WAREHOUSE LEASE
AGREEMENT
BROADWAY TECH CENTRE,
VANCOUVER’S BUSINESS CAMPUS
VANCOUVER, B.C.
WAREHOUSE LEASE
AGREEMENT
BROADWAY TECH CENTRE,
VANCOUVER’S BUSINESS CAMPUS
LEASE AGREEMENT
made the 21st day of October, A.D. 2004.
2725312 CANADA
INC.,
a body corporate, having its head office at
Suite 1800, Four Bentall Celifre
1055 Dunsmuir Street, in the City of Vancouver,
in the Province of British Columbia, V7X 1B1.
(hereinafter
called the Landlord’)
LULULEMON
ATHLETICA INC., a body corporate,
having a head office address of 1945 McLean Avenue,
Vancouver, British Columbia V5N 3J7
(hereinafter
called the “Tenant”)
WHEREAS
the Landlord is the registered owner of that certain parcel of land
and such buildings situated on the same in the City of Vancouver,
in the Province of British Columbia commonly known as BROADWAY TECH
CENTRE, VANCOUVER’S BUSINESS CAMPUS having legal descriptions
as set out in Schedule “A” to this agreement (the
“Lands”); and
WHEREAS
the Tenant has agreed to lease space in a building on the Lands
which will comprise the area more particularly hereinafter set
forth for the term and at the rental and subject to the terms,
covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter
contained;
Witnesses
that in consideration of the rents, covenants, agreements and
conditions hereinafter reserved and contained on the part of the
Tenant to be respectively paid, kept, observed and performed, the
Landlord hereby demises and leases unto the Tenant the Premises
pursuant to the following terms and conditions:
In this Lease,
in addition to further definitions, the following expressions shall
have the following meanings:
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1.1.
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ADDITIONAL RENT
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“Additional Rent” means
payments which the Tenant is required to make to the Landlord
pursuant to this Lease in addition to Gross Rent.
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1.2.
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ADDITIONAL SERVICES
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“Additional Services”
means the services and supervision supplied by the Landlord from
time to time to the Tenant and which are additional to the normal
operation and maintenance of the Property and other services which
the Landlord has agreed to supply pursuant to the provisions of
this Lease and to like provisions of other leases within the Group
of Buildings (defined below). For such Additional Services the
Tenant shall pay a reasonable charge together with a fifteen
percent (15%) service fee to the Landlord or his assigns. Any
disputes shall be settled conclusively by the Landlord’s
independent chartered accountant.
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1.3.
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BUILDING, GROUP OF BUILDINGS AND
SUB-GROUP OF BUILDINGS
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“Building” means the
building and related improvements in which the Premises are
located, which Building is outlined in red on the plan attached to
this agreement as Schedule “B”;
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“Group of Buildings”
means all buildings or related improvements now or hereafter built
upon the Lands such buildings presently as shown on the plan
attached to this agreement as Schedule “B”;
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“Sub-group of Buildings”
means buildings or related improvements within the Group of
Buildings as designated by the Landlord from time to time as
separate from other buildings in the Group of Buildings for the
purposes of calculating Operating Costs (defined below) for that
Sub-group of Buildings chargeable to the Tenant as Additional
Rent.
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1.4.
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COMMON AREAS
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“Common Areas” means all
areas of the Property, as may be designated by the Landlord from
time to time, including without limitation, corridors, electrical
rooms, and other facilities for the use of all tenants.
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1.5.
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INSURED DAMAGE
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“Insured Damage” means
the part of any damage occurring to the Premises for which the
Landlord is responsible of which the cost of repair is actually
recoverable by the
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Landlord under a policy of insurance
in respect of fire and other perils from time to time effected by
the Landlord.
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1.6.
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LANDS
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“Lands” means those
lands described in Schedule “A” to this
Agreement
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1.7.
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LANDLORD’S
ARCHITECT
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“Landlord’s
Architect” means the independent architect, or engineer or
quantity surveyor selected by the Landlord from time to time for
the purposes of making determinations hereunder.
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1.8.
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LEASE
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“Lease”,
“hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder”
and similar expressions mean or refer to this Lease and includes
all other Schedules attached hereto, and any amendments thereof
made from time to time by the parties in writing.
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1.9.
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LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS
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“Leasehold Improvements’
means all fixtures, improvements, installations, alterations and
additions from time to time made, erected or installed by or on
behalf of the Tenant or any previous tenant of the Premises with
the exception of trade fixtures or furniture and equipment not of
the nature of fixtures, and includes all wall-to-wall carpeting
(whether or not supplied by the Landlord), and all window
coverings.
