Dundee Developments –the firm responsible for delivering the south-end Montrose housing community- has announced their opposition to plans to build a new Canadian Tire anchored mall in High River, arguing the move violates key provisions in the town plan.
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Strathcona County residents can expect to receive their tax notices in the coming weeks, following the final approval of the 2013 property tax rate by county council on Tuesday, April 23.
According to associate commissioner of Corporate Services George Huybregts, the final approval for the county’s tax rate is like an annual “right of spring” and might be a happy surprise for some residents, as the rate went up by less than one per cent.
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CALGARY — Near-term job prospects for the Calgary region are listed as ‘stable’ in a report released Monday by the Conference Board of Canada.
The board’s Help Wanted Index said economic growth in Canada has been weak in recent months; thus, expectations for the labour market are modest.
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CALGARY — A BMO Bank of Montreal survey released Monday says 23 per cent of Alberta businesses plan to hire this year a recent graduate as a permanent employee.
The survey also showed 16 per cent plan to hire a recent graduate as a paid intern and 28 per cent plan to hire a paid summer student.
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Could Iceland look to loonie again?
Iceland is on the verge of a new coalition government made up of two parties, one of which recently toyed with the idea of ditching the tiny country’s currency and adopting the Canadian dollar.
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We recently told you the story of why Vegas-based robotics startup Romotive is moving to California.
The gist of their reasoning was that while they knew they’d be paying more in taxes, but that they’d be in closer proximity to like-minded firms and entrepreneurs, as well as investors.
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CALGARY — Alberta’s economic growth this year will be second only to Newfoundland & Labrabor, but Wild Rose Country will top the nation in 2014, according to a new forecast by RBC Economics.
The forecast said Newfoundland & Labrador will lead the country in Real Gross Domestic Product growth this year at 5.1 per cent followed by Alberta at 3.0 per cent.
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EDMONTON – As a teenager, Timo Ewalds hunkered over a keyboard in an upstairs bedroom writing code, mostly for fun. By 18, he had invented Canada’s first online social network, Nexopia — a year before now-giant Facebook made its appearance.
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Intrigued by the dubious Zen of running a New York City co-op? You’d better be a fiscally prudent paragon of cooperation and as thick-skinned as a piece of Vuitton luggage, because the only entity New Yorkers seem to distrust and disparage more than co-op boards is the board president him or herself.
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Before making the decision to buy, people shopping for homes consider hundreds of factors. They include location of the house, the school district, size of the lot and also interior features. Most buyers insist on a house that grants most of their wishes, but shoppers often settle for a house without getting everything they want.
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