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Toba Centre for Children & Youth officially opened the doors to its new facility in Assiniboine Park on Sept. 6, unveiling a much-needed wraparound child abuse response centre. Qualico contributed $500,000 towards developing the first-of-its-kind, made-in-Manitoba child advocacy centre of excellence and has also provided support through board member volunteer hours and interior design for the centre.

Langley’s Willoughby neighbourhood is getting closer to having the first-ever net zero ready townhomes in the Fraser Valley. StreetSide Developments BC has been working on its Cascadia community there – which will have a mix of net zero ready and standard townhomes – since the official groundbreaking in January.

In Dallas-Fort Worth’s new Elevon community, Pacesetter Homes Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Qualico Communities have been working together on implementing the largest mix of lot types they have ever included in a single phase of a community.

Managing acquired land and finding creative ways to contribute back to the community is the basis of Qualico Communities BC’s Land Activation Strategy and ties directly to the business unit’s Corporate Responsibility action item, ‘Where appropriate, undeveloped land is used temporarily for community services or programs’.

Qualico Communities Calgary recently broke ground on its upcoming Vantage Rise community in Airdrie, AB, where the business unit has already seen success with its completed Ravenswood community.

Pacesetter Homes Texas has once again earned a place on the Top 100 Builder List, a prestigious list that honors the most successful home builders across the United States. It marks their seventh year in a row among America’s top homebuilders, closing 793 homes in 2022.

This spring, StreetSide Developments BC marked the completion of Phase 1 (Holloway) of The Boroughs development in South Surrey – the business unit’s largest townhome project to date.

Contributing to Qualico’s goal to have a Net Zero certified builder in each of its markets, Sterling Homes Calgary has become Qualico’s first registered and certified Net Zero builder in Calgary with their newest showhome located in the Qualico Community of Vermilion Hill.

This spring, Qualico Communities Calgary held its first realtor caravan tour that incorporated a new approach to partner with an industry influencer to drum up even more interest and exposure for the Dawson’s Landing community in Chestermere. The event took place on May 17, with 24 real estate agents attending.

Star Building Materials Calgary has announced a $53-million investment that will double its capacity, create jobs, and help the building industry for decades to come. Once operational, the expansion – combined with the company’s existing facilities – will make Star Building Materials Calgary one of the largest single-location building materials suppliers in Canada.

Sterling Homes Edmonton recently held its first employee driven and led in-house training event where the sales team learned from the construction team about the value-add hidden components of a home that customers don’t typically see.

Qualico employees in the Southern Alberta Region are enjoying their new workspace after multiple business units officially moved into the new regional office building in late June and early July.