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1.10.
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NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
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“Normal Business Hours”
means the hours from 8:00 am. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday,
inclusive, and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday of each week,
statutory holidays excepted.
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1.11.
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PREMISES
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“Premises” means that
portion of the main floor Building shown outlined in red on the
Plan attached to this agreement as Schedule “C” hereto.
The exterior face of the Building is expressly excluded from the
Premises and reserved to the Landlord.
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1.12.
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PRIME RATE
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“Prime Rate” means that
rate of interest announced from time to time by the main branch in
the city in which the Building us situate, of the Toronto-Dominion
Bank, as a reference rate then in effect for determining interest
rates on Canadian Dollar denominated commercial loans made in
Canada,
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PROPERTY
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“Property” means the
Lands and Group of Buildings referred to herein and all other
improvements on the Lands as arc from time to time existing
thereon.
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PROPORTIONATE SHARE
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“Proportionate Share”
means the percentage of the Tenant’s Rentable Area within the
total rentable area of the Building.
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RENT
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“Rent” means the Gross
Rent and the Additional Rent.
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RENTABLE AREA
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“Rentable Area” as
further defined herein shall refer to all floor area measured irons
the predominant building wall in the case of exterior walls
(without deduction for vestibules, entrances or other recessed
areas inside the building line) and to the centre of partitions
that separate the Premises from adjoining premises or Common Areas
(without deduction for columns, ducts, projections or other
structural elements necessary to the Building), to which shall be
added a pro rata share of the Common Areas as defined above within
the Building in which the Rentable Area is located.
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TERM
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“Term” means the term of
the Lease set forth in Article 3.1 and any extension thereof
and any period of permitted overholding
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ARTICLE 2
PREMISES AND INTENT
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2.1.
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PREMISES
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The
Rentable Area of the Premises known as Main Floor, 2955 Hebb
Street, Vancouver, B.C. is approximately thirty two thousand four
hundred (32,400) square feet subject to final determination by the
Landlord’s Architect. the measurement prepared by the
Landlord’s Architect shall be final and binding upon the
parties hereto as to such Rentable Area.
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2.2.
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INTENT
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The
Landlord and the Tenant acknowledges and agrees that this Lease
shall be a completely gross lease for the Tenant except as
expressly herein set out and the Tenant shall not be responsible
during the Term hereof for any costs, charges, expenses and outlays
of any nature whatsoever arising from or relating to the Premises,
or the contents thereof, except as expressly herein set out, and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Landlord
shall be liable for the payment of all charges, impositions
and
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expenses of every nature and kind
relating to the Premises and the contents thereof; except as
expressly herein set out including Operating Costs and Taxes as
defined herein.
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3.1.
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TERM
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The
Term of this Lease shall be for three (3) years and shall
commence on the 1st day of February, 2005 (the “Commencement
Date.”) In the event the Premises should not be ready for
occupancy by Commencement Date for any reason, the Commencement
Date shall remain that as aforesaid, however the Landlord may
extend the date of delivery and in such a case agrees to credit
Rent to the Tenant calculated on a per diem basis for each day that
the Tenant is not in occupation until the date that the Premises
are ready for occupation, the Tenant begins Leasehold Improvements
or otherwise occupies the Premises. The Landlord shall not be
liable or responsible for any claims, damages or liabilities in
connection therewith or by reason thereof.
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ARTICLE 4
DEPOSIT AND RENT
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4.1.
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SECURITY DEPOSIT
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Prior to or concurrently with the
execution and return of this Lease by the Tenant, the Tenant shall
pay to the Landlord’s agent Bentall Real Estate Services
Limited Partnership the sum of Forty Three Thousand Three hundred
Thirty Five Dollars ($43,335.00) as a deposit. The deposit is
comprised of the first month’s Gross Rent plus goods and
services tax being Twenty One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents ($21,667.50) and Twenty One Thousand Six
Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($21,667.50) as a
further deposit to the Landlord to stand as security for the
payment by Tenant of any and all present and future debts and
liabilities of the Tenant to the Landlord in connection with its
obligations arising under this Lease for the term of the Lease (the
“Debts, Liabilities and Obligations”). The agent of the
Landlord is hereby authorized by the Tenant to deliver such deposit
to the Landlord and need not hold it in trust as stakeholder. The
Landlord shall not be required to keep the deposit separate from
its general funds. In the event the Landlord shall from time to
time apply any or all of such deposit towards payment of the Debts,
Liabilities and Obligations, the Tenant shall, from time to time at
the request of the Landlord, forthwith pay to the Landlord such sum
to bring the amount of the said deposit up to its original amount.
