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Venterra Realty Named One of the 2025 Best Workplaces in Real Estate & Construction by Great Place to Work® Canada
TORONTO, /CNW/ -- Great Place to Work ® Canada has named Venterra Realty on their 2025 Best Workplaces™ in Real Estate and Construction list. Best Workplaces™ in Real Estate & Construction 2025 recognizes organizations that are laying the foundation for strong, people-centered cultures in a demanding and rapidly evolving industry. These companies prioritize safety, trust, and career development—creating workplaces where employees feel valued and equipped to build lasting impact. To be eligible, organizations must be Great Place To Work-Certified™ in the past year and work primarily in the real estate or construction sector. The list is determined the BEST based on employee feedback gathered through Best Workplaces™ Trust Index™ Survey. "At Venterra, we believe a strong foundation of values and vision is key to building not just communities, but a thriving workplace," said Venterra CEO, John Foresi"This belief fuels our commitment to operational excellence and people-centric leadership—qualities that continue to shape our impact across the real estate and construction landscape." "Our approach to real estate is deeply intentional—from acquisitions and development to resident experience and innovation," said Venterra Chairman, Andrew Stewart. "Programs like our in-house due diligence, disciplined investment strategy, and technology-driven operations reflect our belief that investing in our people and our processes creates not just exceptional properties, but an exceptional place to work." Venterra's Canada office has been recognized multiple times by the Great Place to Work ® Institute, including earning a spot on the list of the 2025 Best Workplaces™ in Canada. About Venterra: Venterra Realty is a growing developer, owner, and operator of multifamily apartments with over 90 mixed-use and multifamily communities across 22 major US cities. Over 50,000 people and more than 16,000 pets call Venterra "home"! The Venterra Team is focused on achieving excellence in serving its three major stakeholders: residents, employees, and investors. Venterra has enjoyed tremendous growth and financial success over its 24-year history, with approximately $7.8 billion CAD of assets under management. This success has been achieved through the exceptional commitment and dedication of Venterra's approximately 950 team members. Find out more about Venterra Realty and its award-winning company culture at
The Guardian
06-06-2025
- Science
- The Guardian
Three giant ‘doomsday fish' wash up in one week, but harbinger of calamity a damp squib, say experts
Bad luck comes in threes, according to the saying. And this week three ethereal oarfish, nicknamed 'the doomsday fish', have washed up on the shores of Australia and New Zealand. Two headless specimens were found near Dunedin and Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island, following the discovery of an oarfish on Tasmania's west coast on Monday. But scientists say there is no evidence of any link between oarfish sightings and imminent natural disaster. Earlier in the week, an oarfish was found near the small coastal settlement of Aramoana, north of Dunedin. Another, washed up on Thursday at a stony beach near Birdlings Flat, a 45-minute drive from Christchurch. Andrew Stewart, the curator of fishes at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, described the fish as 'beautiful' and 'otherworldly', with their 'purply-blue, silver and crimson' colours. The museum had investigated collecting one of these 'magnificent and ethereal-looking fish', but seagulls arrived first and demolished their heads. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton's Clear Air column as a free newsletter That was disappointing because heads contained a lot of key features, Stewart said, such as earbones, teeth and gill rakers. Otherwise, he said, 'when you've got an oarfish, you've got 8 metres in which every metre looks like every other metre – just rinse and repeat.' Stewart said there were about 20 confirmed records of oarfish sightings in New Zealand. Oarfish were probably the origin of sea serpent legends, he said. Although, there was little basis for their reputation as a harbinger of doom, given a peer-reviewed study in 2019 found no link between the appearance of oarfish and the arrival of earthquakes. A/Prof Nick Ling, a fish ecologist from the University of Waikato, said sightings of oarfish are relatively rare. 'They live in the open ocean at significant depths and people just don't encounter them. So because of that, they're almost impossible to study.' Oarfish, considered the longest bony fish in the world, hang vertically in the water and move by rippling their anal and dorsal fins, he said. 'They're really beautiful fish,' Ling said. 'It's an extraordinary kind of lifestyle, just kind of hanging there, vertical in mid-water, presumably waiting for your food to happen along.'
