SERVICE EXCELLENCE RELIABILITY

with Cogir and Divco. The project will consist of two rental apartment towers (12 and 15-storeys) of 193 and 170 units, one of which will include commercial spaces on the ground floor.

Also in Laval, Cominar has its eyes on Centre Laval and Quartier Laval. In Montréal its sights are set on the Rockland Centre and Central Station, a flagship asset that will be home to a REM station, part of the future rapid transit network. Different scenarios are being studied. As he notes, "This is an incredible opportunity to change the Montréal landscape,"

In Québec City, Cominar plans to build a transit-oriented shopping district called Îlot Mendel near the future tramway in the Duplessis neighbourhood, where IKEA and Décathlon have already set up shop.

Rallying The Troops

To carry out his mandate, the president and CEO established a new management team. It will be a dynamic addition to a solid base, thus forming "a good mix of talents and expertise."

He has reassured the remaining staff that the consortium of new owners insisted on keeping the Cominar name, as the company is a brand renowned for its skilled and experienced people. "I told them that I can't reinvent the past, but I can help you navigate the future. And that's where we're going to go together to create value."

To that end, this inspiring and unifying leader (who was inducted into the Canadian Ball Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto in 2005), encourages collaboration and backand-forth communication. Team meetings and crossfunctional collaboration sessions are on the agenda, and the organization held its first Leaders' Forum this past autumn, bringing together some sixty individuals from various departments and from all across Québec.

Also last fall, Cominar went into hybrid mode, with personnel back in the office three days a week. "Innovation, collaboration and talent development cannot be done on screen," he said.

THE CHALLENGE? THINK DIFFERENTLY!

Mario D. Morroni stated that for this new chapter of Cominar's history he would like to see the firm "recognized as a quality operating platform that focuses on proactive asset management. We really want to participate in creating modern living environments that meet the needs of the community and our investors, but most especially the needs of those who use our spaces. Real estate, as we know, is changing rapidly. We have to be agile. We have to challenge ourselves to think differently."