In the event of the Landlord disposing of its interest in this
Lease, the Landlord shall credit the deposit to its successor and
thereupon shall have no liability to the Tenant to repay the
security deposit to the Tenant. If the Tenant shall from time to
time fail to observe, perform and pay its Debts, Liabilities and
Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Lease, the Tenant
hereby authorizes the landlord to apply all or part, as the case
may be of such security deposit to rectify such failure. Subject to
the foregoing and to the Tenant not being in default under this
Lease, the Landlord shall repay the security deposit to the Tenant
without interest within ninety (90) days at the end of the
Term or sooner termination of
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the
Lease provided that all Debts, Liabilities and Obligations of the
Tenant to the Landlord are paid and performed in full, failing
which the Landlord may, on notice to the Tenant, elect to retain
the security deposit and to apply it in reduction of the Debts,
Liabilities and Obligations and the Tenant shall remain fully
liable to the Landlord for payment and performance of the remaining
Debts, Liabilities and Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if the Tenant fails to execute and deliver this Lease, in a
mutually agreeable form, within ten (10) days of receipt from
the Landlord or fails to take possession of the Premises by the
Commencement Date, the Landlord may, at its sole option, terminate
this Lease, whereupon the deposit shall be retained by the Landlord
as liquidated damages on account of the Tenant’s default and
not as a penalty.
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The
deposit includes goods and services tax of seven percent
(7%).
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GROSS RENT
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From and after Commencement Date,
the Tenant shall pay a gross annual rent (herein called
“Gross Rent”) in the sum of two hundred forty three
thousand dollars ($243,000.00) per year calculated on the basis of
seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per square foot of Rentable
Area of the Premises per annum. Such Gross Rent, together with any
adjustment of rent provided for herein then in effect, shall be due
and payable in twelve (12) equal installments on the first day
of each calendar month during the initial Term of this Lease and
any extensions or renewals thereof, and the Tenant hereby agrees to
so pay such Gross Rent to the Landlord at the Landlord’s
address as provided herein (or such other address as may be
designated by the Landlord from time to time) monthly in advance
without demand. If the Term of this Lease as heretofore established
commences on other than the first day of a month or terminates on
other than the last day of a month, then the installment or
installments so prorated shall be paid in advance. Goods and
services tax of seven percent (7%) shall be added to any Gross Rent
amounts payable.
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ADDITIONAL RENT
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From and after Commencement Date,
the Tenant shall pay as Additional Rent the costs of janitorial and
garbage services and all utilities consumed within the Premises,
including electricity, gas and water and all other sums to be paid
by the Tenant hereunder, and the Landlord shall have the same
remedies for default for the payment of Additional Rent as are
available to the Landlord in the case of default in the payment of
Gross Rent. All Additional Rent amounts shall include goods and
services tax of seven percent (7%).
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It
is agreed between the Landlord and the Tenant that the electricity
utility consumption will not be separately metered. It is further
agreed between the Landlord and the Tenant that the Tenant’s
electricity consumption will be calculated on the basis of the
fixture and plug load count multiplied by the hours of operation
multiplied by the prevailing market rate of cost per kilowatt hour,
which prevailing market rate may change from time to time. Such
total amount will be averaged on an annual basis and charged
monthly.
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To
measure gas and water consumed within the Premises, the Landlord
shall install at its expense a separate meter. The Tenant shall pay
directly to the Landlord, as invoiced, all amounts associated with
the gas and water consumed within the Premises.
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DIRECT ASSESSMENT
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The
Tenant covenants to pay promptly when billed, all taxes, rates,
duties or charges levied imposed or assessed on its personal
property, its use or occupation of the Premises, the business
carried on therein, all fixtures, equipment, machinery of the
Tenant therein or from time to time levied, imposed or assessed in
the future in lieu thereof; and Taxes levied, imposed or assessed
on all Leasehold Improvements in the Premises.
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4.5.
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LANDLORD TAX OBLIGATION
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The
Landlord covenants with the Tenant, subject to the provisions of
Articles 4.3 and 4.7 to pay the Taxes promptly when due. The
Landlord shall have the right to appeal any taxes assessed or
levied against the Property or the Premises but shall not be
obligated to so do.
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4.6.
