Fall Winter 2015 Newsletter

INSIDE 

THE PARK 

fall/winter 2015-16 

KRP Properties wins a BOB Award 

Proudly UNITED IN RED! 

Find out about KRP Properties new partnership with the 

Ottawa Senators 

www.krpproperties.com

INSIDE THE PARK FALL/WINTER 2015 

A community of like-minded 

interests 

“What’s the big deal about Kanata North, anyway? I 

can grow my business anywhere in Ottawa.” 

We hear that question all the time from prospective 

tenants. It’s a valid concern. People often perceive 

Kanata as being out of the way, or hard to get into 

– and out of – during rush hours. The reality is far 

different, however. Kanata North is a premiere 

destination for technology companies and their 

employees, and is as accessible as any part of the 

city. More than this, Kanata North is an established 

hub for Ottawa’s high-tech community. It’s an 

evolving ecosystem that hosts some of the most 

important players in the technology world. 

Our neighbourhood is home to industry-leading 

companies that employ thousands of people 

worldwide, as well as small start-ups that have their 

eyes on similar growth results. 

Kanata North is also a community of like-minded 

people. This is where great talent works, lives and 

plays. It’s the place where the professionals and 

businesses that support our technology community 

have set up shop with the particular view of 

serving this community. And it’s a destination 

where workers from all industries gather to 

network on Tech Tuesdays, attend conferences at 

the Brookstreet Hotel, or shoot a quick nine with 

clients on the Marshes golf course. The parks and 

businesses of KRP Properties are where most of 

the action happens in Kanata North. Plan to attend 

one of our community events. You’ll see why our 

neighbourhood is so much greater than the sum of 

its parts. 

Members of the KRP Property Management team enjoying a beautiful day at a tenant appreciation event.


NEW ADVANTAGE PARTNER 

UNITED IN RED 

KRP Properties is pleased to announce our 

newest addition to the Advantage program - 

THE OTTAWA SENATORS! Take advantage of 

exclusively discounted rates for you and your 

family to enjoy all season long. Keep an eye out 

for flash sales and packages we will announce 

periodically. 

Want to make sure you don’t miss last minute 

sales? Sign up for our preferred mailing list and 

be the first to find out! 

Click the link below to sign up: 

http://eepurl.com/bA8TnL 

Simply go to www.capitaltickets.ca/promo and 

enter promo code KRP. Enjoy savings of 10% 

or more on Sens games this season!


YOUR SUMMER IN THE PARK 

Big Bike for The Heart & Stroke Foundation 

Lunch Party at the Community Hub 

Qlik Open House 

A friendly fox in the Park 

Birdwatching in the Park 

World Junior Girls Championships at Marshes Golf Club 

Lumiere Charity Gala 

Red Dragon Charity Golf Classic 

Tenant Appreciation BBQ


YOUR SUMMER IN THE PARK 

Patio BBQ at the Mitel Campus 

Lunchtime Yoga Class 

Lumiere Charity Gala 

Bill Wilson’s vocal stylings at a 

tenant appreciation event 

Lemonade & Ice Cream Day 

Red Dragon Charity Golf Classic 

Neighbourhood deer visiting for 

a snack 

TEDx 

Food Trucks at the Community Hub


FALL/WINTER EVENT CALENDAR 

HOLIDAY BAZAAR 

Visit KRP Properties Holiday Bazaar on the ground floor of 555 Legget Drive for a 

head start on your gift shopping! Find an assortment of 30 + vendors and local crafters 

offering gifts for everyone in the family, including yourself! 

www.krpproperties.com 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 . 9 AM - 4 PM 

KANATA NORTH BIA ANNUAL MEETING 

Join the Kanata North BIA at The Marshes Golf Club for an evening of networking with 

the Kanata North Business Community. 

http://www.kanatanorthbia.ca/ 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 . 5 PM - 7.30 PM 

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 

Bring the kids for a family Brunch at Ironstone Grill in The Marshes Golf Club with a 

jolly visitor arriving at 11 am. Half-price for kids under 10 years old and adults only 

$19.95. Book your reservation today: 613.271.3379 

www.marshesgolfclub.com/ 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 . 10 AM 

FESTIVE HOLIDAY 

Visit the Brookstreet Hotel for Christmas day Brunch from 9.30 am - 1 pm for a 

delicious hot buffet breakfast. $39.95 per person, $19.95 per little gourmet, and 

complimentary for children 4 and under. Come back for dinner from 5.30 pm - 9 pm for 

a decadent holiday feast for only $82.95 per person. View the full menu at: 

http://www.brookstreethotel.com/ 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 . 9.30 AM - 1 PM


FALL/WINTER EVENT CALENDAR 

FESTIVE TAKEAWAY TURKEY 

Why not take a break this holiday season and let Brookstreet prepare your turkey with 

all the trimmings! Turkey dinners are available for pick up on Thursday, December 24 

and Friday, December 25. 

