Editorial Commentary

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By Samantha Wharton Riskboss Magazine Senior Editor Wow! What a response from the last edition, especially the Defunding the Police article. Most of the reader commentary came from people who told us that they had little knowledge Read more

Legal Updates

Legal Updates

Cooperative Unit Owner Pays the Price for Tenant’s Outrageous Conduct By Tony Bui and An Nguyen, Gardiner, Miller, Arnold, LLP The idea of tenants seems attractive on paper – who wouldn’t want someone else to Read more

The Elephant in the Room

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Tenants Behaving Badly in Condominiums By Quintin Johnstone, Founder & CEO of Samsonshield Inc. / Riskboss Inc. As described by Wikipedia, “Elephant in the Room” is an American English metaphorical idiom for an obvious problem Read more

Slips, Trips and Falls

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Who is Responsible – How to Mitigate Risk By: Alex Zhvanetskiy, Vice President of Samsonshield Inc. Who hasn’t had a tumble or two but when it happens on your property, well, that may be a Read more

Manhattan History

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SERPICO The Struggle to Rid Manhattan of Police Corruption By Joyce Gold, Manhattan Historian Frank Serpico is best known for whistleblowing about police corruption. He became the first New York City police officer in history to testify about Read more

Riskboss Did You Know

Riskboss Did You Know

Recommendations, Tips and Tricks Timely Advice from the Experts By Quintin Johnstone, President & CEO of Riskboss Inc. Reader Commentary From Our Last Edition We live in a condominium serviced by Samsonshield as the security Read more

Ask Riskboss

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Q & A:  Straight Answers to Hard Asked Questions Question from Daniel T., Condominium Property Manager, Mississauga, Ontario Q: I really enjoy reading your magazine. The articles are very helpful. I recently had two Peel Read more

Editorial Commentary

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By Samantha Wharton Riskboss Magazine Senior Editor Most initially thought it would be over relatively quickly, but we all know now that this is not the case. COVID19 and the dramatic impact it has had Read more

Legal Updates

Legal update short-term rentals

Life’s a Party, Except When It Isn’t By Tony Bui, Associate Lawyer, Gardiner Miller Arnold LLP The overlapping issues of short-term rentals, parties and condominium liability are problematic enough without the added risk of a Read more

Toronto History

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Pandemics in Toronto By Bruce Bell, Toronto Historian I was hopeful when I read recently that producer David Mirvish had sent letters to ticket holders saying that the smash musical, “Hamilton” will return, optimistically within Read more