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AMOUNTS PAST DUE
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If
the Tenant fails to pay, when the same is due and payable, any
Gross Rent, any Additional Rent or any other amounts payable by the
Tenant under this Lease, such unpaid amounts shall bear interest
from the due date thereof to the date of payment at a rate per
annum which is six (6) percentage points above the Prime
Rate.
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4.7.
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GST, SALES TAX AND VALUE-ADDED
TAX
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Notwithstanding anything herein
contained to the contrary, the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord an
amount equal to any and all goods and services taxes, sales taxes,
value-added taxes, business transfer taxes, or any other taxes
imposed on the Landlord with respect to Rent payable by the Tenant
to the Landlord under this Lease, or in respect of the rental of
space under this Lease, whether characterized as a goods and
services tax, sales tax, value-added tax, business transfer tax, or
otherwise (herein called “Sales Tax”), it being the
intention of the parties that Landlord shall be fully reimbursed by
the Tenant with respect to any and all Sales Tax at the full tax
rate applicable from time to time in respect of the Rent or the
rental of space, without reference to any tax credits available to
the Landlord. The amount of the Sales Tax so payable by the Tenant
shall be calculated by the Landlord in accordance with the
applicable legislation and shall be paid to the Landlord at the
same time as the amounts to which such Sales Tax apply are payable
to the Landlord under the terms of this Lease or upon demand at
such other time or times as the Landlord from time to time
determines. Despite any other section or clause in this Lease, the
amount payable by the Tenant under this paragraph shall be deemed
not to be Rent, but the Landlord shall have all of the same
remedies for and recovery of such amount as it has for recovery of
Gross Rent under this Lease.
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4.8.
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WAIVER OF CLAIM AND
SETOFF
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The
Tenant hereby waives and renounces any and all existing and future
claim, counterclaims, setoffs and compensation against any Rent and
agrees to pay such Rent regardless of any claim, setoff or
compensation which may be asserted by the Tenant or on its
behalf.
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4.9.
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RECEIPTS, ETC.
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Whenever requested by the Landlord
the Tenant shall deliver to it receipts for payments of all taxes,
rates, duties, levies and assessments payable by the Tenant
pursuant to Section 4.7(a) hereof and furnish such other
information in connection therewith as the Landlord may reasonably
require.
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ARTICLE 5
TENANT’S COVENANTS
The Tenant
covenants with the Landlord as follows:
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OCCUPANCY
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From the date that the Premises are
ready for occupation, and throughout the Term to continuously
occupy the Premises and to carry on therein the business comprising
the Permitted Use subject to the terms herein.
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5.2.
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RENT
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To
pay the Rent hereby reserved, and all other sums payable hereunder
to the Landlord, promptly on the days and at the times and in the
manner specified herein, without demand, deduction or
set-off.
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PERMITTED USE
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To
use the Premises only for the purpose of storing and the
distribution of clothing, fabric and store fixtures, and not to use
or permit to be used the Premises or any part thereof for any other
purpose or business whatsoever without the written consent of the
Landlord.
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Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein contained, but subject to the Tenant:
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(a)
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being in occupancy and not in
default; and
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(b)
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obtaining and submitting copies to
the Landlord, at least thirty (30) days prior to
December 22 in each year of the Term, of all necessary
licenses, permits and approvals front the City of Vancouver and any
other authority having jurisdiction over the temporary business to
be conducted from the Premises (as hereinafter
described),
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then the Tenant
shall be permitted to conduct the retail sale of its merchandise
from the Premises during the period December 22 to
December 26 in each year of the Term.
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WORK AND NUISANCE
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Not
to commit or permit any waste or damage to the Premises including
the Leasehold Improvements and trade fixtures therein, any nuisance
therein or any use or manner of use causing annoyance to other
tenants and occupants of the Group of Buildings and not to use or
permit to be used any part of the Premises for any trade or
business which is, in the opinion of the Landlord, dangerous,
noxious or offensive; not cause or suffer or permit any oil or
grease or any harmful, objectionable, dangerous, poisonous or
explosive matter or substance to be discharged into the Premises or
the Property; and not to place any objects on or otherwise
howsoever obstruct the heating or air conditioning vents within the
Premises.
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5.5.