Scoop
21-05-2025
- General
- Scoop
RNZAF NH90 Formation Flight: A Maintenance Success
Seven of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's fleet of eight NH90 helicopters have taken to the Manawatū skies in a rare large formation flight. Tuesday's flight was a testament to the hard work of No. 3 Squadron's maintainers at RNZAF Base Ohakea, who ensured the helicopters were available for the flight, NH90 Training Section commander Squadron Leader Andrew Stewart says. There was also an element of the stars aligning with all aircrew available and only one of the fleet undergoing scheduled maintenance, he said. 'It was planned a few days in advance. Duties were delegated and it all came together.' Contingency planning played an important role in the flight and on the day, low cloud meant a last-minute change of route away from the built-up areas of Palmerston North and Feilding. Instead, it was over rural areas where the aircraft could fly at a lower height. For many of the crew it was their first large formation flight and was valuable training for this year's Australian Exercise Talisman Sabre, where they will be flying in formation alongside different nations' aircraft. 'It's not often we have seven helicopters available, and the formation flight opportunity was due to the hard work by maintenance staff - you've got to take your hat off to them,' Squadron Leader Stewart said. The aircraft have recently been fitted with updated software with improved navigation and radio features. The NH90s are the first fleet in the world to have the upgrades installed and the maintainers completed it well before deadline. Avionics technicians Corporal Ben Crowley and Corporal Rory McLachlan were part of the team to install the new software, and it was gratifying to see it used, they said. They said it was great to see the fleet flying in formation – the first time in their memory that so many had taken to the sky at once. 'It's not very often we have so many serviceable aircraft flying at the same time,' Corporal Crowley said. It was a testament to their tight team that the flight was able to happen, he said. 'Everybody chipped in and to get all seven up is a big win for us.' 'We always try to have as many aircraft as possible serviceable, but we have to work around scheduled maintenance as well.' No. 3 Squadron maintainers have an enviable international reputation of having the highest NH90 serviceability rate in the world, with the fleet so far clocking up 18,250 flying hours and availability to fly sitting about 70 per cent. The next goal for the team was to get all eight helicopters flying at once, but 'the stars definitely need to align for that', Corporal McLachlan said. One of the roles for helicopter loadmaster Sergeant Evan McKenzie was keeping an eye on the distance between the aircraft in the formation. 'I was working with the pilots to make sure we were at a safe, but appropriate distance. 'It was pretty special; it's not often you get to fly in a seven-ship formation.' Co-pilot Flight Lieutenant Jason Anderson was also keeping a close eye on the gap between each helicopter, which was about 40-50m apart. 'The main outcome of the flight was a thank you to the hard work done by the maintenance team who made the fleet serviceable. To have them fly with us in the back while we worked on training outcomes in the front was epic.'
