Slips, Trips and Falls
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
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Manhattan History
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ask Riskboss
Q & A: Straight Answers to Hard Asked Questions Question from Christine L., Toronto High-Rise Tenant Q: I checked out the apartment building I am living at and found some postings about bed bugs. What Read more
Fire Watch Programs
What Is It and When Is It Required? By Jason Reid, Senior Advisor National Life Safety Group Just over three years ago, a residential high-rise building in downtown Toronto experienced a fire but the fire Read more
Social Engineering Exploitation
What is it and how does it affect everyone? By Samantha Wharton, Founder of The Hemera Group “In the context of information security, social engineering is the psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or Read more