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FLOOR LOADS
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Not
to place a load upon any portion of any floor of the Premises which
exceeds the floor load which the area of such floor being loaded
was designed to carry having regard to the loading of adjacent
areas and that which is allowed by code. The Landlord reserves the
right to prescribe the weight and position of all safes and heavy
installation which the Tenant wishes to place in the Premises, so
as to distribute properly the weight thereof and the Tenant shall
pay for all costs incurred by the Landlord and the Landlord’s
Architect in making such assessment. The Tenant shall repair any
damage done in the Premises or the Building by reason of any
excessive weight placed in the Premises or excessive vibration
caused in the Premises.
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5.6.
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INSURANCE RISKS
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Not
to do, omit to do or permit to be done upon the Premises anything
which would or might cause Landlord’s cost of insurance
(whether fire, liability or other) to be increased (and, without
waiving the foregoing prohibition the Landlord may demand, and the
Tenant shall pay to the Landlord upon demand, the amount of any
such increase of cost caused by anything so done or omitted or
permitted to be done or omitted) or which would or might cause any
policy of insurance to be subject to cancellation or refusal of
placement or renewal.
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5.7.
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NOXIOUS FUMES, ODORS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
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To
use the Premises so that noxious or objectionable fumes, vapors and
odors will not occur beyond the extent to which they are discharged
or eliminated by means of the flues and other devices provided in
the Building by the Landlord and shall prevent any such noxious or
objectionable fumes, vapors and odors from entering into the air
conditioning or being discharged into other vents or flues of the
Building or annoying any of the tenants in the Building. Any
discharge of fumes, vapors and odors shall be permitted only during
such period or periods, to such extent, in such conditions and in
such manner as directed by the Landlord from time to
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The
Tenant covenants with the Landlord that it will not bring upon,
permit or use any substance, defined or designated as a hazardous
or toxic waste, hazardous or toxic material, a hazardous, toxic or
radioactive substance or other similar term, by any applicable
federal, provincial, municipal or local statute, regulation, by-law
or ordinance now or hereafter in effect, or any substance or
materials, the use or disposition of which is regulated by any such
statute, regulation, by-law or ordinance (hereinafter called
“Toxic Materials”) in, on or under the Premises or
Property and the Tenant will promptly comply with all statutes,
regulations, by-laws and ordinances, and with all orders, decrees
or judgments of governmental authorities or courts having
jurisdiction, relating to the use, collection, storage, treatment,
control, removal or cleanup of Toxic Materials in, on, or tinder
the Premises or Property if the Premises or Property become
contaminated with Toxic Materials as a result of operations or
activities on the Premises or Property, or incorporated in any
improvements thereon.
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The
Landlord may, but shall not be obliged to, enter upon the Premises
and the Property and take such actions and incur such costs and
expenses to effect such compliance as it deems advisable and the
Tenant shall reimburse the Landlord on demand for the fill amount
of all costs and expenses incurred by the Landlord in connection
with such compliance activities. The Tenant will indemnify and hold
the Landlord harmless against any and all losses, damages, costs,
expenses and liabilities suffered or incurred by the Landlord by
reason of a breach of any of the representations, warranties and
covenants aforesaid which indemnity shall survive any release or
discharge of this Lease.
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The
Landlord represents and warrants to the Tenant, with the intent
that such representation and warranty is true as of the date the
Offer to Lease was executed by the Landlord, being October 4,
2004, to the best of the Landlord’s knowledge and
information, the Building does not contain any Toxic Materials. If,
notwithstanding the foregoing, it is discovered that the Building
contains Toxic Materials, and that the same were not brought
thereon by the Tenant or those for whom the Tenant is in law
responsible, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein the Landlord shall be responsible for removal and
disposal of the same, such removal and disposal to be performed in
conformity with all applicable statutes, regulations, by-laws and
ordinances, and with all orders, decrees or judgments of
governmental authorities or courts having jurisdiction, and at no
cost to the Tenant.
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5.8.
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CONDITION
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Not
to permit, in the opinion of the Landlord, the Premises to become
untidy, unsightly, offensive or hazardous or permit unreasonable
quantities of waste or refuse to accumulate therein. The Tenant
shall store all such garbage, refuse or other objectionable
material (including commercial garbage containers) outside the
Premises in a neat and orderly fashion and dispose of such garbage
on a regular basis.
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5.9.
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BY-LAWS
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To
comply at its own expense with all municipal, federal, provincial,
sanitary, fire, building and safety statutes, laws, by-laws,
regulations, ordinances, orders and
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requirements pertaining to the
operation and use of the Premises, the condition of the Leasehold
Improvements, trade fixtures, furniture and equipment. installed by
the Tenant therein and the making by the Tenant of any repairs,
changes or improvements therein or any other matter pertaining to
the Premises or the Tenant as well as all rules and regulations of
the Canadian Board of Fire Underwriters, or any successor body and
with the requirements of all insurance companies having policies of
any kind whatsoever in effect covering the Building which are
communicated to the Tenant.