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Venterra Realty Named One of the 2025 Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness by Great Place to Work®
TORONTO , May 21, 2025 /CNW/ -- Great Place to Work® Canada has named Venterra Realty on their 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Mental Wellness list for the third year in a row. The list is based on direct feedback from employees of the hundreds of organizations that were surveyed by Great Place to Work®. To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work- Certified™ and have exceptionally high scores from employees on the Trust Index survey. "At Venterra, we believe a healthy mind fuels a thriving workplace," said Venterra CEO, John Foresi. "This belief continues to guide our commitment to supporting the mental and emotional well-being of our team. We've seen how this focus can elevate not just individual lives, but our entire organizational culture." "Our approach to mental wellness at Venterra is both intentional and integrated. Initiatives like Mental Wellness Day, Volunteer Time Off, and Birthday Time Off are just a few ways we prioritize the well-being of our team," said Venterra Chairman, Andrew Stewart. "These programs reflect our ongoing commitment to cultivating a supportive environment where individuals feel valued, empowered, and able to bring their best selves to work." Venterra's Canada office has been recognized multiple times by the Great Place to Work® Institute. In addition to the 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Mental Wellness win, it has also been named one of the Best Workplaces™ for Giving Back one of the Best Workplaces™ for Professional Development, one of the Best Workplaces™ in Real Estate & Construction, and was listed as one of the overall Best Workplaces™ in Canada. About Venterra: Venterra Realty is a growing developer, owner, and operator of multifamily apartments with over 90 mixed-use and multifamily communities across 22 major US cities. Over 50,000 people and more than 16,000 pets call Venterra "home"! The Venterra Team is focused on achieving excellence in serving its three major stakeholders: residents, employees, and investors. Venterra has enjoyed tremendous growth and financial success over its 24-year history, with approximately $7.8 billion CAD of assets under management. This success has been achieved through the exceptional commitment and dedication of Venterra's approximately 950 team members. Find out more about Venterra Realty and its award-winning company culture at About Great Place to Work®: Great Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. A global research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In Canada, Great Place to Work® produces both industry and demographic specific Best Workplace™ lists, and represents the voices of 500,000 employees across industry. This is part of the world's largest annual workplace study, recognizing the world's Best Workplaces in a series of national lists including those published by The Globe & Mail (Canada) and Fortune magazine (USA). Visit us at Contact: Allie Lewnes, Communications Manager & Brand SpecialistVenterramedia@ SOURCE Venterra Realty View original content to download multimedia: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Cision Canada
21-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Venterra Realty Named One of the 2025 Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness by Great Place to Work®
TORONTO , May 21, 2025 /CNW/ -- Great Place to Work® Canada has named Venterra Realty on their 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Mental Wellness list for the third year in a row. The list is based on direct feedback from employees of the hundreds of organizations that were surveyed by Great Place to Work®. To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work- Certified™ and have exceptionally high scores from employees on the Trust Index survey. "At Venterra, we believe a healthy mind fuels a thriving workplace," said Venterra CEO, John Foresi. "This belief continues to guide our commitment to supporting the mental and emotional well-being of our team. We've seen how this focus can elevate not just individual lives, but our entire organizational culture." "Our approach to mental wellness at Venterra is both intentional and integrated. Initiatives like Mental Wellness Day, Volunteer Time Off, and Birthday Time Off are just a few ways we prioritize the well-being of our team," said Venterra Chairman, Andrew Stewart. "These programs reflect our ongoing commitment to cultivating a supportive environment where individuals feel valued, empowered, and able to bring their best selves to work." Venterra's Canada office has been recognized multiple times by the Great Place to Work ® Institute. In addition to the 2025 Best Workplaces™ for Mental Wellness win, it has also been named one of the Best Workplaces™ for Giving Back one of the Best Workplaces™ for Professional Development, one of the Best Workplaces™ in Real Estate & Construction, and was listed as one of the overall Best Workplaces™ in Canada. Venterra Realty is a growing developer, owner, and operator of multifamily apartments with over 90 mixed-use and multifamily communities across 22 major US cities. Over 50,000 people and more than 16,000 pets call Venterra "home"! The Venterra Team is focused on achieving excellence in serving its three major stakeholders: residents, employees, and investors. Venterra has enjoyed tremendous growth and financial success over its 24-year history, with approximately $7.8 billion CAD of assets under management. This success has been achieved through the exceptional commitment and dedication of Venterra's approximately 950 team members. Find out more about Venterra Realty and its award-winning company culture at About Great Place to Work®: Great Place to Work is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. A global research and consulting firm, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In Canada, Great Place to Work® produces both industry and demographic specific Best Workplace™ lists, and represents the voices of 500,000 employees across industry. This is part of the world's largest annual workplace study, recognizing the world's Best Workplaces in a series of national lists including those published by The Globe & Mail (Canada) and Fortune magazine (USA). Visit us at