Festive Takeaway Turkeys $219(serves up to 10 people). Check out what’s includes: 

http://www.brookstreethotel.com/ 

PICK-UP ON DECEMBER 25 &26 

KANATA NORDIC PRETZEL SPRINTS 

Join the Kanata Nordic team at Wesley Clover Parks. Stay tuned for more information! 

http://www.wesleycloverparks.com/ 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17. 8 AM - 4 PM 

NETWORKING EVENT 

Take advantage of this networking opportunity at The Marshes Golf Club, to meet with 

leaders in the Kanata North Business Community recognized as the hub of technology 

and innovation. Learn what others are doing right here in Kanata North, build 

relationships and expand your business networks in an open and friendly environment. 

http://www.kanatanorthbia.ca/ 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27. 5 PM - 7 PM 

TEDx 

Join us for TEDx in Kanata. Ticket applications open in January, 2016. 

www.tedxkanata.com 

THURSDAY, MARCH 31.


Not just green. KRP GREEN. 

KRP Properties Wins the Best Ottawa 

Business Award for their Sustainability 

Plan 

KRP Properties is a proud recipiant of the Best 

Ottawa Business award in the Sustainability category! 

The Best Ottawa Business Awards (BOBs) are the evolution 

of a 20-year-old awards program organized by the Ottawa 

Chamber of Commerce and Ottawa Business Journal. 

These awards seek to recognize the most successful and 

innovative companies and business leaders who are driving 

economic growth and prosperity in the nation’s capital. 

Each year, dozens of companies from all sectors are 

nominated for their contributions to Ottawa’s vibrant 

business scene. Recipients are linked by their passion 

for doing business in Ottawa. 2015 categories are: 

Waste Audit Results 

KRP has undertaken waste audits on 10 of its largest 

properties this summer. What this process revealed 

is our efforts to improve our waste diversion are really 

paying off! This year we have implemented new and 

improved standardized recycling programs for mixed 

paper, paper towels, cardboard, mixed recyclable 

containers, batteries, electronics, toner cartridges 

and light tubes. We have partnered with Cascades 

Recovery to standardize the recycling programs at 

all KRP facilities and this year have added batteries, 

electronics, toners and wood pallets into our collection 

network. KRP’s goal is to have all of our buildings 

meet and exceed the provincial diversion target of 

60%, and we are well on our way! The results of 

a composting pilot we are undertaking will inform 

our next steps in terms of expanding food waste 

composting across the portfolio. 

• Best Business 

• Best New Business 

• Best Performance in Export, HR, Marketing, Sales, 

Philanthropy and Sustainability 

How did the company distinguish itself in 2015 as a 

sustainability leader? 

Visit: 

http://www.krpproperties.com/krp-difference/newsevents/ 

to see the qualifing questions and our answers!


Not just green. KRP GREEN. 

Energy Reduction Efforts at 411 Legget 

A new Building Automation System was installed at 

411 Legget. Today, buildings and building automation 

systems are critical assets of any business. An 

effective BAS delivers workplace comfort and energy 

savings by controlling HVAC, lighting, central plant 

and critical processes. KRP’s new software integrates 

environmental, energy, security and safety systems 

into powerful management tools. This web-based 

technology provides building managers with global 

access to building performance information – any place 

at any time. This powerful tool offers an intuitive user 

interface and powerful control features, allowing our 

Building Operator a powerful tool to minimize energy 

consumption, maximize comfort and achieve sustainable 

building operations. All building management functions 

can be accessed online through a browser to allow: 

• The setting and changing of schedules for lighting, 

heating and cooling depending on tenant requirements 

and building occupancy; 

• Adjusting setpoints and other control properties; 

• The trending of all building conditions including energy 

and comfort, to allow adjustments to happen in real 

time; 

• To run custom reports on energy usage and 100much 

more. 

determine what areas of the building could be modified 

to minimize the amount of wasted energy. 