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5.10.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
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To
observe, and to cause its employees, invitees and all others over
whom the Tenant can reasonably be expected to exercise control to
observe the Rules and Regulations attached as Schedule
“D” hereto, and such further and other reasonable Rules
and Regulations and amendments and changes therein as may hereafter
be made by the Landlord of which notice in writing shall be given
to the Tenant and all such Rules and Regulations shall be deemed to
be incorporated into and form part of this Lease. For the
enforcement of such Rules and Regulations, the Landlord shall have
available to it all remedies in this Lease provided for a breach
thereof and all legal remedies whether or not provided for in this
Lease, both at law and in equity. The Landlord shall not be
responsible or liable to the Tenant for the non-observance or
violation by any other tenant of any such Rules and Regulations or
the non-enforcement as against other tenants of such Rules and
Regulations or any loss or damage arising out of the
same,
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5.11.
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SURRENDER, OVERHOLDING
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That upon the expiration or other
termination of the Term of this Lease, the Tenant shall quit and
surrender the Premises in vacant and clean possession and in good
order, repair, decoration, and condition (subject to the exceptions
to the Tenant’s repair obligations contained in
Article 8.2(a) hereof) and shall remove all its property
therefrom, except as otherwise provided in this Lease. The
Tenant’s obligation to observe or perform this covenant shall
survive the expiration or other termination of the Term of this
Lease. If the Tenant shall continue to occupy the Premises after
the expiration of this Lease without further written agreement and
without objection by the Landlord, the Tenant shall be a
month-to-month tenant at double the Gross Rent provided for herein
(plus Additional Rent) and (except as to length of tenancy) on and
subject to the provisions and conditions herein set out.
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5.12.
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SIGNS AND ADVERTISING
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The
Tenant shall be entitled to be included on the lobby directory
signage and may install identification signage on the door to the
Premises.
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The
design and lettering of such sign on the door of the Premises and
the manner and timing of the installation thereof shall comply with
the Landlord’s signage policy for the Building and shall be
subject to the Landlord’s approval. On the expiration or
sooner termination of the Term, such sign or signs shall be removed
by the Tenant at its sole cost, risk and expense and any damage
caused by such removal shall forthwith be
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repaired by the Tenant. Except as
aforesaid, the Tenant shall not paint, display, inscribe, place or
affix any other sign, symbol, notice or lettering of any kind
anywhere outside the Premises (whether on the outside or inside of
the Building) or within the Premises so as to be visible from the
outside of the Premises.
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5.13.
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INSPECTION AND ACCESS
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To
permit the Landlord at any time and from time to time to enter and
to have its authorized agents, employees and contractors enter the
Premises for the purpose of (i) inspection, maintenance,
making repairs, alterations or improvements to the Premises,
adjoining premises or the Building, or to have access to or make
changes in utilities and services (including underfloor and
overhead ducts, air conditioning, heating, plumbing, electrical and
telephone facilities and access panels, all of which the Tenant
agrees not to obstruct) and (ii) to determine the electric
light and power consumption by the Tenant in the Premises and the
Tenant shall provide free and unhampered access for such purposes,
and shall not be entitled to compensation for any inconvenience,
nuisance and discomfort or loss caused thereby, but the Landlord in
exercising its rights hereunder shall proceed to the extent
reasonably possible so as to minimize interference with the
Tenant’s use and enjoyment of the Premises.
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5.14.
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EXHIBITING PREMISES
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To
allow the Landlord or its agents acting reasonably to enter and
exhibit the Premises to prospective tenants or purchasers of the
Property or part thereof, the Building or the Premises during
Normal Business Hours during the Term hereof, and place upon the
Premises a notice of reasonable dimensions and reasonably placed
stating that said Property or the Premises are for sale or for let,
which notice the Tenant shall not remove or obscure or permit to be
removed or obscured.
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5.15.
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NAME OF BUILDING
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Not
to refer to the Building by any name other than that designated
from time to time by the Landlord, nor to use such name for any
purpose other than that of the business address of the
Tenant.
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5.16.
