Maintaining Your Heritage Property

Heritage properties pay tribute to our nation’s history and our diverse cultures. These historic structures reflect the periods in which they were built---in terms of architecture and design, building materials...

Prepare for Winter. Protect Your Property.

Severe Canadian winters — complete with freezing temperatures, heavy snow accumulation, ice storms and high winds — present a unique series of hazards and challenges for property administrators and custodial staff.

Spring and Summer Risk Control

Spring thaw can often create conditions that lead to property damage and, more importantly, bodily injury. By law, it is the responsibility of the occupier (whether an owner or a...

Churches Robbed, Communities Devastated

Stealing religious art and artifacts is a business and unscrupulous buyers don’t care how the items are acquired. These sad truths were recently brought home to seven Anglican Churches in...

Protecting Places of Worship: Fire Safety

Replacing a place of worship damaged or destroyed by fire is a very difficult task for the management team and congregation to face; on both a practical and emotional level.

Protecting Places of Worship: Cold Weather Slip and Fall Prevention

In the late fall, winter, and early spring seasons in most parts of Canada, it is important to be mindful of the potential for parishioners and visitors to slip and...

Protecting Places of Worship: Lightning

There is a growing concern in faith communities across Canada regarding lightning and its potential to cause catastrophic damage to places of worship.

Spring and Summer Risk Control: Protect Your Retirement Community and Your Property

Spring thaw can often create conditions that lead to property damage and, more importantly, bodily injury. By law, it is the responsibility of the occupier (whether an owner or a...