In addition, an LED lighting retrofit was undertaken 

saving 238,782 kwh of electricity in just three short 

months. This represents enough electricity to power 

300 homes for a month. KRP is engaged in several 

energy saving projects across the portfolio, so stay 

tuned for more results as they come in! 

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Below is the environmental index for 411 Legget Drive. 

Building EI EI 

This indicates how many thermostats are satisfied 

percentage wise. 

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Conditions Satisfied 

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ALL STAR BUILDING TECHNICIANS 

How long have you been working for KRP 

Properties? 

10 years. 

Describe your roll. 

I am the Maintenance Supervisor that manages a team 

of 9 Building Technicians that look after 22 buildings 

campus wide. 

What has been your most memorable moment at 

KRP Properties? 

Finding a baby deer early one morning that had just 

been born at the rear of 2500 Solandt Road and then 

watching it go off with its mom across the golf course. 

What would you like to tell all KRP tenants that 

they might not already know about KRP Building 

Technicians? 

That they are a hardworking dedicated team that 

prides themselves on providing exceptional customer 

service to all the tenants and that they are a great 

bunch of guys to work with. 

What do you consider your greatest 

achievement? 

Being a husband, father and grandfather. 

If you were to die and come back as a person or a 

thing, what would it be? 

A cat as they always get the best seat in the house and 

sleep all day. 

If you had an “Employee of the Year” award to 

give out, who would you give it to? 

The KRP Maintenance team as they all deserve it. 

Which historical figure do you most identify with? 

Sir Winston Churchill. 

Who are your heroes in real life? 

People who do a lot of charity and volunteer work for 

no pay or recognition but solely for the purpose of 

wanting to help people. 

What is your idea of perfect happiness? 

Sitting on the beach in Spain with my family watching 

the sun set. 

Which living person do you most admire? 

My niece Kelsey who is 24 years old and has Cystic 

Fibrosis for which there is no cure. She has spent more 

time in hospitals and had more medical procedures in 

her 24 years than I will if I live to be a 100 and battles 

every day to just breathe. 

On what occasion do you lie? 

When people ask me my golf score. 

Which words or phrases do you most overuse? 

Being English I use the words mate, bloke and geezer’ 

a lot when referring to a man and one phrase I use is 

“That’s as much use as a chocolate tea pot”.


HOLI 

DAY 

BAZAAR 

11•19•2015 

9 am - 4 pm 

Ground floor of 

555 Legget Drive 

Visit KRP Properties Holiday Bazaar 

on Thursday, November 19 from 

9am – 4pm on the ground floor of 

555 Legget Drive for a head start 

on your Holiday gift shopping! 

Find an assortment of 30 + vendors 

and local crafters offering gifts for 

everyone in the family, including 

yourself! 

Featuring: 

South Hill Designs 

Stela & Dot 

Arbonne 

Scentsy 

Epicure 

Pampered Chef 

Kidbits 

Natural Sudds 

Jane Cass Photography 

Miss Maddy’s Chocolates 

Senators Merchandise 

Lilly Luvs Bowtique 

Ultra Rich Products 

Total Life Changes 

Steeped Tea 

Jamberry 

Discovery Toys 

Flex Fitness 

Au Natural Spa 

Marshes Golf Club 

Embrace The Knight 

Stampin’ Up 

Mary Kay 

Pine Lodge 

Swift Eyewear 

Jenuine Expressions 

Seacret Skincare 

Hazeldean Chiropractic 

...and many more!


TENANT SPOTLIGHT 

Simple to use. More Power Than You Can 

Imagine. 

Qlik (www.qlik.com) has come a long way since it was 

founded in Sweden in 1993. Since its breakthrough in 

the early 2000s, Qlik’s success has placed the company 

among the top three of America’s fastest-growing tech 

companies, in the same rank as Apple and LinkedIn. Just 

recently, the company was named top ten in the world on 

Forbes’ Most Innovative Growth Companies List. Now a 

leader in visual analytics, the company currently employs 

more than 2,400 people, has over 1,700 partners 

worldwide, as well as a vast user base of 37,000 customers 

across 105 countries. In fact, four of the five largest 

global retail and wholesale companies and all five of the 

five largest global pharmaceutical companies use Qlik. 