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ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES
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To
examine the Premises before taking possession and the taking of
possession shall be conclusive evidence as against the Tenant that
at the time thereof the Premises were in good order and
satisfactory condition and that all alterations, remodeling,
decorating and installation of equipment and fixtures required to
be done by the Landlord have been satisfactorily completed save
only for such list in writing prepared by the Tenant during a joint
inspection by the Landlord and Tenant at the time of taking such
possession. Any dispute as to any aspects of the Landlord’s
Work or completion or adequacy of the Building, the Premises or any
part thereof shall be determined by the Landlord’s
Architect.
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5.17.
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NO
AUCTION
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The
Tenant shall not at any time during the Term of this Lease, permit
any sale by auction to be held within the Premises or upon the
Property or any part thereof.
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5.18.
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YARD, ENTRANCE, STAIRWAYS, PLATFORM,
LOADING DOCK AND PARKING OBSTRUCTION
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The
Tenant shall, at its own expense, keep all entrance ways and all
steps and platforms, including loading docks, thereto clear of all
snow, ice and debris. In the event that the Tenant fails to clear
such areas resulting in claim of injury or other damages to third
parties, other tenants or customers, such Tenant indemnifies and
saves the Landlord harmless for any such claim or
damages.
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The
Tenant shall not place, nor suffer or permit its customers,
invitees, licensees, agents or servants to place any materials,
including trucks, trailers, inventory, supplies, containers or
other storage devises, and debris of any kind
(“Materials”), in the yard or yards of the Property or
the driveways, parking or Common Areas thereof and shall cause no
obstruction to vehicles operating on the said driveways, loading
bays, parking or Common Areas.
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Trucks, Trailers, containers and
other storage devices shall not be used for additional storage
facilities for the Tenant in the Common Areas, driveways, parking,
loading or yard areas. Loading areas are strictly for loading and
unloading only. Any Materials deemed by the Landlord to be
obstructing the above mentioned areas shall be removed by the
Landlord at the Tenant’s sole expense. Prior to the removal
of such Materials, the Landlord shall give the Tenant twenty-four
hours notice of the obstruction. In the event that Materials are in
the sole discretion of the Landlord obstructing an emergency
response area or are placed in a way hazardous to the other tenants
or other users of the driveways, loading bays, parking and Common
Areas, the Landlord shall not be required to give any notice of
such obstruction and may remove the same immediately upon
discovery.
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ARTICLE 6
LANDLORD’S COVENANTS
The Landlord
covenants with the Tenant as follows:
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6.1.
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QUIET ENJOYMENT
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That the Tenant paying the Rent
hereby reserved at the times and in the manner aforesaid and
observing and performing each and every of the covenants,
conditions, restrictions and stipulations by the Tenant to be
observed or performed shall and may peaceably and quietly possess
and enjoy the Premises for the Term hereby granted without any
interruption from the Landlord or any other person lawfully
claiming by, through, or under it.
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6.2.
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LICENSE OVER COMMON AREAS
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The
Landlord hereby grants to the Tenant, its agents, employees,
invitees and other persons transacting business with it, during
Normal Business Hours in common with all others entitled thereto, a
license to have the use of the Lands Common Areas as designated
from time to time by the Landlord, including without limitation the
entrance to the Building, stairways, corridors, loading docks, and
lavatories; provided, however, that such use shall be subject to
all other provisions contained in this Lease and to the
Landlord’s Rules and Regulations referred to in Schedule
“D” attached hereto, provided that outside of such
Normal Business Hours, the Tenant, its agents, employees, invitees
and other persons transacting business with it shall only have
access in accordance with the standard security procedures in
effect for the Building.
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and Tenant further covenant and agree as follows:
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7.1.
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UTILITIES
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Subject to Article 4.3, the
Tenant shall pay for the cost of all utilities provided for its
exclusive use in the Premises, including without restricting the
generality of the foregoing gas, water, electricity, telephone and
communication service charges and/or rates relating to services
and/or utilities provided for the exclusive use of the Tenant in
respect of the Tenant’s occupation of the Premises and
operation of its business carried on therein or therefrom,
including laboratory work and any special systems servicing its own
computers or any other machinery.
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7.2.
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EXCESS USE
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Where the Tenant does not pay
directly for utilities, the Landlord may from time to time
determine the Tenant’s utility consumption in the Premises
upon whatever reasonable basis may be selected by it. If the
Landlord determines that the Tenant’s consumption is
disproportionate to the consumption of other tenants in the
Building, the Landlord may require the Tenant to install at the
Tenant’s expense a meter for measurement or checking of the
Tenant’s consumption; and in that event the Tenant shall pay
to the Landlord (or, as required by law, directly to the supplier
of the utilities) as and when due from time to time any and all
charges for such consumption which is disproportionate as aforesaid
and which the Landlord has required to be metered. The
Landlord’s determination shall be verified by an engineer
selected by the Landlord (who may be an employee of the Landlord)
and being so verified shall be binding on the parties
hereto.
