efficiency and sustainability at the 2014 EnerQuality Awards Gala. Minto is proud to be recognized for its commitment to building high performing homes, winning a total of 3 awards, including ENERGY STAR® for New Homes Builder of the Year (large volume), Best Green Marketing Campaign, and Ontario Green Builder of the Year - for the third time.