Qlik’s success can, in large part, be attributed to the 

extraordinary talent of the company’s engineering and 

product development team. To accommodate the 

company’s success and attract the best talent in the 

world, the company has opened a new office within 

KRP Properties with the mission of bringing its platform 

and solutions to the Cloud. 

Furniture Bank is a volunteer driven program of 

Matthew House Ottawa, a faith based organization 

operating two services - Matthew House Ottawa: 

Refugee Services and Furniture Bank. 

Furniture bank began in 2008, operating from a 

founding member’s home to assist refugees seeking 

shelter in Canada after the devastating earthquake in 

Haiti. In 2011 and in partnership with KRP Properties, 

the organization moved into its current warehouse 

located at 340 Legget Drive, and has become 

one of Ottawa’s leading providers of free, quality 

used furniture and household goods to Ottawa’s 

marginalized population including refugees, those 

transitioning from institutions, half-way houses, 

and shelters, along with others who have lost their 

possessions. At present, Furniture Bank helps 

between 15 to 20 families and individuals per week. 

Furniture Bank’s goals are to expand its operation 

through the generosity of property owners to provide 

more warehouse space in locations accessible to the 

communities it serves. 

Together, with the Ottawa community, Furniture 

Bank can continue to provide this important service 

and reach more of those who need help. Visit: 

matthewhouseottawa.org to find out more and how you 

can contribute.


TENANT SPOTLIGHT 

A NOTE FROM THE KANATA FOOD CUPBOARD 

Volunteers needed for Christmas Deliveries 

Last year, the Kanata Food Cupboard delivered food and 

Christmas gifts to over 400 families in Kanata. We couldn’t 

have achieved this record number of deliveries without 

the assistance of volunteers and tenants alike. To all who 

graciously donated their time last year - thank you. 

This year, we are planning for another busy Christmas. 

On December 17 and December 19, starting late morning, 

we are looking for adult volunteers to deliver Christmas 

hampers to Kanata families in need. Volunteers are 

asked to use their own vehicles when making deliveries 

and are asked to work in pairs (you will be teamed up with 

another volunteer if you are volunteering on your own). 

OPERATION 

CHRISTMAS CHILD 

With your generous help, we were 

able to collect 118 shoebox gifts 

for children in need this Holiday 

season! 

Thank you to all who participated 

in this initiative. 

For more information, visit: 

www.operationchristmaschild.ca 

We appreciate any time you are able to give on any of 

those two days. 

If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the 

volunteer information form on the Kanata Food Cupboard 

website and note that you are specifically interested in 

Christmas hamper deliveries. A link to the form is here: 

http://kanatafoodcupboard.ca/volunteer-intake. 

The Kanata Food Cupboard is able to provide food 

assistance to Kanata families throughout the year 

because of volunteers like you. Thank you for your support.


WELCOME TO THE KRP FAMILY! 

Welcome all new businesses that have recently 

taken residence at KRP Properties: 

INTERSET SOFTWARE INC. 

INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS PLUS INC. 

JUNIPER NETWORKS INC. 

KAREN MCCRIMMON 

MARTELLO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 

MC COUNTERMEASURES INC. 

QLIKTECH CORPORATION 

THE BETTER SOFTWARE COMPANY INC. 

To all KRP tenants who have expanded recently, 

we are proud to see you grow: 

ART2WAVE 

BRECHIN GROUP INC. 

CHECKPOINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES 

INC. 

CORSA TECHNOLOGIES INC. 

CORIANT CANADA TECHNOLOGY 

ESIGHT CORPORATION 

INFINERA CANADA INC. 

JIJI PHOTOGRAPHY 

LABARGE WEINSTEIN 

MATTAMY HOMES LIMITED 

MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE 

SAVISION 

SCIEMETRIC INSTRUMENTS INC. 

SIGNIANT CORPORATION 

SIDENSE CORP. 

TIRESTAMP INC. 

TSMC DESIGN TECHNOLOGY CANADA INC. 

WEST OTTAWA BOARD OF TRADE 

WINDRIVER 

YOUI LABS


A special thank you to all those who have extended their tenancy 

with KRP Properties! 

Together, we make a difference.


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