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7.3.
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ENERGY CONSERVATION
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The
Tenant covenants with the Landlord:
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(a)
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that the Tenant will cooperate with
the Landlord in the conservation of all forms of energy in the
Building, including without limitation the Premises, except where
the Tenant controls and pays for electrical, gas or other forms of
energy directly.
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(b)
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that the Tenant will comply with all
Laws, by-laws, regulations and orders relating to the conservation
of energy and affecting the Premises or the Building;
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(c)
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that, if not an exception under (a),
the Tenant will at its own cost and expense comply with all
reasonable requests and demands of the Landlord made with a view to
such energy conservation provided that such requests are made in
accordance with good management practice and would be made by a
prudent owner of like property of like age.
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shall not be liable to the Tenant in any way for any loss, costs,
damages or expenses whether direct or consequential paid, suffered
or incurred by the Tenant as a result of any reduction in the
services provided by the Landlord to the Tenant or to the Building
as a result of the Landlord’s compliance with such laws,
by-laws, regulations or orders.
ARTICLE 8
REPAIR, DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION AND EXPROPRIATION
The landlord
end Tenant further covenant and agree as follows:
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8.1.
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LANDLORD’S REPAIRS
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The
Landlord covenants with the Tenant subject to Article 8.3(b)
and Article 11.3 hereof and except for reasonable wear and
tear and damage not covered by insurance normally maintained by
prudent landlords, to repair and maintain the structural elements
of the Building.
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The
Landlord shall provide and install to the Premises at the
Landlord’s expense, in accordance with building standards and
in coordination with the Tenant’s Fixturing Period (as
defined in Article 15.11(a)), the following work (the
“Landlord’s Work”):
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(a)
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demising walls in the approximate
location indicated on Schedule “C” hereto;
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(b)
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exit corridors and doors in
accordance with applicable municipal building codes;
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(c)
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ensure that the existing metal
halide light fixtures within the Premises are in proper working
order;
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(d)
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to
provide access to male and female washrooms in the location
indicated on Schedule “C”, and to ensure that such
washrooms are in proper working order;
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(e)
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provide access to three
(3) existing loading bays, as indicated on Schedule
“C”, and ensure that the existing loading doors and
levelers for such loading bays are in proper working order;
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(f)
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ensure that the existing roof,
plumbing, electrical, mechanical, including heating and ventilating
systems and structural components Of the Premises are in proper
working order and good repair from the Commencement Date to the
expiry of the initial Term.
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makes no representation or warranty with respect to the usability
of any existing phone lines and/or data cables within the Premises.
The tenant, at its expense, shall be responsible for all
modifications required to reuse such phone lines and/or data
cables.
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TENANT’S REPAIRS
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The
Tenant. covenants with the Landlord:
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(a)
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Subject to Article 8.3(b), to
keep in a good and substantial state of repair and decoration to at
least the standard existing at the beginning of the Term, the
Premises including all Leasehold Improvements and all trade
fixtures therein and all glass therein:
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(b)
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that the Landlord may from time to
time enter and view the state of repair, and that the Tenant will
repair according to notice in writing;
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(c)
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that if any part of the Building
including without limitation the structure or the structural
elements of the Building, or the systems for the provision of
utilities or services fall into disrepair, or become damaged or
destroyed through the negligence or misuse of the Tenant or of its
employees, invitees or others over whom the Tenant can reasonably
be expected to exercise control, the expense of repairs or
replacements thereto necessitated thereby, other than to the extent
the same is recovered under a policy of insurance required to be
carried by the Landlord hereunder, shall be paid by the Tenant at
the Landlord’s actual cost plus fifteen percent (15%)
thereof; and
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(d)
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that the Tenant wilt notify the
Landlord immediately upon the Tenant becoming aware of any defect
in the Premises or of any other condition which may cause damage to
the Premises or the Building.
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8.3.
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ABATEMENT AND TERMINATION
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It
is agreed between the Landlord and the Tenant that:
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(a)
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In
the event of partial destruction (as hereinafter defined) of the
Premises by fire, the elements or other cause or casualty, then in
such event, it the destruction is such, in the opinion of the
Landlord’s Architect that the Premises cannot be used for the
Tenant’s busine
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