Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust announced that Mr. Douglas H. Mitchell, C.M., A.O.E., Q.C., will be stepping down as Chair of the Board of Trustees when his term ends at the next Annual General & Special Meeting of Unitholders on May 9, 2017. Mr. Mitchell has held the position of Chair of the Board of Trustees since Northern Property REIT's IPO in 2002. Mr. Scott Thon will stand for re-election to the Board of Trustees at the upcoming annual and special meeting of Unitholders. If elected, the Board intends to appoint Mr. Thon as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.